2020-21 Meetings and Events AUSD Board of Education Candidate Forum on Special Education September 26, 2020 10:00am ASPED Families hosted for a zoom webinar with 6 candidates for Alameda Unified School District’s Board of Education. Candidates are on Alameda’s November 2020 ballot. Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VglU2S8TeTQ 2019 - 2020 Panel: Advocating for Your Special Needs Child December 3, 2019 6:30pm - 8:00pm Confirmed Speaker Lilian Ansari Special Education Advocate Franklin Elementary School 1433 San Antonio St., Alameda 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 Link to: AUSD Presentation Come hear updates on Special Education in AUSD. Bring your questions! _______________________________________________________________ Thank you for joining us at 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 _______________________________________________________________ presented on October 25, 2018 www.alameda.k12.ca.us/specialeducation 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 _______________________________________________________________ ASPED Families Presentation presented by AUSD on September 2017 On September 21, 2017, Chief Student Support Officer Kirsten Zazo and Director of Special Education Victoria Forrester gave this presentation on AUSD's special education services to the Alameda Special Education Families Support Group. _______________________________________________________________ Three Meetings - One Location 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 *The Autism (ASD) Support Group will share information about CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN uses evidence-based practices (EBP) to support our students with autism. _______________________________________________________________ Welcome Back to School Reception Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Franklin Elementary 6:30pm – 8:30pm Free Childcare Speakers Sean McPhetridge AUSD Superintendent Victoria Forrester Director of Special Education If you are unable to attend
please email your questions to alamedaspedpsg@gmail.com by Sunday, September 30th. _______________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________ ASPED Families Community Picnic Happy Summer! _______________________________________________________________ Spring Workshop Ability Awareness Program Learn About the Program Experience the Program’s Lessons & Activities Gather Program Information for Your School Wednesday, April 18, 2018 6:30pm – 8:30pm Franklin Elementary 1433 San Antonio Avenue, Alameda Doors will open at 6:15pm Workshop will begin at 6:40pm FREE Childcare for Attendees ASPEDFamilies Support Group Meeting Alameda
Middle School Information Night: Making
the Middle School Decision Family Support Group is hosting A panel of parents will share their experience of selecting and making the transition to middle school.
Thursday, January 19, 2017 Free Childcare _______________________________________________________________Dyslexia Support Group Meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 _______________________________________________________________ 9/16/15 Speakers: Sean McPhetridge, Superintendent Alameda Unified School District Susan Mitchell, Director for Special Education for AUSD Presentation Materials:
Message from Superintendent: Resolution on “Urging the Use of People-First Language for Students with Disabilities” A few weeks ago, the Board of Education passed a resolution entitled “Urging the Use of People-First Language for Students with Disabilities” which I spoke about in my presentation to the Alameda Special Education Parent Support Group recently.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: 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. Superintendent's Goals HandoutPresented by Susan Mitchell: AUSD Special Education Update Handout Meeting Handouts |