HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-09-12-SEPAC-min Lexington Special Education Parent Advisory Council(SEPAC)
Lexington Special Education Parent Teacher Association(SEPTA)
Business Meeting Minutes
September 12,2018
Attendees: Emma Harding,Patricia Jacotin,Colette Powell,Melissa Berry,Kate Colburn,Sandro
Alessandrini,Lisa O'Brien,Carol Webb,Ashley Waring,Melissa Berry,Kathy Cunningham,Marina
Levitt,Mona Roy,Tanya (community coalition)
Call to order: 9:33am
Adjourn: 10:55am
Introductions
Approval of minutes for 9/7/18 meeting:
• Motion to approve and seconded. Approved unanimously.
Officer reports:
• Co-chairs:
o Meeting with Ellen on 9/24.
o Ellen will feature on the new SEPAC newsletter.
o School Committee presentation on equity on 9/25,and then will present to SEPAC at a
later date.
o Asked Ellen about starting and exit survey and also check on entrance survey.
o Action item: Co-chairs will follow-up with liaisons about disseminating info regarding
SEPAC to their schools.
• Treasurer:
o Current balance is around$3500.
o Would like to develop a budget for the year,so please report any committed funds.
o Action item: Colette will look into printing costs with PTA designation.
o Carissa suggested putting the corporate match option instructions on the website.
o Audit committee nominations:
■ Colette Powell and Barbara White nominated and seconded. Approved
Unanimously.
• Membership:
o Membership google forms need to be migrated to a new system.
o Action item: Ashley will move to the forms to the new Google Doc platform.
School Committee Update
• Kate and Sandro met with some of the DLP parents.
• At the last SC meeting Ellen presented the dyslexia pre-screening program that is now in place
across the district.
• Sandro will follow-up on auditing transition services and will continue to monitor the ILP 3
initiatives.
• Marina will serve on the Master Planning Committee(important for securing space at the new
HS).
2018 Calendar Review:
• Next meeting moved from 11/14 to 11/16 at 9:30am.
Events Update:
• Basic Rights
o Lisa is coordinating. Requested 10/11 or 10/18.
• Resource Fair
o Deb and Ashley organizing.
o Date will be 3/2 or 3/9 in the Community Center,and looking to use FUSE as a backup
snow date location.
o Goal is to keep it cost-neutral this year,so want to research potential fees can charge
vendors.
o Action item: Carol Webb,Cathy Cunningham,Patricia Jacotin,and Marina Levitt will
look at fundraising/cost-sharing options.
Review June meeting action items:
• Pushed to next meeting as lack of minutes.
Discipline update:
• Anonymous reporting mechanism discussed,with an emphasis on the fact that fear of retaliation
is a real concern in the community.
• Sandro Alessandrini suggested doing a meeting with SC,Superintendent,Ellen,and SEPAC to
share updates quarterly or twice a year.