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5/10/22 Zoom Meeting

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ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30A Section 20, notice is hereby given for the following meeting of the Special Education Parent Advisory Council,

Tuesday, May 10th, 7:30pm

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AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Approve minutes
3. Officers/committee reports
4. Planning Workshops for the coming year.
5. APS Staff reports
6. Discussion with Representative Sean Garballey
7. SEPAC Board Nominations
8. Public participation / New business / Open discussion
9. Announcements
10. Adjourn

Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is a parent group that acts as a resource for parents and advises the district regarding meeting the needs of students with special needs.  We provide support and networking opportunities for parents and guardians of children with special educational needs, offer workshops and guest speakers to help parents become better informed about special education issues. We meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of special education programs in town.

We hope you will join us!

Call to Order

Introductions:

Alison and Chris attended.

Approve Minutes:

Minutes from September and November approved

Officers/Committee Reports:

We did our Basic Rights workshop in November. We are looking for people who are willing to help us put together workshops for the spring.

Planning Workshops for the coming year:

a. Jan MRC at the high school – MRC has services available to students starting at age 16, both funded and unfunded experiences/internships. Notification should be coming out soon on the date of the workshop. The presentations are somewhat like a job fair, where students hear from the different programs/get a chance to talk to them.

b. others . . .Beyond Booksmart? Transition night in the spring (Gibbs, Ottoson). OT/PT, Rec Fair?

c. Executive Functioning workshops? Many presenters out there, but most are pretty expensive. In the past, when we had Sarah Ward, we split the cost with another district. If a workshop is on a popular topic, we get a larger turnout. Our most popular presentation (Demystifying Neuropsych) drew about 30 people. Cindy Bouvier is willing to take a parent forum and focus on a SEPAC topic, such as executive functioning.

d. ILD in Lexington

e. Carla Leone – Mindfulness workshop

f. Sibling support workshops

g. emarc in Wakefield. Riverside offer workshops/groups

APS Staff Reports:

-We’re starting to hear the budget presentations this week and next week. As the high school building project moves forward we’ll hear more about the budget and potential tax override.

– Hardy building project is progressing, the Lake street playground is completed.

Public Participation / New Business / Open Discussion:

-Deb has been finding someone who does WordPress for a living who can work on the SEPAC website. She has the logo and is working on it. Once it’s complete we’ll contact Dan to link it to the APS website. We currently don’t have access to the current website, which is not up to date.

– Deb wanted to know if anyone ever applied for an AEF grant. Grants have to be sponsored by teachers/staff in the district and must be something that has longevity and is sustainable without grant funding. Social Emotional Learning was funded by grant from AEF and partially sponsored by Sped and Sara Burd. The elementary principals are proposing an initiative around reading. Julie Dunn is our district’s grant writer, and there are other smaller grants out there. Some are very specific in scope, but she’s someone to contact.

-District is a member of the Apple consortium. Dr. MacNeal just attended conference. FCSN has 3 day training for a SEPAC member and administrator, but the days are 8am to 5pm, and it’s difficult to find willing volunteers.

Announcements:

–

Adjourn

Call to Order

Introductions: Alison attended

Officer/Committee Reports:

-Need to get volunteers for workshops in the spring.

-Next business meeting is at Gibbs at night, in December. We should stay after and talk as long as there’s food.

Workshops:

a. Rec Fair

b. Jan MRC

c. Others. Beyond Booksmart? Transition Night in the spring (Gibbs)?

APS Staff Reports:

– Nothing new to report

Public Participation/New Business/Open Discussion:

-Peirce parents say the OT is on medical leave. Nicole Brown is currently covering for her. After the November break Ms. Beckman is coming back. Services are being covered.

Announcements:

-Deb was there and let everyone know about TASA.

Adjourn

Special Education Parent Advisory Council Meeting

04/14/2014

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ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30A Section 20,

notice is hereby given for the following meeting of the Special Education Parent Advisory Council,

Monday April 14, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

at the Jefferson Cutter House*

AGENDA

1.   Report on SEPAC status as a public body using town meeting rooms without charge

2.   Discussion of program descriptions

3.   Discussion of summer programming

      a.   Programs

      b.   Dates and locations

4.   Bylaws

a.   Overview

b.   Amendments required to reflect changes in Massachusetts General Law governing SEPAC

5.   Other business

* The Jefferson Cutter House is located at 1 Whittemore Park at the corner of Mystic Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington.  The meeting room is accessed through the door at the rear of the building that opens onto the municipal parking lot.