WPS Redistricting Update
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As the School Committee moves forward with redistricting plans, we’ll continue to share information and the impact it will have on SEPAC families.
Explore this recent redistricting update, shared by a SEPAC member who also sits on the Malcolm White Advisory Committee.
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WPS District Report Card
Read it here
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently released their annual School and District Report Cards. Data is gathered in areas like academic opportunity, success after high school, and how Woburn is performing in the state’s accountability system.
You can read the report card here. Use the dropdown menu under each subheading for data on Students with Disabilities. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the results, please email wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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SEPAC needs YOU!
Join us in advocating for students and their families!
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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.
For more information, 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.
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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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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.