Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)
… the latest updates and announcements for special education and more in Scottsdale, Arizona
From the monthly archives:
Did you catch this article, On playground, autistic kids bond with peers: Scottsdale school encourages interaction, in Sunday’s paper:
In January, Copper Ridge’s playground became an incubator for a new kind of recess in which kids teach their autistic classmates about the joys of the playground. And autistic kids teach them a little compassion.
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From the Special Education Law Blog
ADA Amendments Passed and Become Law!
The following is a posting from Jess Butler who is an attorney and officer with COPAA.org one of the leading special education advocacy organizations in the U.S. She has summarized and explained the effect of the new amendments for school age children and in later life. These revisions represent a win for people with disabilities.
Today (9-26-08), the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), S.3406, was signed into law…. <more>
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Please join us for our next meeting.
Plus: Meet and Greet
Wednesday, September 17th
6:00-8:30 p.m. – Notice the earlier time for this meeting only!
Mohave District Annex
Kachina Room
8505 E. Valley View Road, Scottsdale 85250-6768
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Jason Cowans, from our SEPACS board, forwarded the following link to the board for our information. Since it’s such an important topic to all parents of children with special needs, I’m forwarding on:
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Scottsdale Parent Council invites you to attend a General Meeting on Wednesday, September 17th at 9:30 am. The topic of this meeting will be Safety in Scottsdale Schools with talks from our SROs, updates on the phone notification system and volunteer policy, and of course, Q&A with Dr. Baracy.
Additionally, may we remind you, Scottsdale Parent Council will host Governing Board and Legislative Candidate Forums. Please come and meet the candidates that want to represent you!
Governing Board Forums
Wednesday, September 17th, 6:30 – 8 pm at Desert Mountain High School
Thursday, September 18th, 6:30 – 8 pm at Coronado High School
Legislative Candidate Forums
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, 6:30 – 8 pm at Mountainside Middle School (District 
Thursday, Sept. 25th at Arcadia High School (District 11)
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I spoke with Neal Hallihan from Scottsdale Parks and Recreation, and he shared that they still have several openings in the Junior division (ages 8-18) of the Special Olympics Bowling Team.
Practices start this week. Thursday night from 6:30 to 8 at Frontier Lanes on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Thomas Road. Cost is $7 per practice.
For more details, contact Neal at (480) 312-2218 during business hours.
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