Dear fellow Hanoverians:
*/The Hanover Special Education Parent Advisory Council Presents:/*
*/A Step by Step Guide to the Special Education Process /*
*Essential Information for Parents *
*Tuesday, October 18, 2011*
*7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
*Hanover High School (First Floor/Multi-purpose Room)*
287 Cedar Street
*/
Description:/*/ /Every parent dealing with special education has
questions: What is required under the law? What testing should be done
and within what time frame? What are my child’s rights? Special
education advocates from Massachusetts Advocates for Children will try
to answer your questions during this workshop. The presentation will
cover Federal and State laws related to special education. You will
also learn about eligibility determination, various types of
evaluations, optional assessments, timelines, independent evaluations
and IEP development. Helpful resources will also be provided.
*/Presented by:/*/ //Massachusetts Advocates for Children//, /which is
a private non-profit organization dedicated to being an independent
and effective voice for children who face significant barriers to
equal educational and life opportunities. MAC works to overcome these
barriers by changing conditions for many children, while also helping
one child at a time.
Check out the PAC’s new web site www.hanovermasspac.webs.com
for further information and upcoming events. It’s loaded with links
to important resources and documents. Also, any changes or
cancellations to our programs will be posted there. For further
information, please contact Susan at (781) 826-8261 or
Marrinerfamily@verizon.net
or Karen at (781) 826-0137 or kmcleaves@aol.com
.
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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