Special education Basic Rights

Worcester's Special Education Parent Advisory Council will at their February meeting present a workshop on "Basic Rights."

It is designed to help parents learn how to be effective partners with their child’s school to decide the child’s eligibility for special education, and to plan, make decisions and monitor their child’s progress in school.

Location: Worcester Technical High School

Translators are available if requested in advance;
To request a translator please call 508-799-3056

Learn about :

• State and Federal laws - What are children entitled to by law?
• Special education eligibility – who is eligible for special education services?
• What is an IEP and how is it created?   I want to change my child’s IEP, how can I do that?
• What is the difference between an IEP and a 504 (accommodation plan)?
• LRE (least restrictive environment) – what does that mean?
• How do you ask for services, evaluations, reports, meetings? 
• What are the timelines for assessments and IEP meeting?
• What is due process?  What is mediation, what is a hearing?