Family Committee Member Application

Name

First NameLast Name

Email

example@example.com

Location

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Country

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Role/Title

Organization/Institutional Affiliation (If not applicable, please enter N/A.)

Educational Background

Please select the position for which you are applying.

Demographics (Optional)

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Ability/Disability

What services did your child/family receive?

Could you tell us about your family makeup? For example: are you a grandparent raising your grandchildren solo, are you living in a multi-generational household, are you a single parent or co-parenting with a former partner?

Demographics for Your Child/Children

Age is required here. Optional demographics include Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Ability/Disability.

Could you tell us about your lived experience in Early Intervention and/or Early Childhood Special Education?

Please upload a copy of your resume/CV.

Browse Files

PDF format only.

In your opinion, what does it mean to engage with families?

Please tell us about your leadership experiences. Include examples that are non-traditional. For example, a time you spoke up for your or someone else’s child.

Discuss your reason for applying to be a member on the Family Committee and what additional skills you might bring to the work.

Please describe your familiarity with DEC (Local or National) and any DEC publications or materials. Have you attended the DEC Conference previously?

Please describe the ways in which you have advocated for your child or other children in early childhood special education/early intervention programs.

Describe your experience with and commitment to racial equity and its intersectionality with other forms of oppression (e.g., ableism, classism, sexism)? (See DEC’s Racial Equity Audit and DEC’s Racial Equity Point of View* for more information related to DEC’s position on racial equity).

*Access the Racial Equity Audit here and the Racial Equity Point of View here.

Membership

You must be a member of both the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Division for Early Childhood (DEC). If you are not a current member, you will need to join CEC and DEC before joining the DEC Family Committee.

Even if you are not currently a DEC member, we welcome you to apply to the Family Committee!

Are you a current DEC member?

Please enter your CEC/DEC Member ID.

You can find your member ID at exceptionalchildren.org/account

Have you read and fully understand the requirements, responsibilities, and time commitments expected of Family Committee Members?

Will you be able to attend the 2025 DEC Conference? Do you have institutional support to attend (i.e., your work would pay for your travel)? Note your application’s success is not dependent on the answer to this question.

Family Committee Call for Members