Organizational Strategies and Social Skills for Special Learners

Does your child or student:

- Have difficulty making and keeping friends?

-Experience frustration or anxiety?

- Seek attention in a negative way vs. positive way?

-Have difficulty transitioning from one activity/place to another?

- Avoid loud places? (Crowds, gym, lunch, electives)

- Get bullied or teased?

- Engage in impulsive behavior?

- Have difficulty communicating with others?

Learn how to “Teach the Skill - Don’t Expect It”.This hour long workshop is being presented by Cheryl Kasper, LCSW who is the director of Ocean County Social Skills in Toms River. Cheryl Kasper presented at last year’s meeting, and she is back by popular demand. This hour long workshop will provide parents and teachers with concrete strategies to help children stay organized and reinforce positive behaviors.

The high school “Student Ambassadors” will provide babysitting in the lobby, so please bring along your children! Refreshments will also be served, and we want the evening to be enjoyable and worth your time. We value your feedback, and are here to help in any way we can.

Other meetings in 2015 are:
Thursday, April 16th: (Media Center) 7:00 pm

Your Dependent With Special Needs:Making Their Future More Secure

Presented by Donald Brown, Special Needs Planner

and

Wednesday, May 13th: 7:00 pm

Awards & Recognition for Parent Volunteers, Elections

Meetings are held in the Ocean Road Elementary School cafeteria or library.

The objectives of the Pt. Pleasant SEPAC are:
• To promote a network of parents of children with special needs and provide a forum to share information and discuss matters of concern and interest for children with special needs;

• To provide direct input on the policies, programs, and practices that impact services and supports for children with disabilities and their families;

• To increase the involvement of families of children with special needs in making recommendations on special education policy

Who Should Attend SEPAC Meetings?

Everyone from any community is welcome, but the meetings are geared specifically to:​

• Anyone with a child or student with different learning needs; be they physical, emotional, or behavioral.

• Anyone with a child or student eligible for or receiving services under an IEP or 504 plan.

To receive the SEPAC monthly news letter, or for more information about local opportunities, visit the website at:

Pt. Pleasant SEPAC. Handouts and flyers will also be uploaded to the site.

For more information, please feel free to reach out to members of the executive committee:
Co-Presidents - John & Regina McAllen

Vice President - Nina Biggs

Secretary - Mary Craig

Treasurer - Christine Spada

High School Rep - Shawn McCarthy

Memorial Middle School Rep - Maureen Martino

Ocean Road Rep - Laura Burns

Nellie Bennett Rep - Jen Burgos

Out Of District Rep - Jackie Grantham

pointpleasantsepac@gmail.com

New Jersey Administrative Code 6A:14-1.2(h) states that each board of education shall ensure that a Special Education Parent Advisory Group is in place in the district to provide input to the district on issues concerning students with disabilities.

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