2019 - 2020 

Welcome Back to School Meeting 

with New AUSD Leadership

 

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Franklin Elementary

6:30pm – 8:30pm

Free Childcare

Speakers

Pasquale Scuderi

AUSD Superintendent

Pam Kazee

Director of Special Education

Come hear updates on Special Education in AUSD.

Bring your questions!

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Thank you for joining us at 

RESOURCE FAIR 2019

presented by

A Special Thank You to all of the organizations and speakers that joined us this year at 

the Resource Fair!

Thank you to the following 

Supporters of the Resource Fair

Alameda Unified School District

Ruby Bridges Elementary

North Region SELPA

Alameda PTA Council

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AUSD Special Education Presentation on

October 2018 to ASPED Families

On October 3, 2018, Director of Special Education Victoria Forrester gave this presentation on AUSD's special education services to the Alameda Special Education Families Support Group. 

www.alameda.k12.ca.us/specialeducation

ASPED Families is hosting AUSD 

Presenting 

Special Education Strategic Plan 

Come learn about the newly adopted AUSD Strategic Plan for 

Special Education

Speaker

Victoria Forrester,

 AUSD Director of Special Education

Wednesday, January 30

Franklin Elementary

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Childcare will be provided

Bringing Together Families

of the

Dyslexia,

Autism*,

& Military Communities

Thursday, October 25, 2018

TIME:

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

(6:30 pm – 7:00 pm, ASPED Families Meeting and Announcements;

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Break-out support group meetings)

ATTENDANCE:

Free, Drop in

LOCATION:

Franklin Elementary School

1433 San Antonio Avenue,

Alameda, CA 94501

Free Childcare - Please RSVP

alamedaspedpsg@gmail.com

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Please join us for our

2018 - 2019 Planning Meeting

for ASPED Families

Please bring your

Questions,

Concerns

and Ideas

as we plan for the new school year!

Join us

July 23, 2018

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Alameda Free Library

1550 Oak Street

Alameda, CA

If you are unable to attend please email your questions and ideas to alamedaspedpsg@gmail.com 

by Thursday, July 19th.

Message from Superintendent: Resolution on “Urging the Use of People-First Language for Students with Disabilities”

This measure recognizes the necessity of a more respectful and humanistic view of people and students with disabilities, and it affirms that state policies and procedures should use People First Language to the greatest extent possible. 

People with disabilities constitute our nation’s largest minority group, which is simultaneously the most inclusive and the most diverse. Everyone is represented: of all genders, all ages, all religions, all socioeconomic levels and all ethnic backgrounds. The disability community is the only minority group that anyone can join at any time.

Disability is not the “problem.” For example, a person who wears glasses doesn’t say, “I have a problem seeing,” they say, “I wear/need glasses.” Similarly, a person who uses a wheelchair doesn’t say, “I have a problem walking,” they say, “I use/need a wheelchair.” This is an example of using “People-first” language.

The Board voted unanimously to approve this resolution, and staff will work to help familiarize educators and the public about our need going forward to shift our collective mindset from one of viewing children by labels to one of viewing children as people first.

Resolution Handout:
“Urging the Use of People-First Language for Students with Disabilities”

Introduction from Sean McPhetridge to Superintendent’s Goals, Priorities and Values:

At the ASPEDPSG meeting, I also spoke about my goals, priorities, and values as superintendent. Attached is a brief synopsis of that presentation that hopefully represents key ideas that guide and shape our work ahead in AUSD.