Special Education

January 2018 Regional Meetings for Special Education Directors

Registration is now open for the next round of ESE regional meetings to keep special education directors informed of changes and updates in special education. Registration links are below. Please note that the Jan. 5 session at EDCO is also available as a *video conference. Audience: Special Education Directors from school districts, vocational technical schools, charter schools, private approved special education schools and collaboratives. Presenters: Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner, and others from ESE Agenda:

Introduction (Russell Johnston)
Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care: Guidance and Proposed Changes to LEA Assignment Regulations Based on ESSA (40 Min)
Autism Commission: Coordinating the Role of State Agencies; Resources for School Districts (45 min) Carolyn Kain Executive Director
Q&A (30 min)

Dates:

Region	Date	Time	Location	Address	For more information and registration links contact:
Southeast	1/10	10:00 - 12:00	North River Collaborative Conference Center	525 Beech St Rockland	Theresa Craig
North	1/18	9:30 - 11:30	CREST Collaborative	9 Branch Street Methuen	Cathy Lawson
Greater Boston *	1/5	12:00 - 2:30	EDCO Collaborative	36 Middlesex Tpke. Bedford	Colleen Dolan
Central **	1/31	9:30- 11:30	Assabet Valley Collaborative	28 Lord Rd. Suite 125 Marlborough	Cindy Landanno
West	1/12	9:30 - 11:30	Collaborative for Educational Services	97 Hawley St. Northampton 01060	Sherry Smith (413) 687-4562

*The January 5 regional meeting at EDCO will be available through a video conference. ** Any regional meeting cancellations during January will be rescheduled to the January 31 meeting at Assabet Valley Collaborative.

Last Updated: December 13, 2017