╨╧рб▒с>■  .0■   -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴7 Ё┐[bjbjUU "$7|7|[      l &Щ╢FFFFFFFF$O o╠>FFFFF>кFFSкккF▐FFкFкnкF: @ў¤7 ┼$"i0Щ;Fd;к┘ Medway Special Education Parents Advisory Council Minutes of Meeting of January 11, 2005 12 parents in attendance Guests: Dr. Richard Grandmont, Superintendent of Schools Judy Hoyer, Director of Student Services Susan Connolly, School Committee liaison Jennifer Doherty, School Committee liaison A quorum was present. The Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer were in attendance. The Chair stated that Judy Hoyer, the Director of Student Services, would be retiring on February 10, 2005. Ms. Hoyer gave a short speech reflecting on her tenure in the Medway Special Education Department. The floor was turned over to Dr. Grandmont. Dr.Grandmont presented his proposal to add a special education teacher to be split between the Burke and McGovern schools to provide specialized, intensive instruction for students in small groups. Dr. Grandmont also provided a summary of the staffing requested for all the schools. The floor for was then opened for questions. Matt McConville made the suggestion that notices that go home in student backpacks be mailed to parents of outplaced students. Kerry McElhiney expressed general dissatisfaction with the special education process in Medway. Jennifer Doherty recommended that notices regarding PAC activities be sent home in all backpacks rather than mailed to special education families only. The start date for the new Director of Student Services, Dr. Denise Rochlin, is March 8th. The question arose about coverage between the departure of Judy Hoyer and the arrival of the new director. Dr. Grandmont stated that Eileen Harvey, the assistant principal at the Memorial School, would be available for consultation as she has a background as a special education administrator. Debbie Hill asked if one additional special education teacher covered the need. Dr. Grandmont responded that is what is being asked for initially. Stacey Kelly asked what the role of the new SPED teacher would be. Judy Hoyer responded that the goal would be literacy and prevention. Caroline VanBruinswaardt asked what help would be provided for dysgraphic and dyslexic children. Judy Hoyer responded that there is one full time teacher at McGovern and one half time teacher at Memorial to work with dyslexic students and that dysgraphic students were covered by the OT staff. David Scheffey asked what the plans were for summer services. Judy Hoyer responded that extended year services are discussed at TEAM meetings. It should be placed in the IEP by the end of February to early March, then a program would be designed after that. Carla Cataldo mentioned that the SPED office has moved, but the phone service had not been switched. Dr. Grandmont said he would have that corrected. Carla stated that the outreach subcommittee formed at the last PAC meeting had met and will be putting a survey up on the PAC website. Carla also stated concerns about enrollment for Sunshine Group being full. Matt McConville asked about the continuity of the SPED program with the switch in directors. Dr. Grandmont stated that he expected the period from March to June to be an assessment period. He was asked to provide further details about the new director, Dr. Denise Rochlin. Dr. Grandmont stated that Dr. Rochlin has been the SPED director in Lexington for 2 1/2 years. Previously, she had worked in the Freetown-Lakeville school system, was a SPED coordinator, a SPED teacher, and a college professor. She has a bachelorТs degree from Boston University, a masterТs from Lesley College, and a PHD from Boston University. Kerry McElhiney expressed the opinion that the IEPs being written in Medway were sloppy with weak goals. Beth Arego expressed the opinion that the IEP process was disorganized at the preschool level. Judy Hoyer suggested that the preschool team be invited to a PAC meeting. Dr. Grandmont stated that he would share concerns raised at this meeting with Dr. Rochlin. Carla Cataldo mentioned the upcoming Basic Rights workshop as a way to become more familiar with the IEP process. She concurred that benchmarks and goals on the IEP need to be strengthened. Debbie Hill asked if the proposed $1.3 million budget was for level services. Dr. Grandmont stated that $650,000 was the amount for level services. Jennifer Doherty reminded everyone that the budget is approved at Town Meeting and therefore it is important to attend the meeting. The Chairman, Matt McConville, announced that the upcoming schedule of PAC meetings would include a Basic Rights seminar and a talk about Speech Development. One of these topics will be discussed at the February meeting and the other at the March meeting (to be determined). The April meeting will feature the annual School Committee candidatesТ forum and nominations for PAC offices. Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month. A motion was made to accept the minutes of the meeting of September 23,2004. The motion passed 7-0. A motion was made to amend the minutes of the November 16, 2004 meeting to include the names of the members of the outreach subcommittee. The motion passed 7-0. A motion was made to accept the minutes of the meeting of November 16,2004. The motion passed 7-0. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed 7-0. 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