SEPAC Update
Special Education Parents Advisory Council
August 14, 2007
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Many thanks to Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshall for gathering the following information for this update.
The head of Special Education for SUSD, Lois Healey informs us that the district has worked diligently all summer to fill Special Education assistant openings, but still has about 40 openings to fill.

The following link lists particular job openings:

 

http://www.susd.org/district/employment/hr sclass.cfm? wherejobtitle=assistant

The job application and other information can be found at: http://www.susd.org/district/employment/ap ply.cfm

If you know of any person able to fill one of these critical openings, please encourage them to apply for one of these positions immediately.

As you all know, paraeducators are an essential support to our children and the teachers who educate them.

Thank You.
Raising Special Kids is Arizona's Parent Training and Information Center providing information, training, resources and support to families of children with disabilities and special health care needs in Arizona.  Free Raising Special Kids Workshops are held at 2400 N Central, #200 RSVP to (602) 242-4366 www.raisingspecialkids.org 

 

Some upcoming workshops include:

Self Advocacy for Youth - Wednesday, August 22nd 10 to 11:30 AM

Special Education Rights (IEP/504 Overview) - Monday, August 27th 10 AM to Noon

Understanding Evaluations - Wednesday, August 29th - 11 AM to Noon

IEP Q&A (limited to four families) - call to pre- register 602-242-4366 - Friday, August 31st 9:30 to 11:30 AM

Resilient Families - Wednesday, September 5th 1:30 to 3:30 PM

Special Education Rights (IEP/504 Overview) - Monday, September 10th 1:30 to 3:30 PM

IEP Q&A (limited to four families) - call to pre- register 602-242-4366 - Friday, September 14th 9:30 - 11:30 AM

Monthly Dad's Network (Fathers of Children with Special Needs), North Phoenix, Call Ray Morris 602-569-7011 for additional information - Next Monthly Meeting - Saturday, September 15th 9:30 to 11:30 AM

The Department of Education has many excellent workshops for parents and educators.  See http://www.ade.state.az.us/onlineregistratio n/ and view listings under Exceptional Student Services. Upcoming seminars of note are as follows:

-  Annual Autism Spectrum Disorder Series begins September 7-8, 2007 - 8 AM to 4 PM - $$$

-  AZ Wins with Inclusive Schools - September 14-15, 2007 - 8 AM to 4 PM - $$$

-  Assistive Technology - September 28 - 29, 2007 8 AM to 4 PM - $$$

Melmed Center has their August 2007 class schedule posted for their "Kids College" courses, including Girl Talk (2nd to 6th grade girls), Teen Talk, Clue Breakers (ASD) or Focus (ADHD) (different groups for different ages), Aloha (Hello!) Handwriting. There are costs for all these programs. For more information see http://www.melmedcenter.com/kidscollege

Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona hosts monthly Ask the Expert Series - See http://epilepsyfoundation.org/arizona/event s.cfm#1568

Upcoming Fundraisers:

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - Ensynch 27th Annual StairClimb & FireFighter Challenge for Cystic Fibrosis - http://www.cff.org/Chapters/arizona/Events List/index.cfm? ID=6654&blnShowBack=False&idContentTy pe=2111&Event=6654

October 11, 2007 - Raising Special Kids has been selected as the beneficiary of the first Biz Bash fundraiser in Arizona. The event will feature music by Three Dog Night - fantastic food, a top-notch silent auction - walk around, dance, taking in the amazing atmosphere and food and meet people - Venue of Scottsdale, 7117 E 3rd Ave, $$$

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 8th annual Buddy Walk in Tempe by Sharing Down Syndrome www.sharingds.org

American Foundation for the Blind Arizona Chapter Meeting - November 8 - 9, 2007 - Gold Canyon Golf Resort "Multiple Abilities/Multiple Disabilities: Programming for the Consumer with Multiple Needs." http://www.ed.arizona.edu/azaer/

 
Anasazi - 480-484-7300 FAX 480- 484-7301

A weekly newsletter, The Scorpion News, is sent home in the Friday folder. The newsletter contains a week at a glance calendar, school wide information and information from the PTO. Contact the office staff if you wish to have an article published. Once a month, the PTO Press is published in lieu of the Scorpion News.
Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center

Phone: 480-484-7500; Fax: 480-484- 7501

No specific reference to newsletter on the site
Aztec Rattlers News

http://aztec.susd.org/documents/20060919103227086 _001.pdf

Phone: 480-484-7700; Fax: 480- 484-7701
Cherokee APT Web site

http://cherokeeapt.com/;

http://cherokeeapt.com/Board.html

Roundup quarterly; Weekly express

Contact is maryk7@cox.net
Cheyenne PTO

http://www.cheyennetraditionalpto.org/newsletter.html< /u>

To submit an article to the Roadrunner Weekly, email your text to Bridget Murdock at dockzona@cox.net no later than Tuesday at 7pm for that Friday's edition. Include "Newsletter" in your subject line.
Cochise

no information about newsletter

Phone: 480-484- 1100

Fax: 480-484- 1101
Copper Ridge PTO

http://www.copperridgepto.org/

crpto_vpcom@copperridgepto.org VP Communications for APT the blazer is name of newsletter
Desert Canyon PTO

http://www.dcespto.org/

PTO responsible for Pawprint newsletter:

bkozura@cox.net

Hohokom

Phone: 480-484-1800

Fax: 480-484- 1801

http://hohokam.susd.org/newsletter.cfm

falcon flyer newsletter

Hopi

link to PTA is broken

Phone: 480-484- 2000

Fax: 480-484- 2001
Kiva PTO

http://www.kivapto.org/

Have some news to share in The Kiva Caller?

Please contact: Rosa McDowell

480-484-2200 rmcdowell@susd.org

Laguna

apt and newsletter not listed.

Phone: 480-484- 2400

Fax: 480-484- 2401
Navajo

http://www.navajopto.org

Phone: 480-484- 2600

Fax: 480-484- 2601
Pima PTO

http://www.pimapto.com/</ title=http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=xsw8qdcab.0.w5m4qdcab.kes6owbab.1&ts=S0268&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pimapto.com%2F span>

Panther Prints.

http://www.pimapto.com/emailus.php
Pueblo PTO

http://www.pueblopto.org/</ title=http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=xsw8qdcab.0.y5m4qdcab.kes6owbab.1&ts=S0268&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pueblopto.org%2F span>

try secretary@pueblopto.org
Sequoya APT

http://sequoyaapt.org/

Link to send a message to PTA

http://sequoyaapt.org/index.php? option=com_contact&Itemid=3
Tavan

blank apt page

Phone: 480-484- 3500

Fax: 480-484- 3501
Tonalea 

no apt page

Phone: 480-484- 3600

Fax: 480-484- 3601
Yavapai

Thunderbird Flyer Page

http://yavapai.susd.org/newsletter.cfm

http://www.zunizca.com/

Electronic submissions are preferred. Articles for the coming week's Coyote Communicator should be emailed to vpcommunications@zunizca.com by 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday of that week.


 
If you have updated information about any of these schools or would like to contribute the information for the SUSD middle and high schools, please email information to Lisa at chas999_99 @yahoo.com or Dru at dru@sepacs.org
 
Please direct comments, suggestions, and article ideas related to SEPACS and this newsletter to:

 


Dru Bloomfield
Special Education Parents Advisory Council of Scottsdale

 
phone: 480-513-7012