Catching up wtih School Beat

Lisa Schiff has written another great School Beat article for Beyond Chron: School Beat: Year's End. The end of the school year is an opportune moment to take a long view of what lies ahead, and that's just what Lisa does. Budgets, school closures, planning, enrollmet, superintendent search, BOE elections... there's a lot to take in.

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As long as we're talking about the School Beat column, check out Amy Ottinger's column from last week: School Beat: The Community Advisory Committee for Special Education And Why It Matters

This past year has been an exciting time for the CAC. We have formulated a Strategic Plan from input gathered at a large community meeting a year ago. Throughout the past year a trained facilitator worked with the CAC board and all who came to the meetings to prioritize, condense and shape that input into a clarified vision and five goals that translate to committees chaired by CAC members. Those committees are:

1. Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation [...]
2. Promotion of Ongoing, Quality, and Up-to-Date Training and Education to Ensure Student’s Success
3. Leadership Development, Recognition and Outreach [..]
4. Disability and Diversity Awareness [...]
5. Management of the CAC [...]

As Amy notes, there is much work to be done. Outreach is key. If you have an interest in Special Education at SFUSD, check out the article, and make plans to attend a CAC meeting.