Welcome Families! BPS Guide to Special Education – English
Family Guide for Students with Disabilities in Boston Public Schools
This guide is designed to help you navigate the special education system. This guide was created by families, for families.
Federation for Children with Special Needs (opens in a new tab) and Boston Public Schools collaborated for a year to bring you this family-friendly information.
The guide was developed through co-design(opens in a new tab) sessions with the Boston SpedPAC(opens in a new tab) (Special Education Parent Advisory Council), Cultural Brokers, and School District Staff. It was informed by input from over 420 survey (opens in a new tab)responses in 9 languages.