Special Education Talk

On Wednesday, Nov. 17, Charlotte Spinkston, executive director for Urban Pride, will present a workshop highlighting one’s basic rights under the special education law. The workshop aims to help parents learn how to be effective partners with their schools to help make decisions and determine a child’s eligibility for special education. It will also discuss ways to plan and monitor the educational progress of one’s children.

Particular topics to be covered include but are not limited to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA), Massachusetts Special Education Law(Chapter 766), No Child Left Behind and Special Education Identification and Eligibility.

The workshop takes place at the Edgartown School Library and begins at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Ann-Marie Cywinski at 508-693-3436, Mandy Tomkins at 508-696-6764 or Carol Kennedy at 693-8612.