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The Federation for Children with Special Needs offers workshops, trainings, and community events designed to support families, educators, and professionals across Massachusetts. Here, you’ll find upcoming sessions on special education, family engagement, early childhood, transition planning, and more—many available in multiple languages.

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  • 4 elementary age students smiling in front of a school building

    Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Provides information about why the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is important, how it is developed, and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus […]

  • boy in detention in school all with head on desk

    Facing School Discipline and Suspension

    Online Event

    This 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 […]

    Free

  • Female teacher leaning down to support three middle school students at a table

    Basic Rights: Referral, Evaluation and Eligibility

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass A comprehensive overview of special education laws and procedures. Covers the special education process, including referrals, evaluations, eligibility, services, placement, and parents’ rights in dispute resolution. […]

  • Male teacher smiling surrounded by high school students

    Basic Rights: Transition Planning

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Overview of the transition planning process for students aged 14-22. We’ll discuss the legal right to transition services, why transition planning is important, what it looks […]

  • P2P Listening & Learning Training 11/4/26

    Join Us to Become a Volunteer Support Parent! Our Parent to Parent of Massachusetts program (P2P) builds a bridge of connection between parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and […]

  • 4 elementary age students smiling in front of a school building

    Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Provides information about why the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is important, how it is developed, and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus […]

  • The Caregiver’s Pause

    Taking care of the caregiver is essential. Practical suggestions to renew and restore your ability to care for others by caring for yourself.  All meetings links are sent by Zoom […]

  • What to Do Instead of Discipline

    Families, students and educators all report young people experiencing increasing behavioral and emotional needs that schools are not fully meeting.  What proactive and positive supports are students legally entitled to […]

  • diverse group on young children lined up near a school bus

    Special Education Surrogate Parent Online Orientation Training Part One 1

    Online Event

    Become 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 legal guardian to attend special education team meetings, […]

    Free
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