HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-04-27-SEPAC-minSEPAC /SEPTA Business meeting minutes 4/27/2015
Attending; Jenn Yaar, Robin Abrams, Deborah Osber, Michelle Dardeno, Mona Roy,
Carol Millard, Kevin Johnson, Ann Wolf
Call to order 12:09
1. LHS Aspen online student progress updates. Beginning Q3 assessment and
grade information is available mid - Quarter on the Aspen Portal. The SEPAC
and a previous school committee subcommittee recommendation to LPS
administration was that teachers provide a biweekly update of student
progress. The recommendation of the SEPAC at this time is for parents of
students on IEP's and 504 for whom this would be appropriate to have the
biweekly progress update written into the child's education plan. SEPAC is
going to ask SED Ellen Sugita to send home a letter with this information to
those students at the LHS on IEP and 504 plans.
2. Treasures report given by Barbara White. Balance is $ 2,610.34. Treasurers
report was approved. Treasurer is going to look for a new bank that won't
charge a fee as Citizens Bank has started charging the account.
3. Nominating committees were voted on for the SEPAC and SEPTA separately
since the two organizations are going to be separate next year. For the SEPAC
the committee is Lisa O'Brien, Barbara White, Ashley Warring, and Deborah
Obser. For the SEPTA the nominating committee is Lisa O'Brien, Barbara
White, Ashley Warring, and Deborah Obser.
4. Upcoming SEPAC meetings. May 7th 7:30 -9 will be speaker Dr. Janet
Vodvarka on Executive Function and Metacognition, at LHS media center. We
will also do nomination for the executive boards of both the SEPAC and
SEPTA at this meeting? June 4th 9:30 -11:30 is the end of year breakfast and
elections. This will be in the large meeting room at Cary Library.
5. The Business meeting minutes from February and March were approved.
6. Website update by Robin Abrams. The cost per year going forward will be
$101 /year. The LPS website has a link to our website currently. Links need to
be updated. Ann will put archived business meeting minutes on the site.
7. Next year the SEPTA and SEPAC will be two organizations with executive
positions for each board. (although it may be the same person)Parents will
join the SEPTA. The SEPAC will fulfill the requirements of a SEPAC as
outlined by department of ED regulations.
8. Resource guide update by Deb Obser. Deb is going a send a link to the google
document. Please continue to add to the guide. Mona is going to write a
disclaimer sentence for the guide. Deb has found some volunteers to help fill
in the missing information in the guide and we will then put a link on the
website.
9. End of year appreciation will be done in June. Jenn is going to email all the
liaisons and ask them to talk to the principals at their school to get a head
count for the number of staff. We will do a small food item like ice cream bars
and cookies this year due to cost. A budget will be developed once the
numbers for each school are known.
10. New superintendent start July 15th. SEPAC would like to host her at
someone's house for an informal get together in the fall. Also the SEPTA will
invite her to do a monthly meeting for Q and A.
11. New LHS ILP update. There is still concern that the new program has not
been adequately outlined for parents to make informed decisions about
placement for next year. This concern has been expressed to SPED director
Ellen Sugita. The SEPAC recommends that parent's advocate for their child
needs through the IEP process.
12. Meeting adjourned at 1:30