Volunteer

 If you have questions or if interested, please email us at naticksepac@gmail.com.

Board Positions

All Board roles are 1 year positions except for the Co-Chair which is 2 years.   If interested please email naticksepac@gmail.com.

• Co-Chair

• Secretary/Treasurer

• Communications Coordinator

• Programs Coordinator

School and Out of District Liaison Roles

A liaison role is a great way to connect with and support the SEPAC community. Liaisons are not SEPAC Board members, but they serve a valuable role in increasing communication and collaboration between SEPAC and the community.     Liaisons are formally appointed by the SEPAC Board during a meeting.   Liaison roles are filled in the best interest of the SEPAC and can be filled throughout the year.

School Liaison responsibilities:

• Act as liaison between his/her school and SEPAC.

• Connect with school’s PTO and share SEPAC information.

• Communicate SEPAC information to his/her school.

• Build awareness at his/her school of SEPAC and SEPAC events.

• Support the SEPAC Programs coordinator by volunteering for at least one SEPAC event.

• Attend SEPAC meetings and provide status updates and feedback to SEPAC Board.

• Meet with school special education administrator monthly.

Out of District Liaison responsibilities:

• Act as liaison between Out of District families and SEPAC.

• Connect with school’s PTO and share SEPAC information.

• Communicate SEPAC information to the Out of District community.

• Attend SEPAC meetings and provide status updates/feedback to SEPAC Board.

• Support the SEPAC Programs coordinator by volunteering for at least one SEPAC event.

Board Member Job Descriptions

Co-Chairpersons: 

• Set the agenda for each meeting.

• Preside at all meetings.

• Coordinate the work of the SEPAC Board members and committees.

• Act as liaison between the SEPAC and Natick Student Services with regular communications with the Student Services Director.

• Act as liaison between SEPAC and the Natick School Committee.

• Prepare next Chair by sharing knowledge and expertise at the end of term.

Secretary/Treasurer:

• Post meetings, agendas, and approved minutes according to open meeting law.

•   Record and post minutes of business meetings.

•  Coordinate the approval of the meeting minutes in a timely manner.

•   Maintain attendance log for purposes of voting membership.

•   Manage funds collected, donated, and spent for the SEPAC

Communications Coordinator:

• Maintain the Natick SEPAC communication tools including Gmail list, webpage and Facebook page

• Coordinate all public communications and communications to SEPAC members, not including those communications that are the responsibility of the Secretary.

• Support in marketing upcoming events, speakers, workshops, etc.

Programs Coordinator(s):

• Coordinate the SEPAC programs

• Collect feedback and propose programming recommendations

• Coordinate volunteers to help plan, manage, organize and implement programs

• Partner with Communications coordinator to advertise and market programs

Volunteer Eligibility

Natick SEPAC Role (Board / Liaison)  Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility for the SEPAC Board and School/Out of District Liaison roles shall be limited to any general member who is: 

• a Natick resident and a parent/guardian of a current student receiving Special Education services administered through the Natick School District and;

• who has attended at least one previous Natick SEPAC meeting in the past 12 months.

• In addition, for the School Liaison role:  The Liaison’s child must be attending the particular school they will be representing

• In addition, for the Out of District Liaison role:  The Liaison’s child must be receiving services Out of District.

Please contact Natick SEPAC at naticksepac@gmail.com if interested in a role.  If you are unsure and have questions, please feel to reach out to naticksepac@gmail.com.

The information on this page comes from the Natick SEPAC Bylaws.

 If you have questions or if interested, please email naticksepac@gmail.com.