Pam Formosa from Brain Fit Academy will present on Getting to the root cause of Attention, Anxiety, Sensory & Learning Challenges
April 11, 2017
Promoting Wellness and Social-Emotional Learning:
A conversation with Kathleen Bernklow, Director of Student Services and Ryan Sherman, Director of Wellness
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Guidance Area at Medway High School.
If there are particular questions that you would like to see addressed, you may submit questions ahead of time to: medwayspedpac@gmail.com.
Cancelled: March 14 – Resilience Presentation in Franklin
*This event has been cancelled due to today’s snow storm. We will post to our facebook page if they reschedule it: https://www.facebook.com/MedwaySEPAC/
Our neighbors at Franklin SEPAC are hosting a presentation on the topic of resilience on March 14 (our regularly scheduled meeting date). Many of our members have expressed an interest in this topic, so instead of holding a competing event, we encourage you all to attend Franklin’s presentation.
Here are the details:
* TUESDAY, March 14th, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Helping Children Cope: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again. A look at building resilience in children;
presented by Ms. Jeanine Fitzgerald
Horace Mann Middle School Auditorium: 224 Oak Street, Franklin, MA
Rescheduled**- Basic Rights in Special Education *March 28*
Please join us for a presentation by the Federation for Children with Special Needs on Basic Rights in Special Education. This workshop is free and open to the public.
** This presentation was originally scheduled for February 7th, and had to be cancelled due to snow. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 28th**
No meeting – Tuesday, November 8th
Please go vote in the Presidential Election. We’ll see you on December 13th.
October 18, 2016 **- Helping your child get & stay organized (Executive Function Strategies for Parents at Home)
Anne Larsen from the Landmark School will present strategies & techniques to help parents with supporting their child’s organization at home and helping to strengthen the home-school connection. This workshop is designed to provide parents with a better understanding of the child who exhibits weaknesses with executive function. Topics of discussion will include an overview of executive function, how it impacts the daily life of the child who struggles with executive function weaknesses, and several effective strategies for helping students at home.
Ann is Medway’s consultant from the Landmark School. Her popular presentations are widely regarded as presenting useful and meaningful information and strategies that can be used starting the next day.
We will meet upstairs in the Medway High School Library at 7:00 PM.
**Please note date change due to No School on Tuesday, October 11th.**
June 14, 2016 – Legislative issues with Rep. Roy
Our state Representative Jeffrey Roy will be joining us for a round-table discussion of PARCC testing and legislative issues for parents of special education students. If you have questions or concerns that you would like to see addressed, please send an e-mail to the SEPAC board members at medwayspedpac@gmail.com.
We will meet upstairs in the Medway High School Library at 7:00 PM.
