Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)

Volunteers are needed for Special Olympics teams year round in sports such as basketball, bowling, cheerleading and track.
If you are interested in a wonderful opportunity to help some very special people, please call Matt Mayes at City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation - Adapted Services.  Phone (480) 312-2234 or e-mail mmays@scottsdaleaz.gov.

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Please join us for our next meeting.
Planning for your Child’s Special Life Needs
With guest speaker - Catherine Leas

Estate Planning: Wills vs Trusts
Special Needs Trust: Pros vs Cons
Federal Government Benefits: How to maintain eligibility
Guardianship: Process to maintain Guardianship into Adulthood

Plus: Meet and Greet
Wednesday, September 17th
6:00-8:30 p.m. - Notice the earlier time for this meeting only!
Mohave District [...]

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The Arizona Department of Education Testing Accommodations Guidelines have been updated for the 2008-2009 school year. 
Key Sections of this document include:

Accommodations Overview
Description of Universal and Standard Accommodations
Determining if a Student Needs an Accommodation
Testing Accommodations Available to All Students, such as preferential seating, special lighting, and repeating instructions
Definition of a Student with a Disability
Testing Accommodations Available to Special Education [...]

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Proposed Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, September 17
Thursday, October 23
Tuesday, November 18
Tuesday, January 20
Tuesday, February 17
Wednesday, March 4 (tenative)
Wednesday, April 22 

All meetings are scheduled to be held from 6:30-8:30 at the:
Mohave District Annex
Kachina Room
8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale 85250-6768

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Where do we start?  As parents of a child with special needs, it’s often overwhelming to know where to begin when searching for the optimum educational environment.  In the beginning, it often seems like a maze. 
So, in an effort to assist you, SEPACs asked Lois Healey, Director of Special Education Services in the Scottsdale Unified [...]

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An update from the Scottsdale Parent Council, and good news for Arizona schools and students:
Dear Parents and Friends of Public Education,
We have much to celebrate! Last week, a budget passed both Houses of the Legislature that included a fix for the unfunded utilities issue. Your letters and signatures on our petition, your visits to the [...]

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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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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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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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