PAUSD School Board Candidate Forum Listen to the audio here, or view the video recording of this past event here: Come meet the candidates! Sunday, October 14, 4:00-6:00pm Greene Middle School, 750 N. California Ave., Multi-Purpose Room This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the candidates who are running for PAUSD School Board. This forum […]

Come cheer on the students in this Special Olympics Track and Field event! Student-athletes from PAUSD elementary, middle, and high school and surrounding areas will be participating, on the field at Gunn High School.  It will be on May 20th from 9:30-12:30. Open to the public, come by anytime. PAUSD and Special Olympics Northern California […]

Please join us at the Palo Alto Art Center where we will have a special docent-led tour of an exhibit about disability culture. We will have coffee/tea and breakfast treats provided and served by students from the Futures Program at Gunn. For parents and caregivers of students with IEPs & 504s in PAUSD. We hope […]

March 13, 2017 To: Members of the PAUSD School Board, Superintendent McGee and Dr. Castellon: The Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC) wholeheartedly supports inclusion of students with disabilities in PAUSD’s Equity Plan. We remind you that at this time, the CAC has not yet input into the current 2016/17 version. However, […]

16th Annual Sweetheart Awards Save the date! DATE: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 LOCATION: Nixon Elementary School Theatre (1711 Stanford Ave.) TIME: Refreshments at 6:00 pm CEREMONY begins at 6:15 pm Submit your nomination HERE by Feb 13 Join us to celebrate the special people in our community that go the extra mile to make a […]

Rethinking Adulthood: A Neurodiverse Trajectory (Presented in Partnership with REEL) Via ZOOM – Register below to receive zoom link What does it mean to be an adult? How is the transition to adulthood addressed in neurodivergent populations? Presented by a neurodivergent educator, we will explore the social and emotional elements of this transition and how […]

Released January 2019, the PAUSD Promise. This guiding document is designed to clearly, concisely, and coherently outline our critical priority areas, provide space to explore our aspirations and determine metrics to monitor our progress. https://promise.pausd.org/home Special Education & Inclusion is now specified as one of the district priority areas: https://promise.pausd.org/special-education-inclusion Parents and community members can provide […]

Date: Wed, Feb 19th Time: 5:30-7:00 pm Location: District Office, Main Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto 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 […]

Wednesday, 1/23/19 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location TBD PAUSD district room. Join us for a free community discussion event to go deeper in our discussion of the film 2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional. How can we better support our 2e kids and and make change happen? We’ll use questions from the film’s Viewers’ Guide to focus the conversation. Everyone […]

18th Annual Sweetheart Awards Save the date! DATE: Saturday, February 26, 2022 LOCATION: ZOOM (The Zoom link will be emailed to nominators and nominees directly to retain privacy.) TIME: 10am- 12pm (exact schedule TBA) Submit your nomination HERE by Feb 18 Join us to celebrate the special people in our community that go the extra […]

19 th Annual Sweetheart Awards DATE: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023  LOCATION: Addison Elementary School TIME: Refreshments at 6:00 pm CEREMONY begins at 6:15 pm Call for Nominations Submission due by Sat, Feb 25, Nomination form via this link Join us to celebrate the special people in our community that go the extra mile to make […]

Join us in this two-class series on ways to support your child’s mental and physical wellness at home. Class will include issues relevant to all children of all ages, however the techniques are specifically targeted to 5th grade and up. Dr. Moira Kessler is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and specializes in school mental health […]

The Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special Education is hosting our annual Family Fun Day next Sunday, Sept 18th at Mitchell Park. Please consider joining us. We are inviting all PAUSD families with IEPs and 504s. Children & their parent or other adult, along with siblings and family members are invited. Coaches from […]

Statement by CAC regarding the district’s internal operations review, a Special Education Evaluation that looks at patterns of practice and need, and shares their data and findings to date. This was presented at the Feb 27 School Board Meeting.