Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)

Please read the following from the Scottsdale Parent Council:
Dear Parents and Friends of Public Education,
We need your support TODAY! We would like to send a note to our Legislators letting them know that we only want a budget that includes a solution for public school utilities. So we are circulating a virtual petition and hope [...]

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From Barb Ross at the Arizona Department of Education / Exceptional Student Services,
PIN Specialist Serving East Maricopa County
barbra.ross@azed.gov
www.azed.gov/ess/pinspals
 The Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services, is seeking:
1) one Parent Information Network Specialist for each the following regions:

Pinal and Gila Counties
Pima and Santa Cruz Counties

2) one Enhancing Arizona’s Parent Networks Coordinator
Descriptions for both positions are posted [...]

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From the Scottsdale Unified School District, an update on school consolidation plans.  Please note that the the third option has a direct impact on some Special Education program locations.
Further Discussion on Facilities Options
5/8/08
At the May 6, 2008 Governing Board Meeting, the Board directed the Administration to place an item on the May 20, 2008 Agenda to further [...]

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Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families Accepting ApplicationsThe Governor’s Youth Commission (GYC), a diverse and representative body of Arizona high school students who advise Governor Napolitano on important youth issues, is now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 year. Applications and instructions are available online at www.gocyf.az.gov/CYD/BRD_AGYC.asp.
All applications must be received no later than Friday, [...]

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MEETING ANNOUNCMENT:
Our last 2E meeting for the year will be this Saturday May 17th from 10-12pm at the Mustang Library in the Book Discussion Room and the topic will be:
Discipline, resolving behavioral issues, and creating a predictable environment to help children flourish.
Barb Ross (parent information network specialist) will be there to help me facilitate this [...]

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Alex Plank is a pretty amazing young man.  He’s created a social networking web site for others, like himself, with Asperger’s Syndrome.   There’s also room for parents, too.
Alex’s web site: www.alexplank.com
If you have a child that will be attending college soon, you may want to review the About Section, and then click on Video.  Alex’s [...]

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The Dept of Education is conducting a compliance review of some of the district’s programs, including Gifted and Talented programs, Honors classes, Advanced Placement classes, and the International Baccalaureate program. No complaint triggered this review; it is a routine matter. The purpose of the review is to determine if all district students have an equal [...]

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On Wednesday, May 14th, SEPACs will be hosting a meeting where the leaders of Special Education Parents groups from all over the Phoenix Metropolitan area will meet together for the first time, to introduce themselves, exchange ideas, and plan for ways to collaborate in the future.  If you are a leader of a parent group that would [...]

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From the May 1st Scottsdale Supporters of the Gifted e-newsletter:

Gifted students with disabling conditions such as Asperger’s, ADHD, deafness, learning disabilities, etc. remain a major group of under-served and under-stimulated youth. Focus on their disabilities often precludes recognition of their giftedness. Too often, gifted students with learning challenges are not challenged cognitively, they are bored [...]

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