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Subscribe to the AB SEPAC Newsletter – Subscribe to the AB SEPAC newsletter to receive updates regarding special education and disability-related issues impacting students in the ABRSD. This is the AB SEPAC’s primary way of reaching caregivers with news, events, and resources. Please email abrsdsepac@gmail.com with any questions. You can also follow us on Facebook.

9/16 AB SEPAC Business Meeting – Join the Acton-Boxborough SEPAC for our first meeting of the 2026-2027 school year on Wednesday, September 16, at 7 p.m. over Zoom. Topics will include a summary of the SEPAC’s priorities for 2026-2027 as voted on at the June annual meeting, findings from the state’s Integrated Monitoring Review, qualities families of students with disabilities want to see in the next Superintendent, the district’s new seclusion and restraint policy and procedures, and more.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82199354122
Meeting ID: 821 9935 4122

9/23 Supporting Students Webinar – Wondering about your student’s learning or social emotional well-being at school? Not sure what MTSS, DCAP, IST, and all those other terms mean? Curious about when and how to initiate the process for 504 or IEP eligibility? On Wednesday, September 23, from 7-8 p.m., the Acton-Boxborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council is holding a free webinar with Q&A on supporting all learners. This presentation will cover general education supports and interventions up to and through the special education referral process. Open to all families, whether or not their child has a disability. Registration link to follow. Please contact abrsdsepac@gmail.com with any questions.

AB SEPAC Remote Office Hours – Join the AB SEPAC officers on 9/30, 10/21, and 12/2 from 7-8 p.m. over Zoom for peer connection and support.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82915470072
Meeting ID: 829 1547 0072

2026-2027 Business Meeting Dates – The AB SEPAC will meet on the following Wednesdays at 7 p.m. this coming school year: 9/16/26 (Zoom), 10/14/26 (in person @ Parker Damon library), 11/18/26 (Zoom), 12/16/26 (in person @ RJ Grey library), 1/20/27 (Zoom), 2/10/27 (in person @ RJ Grey library), 3/17/27 (Zoom), 4/14/27 (in person @ RJ Grey library), 5/19/27 (Zoom), 6/9/27 Annual Meeting & Elections (in person @ RJ Grey library). Zoom information will be the same for all remote meetings. Other meetings may be added as needed.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82199354122
Meeting ID: 821 9935 4122

*Why Wednesdays? As an advisory committee to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee, AB SEPAC business meetings are scheduled to respond in a timely fashion to issues before the ABRSC.

AB SEPAC Inclusion Recommendations to the ABRSD – As one of our priorities for 2024-2025, the AB SEPAC developed recommendations to share with the school district regarding inclusion practices. Our goals were to establish 1) what is currently working well and 2) what would help to improve inclusion practices in the ABRSD. Following a similar process to the development of our dyslexia and Autism recommendations (linked below), we sought input from parents and caregivers through an online form, a public listening session, and discussion at our meetings. Recommendations were subsequently voted on and approved by the AB SEPAC members.

AB SEPAC Inclusion Recommendations
AB SEPAC Autism Recommendations
AB SEPAC Dyslexia Recommendations

The AB SEPAC seeks the broader adoption of these practices as appropriate for individual students given the wide range of needs among the students we represent. Questions or comments about any of the AB SEPAC’s recommendations should please be directed to abrsdsepac@gmail.com.

Free Special Education Rights Workshops – Members of the A-B community have unlimited access to free workshops from the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN). Explore key topics like Evaluation and Eligibility, Understanding the IEP, and Transition Planning (ages 14-22). FCSN also hosts workshops on Suspension and Discipline, Bullying, Social Emotional Learning, Effective Communication, Planning for College, and more. Visit https://fcsn.org/calendar/ to register.

Donate
    • Donate through our 501(c)(3) to help us provide quality speakers, workshops, and social events for our community. To give, please send a check payable to “Friends of AB SEPAC” c/o Erica Abbruzzese, 7 Madison Lane, Acton, MA 01720. Thank you for your support!

Get Involved
  • The AB SEPAC has two email lists, one for news about upcoming events and activities, the other for direct communication between parents/guardians of children with disabilities.
  • To become more involved, please see our volunteer page.
  • For further information about the AB SEPAC, contact us at abrsdsepac@gmail.com.