2020-09-08 Speical Education Parent Advisory Council Minutes

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r'.Cri= 1 �✓ �.�.J TO'1!N CLERK Town of Reading - ; �,, � .,.� ,� Pd•A. ^// y Meeting Minutes `T( 0' ,,,K„ 211 OCT 30 PM 5: 15 Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Special Education Parents Advisory Council Date: 2020-09-08 Time: 7 PM Building: Location: Address: Session: Purpose: Virtual Business Meeting Version: Attendees: Members - Present: Maria Morgan Alyssa Scaparotti Laura Noonan Amy Stewart Members - Not Present: Others Present: Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Amy Stewart Topics of Discussion: 7 PM Call to Order by Laura Noonan Welcome by Laura Noonan Old Business 3/10/20 Minutes approved unanimously. New Business Student Services Update: Jennifer Stys reported that team chairs are in touch with families. DESE advised districts that special education services shall be provided but may look different and that services will represent a team effort. Staff has participated in trainings on computer programs, reading, executive functioning, and how to use state resource book. Stys reported that district has partnered with Crafting Minds(Orkin -brain expert)and did a training on building leaders and utilizing graphic organizers for team chairs, reading specialists, and school psychologists. Reported that school psychologists have started another training on assessments to obtain baseline data (particularly Bridge program)with the objective to improve consistency with data collection. Reported that student services staff continue to work diligently on program descriptions and descriptions will highlight how each program is different. Allison Wright reported that program descriptions will have consistent criteria and that the research supporting the program's methodology will be embedded in the descriptions. Stys and/or Wright has been meeting will all program staff to finalize descriptions. Stys stated that Page I 1