Special Education Parents
Advisory Council of Scottsdale (SEPACS)
& Cherokee Connection
Please note that this web page has not been updated for this new school year!
SEPACS Mission, Goals & Web Site: SEPACS mission is to encourage a welcoming school culture throughout Scottsdale Unified School District for students with special needs where their diverse educational, emotional, and social needs are recognized, respected, and met. SEPACS goals include:
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Improve communication between the parents, schools, administration, staff and organizations within the schools.
Improve communication between the parents, schools, administration, staff and organizations within the schools.•Educate parents, administration, and students concerning issues related to Special Education.
Educate parents, administration, and students concerning issues related to Special Education.•Provide sensitivity training to the general school population and teachers for the well-being of the students with special needs.
Provide sensitivity training to the general school population and teachers for the well-being of the students with special needs.SEPACS maintains a web site with excellent resources for special education related issues and a blog for parents to share information with one another. Visit www.sepacs.org.
SEPACS Meetings: SEPACS hosts meetings during the school year on a variety of topics. The first 3 meetings are at 6:30 to 8:30 PM on these dates:
Below is our tentative schedule for the upcoming year. We'll keep you posting as later dates get confirmed.
Mark your calendars!
September 16th - Welcome Back
October 21st - Superintendent Dr. Catalani
November 14th - Sibling Panel
December - No meeting
January 20th - IEP Panel
February ** - Advocacy Panel
March ** - Camp Fair
April ** - Social Skills Workshop
** To Be Announced
More Updates
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Location: Mohave District Annex; Kachina Room
Mohave District Annex; Kachina Room 8505 E. Valley View Road; Scottsdale, AZ 85250 Cherokee Connection: Cherokee’s APT has added a SEPACS Representative Position. The key roles of this position are to:
•Bring information to Cherokee APT and Cherokee teachers, administration, parents and APT regarding SEPACS meetings and resources;
Bring information to Cherokee APT and Cherokee teachers, administration, parents and APT regarding SEPACS meetings and resources; •Interface with teachers, parents, administration and APT at Cherokee and bring their questions/needs to SEPACS; and
Interface with teachers, parents, administration and APT at Cherokee and bring their questions/needs to SEPACS; and•Determine ways to make special education students and their families feel more a part of the Cherokee community.
Determine ways to make special education students and their families feel more a part of the Cherokee community.This Year’s Cherokee SEPACS Representative is Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshall. She can be contacted with any questions or for more information at chas999_99@yahoo.com or Home (480) 614-0034.
SEPACS
2009-2010
