Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)

From Barbra Ross, Parent Information Network Specialist at the Arizona Department of Education’s
Exceptional Student Services:
AzDAC ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TRAINING DAY
Sponsored by Arizona Disability Advocacy Coalition (AzDAC)
February 5th 2008
1:30 – 8:00 PM
Black Canyon Conference Center
9440 N 25th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021
602.944.0569
The goals of this training are to help you:
• Understand how the legislative process works
• Advocate for [...]

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Courtesy of Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshal, SEPAC VP Strategic Relationships:
Raising Special Kids will have High School Transition workshops for transition from high schol to post secondary education, employment and life in the community on the following dates:
Jan 9, Jan 30, Feb 13 and Feb 21 (all from 4 to 6 PM)
Call 602-242-4366 to register.

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From Barb Ross at the Arizona Department of Education:
If you know of any parents interested in attending this Assistive Technology training please contact Bruce Kennedy with ADE/AT division on how to apply for those scholarships. Just scroll down for his contact information. The training fee will be waived, travel expenses, etc would need to be [...]

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At our November SEPACs meeting, parents requested that the district provide a written overview of each type of Special Education program available.  The district has provided SEPACs with copies of their overviews and also a matrix sharing the schools that host each program.  This information has been added to our web site Program page, as [...]

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Thank you Laura Holgate and Julie Schmoker for this timely reminder and tip for targetting your school tax contribution to Special Education.
Help Scottsdale Unified School District while reducing your state tax bill! Arizona law allows taxpayers to receive a tax credit of up to $200 for individual filers and up to $400 for married filers. [...]

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Please join us for an IEP Workshop on January 16th.
IEP specialists include:

Barb Ross - Parent Information Network
Kim Yamamoto - Raising Special Kids
Jill Pearns - Raising Special Kids

Wednesday, January 16th, 6:30-8:30 pm
Mohave District Annex, Kachina Room
8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale 85250-6768

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Shauna Mattson, SEPAC secretary, documented the questions and answer from our meeting with the Scottsdale District Special Education Department on November 28th.  The meeting notes are now posted on our web site for your review under Meetings.
Some of the questions included:

How can they help us so that parents who are advocating for their children are not [...]

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Pam Murphy, SEPAC program director, passed on this Attention Deficit Disorder resource to share with you:
ADD Resources, the first choice for quality ADHD information
Founded in 1993, Attention Deficit Disorder Resources (ADD Resources) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run mostly by adult volunteers with ADHD. We are dedicated to supporting, educating and serving as a resource [...]

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From Lisa Meyerson:
Holiday Lights & Train Ride at McCormick Stillman Railroad Park
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Lots of fun with free train rides to see the extensive light displays, games, visits with Santa, free hot chocolate and cookies, etc.
The park is open at night for the general public for the holiday lights displays starting [...]

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Come listen to Pam Murphy share information and insight about the Special Education Parents Advisory Council at the Scottsdale Parent Council’s Monthly General Meeting on:
Tuesday, December 11th at 9:30 am
SUSD Education Center
3811 N. 44th St.
Learn about other parent groups within the SUSD and how they serve students

Pam Murphy from SEPAC, Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Linda [...]

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