The Saint Mary Parish Special Education Advisory Committee met Sept. 15 for presentations from elementary special education providers but did not reach a quorum, a committee representative told the school board on Oct. 9.

A staff member reporting to the board said, on behalf of Miss McClarity and Dr. Como (the committee chair), that "we did not have a quorum for the meeting. However, we did continue with business that evening." The meeting included presentations by three elementary special education providers on inclusion, high-quality interventions, instructional materials and social-emotional learning.

The committee representative said the district has two vacancies on the advisory committee and has issued a public call for parental involvement: applicants must be parents of students who receive special services and are not in a gifted and talented program. The public notice closes Monday at 4:00 p.m., after which two new parent committee members will be appointed.

There was no formal committee vote reported to the board because the meeting lacked a quorum. The board received the committee report as information and did not take additional action at the Oct. 9 meeting.