PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2011-2012:
February 2, 2012 | Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30-9:00PM
Overview of Special Education Services with Special Education Supervisors: Martha Bakken, Beverly Hegedus, and Sherry Coughlin.
Business meeting 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
January 5, 2012 | Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30-9:00PM
Emergency Preparedness with Sue Wolf-Fordham, J.D., Senior Project Manager
Business meeting 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
December 15, 2011 | Cary Library, Learning Center | 9:30-10:30AM
Bonus LexSepac Business "catch-up" meeting.
December 1, 2011 | Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00PM
SEPAC Meeting Featuring Dr. Paul Ash, Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools, and Linda Chase, Director of Student Services. If you are a Lexington parent and have a topic related to special education that you would like addressed at the meeting, please email Jennifer Yaar with your suggestions.
November 3, 2011 | Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00PM
What are Tests Testing? Understanding Neuropsychological Evaluation Joseph Moldover, Psy.D. www.drmoldover.com Business Meeting 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
October 27, 2011 | McCall School Library, 458 Main Street, Winchester | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Understanding your Child's Learning Style | Federation for Children with Special Needs
October 13, 2011 | Minuteman High School | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Basic Rights in Special Education Workshop | Federation for Children with Special Needs
October 6, 2011| Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00
No Sibling Left Behind: Supporting Siblings of Children with Disabilities | MA Sibling Support Network Business Meeting 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
September 1, 2011 | Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00
Business Meeting 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
July 14, 2011| Cary Library, Learning Center | 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Continued planning for 2011-2012
PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2010-2011:
June 2, 2011: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
May 5, 2011: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
ARICA Legislation speaker Amy Weinstock
April 7, 2011: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Research, Training & Svs for the Disability Community: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
February 8, 2011:Waltham High School, 617 Lexington St., Cannon Hall.
Basic Rights in Special Education. Waltham SEPAC & Lexington SEPAC
January 6, 2011: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Discussion about the recent special needs programs report that was presented to the School Committee on December 14 by the District Management Council, an education consulting firm.
December 2, 2010: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Attoreny Barbara Jackins: Legal Planning for Children with Disabilities
November 4, 2010: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Welcome Evaluation Team Supervisors and Pre-K through 12 Supervisors in a conversation about Team Meetings. Lexington Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) welcomes the new Evaluation Team Supervisors (ETSs) for a conversation with parents about developments in special education Team meetings. This will be an opportunity for parents to meet the new ETSs and to speak about hopes and concerns regarding the Evaluation Team process.
October 7, 2010: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
SEPAC meeting Featuring Dr. Paul Ash, Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools Dr. Ash is in his 6th year as Superintendent. He has focussed on the possibilities in Universal Design and in data-driven instructional strategies and teacher collaboration. We hope to hear about the effects of these initiatives, and the growing edges of the LPS approach to Specialized Instruction and provision of special education services.
September 16, 2010: Lexington High School, Room 147, Media Lab | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
ORGANIZE! Join us to begin the year with energy and an eye to goal-setting: what are the most important ways the PAC can advise Lexington Public Schools about the impact of programs and services? Extending our theme of Parents as Partners, we are looking for ways to start the year off well, and to increase the active membership and diversity of the PAC.
September 16, 2010: LPS Administrative Office | 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Introducing Morning PAC Meetings. This will also be an organizing and networking meeting, introducing the PAC and connecting with each other about how to move forward together for the benefit of our children and the schools.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2009-2010:
February 4, 2010:Minuteman High School | 7:30PM - 9:30PM
February 9, 2010: Waltham High School, 617 Lexington Street | 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Basic Rights Workshop presented by The Federation for Children with Special Needs
January 7, 2010: Room 147 at Lexington High School | 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Showing the Film Including Samuel. For more information click here.
December 3, 2009: Room 147 at Lexington High School | 6:15PM - 8:00PM
A Conversation with Superintendent Paul Ash and other Special Education Administrators
SEPAC Business Meeting immediately following
November 5, 2009: Room 147 at Lexington High School | 6:30PM - 9:30PM
6:30PM - 7:30PM Executive Committee Meeting
7:30PM - 7:40PM Open
7:40PM - 9:10PM What's in a Child's Heart: Conversations at the Intersection of Neurocognitive and Emotional Development: A conversation with Dr. Laura Benkov
October 27, 2009: Clarke Middle School Auditorium | 7:30PM - 9:30PM
ADHD: Dr. Hallowell
September 10, 2009: Commons II at LHS | 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Getting the Year off to a good start: Collaboration between parents and General Education teachers working with vulnerable students Barbara Manfredi, former elementary principal and Laura Lasa, Associate Principal, LHS