Minutes of SEPAC General Meeting

September 19, 2007

Bromfield Library

 

Meeting Attendees:    Steering Committee Members:  Maria Kaufmann, Janet Zimmerman, Donna Baucom, Jayne Rowe, April Burns; and other interested parties.

 

Summary of Meeting:

 

  1. Out-of-district Discussion

We discussed the hours and job duties of the new Out-of-District Liaison.  There were inquires as to how to find out more about the liaison and what this position entailed.     

 

Ideas of how to get mail-outs like newsletters, etc. to out-of-district families were presented.

 

  1. Spring Activities

There will be four Chats with Charles scheduled - two each for elementary and middle/high school issues.

 

There will be a presentation on November 28th on Sensory Integration Dysfunction by a Groton therapist. 

 

We will have a Study Skills workshop given by a tutor from Bolton in February which will be advertised to all student families.  Jayne Rowe will speak of it at the PTO meeting.

 

A Basic Rights Workshop has been scheduled for October 17th in Bolton at the Nashoba Regional High School (7-9 pm).

 

  1. OT Room

There was a discussion concerning changes in the HES OT Room which could impact OT services to a group of students.  Possible solutions were discussed, such as a room reconfiguration and we are waiting for a response from the school.

 

  1. Communication

We spoke about positive ways of communication with teachers and other school personnel. We also discussed ways to communicate with the town itself, i.e. letters to the newspaper explaining the many steps for a student to get onto an IEP, etc.

 

 A few parents expressed their enthusiasm for the Bromfield after-school social skills group.

 

  1. Yankee Candle Fundraiser

Packets will be arriving in the mail to SEPAC families soon!