SEPAC Updates
Happy New Year! Please see David Fleishman’s message regarding Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, Beth Fitzmaurice’s resignation on December 31st and the search for her replacement. The Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Board will be meeting with David, Maura Tynes (Director of Elementary Special Education) and Lisa Langone (Director of Secondary Special Education and Special Programs) on January 26th. We are happy to collect any concerns. Please use the form below so we can keep everything centralized. (This form can be used for concerns beyond this topic as well.)
Maura can be reached at: tynesm@newton.k12.ma.us
Lisa can be reached at: langoneberardi@newton.k12.ma.us
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From David Fleishman:Beth Fitzmaurice, assistant superintendent for student services, resigned over the holiday break and her last day was last Friday. We will be advertising for the position immediately and look forward to working with Jessi (SEPAC Chair) and other parents as we begin a thorough and inclusive search process. We expect to begin interviewing in March and to have a new assistant superintendent in place by July 1, 2022.In the meantime, our current student services leadership team will be working closely with our Central Office team to address important initiatives for the remainder of this year. We are prepared to retain outside support where necessary in order to complete certain projects.Best,David
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Please join SEPAC on Tuesday, January 18th from 7-9pm for our monthly Open Board Meeting. The meeting will be virtual and the Zoom link accessible on SEPAC’s website:
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As always, please be in touch with thoughts/questions, and if I can be of support to you in your special education journey.
Warmly, Eliza
2021-2022 SEPAC Liaison to the Burr School
2021-2022 SEPAC Treasurer