East Providence Local Advisory Committee for Special Education
The East Providence Local Advisory Committee For Special Education (EPLAC) is a committee comprised of parents of children with disabilities along with administrators, teachers and others with a concern for our children. We meet throughout the school year to share information and concerns of educational issues.
Our committees’ goals are:
• To enable parents of special education children to be effective in their advocacy efforts.
• To jointly advocate for all children with special needs.
• To aid the East Providence School Department in its efforts to provide quality education for all students.
• To provide each other with a strong network of support.
Membership Drive is now taking place! Become a member of our team!
Meetings are the last Wednesday of the month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Martin Middle School library.
Please send us an email
For more information about EPLAC, please contact us by email or visit the EP school website
Contact Information:
eplac@epschoolsri.com
Congratulations to all of our 2020 awards ceremony recipients and nominees!
EPLAC 2020 Awards Ceremony – Youtube
Meeting Agenda and Minutes
All meetings are held on the last Wednesday of every month
September 30, 2020
October 28, 2020
November 18, 2020
No December Meeting – Winter Break
January 28, 2021
February 24, 2021
March 31, 2021
April 28, 2021
May 26, 2021
6:30pm Martin Middle School Library
The public is cordially invited
Due to COVID-19 we may opt to do some meetings on Google Meet TBA
Resources
How to Organize your Child’s IEP Binder
12th Annual Special Needs Recognition Night
Hello Folks!
It’s that time of year again when we ask for nominations to recognize the outstanding people that make a difference in someone’s life! The 12th Annual Special Needs Recognition Night!
Attached you will find the following attachments:
1. Directions with criteria on who should be nominated
2. Template to use to write your nomination
3. A poster to hang in the school, put in mailboxes or feel free to use as wallpaper.
We rely on YOU to get us get those nominations. Help spread the word before the deadline date of March 27th. We will NOT be accepting any late nominations as we have a very tight schedule.
Please let us know if you have any questions!
Mary Nascimento
572-1455
Thank you for your help!
EPLAC Leadership Team
TRANSITION INFORMATION: High School and Post-Secondary
- Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS)
- Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH)
- Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN)
- Rhode Island Disability Law Center (RIDLC)
- Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College
- Rhode Island Department of Education
- Rhode Island Parent Workshops
- Understood.org
- CHADD of RI
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- Bradley Hospital Resources for Parents
- Autism Speaks: Tool Kits
- Autism Project–East Bay
- Down Syndrome Society–RI
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- RI Office for Children with Special Needs (Services)
- RI Office for Children with Special Needs (Information)
- National Association of Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
- International Dyslexia Association
- Sensory Processing Disorder in School
- Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College
- Dysgraphia
- Transition Vocabulary For Parents