 Hear presentations relevant to the needs of special needs families and children in LWSD

 Learn about resources in the community

 Network with other parents

  Keep updated on district and PTSA issues that affect our children

Meetings are held every fourth Tuesday of the month in the LWSD Resource Center from 7-8:30 PM. 16250 NE 74th St, Redmond 98052 (in the Redmond Town Center)

Other meeting dates for the 2008-2009 school year are:

Parent Advisory Commitee(PAC)

The Parent Advisory Commitee consists of parents who wish to colloborate with the special education administration on projects that will benefit all special needs students within the school district. The PAC creates focus groups, each facilitated by a LWSD special education staff member, that target and work on identified areas of interest. Contact Kris Hanley to be added to the e-mail notification list.

PAC Inclusion Meeting Schedule:

• Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 6-7p.m., Hughes Room
• Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 10-11a.m., Hughes Room
• Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 from 6-7p.m., Curriculum Library

Speakers (but not meeting dates) subject to change. If LWSD cancels school the day of a meeting, the meeting will also be canceled that night.

To become part of the group’s email newsletter PTSA Special Needs Group, contact the Chairperson, Beth Angelo 4bangelo3@verizon.net You will then receive emails full of resources as well as meeting reminders and summaries. You will also be able to access our group’s web site which has files on and links to disability organizations, information about our Lending Library and archived messages and attachments.

You can also visit the LWSD Special Education web site pages for more information about special education in the LWSD: http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/Special-Education/Pages/Parent-Groups.aspx