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		<title>Superintendent Job Performance Evaluation</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/superintendent-job-performance-evaluation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Geryk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superintendent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How does SEPAC feel about Maria Geryk&#8217;s performance?  Click here to read what SEPAC submitted to the School Board regarding her evaluation.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=318&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End Abuse of Students with Autism</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/end-abuse-of-students-with-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Melissa, When Sandra Baker was called to pick up her 9-year-old son with autism Chris, from his Mercer County, Kentucky school, she was stunned by what she found: She says that Chris&#8217;s teacher had stuffed him in a gym bag and left him in the hallway as punishment. &#8220;When I walked in,&#8221; Sandra told CBS [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=310&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Confusing IEPs</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/confusing-ieps-2/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/confusing-ieps-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amherst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[504]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEP]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why in the world are IEPs and 504s so difficult to decipher?  A central purpose of the documents is to broker a mutual understanding of how our children&#8217;s needs will be met; shouldn&#8217;t we parents be able to understand these documents clearly and easily?  Since 1975, parents have been legally mandated to have an active [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=307&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Restraining and Secluding Children</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/restraining-and-secluding-children/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/restraining-and-secluding-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amherst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaining children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secluding children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin introduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act, S.2020, to protect students nationwide from dangerous restraint and seclusion. As the GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) has found, restraint/seclusion are dangerous, resulting in deaths, injuries, and trauma to children nationwide. WE ARE SEEKING LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL FROM PARENTS [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=286&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">grabbing a wrist</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Picture 27</media:title>
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		<title>Special Education Staff Qualifications</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/special-education-staff-qualifications/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/special-education-staff-qualifications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amherst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[license]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who works with your child?  What is their professional status?  What is the professional status of all those making decisions about your child&#8217;s education?  SEPAC had these same questions!  Search for the names of those who work with your child by following this link to our documents page. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=269&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voice Your Opinion!!!!</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/voice-your-opinion/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/voice-your-opinion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amherst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sepac meeting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attention parents/guardians, please join us for an important parent meeting scheduled on 1/9/12 (snow date 1/11/12) at the Bangs Community Center at 6pm. This meeting is a rare opportunity to participate in a statewide movement to make the Commonwealth of Massachusetts including DESE and BSEA accountable for non enforcement of special education laws and regulations. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=258&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/fall-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/fall-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amherst SEPAC News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/?p=241</guid>
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		<title>Think Alive Foundation Grant</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/think-alive-foundation-grant/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/think-alive-foundation-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Think Alive]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Think Alive Foundation is a non-profit organization “dedicated to providing a financial means, through scholarships and achievement grants, for students and young adults to see beyond a disability and allow them to discover the courage needed to realize a dream.” Grants may be used to finance classes, lessons, equipment, travel expenses or other expenditures [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=232&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Work Shop:  Basic Rights in Special Ed</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/work-shop-basic-rights-in-special-education/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/work-shop-basic-rights-in-special-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Basic Rights workshop provides families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under:  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  Massachusetts Special Education Law and No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This workshop is designed to help parents learn to be effective partners with their child’s school to decide their child’s eligibility for special education, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=207&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What are your Thoughts on Special Education?</title>
		<link>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/what-are-your-thoughts-on-special-education/</link>
		<comments>http://arpssepac.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/what-are-your-thoughts-on-special-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Birdie Champ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amherst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crocker Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fort River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leverett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pelham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildwood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, roughly 1.5 years ago the Amherst Special Education Department underwent two reviews from outside agencies. The PCG and CPI survey and analysis identified strengths and areas of improvement for the District. The PCG Report provided an analysis of the Special Education services as well as how parents were feeling about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arpssepac.wordpress.com&amp;blog=26225273&amp;post=193&amp;subd=arpssepac&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">How has your experience been with special education?</media:title>
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