HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-02-SEPAC-min Lexington Special Education Parent Advisory Council(SEPAC)
Lexington Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA)
Business Meeting Minutes
May 2,2017
Attendees Jennifer Yaar, Kathy Cunningham, Robin Abrams, Lisa O'Brien, Bettina McGimsey, Mona
Roy, Nicole Diggins Locher
Location Lexington Community Center, Room 237
Call to order 9.04 am
Adjourned 10 35 am
Approvals
• Minutes from 3/7/16 Business Meeting were unanimously approved
Reports of Officers
• Treasurer Report
o Our balance at the end of April was $4,952 00, including $600 in proceeds from
Battlegreen Run contributions
• Membership report there are currently 102 SEPAC/SEPTA members
Other Business
• Bettina McGimsey reported on the Dyslexia Subcommittee events Neuroscientist Nadine Gaab
presented on 5/1 regarding the importance of ongoing intervention of dyslexia In the
upcoming year, the subcommittee may plan for a parent panel (parent with a dyslexia
diagnosis) Team will follow up with Ellen Sugita about distributing the LLP Audit Executive
Summary
• Barbara White has requested information from Ellen Sugita regarding definitions of the ILP1,
ILP2, and ILP3 at LHS
• Ellen Sugita will be following up with the team about the graduation requirements for ILP
students
• Team working to recruit Membership Coordinator, Community Outreach, and Web Site
Manager for 2017-2018 school year
• Team agreed to add identification of LexSEPTA and LexSEPAC in messages advertising events
and membership
• Team discussed new outreach mediums for increasing membership
• Upcoming year speaker ideas were discussed Social/Emotional Supports for SPED students,
Dyscalculia, Nonverbal Learning
• Nominating committee was approved Jennifer Yaar, Mona Roy, and Kathy Cunningham