Category Archives: SEPAC Meeting Notes

SEPAC Meeting Notes 5-9-16

South Orange/Maplewood Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) Thursday January 28, 2016    7:30- 9:30pm Meeting Notes I.    Welcome/SEPAC Business Jenny Lindstrom welcomed everyone and made a few announcements: SEPAC made a statement at the 1/25 Board of Education meeting regarding special education budgeting and planning and the need for reliable data to make informed, responsibleContinue reading “SEPAC Meeting Notes 1-28-16”

I.Welcome Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) President Jane Bleasdale welcomed the group and noted one change to the agenda, i.e. Board of Education Special Ed Liaison Maureen Jones would be speaking later in the sequence of announcements and updates. II.Announcements & Updates Maplewood Recreation department Keith Knudsen, Maplewood Director of Recreation, reported on hisContinue reading “Special Ed Community Meeting Notes 5/19/15”

New SEPAC Bylaws- Approved 5-19-15 SOMA SEPAC By-laws – Final 5-19-15   Join us! The Next Special Education Community is May 19th. See attached announcement/agenda for more details: 5.19.15 SpEd Com Mtg Agenda   Please Review Proposed Revision to SEPAC Bylaws, to Be Adopted at May 19, 2015 Special Ed Community Meeting SOMA SEPAC By-laws Revised May2015

Minutes from the South Orange/Maplewood Special Education Community March 24, 2015 I. Welcome and Call to Order Jane Bleasdale chaired the meeting, and began with announcements and updates. II. Announcements and Updates Department of Special Services Pat Barker, SOMSD Director of Special Services, reported that there were only minor glitches in administration of the firstContinue reading “March 24th Meeting Minutes”

  The next special education community meeting is Tuesday March 24th at 7:30pm at the Administration building, 525 Academy Street in Maplewood.  Find the full agenda here sepacMarch2015 and below: The Special Education Parent Advisory Committee and Special Education PTO meeting will feature Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, with a NJ State Legislature update followed by a Q&A.  Continue reading “Assemblywoman Mila Jasey @ next Meeting March 24th”

Thank you to all who attended our January 30, 2015 meeting.    Minutes from the meeting as well as the presentation on Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) by Maureen E. Jones, M.A., CCC-SLP are attached here. Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) Meeting Minutes January 30, 2015 1.30.15 General Meeting Notes Please be sure toContinue reading “January 30 Meeting Minutes and Auditory Processing Presentation”

Next week’s Special Education Community Meeting features a presentation onCentral Auditory Processing Disorder.  Families and educators:  come learn more about this complex and increasingly common diagnosis and its impact on students’ learning.  See attached meeting announcement 1.20.15 SpEd Community Mtg Agenda for details and full agenda. Tuesday, January 20, 2015      7:30- 9:30pm District Meeting Room, 525 Academy St.Continue reading “Jan. 20 Meeting to Feature Presentation on Auditory Processing”