Special Education Parent ADvisory Council (SEPAC)

 The Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) serves as a representative body on behalf of students with special educational needs and their families. This is in accordance with the NJ state’s special education mandate: New Jersey Administrative Code 6A:14-1.2(h) which states, “Each Board of Education shall ensure that a special education parent advisory group is in place in the district to provide input to the district on issues concerning students with disabilities.”

General membership is open to all parents/guardians of Glen Rock students who receive special education services through an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 Plan, it is also open to Glen Rock’s special education staff and other interested individuals who live in Glen Rock.  We serve families of students regardless of their stage of the process. We support families not yet eligible for services, in the process of having their child evaluated, or who have children already identified and receiving services.

SEPAC aims to educate members about special education through parent/guardian only meetings, and district wide workshops.  From our meetings we gather feedback about special education in the district and deliver it to the special services team, administrators and the Board of Education to help generate solutions that positively impact all students in the district.  

SEPAC is subdivided by age, Pre-School/Elementary and Middle School/High School. 

 ***Please check back for updates throughout the year (or check your HSA blasts)***

Parent Only Meetings  

PreK/Elementary meetings

SEPAC PreK/Elem parent meeting
Tuesday, October 14 · 7:30 – 8:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/zbg-oniv-rig

SEPAC PreK/Elem parent meeting

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30pm

Time zone: America/New_York

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cqy-xrcr-wbo

SEPAC PreK/Elem parent meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ybq-uecy-isx

MS/HS meetings

SEPAC MS/HS parent meeting
Wednesday, October 15 · 7:30 – 8:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wkd-zdxr-dvj

SEPAC MS/HS parent meeting
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ndx-xbdj-jbw

SEPAC MS/HS parent meeting
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/kiu-skzj-nks

Presentations on Special Education topics:

 Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success 

GLEN ROCK SEPAC PRESENTS: The transition from high school is challenging for any high school student. For students with disabilities, it also presents a disability services system that is very different from the one they knew in high school, but with the proper preparation, students can enjoy success! 

Author and university learning disabilities consultant Elizabeth C. Hamblet, author of Seven Steps to Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities, explains the differences in the prevailing laws, what that means for how students access accommodations, and shares some commonly approved accommodations – A Q&A will follow.

Please join us for this live online seminar (there will be no recording available).  Open to all Glen Rock parents/guardians.

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - Time: 7 to 8 pm online

Elizabeth Hamblet, LD Advisory, she/her is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Glen Rock presentation

Time: Nov 12, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81799145639?pwd=Yzo6QFMObG7MSidXOt7QqPFVDKLP1t.1

Meeting ID: 817 9914 5639

Passcode: 001439

For more information or special questions, please email glenrocksepac@gmail.com to join our email distribution list - or - email your representative directly.

Preschool and Elementary Representatives:       

Kristen Hochleutner (khoch79@gmail.com)    

Karen Vanderleest (karenvanderleest@gmail.com)     

MS/HS Representatives:

Catherine Laiosa (catherine.laiosa@gmail.com)

Erin McNulty (ecmcnulty19@gmail.com)