Welcome Back SEPAC at the Resource & Volunteer Expo
Date: Thursday, December 5
Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: Woburn High School Cafeteria, 88 Montvale Ave.
The SEPAC is back and we need your help! If you’re looking for a meaningful way to make a difference in your community that’s both impactful and not too time consuming, consider volunteering with us! We’ll be at Woburn’s Resource and Volunteer Expo; details below.
And you can always reach out to us at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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The New IEP
Watch the narrated walk-through
Woburn Public Schools recently shared this video to explain the updates to the new IEP, which will go into effect for the 2024-2025 school year. As always, you can reach out to us with any questions you might have at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
Our outgoing Treasurer, Adam Chapman, attended the WPS New IEP Workshop, as well as FCSN’s New IEP Modules. Read his New IEP Workshop Notes for more details, context, and tips.
Also, the Commonwealth’s IEP Improvement Project has a number of resources–including the new IEP form, sample IEPs–complete with translated versions. Find them all here.
Welcome!
Here’s a new resource for you: How to Communicate with Woburn Public Schools
Thanks to Erin Cooper Johnson, Woburn’s Multilingual Learner and World Language Coordinator for sharing this great new resource. You’ll find addresses and phone numbers for each of Woburn’s schools, along with contact information for Principals and Multilingual Learner Teachers. There’s also a list of communication tips. It’s all right here!
For more, visit our Resource Page. If you’ve missed any of our great presentations recently, you can find those on in Past Presentations. or in our SEPAC Speaker Series.
Keep scrolling for more useful information. And as always, you can reach out to us with feedback, questions, or concerns at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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More Resources
Via WPS Student Services
In August, Special Education shared a trio of documents. We’ve linked to them below, in case you missed them on Blackboard.
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Join our email list!
Just scan the QR code below!
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Did you know…
…about the PRS?
Through its Problem Resolution System (PRS), DESE handles complaints that allege a school or a district is not meeting legal requirements for education. Anyone, including parents, students, educators, community members, and agency representatives, may contact the PRS office for assistance.
Problem Resolution System Office
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148-4906
Main Telephone: 781-338-3700
Fax: 781-338-3710
Email: compliance@doe.mass.
Director: Barry Barnett
For more helpful tools, visit our Resources page.
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SEPAC Input Form
Link to the form here
We are always here to hear your thoughts, concerns, accolades, and more. Please fill out the form above to let us know what you need. All comments are confidential, of course.
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Volunteer With Us!
The Woburn SEPAC is looking for help in the following areas:
- School Liaisons
- Fundraisers
- Grant Writers
If you have a connection to your kiddo’s school and would be willing to liaise with your Principal and PTO to help spread SEPAC awareness and information, we can use your help!
We’re constantly in the process of brainstorming speakers and workshops and can always use additional funds. Are you a gifted grant writer, or someone with connections to the financial industry? We can use your help!
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The Woburn Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is a state-mandated advisory group that provides education and support for parents, guardians and educators of children ages 3 to 22 years old with special education needs. We are a city-wide organization of parents working together with teachers, administrators, the school committee and the community to provide an educational environment that is innovative, challenging, safe and nurturing for all children.