Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Summit Special Education Parent Advisory Committee meeting will feature students speaking about their disabilities.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The public is invited to an evening meeting of the Summit Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC), Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the Summit High School Library. Featured presenters at the meeting will be students who have learning disabilities. One of the programs for special education students at SHS is speakers’ bureau training where students are coached in self-advocacy and speaking publicly about their academic and social challenges. The speakers’ bureau members give presentations to younger students in the district as well as to parents and educators. In past presentations, students have openly discussed the realities of coping with bipolar disorder, ADHD, non-verbal learning disorder, depression, and cerebral palsy…
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Group of parent workshops will take place April 4th and are offered with the support of the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee.
Children with learning disabilities and other special needs face unique challenges every day, but those challenges are heightened at the critical times when they graduate from one school to the next in their progress from pre-school to graduation. On April 4 at 9:30 a.m., the Summit Public Schools Special Education Department will present workshops to discuss school transitions and what to expect at each level, including Pre-K to Kindergarten; elementary school to middle school; and middle school to high school. The Pre-K to elementary and elementary to middle school workshops will be at the Summit Board of Education conference center at 14 Beekman Terrace. The middle to high school portion will at the Summit High School Library. All …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Amy Larson heads a local SEPAC with events in February.
“If we can get people to talk about the issues they face with their kids, it will open communication lines and help everyone involved," said Amy Larson who heads the Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (SEPAC) in Summit. The group seeks to aid parents and caretakers of children who have "physical or emotional problems, learning disabilities, or social difficulties," according to a press release posted this week on the Summit Public Schools website. The Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is a parental support group that works with the Summit Public Schools to offer programming geared towards helping families deal with the challenges of raising s special-needs child. SEPAC and Summit School's Department of Special…
Sunday, December 25, 2011
She is a coach for teachers as they engage in their day-to-day professional development.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Jennifer North is beginning her sixth year at Summit High School and her second year as instructional facilitator. She originally joined the staff at SHS as a special education teacher in 2006 after four years as a middle school special education teacher. An overarching goal of her job has been to support teachers of students with an IEP, but her role is now expanding to include teachers of all students. An IEP – Individual Education Plan – is developed by the district’s Special Services Department to address the educational requirements of students with a variety of different needs. One of the ongoing projects she and the teachers are working on is a gathering and analysis of students’ reading data. This information is being used to …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Applicants must be residents of Summit and 3 years old by Sept. 30. On Dec.16, applications for the lottery will be available at www.summit.k12.nj.us as well as schools and district offices.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Summit Public Schools is accepting applications for the 2012-2103 school year preschool program. Preschool classes are located at the Primary Center at Jefferson, 110 Ashwood Ave., and at the Primary Center at Wilson, 14 Beekman Terrace. The preschool, which uses the Creative Curriculum for Preschool, comprises general education students and students who have been found eligible for special education. General education students will be selected for this program by lottery. Preschool classes, which may include both three- and four-year-old children, meet four days per week, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the morning session and from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. for the afternoon session. Applicants must be residents …
Paul Fessock
2:54 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012
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