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Date.:. -2017-04-03 Time: 7:00 PM
'Building: School - Memorial High Location: Conference Room
Address: 62 Oakland Road
Purpose: Business Meeting Session:. Open Session .
Attendees: Members - Present:
Kate Goldlust
Sarah McLaughlin (general member appointed to make quorum)
Members - Not Present:
Alicia Williams
Terri Teixeira
Others Present:
,:Carolyn Wilson;. Director of. Student. Services
Linda Snow Dockser; School Committee Liaison
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:.. Kate Goldlust
Topics. of Discussion:
1. Call to Order: Kate Goldlust called the meeting to order:
2. Public Comment: Discussed reduction of .5 team chair due to budget process
Current high _school team chair only 1 year hire. Plan .for: posting 1.0 position in
anticipation of her leave. =
Question from member re: extended day directed to Sandy Calandrella who manages
program.
3. New Business:
Upcoming meetirigdatd:4/27/17-presentation by,school psychologists.'
SpEd Parent Survey is now available online. Carolyn will ask school principals to place
notice -in their newsletters.
Will discuss plans buddy program at future meeting.
Kate presented idea of creating subcommittee to keep SEPAC community aware of local
and national law changes within the Department of Education. Further discussed later. .
K. -Goldlust moved to adjourn. Seconded by S. McLaughlin.
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