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One of our original webpages, created July 2001, by
Melody Orfei
Webpage last
modified on February 2, 2015 - V11, by Melody Orfei |
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| SPED PAC | |
| 1998 | Reestablished Concord SPED PAC |
| 1999 | Created our website |
| 1999–2002 |
Established Concord SPED PAC email list to provide our
members
with information relevant to special education issues (switched
to a
Yahoo discussion list in 2002 and 2003, see below) |
| 1999 |
Created a SPED PAC wish list from our members' input |
| 1999–present |
Created a list of books that
our members have found helpful regarding special education issues Developed our PAC Resource Library, with books located in both branches of the Concord Public Library |
| 2000–present | Began collaborating with neighboring town SPED PACs (e.g., Acton, Bedford, Harvard, Littleton, Lincoln, Sudbury) |
| 2001 | Redesigned our website |
| 2002–present |
Established a Concord SPED PAC discussion list that allows our members to post messages and share information relevant to special education issues |
| 2003 |
Members and
board participated in the SPED
PAC organizational meetings to establish more of a presence at
our regional high school |
| 2003–present |
Established a second discussion list, CC SPED PAC, for grades 9 through 12, and beyond for students to age 22 |
| 2003-present |
Members created spin-off interest groups, for parent support and networking (e.g., CAPD, NVLD) |
| Annually |
Inform general population about SPED PAC events in weekly and monthly school announcements and local town newspapers |
| Annually |
Provide support and social network through morning coffees, and Moms' and Parents' nights out. |
| Annually |
Offer educational presentations each school year (please view our calendar or our list of past presentations) |
| Annually |
Appoint SPED PAC Liaisons in each of our school buildings as a resource to parents |
| Annually |
Collect and post on the PAC website parent recommendations for various professionals |
| School Interactions | |
| 1998 | Served on the school district search committee for Assistant Superintendent |
| 1999 | Served on the school district search committee for Special Education Director |
| 1999 |
Presented to the school committee the SPED PAC response to the special education outside evaluation (K-5) |
| 2000 | Served for a second time on the school district search committee for Special Education Director |
| 2001 | Served for a second time on the school district search committee for Assistant Superintendent |
| 2001 |
Members and board participated in the DOE audit |
| 2003–2004 |
Members participated in Concord Public School's (K-8) Special Education Program Strategic Planning Meetings |
| Annually |
Meet monthly with the schools' Support Services Director (Special Education Director) |
| Annually | Attend monthly PTG, PTG president, and school committee meetings |
| Annually | Meet quarterly with the school administration regarding special education issues and policies |
| Annually | Educate our members and ourselves in the special education laws and processes |
| Community | |
| 1999–present | SPED PAC team participated in the Concord Ed Fund Spelling Bee (and made it to the final round in 2000 and 2001) |
| 1999 | Set up a booth at the West Concord Family Festival to promote community awareness |
| 2000 | Participated in the Concord Ed Fund grant for Project Read training in the elementary schools |
| Grants | |
| 2000 | Worte letter of supported for the grant to Concord Public Library for a PC-based book reader by Kurzweil |
| 2000 |
Participated in the Concord Ed Fund grant for Project Read©/Language Circle© training in the elementary schools |
| 2001 | Provided research for other Concord Ed Fund grants. |
| 2003 |
Supported the SPED department
grant request for professional development for special educatiors in
reasearch-based reading interventions (2 of LMB programs: LiPs,
V&V) from the Concord Ed Fund. |
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One of our original webpages, created July 2001, by
Melody Orfei
Webpage last
modified on February 2, 2015 - V11, by Melody Orfei |
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