November, 2014
"Needs not Labels, Services not Places, Names not Numbers"
 

Inclusive Schools week is near! We are excited to hear about the fabulous celebrations that are happening at SFUSD schools. Click on the link to let us know how your celebrating!
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 -Dr. Elizabeth Blanco, Assistant Superintendent
Special Education Awesomeness 
Inclusive Schools Week, Dec.1-5 

Inclusive Schools Week is approaching! 
Check out these great resources to help support your celebration!
Check out some of the exciting celebrations happening is SFUSD schools: On Monday John O'Connell will have a Student Success Night with students and their families, Aptos Middle School will wrap up all the weeks events with an Inclusion Pep rally Friday afternoon and throughout the week Grattan Elementary will be have an ability awareness carnival. Want to share how you celebrated? Click here.

Meet Your Outstanding Content Specialist! 

Did you know that SFUSD Special Education Content Specialists collectively have over 200 years experience in the classroom? It's true! Special Education Services is privileged to have a talented cadre of Content Specialists supporting teachers, administrators, students and families at roughly 150 SFUSD schools. Content Specialists have a variety of interests and talents outside of being an educator. 
Want to learn more about YOUR Content Specialist? Click Here

SATS: Special education Assistive Technology Supports 

SATS is SFUSD's new comprehensive approach to providing AT (Assistive Technology) and AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) services and supports to students. SATS was introduced in August to ensure students with Assistive Technology needs (AT/AAC) receive the appropriate supports and services to access their education. SATS was developed after reviewing data from the Tech Needs Survey sent to teachers last Spring and an understanding of best practice.  The collaborative team of developers included Marilyn Buzolich, Bay Area expert in the field of AAC and Chris Toomey, expert in AT. To learn more about SATS go to the SFUSDSpEd.org website or click here

 

Resources
CAC
SFUSDSpEd.org
First 5
EdSurge
SpEdTech Flipboard
Nov App of the Month 
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Join the CAC!
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

Want to meet other parents and community members committed to ensuring SFUSD students receive appropriate Special Education Services? Want to  be more informed with the Special Education process? Click here 
to learn more about the CAC and times and locations of meetings. 
Special Education Annoucements
  • Dan Phillips: Apps & More! SpEdTech Talk, Dec. 2, 4-5 - Click here
  • 2014/15 SpEdTech Course Catalog of PD Opportunities - Click Here
  • SFUSD QTEA/Prop A Course Catalog - Click Here
  • SFUSD SpEdTech App of the Month - Click Here
  • SpEdTech Flipboard: Click Here
  • Support for Families iPad Workshops: Click Here
  • Support for Families Executive Functioning Workshop: Click Here
  • Student Intervention Team (SIT) November News - Click Here
  • Holiday Singing with AccessSFUSD - Click Here
  • Translation and Interpretation Requests - Click Here
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If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow. -John Dewey