Palo Alto CAC’s annual Family Fun Day Carnival! Sun Sep 18th 3-5pm, Addison Elementary School Magical Bridge Playground PAUSD CCE Innovation & Agility group made this Tik Tok Video of the event, and Superintendent Don Austin highlighted it in his weekly Superintendents Update All families of children with IEPs, 504s, or learning differences are invited. […]
Each year, the Palo Alto CAC honors the bus drivers who play a vital role in transporting students to and from school. The event will be on April 27th, 2017 at 8:00 a.m., when we will serve breakfast to the bus drivers at their office. If you want to show your support for the dedication and kindness demonstrated […]
PAUSD and Special Olympics Northern California have joined together in a Special Olympics Schools Partnership program. Through sports, the program aims to provide opportunities for special education students and their peers to work together as teammates and to create inclusive opportunities in the school community. Lunch for students is co-sponsored/provided by the Palo Alto Lions Club, PTAC […]
Would you like to know how to advocate for your child’s special education rights? Do you have questions about your child’s IEP? Do you know a child who may benefit from special education services? Untreated disabilities increase children’s risk for many adversities, including persistent academic and behavioral difficulties in school. Federally-funded research shows that some minority […]
Exchange ideas and resources confidentially and respectfully. All are welcome, especially parents of students with IEPs, 504s, learning differences, mental health and emotional challenges. Hosted by SELPA1 CAC.
This list of resources was created by the Palo Alto CAC and PTA for the Fall 2020 school year. These may be helpful during the Covid19 Pandemic for families with students in distance learning. Back to school resources
This report [on June 11, 2019] is the third update to the Board and provides a summary of the District level response to the California Dyslexia Guidelines, progress on the Dyslexia Implementation Plan, as well as action steps to ensure a comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of students with dyslexia. http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/pausd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BCW5KA6ECD9E Here are direct links to […]
Camps that participated in 2022 Resource Fair organized by SELPA 1 CAC On January 25, 2022 the SELPA 1 CAC hosted a Resource Fair of Summer Camps via Zoom. A recording of the fair is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AxlrQXeDuy8 Camps that participated in 2017 Resource Fair organized by Palo Alto CAC In February 2017 the CAC […]
You’re invited! Please join us at the Palo Alto CAC’s annual Family Fun Day! Free pizza, popsicles, face painting, bubble fun, lawn games and more. Coaches will lead the kids in games and fun. Parents can socialize with other families. Meet PAUSD’s Special Education staff and others. Spanish and Mandarin translators available. DATE: Sunday September […]
The California Department of Education (CDE) has released Dyslexia Guidelines. From the website: “The guidelines will be used to assist regular education teachers, special education teachers, and parents to identify and assess pupils with dyslexia, and to plan, provide, evaluate, and improve educational services to pupils with dyslexia.” 2 Page Summary CDE Dyslexia Guidelines Work […]
2016 PAUSD School Board Candidate Forum, jointly sponsored by Parent Advocates for Student Success, the Palo Alto CAC, and the Palo Alto Council of PTAs. Video recording from Saturday, October 1st, 2016. You can find the video here.
The PAUSD Secondary Special Education Leadership Team in partnership with Palo Alto CAC are providing a Transition Information Night for parents. In addition to a general session, there will be three separate breakout sessions for parents of students who will be entering 6th grade, 9th grade and our Post-Secondary program. This session will provide information about transition plans, transition […]
Now available: The video recording of this Candidate Forum Palo Alto CAC, the PTA Council (PTAC), Parent Advocates for Student Success (PASS), and the Latino Parent Network (LPN) are jointly hosting a School Board Candidate Forum on Equity, Access and Special Education. Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EP4S1p-YTcOmyETK0ZAUZA You are also invited to submit questions for the candidates. […]
Read the Special Education Report: Summary of Findings and Recommendations In the Fall of 2015, the district initiated a review of our Special Education services. Thomas Hehir and Associates, an educational research team…was contracted by the district to conduct a Special Education Program Review. The Board approved the proposal for phase one of the work in […]