SECAC General meetings for the 2017-2018 school year will generally be held on the second Thursday of each month from 7-9pm at the The Dr. Carol S. Parham Board of Education Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD, unless otherwise indicated on the schedule below.  Some adjustments are made for school board and county council budget hearings when they conflict.

Additional events may be held throughout the year at alternate locations, and will be indicated as such on the schedule. We welcome all AACPS parents/guardians, AACPS teachers and staff, and other community members interested in improving special education and support for children with special needs in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

SECAC MEETING DATES 2017- 2018

 

September 14, 2017 - General Meeting

October 12, 2017 - General Meeting

October 23, 2017 SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE FAIR SECAC resource fair flyer 2017.pdf

November 9, 2017 Speaker- BOBBI PEDRICK Topic- Special Education in AACPS

December 14, 2017 General Meeting

January 10, 2017 Speaker- ROSS GREENE  Topic- Collaborative and Proactive Solutions to Behavior Ross Greene Flyer Jan 2018.jpg

February 8, 2018 General Meeting

March 8, 2018 General Meeting

April 4, 2018 Speaker- ROSE BLUCHER Topic- Twice Exceptional Students

May 10, 2018 Speaker MEGAN MCGOWAN Topic- Understanding Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & Dysgraphia    +General Meeting

June 14, 2018 General Meeting

Aug 11, 2016 - Virtual board planning meeting, SECAC school year kickoff

Sept 8, 2016 - General meeting

Oct 10, 2016 - Special Education Resource Fair, 5:30-7:30pm, Severna Park Middle School Cafeteria

Oct 13, 2016 - Speaker series - Bobbi Pedrick, Dir of Special Ed. A Conversation with the Director

Nov 10, 2016 - Speaker series - Lisa Frank, M.Ed. Building an Appropriate IEP

Dec 8, 2016 - General meeting

Jan 12, 2017 - AACPS Board of Education Budget Hearing

Feb 9, 2017 - Speaker series - Carol Robbins, Ph.D. Neurocognitive Tools for the ADHD Toolbox

March 9, 2017 - Speaker series - Brittany Spiker, BCBA Understanding Your Child's Behavior

April 20, 2017 - Speaker series - Wayne Steedman, Esq. Navigating Special Education Law

May 11, 2017 - General meeting

June 8 2017 - General meeting

Please check back soon for updates on other events.
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Aug 11, 2015 - Board planning meeting was held

Sept 10, 2015 - General meeting - Topic: SECAC Updates: Mission, Functions, Goals and Objectives; election for Treasurer position;

Sept 21, 2015 - Special Education Resource Fair/Open House - Severna Park Middle, 5:30-7:30 pm

Oct 8, 2015 - General Meeting - Topic: Conversation with Bobbi Pedrick, Director of Special Education and Special Ed Resource Teachers

Nov 12, 2015 - General Meeting - Topic: School Bullying; Social Media Usage (the presentation from this session is posted on our Files page; Abbreviations for Texting and Social Media from Netlingo.com )

Dec 2015 - No Meeting this month - See our Survey - Advocating for Special Education at Board of Ed and County Budget Hearings

Jan 5, 2016 - AACPS Budget Hearing, Old Mill High School

Jan 7, 2016 - AACPS Budget Hearing, Board of Education Central Office, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis MD

Feb 11, 2016 - General meeting - Topic: Office of Special Services (OT/PT/SLT etc) and Addressing Twice Exceptional (2e) Student needs (the presentation and question/answers from this session are posted on our Files page)

Mar 10, 2016 - General Meeting Topic: Social Skills and Understanding Social Pragmatic Goals

April 14, 2016 - General meeting - Topic: Challenging Behavior, Crisis Intervention for Challenging Behaviors, and ABA Approaches; Nominations for executive board positions accepted

May 19, 2016 - General Meeting - board elections for next year for our new officers were held; Open floor discussion for parent hot topics

June 16, 2016 - Planning meeting for next school year