Missed our annual Basic Rights Workshop? Want to follow up on a past presentation? You’ll find that information below.
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Basic Rights Workshop: Understanding the IEP
Thank you for joining us!
Each fall, the Woburn SEPAC, in conjunction with the Federation for Children with Special Needs, presents a Basic Rights Workshop. This year’s focus was Understanding the IEP.
If you missed the November 2023 presentation, don’t worry! You can download the slides here. And please note our other upcoming events, which you can also keep tabs on if you like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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Virtual Workshop: Section 504 Plans
Thanks to Leslie Leslie and the Federation for Children with Special Needs for an informative presentation on Thursday, February 16.
If you missed it, take a look at the handout above. As always, you can reach out to us with feedback, questions, or concerns at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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Virtual Workshop: Turning Three Essentials
Click here for the Turning Three PDF Handout
Turning Three Essentials provided information about the procedures for transitioning a child from early intervention (EI) to special education. Thanks to Ruth Diaz and FSCN for an informative presentation on Wednesday, January 31.
Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for SEPAC news and updates.
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Bullying Workshop: What Parents Need To Know
Thanks to Lynne Hanley and the Federation for Children with Special Needs for an informative presentation on Wednesday, November 30.
If you missed it, take a look at the handout above. As always, you can reach out to us with feedback, questions, or concerns at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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A Conversation with Mayoral Candidate Omar Mohuddin and School Committee Candidate James A. Austin
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Basic Rights Workshop: Transition Planning
Presented on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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Basic Rights Workshop: Evaluation and Eligibility
Presented on Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Each fall, the Woburn SEPAC–in conjunction with the Federation for Children with Special Needs–presents a Basic Rights Workshop. Since so many parents have reached out in recent months with questions about evaluations, we chose the Evaluation and Eligibility Workshop this year. Here are two takeaways you might not have known about:
– When scheduling a Team Meeting to discuss an evaluation, the evaluator must be present unless excused by the family. If the evaluator–or any other team member–isn’t included on the meeting invitation, the family can request that they be included. If the evaluator or team member is not available, the family can request the meeting be rescheduled for a date during the appropriate time frame that they are available.
– When measuring IEP benchmarks, effective progress is defined as “the documented growth in the acquisition of knowledge and skills, including social/emotional development, within the general education program with or without accommodations according to chronological age and developmental expectations and the individual education potential of the child.”
Effective progress is NOT determined solely by passing grades or being promoted from grade to grade.
And that’s just a bit of the helpful information that was shared. Thanks to Kristin LaRose from FCSN and advocate Lynne Hanley for organizing and presenting the workshop. If you missed it, download the handout below. If you’d like to attend a future presentation, e-mail us at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com and we’ll put you in touch with Kristin at FCSN.
BR Evaluation and Eligibility PDF Handout
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Wrapping up 2020-2021
We had a strong spring to end the 2020-2021 school year. In March, we discussed everything from post-high school paths for kids who learn differently to working with WMHS Guidance to make sure your child is getting the accommodations they need an identifying the best paths forward while they’re in high school.
In April, Andrew Lipsett from the Woburn School Committee updated us on the budget. In May, Joseph Flaherty of the Woburn Commission on Disability joined us to discuss what the group has been up to. You can go to the Meeting Minutes page for recaps of all our recent meetings, and you can watch the April 13 School Committee meeting here.
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