Anxiety in High SchoolTuesday, January 24 @ 7:30pm Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:30pmHIGH ANXIETY: High school can be hard to handle in the best of times and, after the events of the last few years, even more teens are struggling. We’ll hear from a panel of CHS experts about anxiety and mental health in theContinue reading “Meeting: Anxiety in High School, January 2023”
Category Archives: SOMSD
Resource: SOMSD Special Services Contact List, Summer 2022
Summer 2022: SOMSD Special Services Staff Note from Susie Budine, SOMSD Assistant Superintendent of Special Services:Please see below the appropriate staff to contact for the summer. Also, kindly note that the district is on a skeleton crew from mid-August until school starts in September. You may experience a longer than usual delay in response duringContinue reading “Resource: SOMSD Special Services Contact List, Summer 2022”
2021 BOE Candidate Questionnaire
Each year SEPAC SOMA invites Board of Education candidates to respond to several questions about issues related to Special Education in our district. We are pleased to share with you the 2021 Candidate Statements on Special Education. We thank all the candidates for taking the time to share their perspectives. SEPAC is not a political organization,Continue reading “2021 BOE Candidate Questionnaire”
Letter Read at BOE Meeting (10/18/21): EBR Staffing Shortages and MMS Elevator
The following letter submitted by SEPAC was read during the public speaks portion of the SOMSD Board of Education meeting on 10/18/21. Good evening Board of Education members, I’m speaking to you on behalf of the board of SEPAC SOMA — the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee — to bring your attention to TWO criticalContinue reading “Letter Read at BOE Meeting (10/18/21): EBR Staffing Shortages and MMS Elevator”
Letter Read at BOE Meeting (8/16/21): Vaccination Mandate
The following letter submitted by SEPAC was read during the public speaks portion of the 8/16/21 Board of Education meeting. Good evening Dr. Taylor, Administrators and BOE Members, The Executive Board of the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (or SEPAC) here in our district is advocating for you to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all schoolContinue reading “Letter Read at BOE Meeting (8/16/21): Vaccination Mandate”
SEPAC Letter to Dr. Taylor & BOE (8/11/21): Vaccination Mandate
The following letter was submitted on 8/11/21 on behalf of SEPAC to SOMSD Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor, the members of the SOMSD Board of Education and other Maplewood/South Orange community leaders. Greetings Dr. Taylor, Administrators, BOE Members and South Orange – Maplewood Community Leaders, I hope this email finds you well and enjoying your summer. Continue reading “SEPAC Letter to Dr. Taylor & BOE (8/11/21): Vaccination Mandate”
SEPAC Letter to BOE Regarding 2018-2019 SOMSD Budget
March 23, 2018 Dear Members of the Board, We are writing to express our support for the proposed 2018-2019 SOMASD budget and to ask that you approve it on Monday evening. We are encouraged that the current Administration seems to realize that the solution to historical programming and budgetary problems in special education is investmentContinue reading “SEPAC Letter to BOE Regarding 2018-2019 SOMSD Budget”
SPED PTO Meeting 11/13 – 7:30pm
Got questions? Get answers! SPED PTO meeting Monday, November 13 7:30-9 pm BOE building, 525 Academy, Maplewood Topic: Overview of SOMSD Special Education Administration featuring : Dr. Lauren Reisenauer, Executive Director of Special Services and Youth Development, Elizabeth Baker, President of the Board of Education, and Maureen Jones, BOE trustee and liaison to the SpecialContinue reading “SPED PTO Meeting 11/13 – 7:30pm”
SEPAC Summary of SOMSD Section 504 Policy & Regulations
Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (SEPAC) Summary of SOMSD Section 504 Policy & Regulations This summary was prepared by SEPAC and is intended as an overview only. Parents and guardians should refer to the full Policy 5750.1 for complete details. Policy Summary The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for the District’s efforts to complyContinue reading “SEPAC Summary of SOMSD Section 504 Policy & Regulations”
SEPAC Statement to BOE 7/16/2017 re: District 504 policy
I am Erin Siders from Maplewood, President of the Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (SEPAC). SEPAC would like to address the status of the regulations for implementing the Section 504 Policy. The Board adopted the policy on September 19, 2016. As you know, the Policy states that “within sixty days of the adoption of thisContinue reading “SEPAC Statement to BOE 7/16/2017 re: District 504 policy”
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