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Parent advisory (CPAC) reports year of outreach, resource fairs and workshops for families of students with special needs
Summary
The Canton Parent Advisory Council (CPAC) reviewed its year of workshops, a joint resource fair with neighboring towns, dyslexia programming and plans to increase outreach and presence at school open houses.
Representatives of the Canton Parent Advisory Council (CPAC) presented a year-end review April 10 describing expanded outreach, new partnerships and a calendar of workshops to support families of students with special needs.
CPAC chair Lauren Cipriano and coordinator Brianne Crane outlined the group’s work to simplify its public name for easier recognition, partner with neighboring districts (notably Stoughton and Sharon) for shared resource events, and host workshops on topics ranging from transition planning to assistive technology (augmentative and alternative communication). CPAC also organized a well-attended community resource fair and led a highly attended presentation on dyslexia screening and interventions with a visiting researcher; that session was recorded for future sharing.
Other activities included a special-needs support group, financial-planning workshops on trusts for children with special needs, and outreach to school administrators to increase parent access. CPAC leaders said much of the work so far has been volunteer-driven and that the group expects district support via a proposed allocation from the district’s special-education budget; district staff indicated a planned budget allocation from specialized funds to continue CPAC programming.
Members thanked CPAC for community building and recommended continued promotion of CPAC presence at school open houses and community events in the coming year.
