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.

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 organizations and individuals: 1. Kids With Dreams Kids with […]

Friday, April 28th, 9:30AM-Noon Gunn High School, Athletic Fields, 780 Arastradero Road PAUSD and Special Olympics Northern California have joined together in a new 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 […]

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 Thursday, May 2nd, 2018 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 daily by your […]

PAUSD has scheduled a Special Board Study Session on Tuesday, Dec 13th 8am-10am at 25 Churchill. There will be a presentation by Dr. Hehir, the Special Education department’s response, Board Q&A and time for community comment. It is important that you attend! For more info, including the final report and response from the CAC, click here.

The PAUSD Special Education leadership team and the Palo Alto CAC for Special Education are providing an informational night for secondary and post-secondary transition planning and services for students with IEPs. There will be three breakout sessions for parents of students who will be entering 6th grade, 9th grade, and the post-secondary program for the […]

Submission due by Sun, Feb 23, Nomination form via this link Is there a bus driver, crossing gaurd, friend, teacher, aide, coach, therapist, or community member that made a difference for your special needs child with an IEP or 504 or are you a student with an IEP or 504 that would like to nominate someone?  […]

Michael Fitzgerald, Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services at El Camino Hospital will discuss the benefits of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Learn why DBT is so effective and how parents can use the concept to have better communication with their teens.  “Sometimes parents are unaware of how their teens are reacting to their verbal and […]

The Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special Education will be hosting our annual Family Fun Day in Sept at Mitchell Park in the Pine Grove picnic area. We are inviting all PAUSD families with IEPs and 504s. Fun for the whole family! View the flyer

Challenges of Dyslexia Join Lindamood-Bell Center Director, Leila MacCurrach, for a conversation about how intensive instruction that builds the imagery-language foundation can enable students of all backgrounds and prior diagnoses to learn to read and comprehend to their potential. Lindamood-Bell’s intensive, one-to-one, process-based instruction has been used to strengthen the sensory-cognitive functions needed for reading […]

Please read the CAC response to the 2018 PAUSD Dyslexia Guidelines Implementation Plan. Also, the Dyslexia Resolution was presented by the PAUSD Dyslexia Workgroup on January 30, 2018.       Click here to read a statement CAC made to the PAUSD Board about the new Equity Plan (Dec 17, 2017) The Proposed Plan illustrates key building […]

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.

CAC’s comments on the ELA Curriculum Adoption to the PAUSD Board for the May 4, 2022 Board Meeting. “Dear PAUSD School Board Trustees, Dr. Don Austin, Ms. Sharon Ofek, Ms. […] Santa Clara County Board of Education Approves Resolutions Acknowledging October as Bullying Prevention and Disability Employment Awareness Month link to full press release ​​exerpts: […]

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 […]   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) […]