Welcome!
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SEPAC Virtual Workshop: The Ins & Outs of Conflict Resolution
Date: Tuesday, October 20
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual; link forthcoming
What are your choices when you and your child’s team can’t agree on a path forward? Turns out there are a quite a few! Join us virtually as we outline your options for resolving conflicts in the classroom, the IEP room, and beyond.
SEPAC board members will be joined by Leslie Bock, a Mediator with the Bureau of Special Education Appeals. We’ll share a series of common scenarios, outline resources, and walk you through the steps to take to reach a collaborative resolution.
Plan on joining us virtually on 10/20! In the meantime, reach out anytime: wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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SEPAC needs YOU!
Join us in advocating for students and their families!
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Parent Support
Coming soon!
One of the SEPAC’s goals for the school year is to form a Parent Support Group. In the meantime, we’ll be providing space at our meetings for parents in search of support. The SEPAC Board is also staffed with parents with expertise in IEP meetings, transition, and advocacy. We monitor our email daily, so reach out anytime at wps.SEPAC@gmail.com.
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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.
PRS staff recently held a webinar with updates regarding their role, processes, and timelines. Take a moment to read our DESE PRS Webinar Notes from February 2026.
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.