The Dearborn SEPAC is not just another
Parent Meeting. We have committee's to help each parent
get the best knowledge they can for their children, plus we have FUN committee's as well.
Please take your time and read through our current 11 committees.
1.
WC
PAC representatives–monthly
reports (Wayne County Parents Advisory Committee- Wayne RESA) Two
representatives are to attend the Wayne RESA meetings held once monthly, 2nd
Thursday of every month from 7-9pm
WC PAC Reps -
Colette Dunsmore and Clare Brick
2.
Recreation Committee
–set
up recreation activities and/or notify of upcoming activities that our children
can sign up for that are geared towards special needs or inclusive activities.
3. Website/Newsletter Committee
–design
and setup website, maintain site and update as needed with articles, newsletter
and photos of outings, etc. Need
information compiled for newsletter submission and feedback for wants and needs
to be included in newsletter.
Committee Leader - Colette Dunsmore
4.
Early On/ T.O.T.E. (teach our tots early) Program committee –help
in the transition from this program into our school district and SEPAC.
Committee Leader - Kelli El-MoKadem
5.
Universal Education Committee –assisting
in the universal education of special needs children with traditional education
children. Works closely with WCET Wayne County Everyone Together
Project.
Committee Leader - Mary
Mazur
6.
Community Resource Committee-
Brings info to group from Community Agencies
(Arc, UCP, etc.) re. Workshops, activities, supports for the group.
Committee Leader - Mary Mazur
7.
Social Skills Committee
– Start
up this friendship group in our schools. Set up social activities and/or notify
of upcoming activities sponsored by other "different ability" organizations or
private providers.
8.
Disability Support/Resource Committee –
Each parent can sign up according to their child/children’s disabilities. Some
parents could be listed on more then one disability group. Each parent can
research info that pertains to the needs of their child's disability group.
Members would bring info to the group from personal experiences as well as from other organizations, such as, but not
limited to CHADD, Michigan ASA, Wayne ASA, Oakland ASA, Everyday Miracles, etc.
They could also be key in getting speakers for the next year's SEPAC
meetings during the 2005/2006 school year. Parents are encouraged to actively
seek other parents who have children with disabilities and spread the word of
the SEPAC and encourage them to come and participate. They can give feedback
from supportive organizations, workshops or conferences of any new info related
to their child's particular disability. THE MAIN
PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO BE A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PARENTS WHO NEED IT
and also a resource connection to help those that
have no idea what they need to do to get their children taken care of.
THIS COMMITTEE IS NOT MEANT TO SEGREGATE OR "LABEL" OUR
CHILDREN. We simply want to be able to help
other parents connect with other parents that are going through the EXACT same
thing and be able to help other's out with disability appropriate information.
Committee Leader -
9. IEP Task Force
Committee
–
gather information for
families to aid and assist their children’s IEP’s. Be available to answer
questions re. IEP’s and the Parent’s and students rights according the mandated
laws.
10.
Parent Liaison Committee
– Part 1-contact
parents who have signed up to be notified about the SEPAC. Update phone numbers
and email addresses when needed and notify the secretary of any changes. Be one
of the contact people for new parents to the district or with newly diagnosed
children when they ask questions regarding the SEPAC and direct them in the
right direction or pass on their info to another SEPAC member who can help
them.
Committee Leader - Mary Mazur
Part 2-Bring
information to each schools PTA’s about SEPAC and be a contact person with that
organization. Parents will be asked to volunteer to help out in this area
to be the contact person at their child’s school.
11. Communications/Publicity Committee
–
maintaining public
communications about SEPAC through newspapers, cable T.V., etc. This committee
leader would also work directly with the Website committee for exposure on the
local website.