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r&424 <br /> Town of Reading <br /> Meeting MinutesU <br /> T01N CLERK <br /> R ^ I N!A. <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Raz. <br /> Special Education Parents Advisory Council <br /> 2020 MAR I I PM 4: 12 <br /> Date: 2020-01-14 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: School - Memorial High Location: School Library <br /> Address: 62 Oakland Road Session: <br /> Purpose: Business Meeting Version: <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Maria Morgan <br /> Laura Noonan <br /> Alyssa Scaparotti <br /> Amy Stewart <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Leslie Leslie, Federation of Children with Special Needs <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Amy Stewart <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> Call to Order Maria Morgan called the meeting to order at 7: 03 <br /> PM. Maria Morgan chaired the meeting. <br /> Leslie Leslie of the Federation for Children with Special Needs <br /> presented on "The Role of the SEPAC. " <br /> Public Cooment <br /> Cate Zannino, Children' s Librarian at Reading Public Library, <br /> stated that the library is seeking suggestions from the SEPAC <br /> community for programming ideas and ways the library can be <br /> inclusive. A discussion followed brainstorming the following <br /> suggestions: purchasing and promotion of books featuring <br /> children with differing abilities and offering internship or job <br /> opportunities to students and/or adults with disabilities. The <br /> library' s existing program of monthly Sensory Storytimes was <br /> recommended by Amy Stewart and she encouraged families to attend <br /> as there often is low turnout. <br /> Old Business <br /> Maria Morgan stated that Understanding Disabilities (UD) is <br /> hosting a community forum on February 6, 2020 at Killam <br /> elementary school. The purpose of the forum is to discuss UD' s <br /> long-term viability and need for community financial and <br /> organizational support. Thanks to a generous donation by the <br /> Whitelaw family, UD has funding to operate in the 2020-2021 <br /> school year. UD has published volunteer job descriptions with <br /> Pape I 1 <br />