Introducing Ann Arbor's Special Education Committee

Ann Arbor has a hard-working group of parents, primarily parents of children who qualify for special education services, who have their own committee: AAPAC (Ann Arbor Parent Advisory Committee).

I agree, it's not entirely obvious from the title that it is a special-education focused committee.

You can get on their email list (lots of resources shared) by asking to join A2PAC@yahoogroups.com.

They also have representatives from each school. I am listing the representatives below, with their email addresses partially redacted to keep the spammers away. If you are in a school that has a representative, and you have concerns about getting your child special education services, I would highly recommend that you contact your school's representative.

If you see a blank next to the name, they are still looking for a representative, and you can can send an email to Barbara (babmay11 at provide.net) and volunteer yourself!

Barb writes:

Hi all,

I have attached the current AAPAC representative list that has
been recently updated. We are doing better, particularly at the
middle and high school levels, but still need quite a few reps
for many of our elementary schools. So if you might serve as a
rep, or know someone who might, please let us know, thanks!

We can always still use alternates for all levels too, if you
just want to be a "backup" even if your school has a person
already. We really would like to have a point of contact for
people at each school, so please think about it - the officers
are always there to back you up, so you don't need to have any
special knowledge. Just email me if interested. Thanks so much!

Barb (emphasis added)

Preschool/ Early On

ECSE           Candace Cackowski cackowskicandace at yahoo.com
                     Heather Eckner*   heathereckner at hotmail.com
                     Johanna Mabry  jomabry at yahoo.com

Elementary Schools

Abbot   Jessica Koch jkcreationsinc at yahoo.com

Allen    Karen Meints  kameints at gmail.com

Angell--Needs a representative

Ann Arbor Open    Kate Remen-Wait  kateremenwait at gmail.com
                               Karen Gottschalk  kjgotts at tcw321.com

Bach  Nancy Kupina  Nck12613 at gmail.com

Bryant--Needs a representative

Burns Park--Needs a representative

Carpenter--Needs a representative

Dicken--Needs a representative

Eberwhite   Erica Melnykowycz   melnykowycz at yahoo.com
                   Linda Rowse     Linda_rowse at yahoo.com

Haisley       Scott Zeleznik   wsz@umich.edu
 
King--Needs a representative
 
Lakewood--Needs a representative

Lawton--Needs a representative
 
Logan    Karli Hildebrandt*     cjwhildebrandt at gmail.com

Mitchell--Needs a representative

Northside     Hope Carroll   worldhandcrafts at aol.com

Pattengill--Needs a representative

Pittsfield--Needs a representative

Thurston     Kirsten Mogbo          icemogbo at yahoo.com
                   Genevieve Adams     designedbygenevieve at gmail.com
 
Wines          Kelly Van Singel    kellycansingel at yahoo.com

Middle Schools

Ann Arbor Open   Kate Remen-Wait, Karen Gottschalk, see elementary school listing

Clague      Michelle Barnett       mckinnea at med.umich.edu
                 Dawn Baker              Dawnb999 at hotmail.com

Forsythe     Kathy Zager-Doxey   Alliz7 at yahoo.com

Scarlett--Needs a representative


Slauson       Barb Byers*          Babmay11 at provide.net
                   Jackie Mann          Jackie at alittleattitude.net

Tappan        Maria Huffman     encarnin at yahoo.com
                   Amy Shepherd      Amyshep4 at gmail.com

High Schools

Clemente--Needs a representative

Community--Needs a representative

Huron           Kathy Grijalva         Kathy.grijalva at gmail.com
                    Scott White               laurensdad at comcast.net
                    Ann O’Connell*       AMOC at comcast.net

Pioneer         Melany Raubolt*     mraubolt at hotmail.com  
                     Katy Held                ktheld at me.com
                     Rick Altschuler       shuler at umich.edu

Skyline         Barb Byers*             Babmay11 at provide.net
                     Mary Duerksen        Duerksena2 at aol.com

A2Tech(formerly Stone)   Nancy Kupina     Nck12613 at gmail.com
                                          Akio Fujimaki     StoneAAPAC at hotmail.com

Other Reps

WISD PAC Reps for AA

Barb Byers, Scott White
 
Young Adult       Kathy Natelborg (Industrial Ave)         natelborgs at sbcglobal.net

At-Large Member     Ann Telfer