HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-17-SEPAC-minSEPAC Board meeting March 17, 2015
Attending: Jennifer Yaar, Mona Roy, Lisa O'Brian, Barbara White
Guest: Joel Abrams
Call to order at 9:37
No significant changes to financials. Barbara will send out the financial statements
once she has access to the accounts. No checks written or received this month.
Federation for Children Special Needs conference attended by Jennifer Yaar and Ann
Wolf representing the SEPTA.
Joel Abrams reviewed the new website.
He will set up accounts for everyone on board.
Emails will be set up to go to the appropriate person.
Ann to add meeting minutes to website.
March 25th next meeting - Jessica Minahan
Science lecture hall
April 2 meeting for 504 plans
May 7 meeting with Janet Vodvarka (LHS) Re: Executive Functioning.
April business meeting - Jenn has a conflict that can not be changed and may try to
find a date that works for everyone. Otherwise we will meet without her.
During the April meeting we need to form a nominating committee for next years
officers.
SEPAC and SEPTA update- Confirmed with Ellen Sugita that there will be a budget
item to fund SEPAC for next year. The money will be used for Mass Pac membership,
postage for letter, speakers. SEPAC website will be created thru Ellen's office. No
one will join the SEPAC - it will be a site council. Site council members will be
elected. A SEPAC is required to hold a basic rights meeting, meet with special ed
director every quarter and update the school committee annually. There is a school
committee representative for the SEPAC that changes annually.
Mass Health Letter to parents of special education students - read info on listserve
to membership. Our SEPAC does not have enough info to make recommendation one
way or another.. Members need to get information for their own individual
situation.
Amy Weinstock or Mass Federation may be able to answer questions more
specifically.
Discussion around frustration of parents related to the proposed ILP at LHS next
year. Parents are recommended to use the proper channels of communication and
to address issues with Ellen if needs are not met.