Good Evening,

Below there are a few additional updates from the Reading Public Schools.

1. School Committee Meeting on Monday Night-There will be a Virtual School Committee Meeting on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.  The agenda and packet for the meeting is attached to this update.  The meeting will be broadcast on RCTV.  We will send out additional information on Monday.

2. COVID-19 Update for Families from SEPAC (Special Education Advisory Council)-Below is an update from the SEPAC.

• SEPAC board members participate in weekly teleconference check-ins with district administrators (Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent, Director of Student Services, Asst. Director of Student Services).
• The SEPAC board welcomes comments and questions from members. We will continue to do our best to address systemic concerns.
• We remind parents/caregivers to contact team chairs and principals with individual concerns and questions.
• The SEPAC Board strongly encourages members to review the following links:
  • Agenda for Monday night’s School Committee meeting including information on how parents can submit comments for public comment
  • Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) website which is updated with important information and timely webinars in response to the crisis
• The SEPAC Board strongly encourages all parents of children who receive special education services, or children who may be in need of those services, to 1) ensure that they are on SEPAC’s confidential member email distribution list by sending an email to sepacreading@gmail.com, 2) follow SEPAC on Facebook and set preferences to ensure that you see SEPAC’s updates, and 3) visit SEPAC’s website for helpful information that we sent out earlier in the crisis.
• Families should refer to recent direct communication from SEPAC for additional information.

We hope everyone is safe and healthy.

SC MEETING 4.06.20