Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)

Remember that today there will be than 100 organizations that provide services and products for people with disabilities will answer questions and distribute information at the Arizona Disabilities Expo.
Details: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday at Phoenix Convention Center, Hall G, 33 S. Third St. Free. Susan DeNova, 602-470-1802, ext. 114, or www.azdx.com.  

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This approach redefines the parent’s role in homework. With time tested strategies to use, the parent’s role shifts from homework sergeant to homework facilitator. The stress from nightly homework challenges is eliminated. Using these strategies, parents are able to guide their children to learn how to become self-advocates in their education and how to get [...]

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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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This article from the East Valley Tribune was published almost a month ago, and just came up in my Google alert this morning.
Testing rules hamper special ed planners - September 23, 2007
My first reaction was one of disbelief, so I emailed Lois Healey, Director of Special Education for the Scottsdale School district, asking if it was indeed true.  [...]

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Lisa Marshall emailed me that we have a new Director of Special Education (as of the beginning of 2007) at the Arizona Department of Education Exceptional Student Services. I’m not sure how we missed this announcement, but from reading the Arizona State Advisory Panel for Special Education meeting minutes, I discovered:
http://www.ade.az.gov/ess/SEAP/11-28-06.pdf

Dr. Busenbark announced that Superintendent Horne has reassigned [...]

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I’ve just added a Resources page to the SEPAC blog, with Arizona contact information published by NICHCY.  From their web site: 
Welcome to NICHCY and a wealth of information on disabilities!
NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on:

disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, [...]

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The Arizona Dept. of Education has just released its fall issue of Network News.
Highlights include:

Monitoring Your Child’s Progress - Progress reports are one of the most under utilized pieces of information that parents receive regarding their child’s special education services.
Measurable Goals - Goals provide the basis for instruction, describing what a child needs related [...]

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Lisa forwarded this announcement onto me via Sharon Hayes.
North Phoenix Highly Functioning Autism/Asperger’s
For those in North Phoenix, North Scottsdale, PV, Cave Creek & Carefree
Please help us pass the word about our new group!
New email address: hfautism@cox.net
New web site: http://members.cox.net/hfautism
It’s all about our kids! New North Phoenix high functioning autism /Asperger group to help share information [...]

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