Trainings
Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP
Host: Greater Lowell Technical High School This presentation was developed to help families gain a deeper understanding of the IEP document. We will talk about why it is important, how it is developed and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus on what types
RTSC Online Orientation Training
Online EventBecome a Special Education Decision-Maker for a Child in State Custody Volunteers, known as Special Education Surrogate Parents (SESPs), serve as appointed educational special decision-makers for students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). SESP volunteers have the legal authority of a parent or
Basic Rights: Evaluation and Eligibility
Host: Hampden-Wilbraham RSD This presentation is a comprehensive introduction into special education laws and procedures. We will delve into the purpose of the law, referrals, evaluations, and the team meeting process including determining eligibility. Further discussion will focus on services, placement, and what to do when you
Basic Rights: Evaluation and Eligibility
Host: Maynard SEPAC This presentation is a comprehensive introduction into special education laws and procedures. We will delve into the purpose of the law, referrals, evaluations, and the team meeting process including determining eligibility. Further discussion will focus on services, placement, and what to do when you
Listening & Learning Support Parent Training
Online EventBecome a volunteer support parent today! The Family TIES Parent-to-Parent Program brings together families who would like to talk with someone who understands their situation. We are actively recruiting new volunteers who have children under the age of ten and parents who are bilingual to join our
Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP
Host: Longmeadow SEPAC This presentation was developed to help families gain a deeper understanding of the IEP document. We will talk about why it is important, how it is developed and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus on what types of services are
Basic Rights: Evaluation and Eligibility
Host: Quincy SEPAC This presentation is a comprehensive introduction into special education laws and procedures. We will delve into the purpose of the law, referrals, evaluations, and the team meeting process including determining eligibility. Further discussion will focus on services, placement, and what to do when you
RTSC Online Orientation Training
Online EventBecome a Special Education Decision-Maker for a Child in State Custody Volunteers, known as Special Education Surrogate Parents (SESPs), serve as appointed educational special decision-makers for students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). SESP volunteers have the legal authority of a parent or
Basic Rights: Transition Planning
Host: Chelmsford Special Education Parent Advisory Council (CSEPAC) This presentation addresses the planning involved when a student is of transition age. The importance of planning, the roles of both parent/guardian and student and the student’s post-secondary vision. We will discuss how to prepare for the transition planning
Basic Rights: Transition Planning
Host: Hoosac Valley Regional School District This presentation addresses the planning involved when a student is of transition age. The importance of planning, the roles of both parent/guardian and student and the student’s post-secondary vision. We will discuss how to prepare for the transition planning meeting, the
Discipline and Suspension Training
Online EventThis training describes different types of disciplinary offenses, the school responsibilities for discipline, range of consequences for rule violations, the difference between suspensions, expulsions, and emergency removals, different categories of suspensions, procedures for out of school suspensions and expulsions, and legal protections for students on IEPs including
Family Focus Group with MRC
Online EventThis event will have simultaneous interpretation in the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Haitian Creole The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) and the Office of Individual and Family Engagement are partnering with FCSN to engage families of students in the post-secondary transition process. If you are thinking about