Special Education Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
The mission of the Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is to work towards the understanding, respect, support, and appropriate education for all children with special needs in our community.
SEPAC Meeting - February 1, 2012
The next meeting of the Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is Wed., Feb. 1, 2012 at 6:00pm in the 2nd Floor Library at Tyngsborough Elementary School, 205 Westford Rd., Tyngsborough, MA. This will be a regular meeting of the Tyngsborough SEPAC and will include an account update from Joe Messina. Following the business portion of the meeting (6-6:30), Dianna Fulreader, TES Assistant Principal & Beth Nolan-Stack, Behavior Specialist will present on "Social Thinking". Social thinking is what we do when we interact with people: we think about them. And how we think about people affects how we behave toward them, which in turn affects how others respond to us, which in turn affects our own emotions.
SEPAC Workshop - January 4, 2012
Please join the Tyngsborough SEPAC on Wed., January 4, 2012 at 6:00pm. We will be hosting a workshop by Family TIES (http://www.massfamilyties.org/) entitled "Let’s Get Organized". If you are interested in learning organizational skills and getting hands on experience withdifferent organizational methods, please join Family TIES for this interactive workshop for families of children of all ages with special needs. Family TIES staff will:
• Share effective strategies for parents to organize information and manage paperwork,
• Provide general ideas on "keeping it together,
• Offer tips for developing community connections for your child, and
SEPAC - Shonda Schilling Appearance Rescheduled to January 11, 2012
We have rescheduled our much-anticipated appearance by Shonda Schilling for Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 6pm at the Tyngsborough Elementary School 2nd Floor Library. Please contact Julie Williams julietyn@comcast.net to RSVP and be entered to win a copy of Shonda's book "The Best Kind of Different". Please note, this meeting is in addition to our regular meeting/presentation on January 4, 2012 from Familly TIES, "Let's Get Organized".
SEPAC Meeting - December 7, 2011
Please join us on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 @ 6pm for our next Tyngsborough SEPAC meeting. A brief general PAC meeting will be followed by and introduction of Nancy Flynn from KIDS in Disability Sports, who will describe the program and upcoming schedule. Tyngsborough Schools staff members, Mark Turner and Alyson Marcello, will then join us to help parents recognize the need for stress-management and give some suggestions in that regard. They will provide some exercises and other tools for coping with what can often be overwhelming.
SEPAC - Special Guest Speaker, Shonda Schilling - Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Please join the Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) for a very special guest speaker on Wed., November 2, 2011 @ 6:00pm.
SEPAC Workshop - "Basic Rights in Special Education" - October 5, 2011
Please join the Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) on October 5, 2011 @ 6:00pm for a "Basic Rights in Special Education" workshop presented by Alisa Barton from the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN). This workshop provides families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Massachusetts Special Education Law and No Child Left Behind (NCLB). It is designed to help parents learn how to be effective partners with the school, to decide the child’s eligibility for special education, to plan, make decisions and to monitor the educational progress of their child.All SEPAC meetings are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.