Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC)


Description

Membership on this committee shall be in accordance with the Special Education Code requiring that a SEPAC Member be a resident of Northville Public Schools and that (s)he shall have a child with a disability between the ages of birth and 26 years who is being serviced by Northville Public Schools, under the current Michigan Revised Administrative Rules for Special Education.

Categories of Disabilities

ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder   PI Physically Impaired
CI Cognitive Impairment SLI Speech/Language Impaired
EI Emotionally Impaired SXI Severely Multiply Impaired
HI Hearing Impaired TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
LD Learning Disabled VI Visually Impaired
OHI Otherwise Health Impaired


Goals/Purpose

  1. To provide a communication linkage between parents and the administration of Northville Public Schools. Through this communication process, we are able to inform school officials of our concerns and needs as parents, as well as those of the students we represent.
  2. To provide support opportunities and pertinent information to parents of special education students throughout Northville Public Schools.

SEPAC Projects

  • Provide Parent Workshops/Speakers
  • Mini-Grants from WC PAC
  • Promote Parent Support Groups in NPS
  • SEPAC Website
     

We Believe...

  • Children learn best when their physical and emotional needs are met.
  • It is critical for student learning to have a home-school environment which fosters self esteem.
  • Partial participation is preferable to non-participation.
  • All students can learn and achieve academically.
  • Students learn best when meaningful instruction is carried over from the school into the home.
  • Meaningful instruction is not limited to school settings; it also takes place in natural environments where students learn and practice skills in real-life settings.

Meeting Dates
Conference Room 302
501 West Main St.
Northville, MI 48167
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Friday, October 21
Friday, December 2
Friday, January 13, 2012
(at Cooke School)
Friday, February 17
Friday, March 16
Friday, April 27
Friday, May 18
 

SEPAC Meeting Minutes are available on the Special Services website:
http://www.northville.k12.mi.us/district/specservices

 

Contact Information
For further information regarding Northville Public School’s Parent Advisory Committee please contact:

Co-Facilitators:
Beth Bentley: 248-207-4019

Director of Special Services:
Lynne Mossoian: 248-344-8443
 
 
 

Special Education Parent Advisory Committee
Table of Contents


Brochure

Resources
Wayne County RESA Parent Advisory Committee
Mich. Dept. of Ed. Office of Special Education - Early Intervention Services
Down Syndrome Guild

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