{"id":1342,"date":"2011-10-13T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2011-10-13T11:00:06","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T15:00:06","slug":"step-by-step-guide-to-the-special-education-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=1342","title":{"rendered":"Step by Step Guide to the Special Education Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>*\/The Hanover Special Education Parent Advisory Council Presents:\/*<\/p>\n<p>*\/A Step by Step Guide to the Special Education Process \/*<br \/>\n*Essential Information for Parents *<br \/>\n*Tuesday, October 18, 2011*<br \/>\n*7:00 p.m. \u2013 9:00 p.m.*<br \/>\n*Hanover High School (First Floor\/Multi-purpose Room)*<br \/>\n287 Cedar Street<br \/>\n*\/<\/p>\n<p>Description:\/*\/ \/Every parent dealing with special education has<br \/>\nquestions: What is required under the law? What testing should be done<br \/>\nand within what time frame? What are my child\u2019s rights? Special<br \/>\neducation advocates from Massachusetts Advocates for Children will try<br \/>\nto answer your questions during this workshop. The presentation will<br \/>\ncover Federal and State laws related to special education. You will<br \/>\nalso learn about eligibility determination, various types of<br \/>\nevaluations, optional assessments, timelines, independent evaluations<br \/>\nand IEP development. Helpful resources will also be provided.<br \/>\n*\/Presented by:\/*\/ \/\/Massachusetts Advocates for Children\/\/, \/which is<br \/>\na private non-profit organization dedicated to being an independent<br \/>\nand effective voice for children who face significant barriers to<br \/>\nequal educational and life opportunities. MAC works to overcome these<br \/>\nbarriers by changing conditions for many children, while also helping<br \/>\none child at a time.<br \/>\nCheck out the PAC\u2019s new web site www.hanovermasspac.webs.com<\/p>\n<p> for further information and upcoming events. It\u2019s loaded with links<br \/>\nto important resources and documents. Also, any changes or<br \/>\ncancellations to our programs will be posted there. For further<br \/>\ninformation, please contact Susan at (781) 826-8261 or<br \/>\nMarrinerfamily@verizon.net<br \/>\n or Karen at (781) 826-0137 or kmcleaves@aol.com<\/p>\n<p> .<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) is a community service that has been<br \/>\nprovided to self-selected residents of the Town of Hanover since the spring<br \/>\nof 2004.<br \/>\nFor submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions about<br \/>\n&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here.  Please<br \/>\nfollow the link in the response e-mail to validate your account.  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