Frederick Douglass Campuses

First Meeting of 2021-2022

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:30pm

Ottiwell Campus, 515 Belleville Ave.

Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC)

SEPAC is a body of families who meet regularly to discuss Special Education at Alma del Mar. SEPAC is a venue for families to better understand and contribute to Special Education policies at Alma del Mar. All families of scholars who attend Alma are welcome to attend, even if their child is not in Special Education.

English Language Learner Parent Advisory Council (ELLPAC)

ELLPAC is a body of families who meet regularly to discuss English Language Learner (ELL) supports at Alma del Mar. ELLPAC is a venue for families to better understand and contribute to English Language Learner policies at Alma del Mar. All families of scholars who attend Alma are welcome to attend, even if their child is not an English Language Learner.

When do these groups meet?

SEPAC, and ELLPAC will have a joint meeting every 4-6 weeks. These joint meetings will occur from 5:30pm-6:30pm. SEPAC/ELLLPAC will alternate locations between the Ottiwell Community Room and the Frederick Douglass Campus. These dates are listed below:

• December 15th, January 5th, March 2nd, April 13th, May 25th

Who Leads?

SEPAC/ELLPAC will be co-led by the Deans of Scholar Support, Families Helping Families Coordinator, and staff volunteers.

What might we work on together?

• advising the school on matters pertaining to the education of Multilingual Learners

• meeting regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school’s ELL programs

• offer workshops and educational programming of interest to parents of ELLs

• advising the school on matters pertaining to the education and safety of scholars with special needs

• meeting regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school’s special education programs

• offer workshops and educational programming of interest to parents of children with special needs, including about the rights of special education students and their parents/guardians