United for kindness, acceptance and inclusion! Palo Alto’s 11th Annual Unity Day! WEAR ORANGE to show your support! All PAUSD Schools are invited to celebrate Unity Day 2023 to show that our community is united against bullying, and promotes kindness towards all students. Each school can participate in its own special way, so find out […]
Guidance from Authorities on the School Closures – CAC Palo Alto
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 The following documents were provided by the Department of Education on March 16, 2020: Fact […]
VISION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION: Self-Study/Review, Recommendations and CAC Response – CAC Palo Alto
On May 22, 2018 PAUSD Special Education presented “A VISION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION” with findings from three recent surveys from 2017/18: (1) IEP Meeting Parent Satisfaction Survey; (2) Special Education Supports: Parent Survey; and (3) Special Education Supports: Staff Survey. Information from these surveys, focus groups and walk-throughs drive these recommended additions/changes for next year and beyond. Staff […]
CAC asks Board to Fund the 2018 “Vision for Special Education”, and Calls for More Transparency in Decision-making – CAC Palo Alto
CAC Statement at May 14 School Board Meeting At the May 14th School Board meeting, the CAC made this statement during the open comment period, followed by the following email to the board. Palo Alto CAC Statement 5-14-19 Dear PAUSD School Board Members and Superintendent Austin, Attached is the statement that we made tonight asking […]
Dyslexia Awareness Month – CAC Palo Alto
On November 5th, district staff will give an update on it’s Dyslexia work, but October is Dyslexia Awareness month. Parents will attend Tuesday Oct 15th PAUSD Board Meeting during Open Forum and rally together for a reading of PAUSD’s Dyslexia Resolution, and show that there is still important work to be done to support teachers and […]
Mini Resource Fair with Extra Curricular Activities (hand-out available) – CAC Palo Alto
2015 Resource Fair Participants A Resource Fair of Summer Camps, After School Activities, and Educational Resources was held on Feb 18, 2015. It was co-hosed by Palo Alto CAC and PASS and sponsored by PTAC and PAUSD. About 50 vendors attended to interact directly with parents. All programs were either inclusive of special needs kids, designed for special […]
Parent Support Group — Drop in “Let’s Talk” – CAC Palo Alto
Exchange ideas and resources confidentially and respectfully. All are welcome, especially parents of students with IEPs, 504s, learning differences, mental health and emotional challenges. Co-hosted by SELPA1 CAC.
Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast 2022 – CAC Palo Alto
Each year, the Palo Alto CAC honors the bus drivers who play a vital role in transporting students to and from school. This year, we’ll be sending cards via email to the bus drivers. We will also be serving the bus drivers a delicious breakfast buffet, catered by Ada’s Cafe. If you and your children have time […]
Special Olympics Schools Partnership Basketball Tournament – CAC Palo Alto
Fletcher Middle School, 650 Arastradero Road PAUSD and Special Olympics Northern California have joined together with the 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 […]
IEP, Section 504 and RTI – CAC Palo Alto
IEP info page from PAUSD Special Education Fact Sheet Facts about special education for children between the ages of 3 – 22 who are eligible for special education services. Created by the California Foster Youth Task Force. SELPA Procedural Handbook. Handbook on all legal right and explanation of the whole IEP process from Assesment to IEP (including […]
At-Home Resources for Students With Exceptional Needs – CAC Palo Alto
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 Exceptional Needs
Parent Education Event: Inclusion/Ability Awareness 2.0 Event – CAC Palo Alto
What does inclusion really mean, and how will it affect your child’s classroom and learning experience? How does inclusion benefit students with special needs, severe disabilities, and the entire student population? Are there situations when inclusion is not appropriate? What do Ability Awareness simulations teach well, and how can they be improved? We will talk […]
Aslihan Demirkaya, Author at CAC Palo Alto
2023 SELPA1 CAC Newsletter English 2023 SELPA1 CAC Newsletter ESPAÑOL At the January 18th, 2022 meeting, Palo Alto CAC made comments to School Board on Dyslexic and Struggling Readers. You can access those comments here. There is also a recording […] PAUSD Innovation & Agility Team created this great video celebrating Unity Day 2021. Here […]
Assistive Technology Parent Webinar by PAUSD PATCH – CAC Palo Alto
SELPA 1 CAC, Palo Alto CAC and the PAUSD PATCH team are pleased to host a Zoom panel on Assistive Technology! Assistive Technology (AT) can help with communication and accessing curriculum for a wide variety of students, from those who have specific learning disabilities to dyslexia, ADHD to hearing challenges, unique visual needs or those students who are non-verbal. […]