The Tyngsborough SEPAC hopes everyone had a great April vacation!  Just a reminder that the deadline for April vacation read-a-thon pledges is Tuesday, May 1, 2012.  Please return all pledge money and pledge sheets in a secured envelope to the TES Main Office by end of the day Tuesday.  Remember - prizes will be awarded to the top four individual earners.  The top earning class will win an ice cream sundae party courtesy of Sullivan Farms Homemade Ice Cream, and any student who collects $25 or more in pledges will earn a read-a-thon t-shirt!  Thank you for your support of the Tyngsborough SEPAC!

The Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) invites you to join us for our next meeting on Wed., May 2, 2012 at 6:00pm at the Tyngsborough Elementary School, 2nd Floor Library, 205 Westford Rd., Tyngsborough, MA. Theresa Seip from the Federation for Children With Special Needs (FCSN) will present "Understanding My Child’s Learning Style". The different ways people take in and generate information can greatly affect how and whether they succeed in school and in life. This workshop will delve into different learning styles and show how they can be understood and harnessed to achieve success in many different environments, including the classroom.

All meetings are FREE and open to the public.

Please join us Wed., April 4, 2012!

The Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) invites you to join us for our next meeting on Wed., April 4, 2012 at 6:00pm at the Tyngsborough Elementary School, 2nd Floor Library, 205 Westford Rd., Tyngsborough, MA. We will have a brief regular meeting (6-6:30) followed by a presentation and discussion with Beth Nolan-Stack, Behavior Specialist for the Tyngsborough Public Schools. To coincide with Autism Awareness Month, Beth will provide an overview of ABA*, as well as information regarding the DSM-V** and the Autism diagnostic criteria. Beth will also discuss Autism in the media, share some clips and share a thoughtful discussion.

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

Meeting Agenda

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".

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.

Please join the Tyngsborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) for a very special guest speaker on Wed., November 2, 2011 @ 6:00pm.