Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)

… the latest updates and announcements for special education and more in Scottsdale, Arizona

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Entries from August 2008

Special Needs Summer Camp

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

A special needs camp - local, low counselor to camper ratio, trained special needs staff - WILL take place in July in Scottsdale.
The counselors and aides want to make this camp great and has invited the community to help. They need weekly special guests who can donate their time - clown, balloon artist, special animal [...]

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Tags: Recreation · Special Education

Nominate a Special Education Teacher

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

From Scottsdale Unified School District Community Connection June 12, 2008

Scottsdale Republic Features SUSD Teachers
Do you know an outstanding teacher in the Scottsdale Unified School District? Would you like that teacher to be recognized in the newspaper? The Scottsdale Republic runs a weekly feature highlighting a different SUSD teacher each week. To nominate a teacher for [...]

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Tags: Announcements · Special Education

Scottsdale Special Education Summer School in Danger of Being Cancelled

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Both Lois Healey, SUSD Director of Special Education, and Lisa Meyerson Marshal, SEPACS VP of Strategic Partnerships, have asked me to forward this time-critical information on to you:
Hello parents and special needs kids advocates, *We are continuing to take registrations for the special needs camp*.
Our deadline was Friday but enrollment is low and we have [...]

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Tags: Special Olympics

Wrightslaw Advocacy Training

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Advocacy Training
Special Education Law & Your Child’s Rights
Presented by Supreme Court Winning Lawyer & U.S.
Special Ed Law Expert
Peter Wright, Esq.
www.wrightslaw.com
Save the Date!
When: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Where: Tucson, Arizona
Place: TBA
Price: TBA
To become involved and/or to receive the latest details go
to www.pilotparents.org, e-mail ppsa@pilotparents.org or
call 520-324-3150
This special education and advocacy conference is [...]

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Tags: Advocacy

Scottsdale Supporters of the Gifted Planning Meeting

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Please join SSG’s Board, Monday June 9, for our last meeting of this school year, and help plan our direction for 2008-2009. With all the changes we will be experiencing in the upcoming school year, come work with interested parents is finding support and ideas to increase the educational successes for your gifted and talented children. [...]

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Tags: Meetings

Partners in Policymaking - Free Leadership Training for Parents

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Lisa Meyerson Marshall, our VP of Strategic Relationships, continues to recommend this program strongly.

Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
Announces
Partners in Policymaking
A FREE Leadership Training for self-advocates & parents of children with disabilities
Partners in Policymaking is an innovative leadership training program for parents of children with disabilities and for adults with disabilities. The program is designed to [...]

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Tags: Advocacy