PAUSD Holiday Social For Elementary Latino Families, DEC 21, 6-8 PM at Addison Elementary The Palo Alto Unified School District will be hosting a holiday social for our elementary Latino families. This will be an opportunity to connect and share information and opportunities with our Spanish speaking community. Palo Alto CAC and Palo Alto Council […]

Statement presented by Palo Alto CAC for PAUSD School Board meeting, August 9, 2015. Palo Alto CAC responded to proposed budget cuts and requested the Final Report for the Review of PAUSD Special Education be made public and discussed, before any decisions are made based upon its recommendations.

Sweethearts Award presented on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 On behalf of the Palo Alto CAC, we would like to award Ada’s Café and its founder, Kathleen Foley-Hughes, as well as her accomplished staff for their continued mission to provide meaningful vocational opportunities to adults and students with challenges.  This labor of love produces high quality nutritious […]

2e Self Advocacy Panel—Help Your Student Understand Their Brain, and Help Their Teachers Understand It, Too! (For parents of K-12 students) Recording of this event is available here. Zoom info sent the day before the event Panel Featuring: Dr. Keri Berquist, Psychologist, Nancy Kong, Educational Therapist,Toni Ratzburg, Clinical Director, MFT, RSVP here: https://forms.gle/vKZJGfWBoJX6ejBXA Twice-exceptional, or […]

Special Note: There is lots of great data (at the end) in Clarisse Haxton’s presentation titled “District Evaluation for Special Education Improvement” A core feature of our work with new hires includes our New Hire Equity Workshop series. These workshops not only assist teachers with developing the skills and awareness about meeting the needs of […]

On February 28th, 2023 the district staff delivered a Report on Dyslexia & Struggling Readers at the board meeting. Afterward, the CAC made comments, linked in the letter below. We are supportive of the progress made by our district, and made two asks of the district: 1) to codify it’s Universal Screening practice, and 2) […]

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.

Questions? Contact: Donna Soo (650) 828-0997 Trudy Palmer (650) 208-9116 Come join a support group hosted by the Mental Health Subcommittee of SELPA 1 CAC 7:00-8:30PM, second Tuesday of every month Los Altos Library Orchard Room 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos Platica Para Padres: Apoyo de colega a colega para padres con jóvenes […]

The arts are a vehicle for creative expression and social interaction in ALL kids. The arts are linked to academic achievement as well as social and emotional development. In this forum we will explore the various arts opportunities in our community. We’ll hear from Youth Drama for All (in their 10th year of productions), Dance […]

Palo Alto Inclusive Resource Fair for Summer Camps & Afterschool Activities Interactive Presentation, Physical Activity for All  Please RSVP Join us to watch an interactive presentation, “Physical Activity for All”, about how to adapt physical activity to our children and to meet 30 providers of summer camps & after-school activities. All providers can accommodate some […]

Taking Care of You: Mindfulness and Parenting with Challenges With Dr. Linda Lotspeich, Child Psychiatrist and Clinical Professor. Parenting a child with disabilities can lead to difficult emotions and stress. The practice of mindfulness, including meditation, can reduce stress, improve self-esteem and allow you to better manage these emotions. Learn to move from coping to […]

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. Anne Brown, Ms. Danae Reynolds, Ms. Leslie Faust, and Ms. Yolanda Conaway, What started five years ago as an initiative for students with dyslexia expanded […]

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.

Executive Functioning with John Brentar Executive functioning (EF)  is the ability to plan, organize and complete tasks. Success in school requires good EF skills like working memory, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control. Children with learning challenges often have problems with EF skills, but training can help. Learning more from John Brentar, PhD from Morrissey-Compton Educational […]