We post news, statements, and other timely information related to State and PAUSD educational policy, special education, and Palo Alto CAC activities. You can read more about the Palo Alto CAC’s advisory role on our District Advisory page.
The Palo Alto CAC made a comment and sent the following letter regarding Dyslexia at the May 12 2020 Board meeting.
CAC Comment for May 12 Board Meeting
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Update: March 21, 2020 The following document was provided by OSERS and OCR on March 21, 2020: Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities
Update: March 16, 2020
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This list of At Home Resources for Students with Exceptional Needs may be helpful to parents during the school closure. It was created by Palo Alto CAC and PTA during the Covid19 Pandemic for families with students in distance learning.
At-Home Resources for Students With […]
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From the US Department of Education, March 2020, ‘QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 OUTBREAK’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responding to an outbreak of
respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus named coronavirus disease […]
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We’ve gathered a few resources that parents might find helpful.
March 17 update: We’ve created a living document with more At-Home Resources for Students with Exceptional Needs
Dealing with Anxiety, School Closings, and Keeping Kids Busy
From Understood.org: Coronavirus Latest Updates and […]
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The next two CAC meetings (March & April) will be held online only using Zoom conferencing. Please see details on the Meetings & Membership page.
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The 2020 Annual Sweetheart Awards held on February 26th was a wonderful success. More than 100 awards were given by PAUSD families as a gesture to honor individuals for the positive impact they’ve had on students.
In addition, the Palo Alto CAC presented awards to three special […]
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Board Meeting Agenda
(Under Reports, Item H: Special Education: Reviewing and Expanding Continuum of Services. This includes a report on NPS (Non-Public School) Placements & related support programs.)
CAC Comments to the Board
(Download PDF)
December 10, 2019
Dear PAUSD School Board Members, Superintendent Austin […]
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Comments on November 19, 2019 Dyslexia Update
Delivered by Kimberly Eng Lee, co-Chair Palo Alto CAC
(Download as PDF: CAC Comments on Dyslexia 11_19_19)
We appreciate and acknowledge the teachers who screened all our 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders for dyslexia. And […]
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The student newspaper Campanile wrote an article about dis-proportionality of minorities in Special Education, and interviewed Kimberly Eng Lee and Tara Ford of the CAC.
Sept 27th, 2019 Campanile Article – “Minorities disproportionately in special education”
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