Welcome Families!
Next Events
Marzo 3, 2021
6:30-8:00 pm. Taller sin costo para padres: Derechos de educación especial durante COVID-19. Proyecto de abogacía en educación especial de Somerville
March 9, 2021
6:00pm. The Special Education Parent Advisory Council, in collaboration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, will be hosting a parent orientation to learn about the upcoming Special Education and Civil Rights review in our district. You may contact Christine Trevisone at 617-625-6600 at ext. 6810 with questions about the parent orientation or the review.
Watch a Special Education Town Hall, held last August, 2020.
"Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their packages at different times."
Somerville SSEPAC Officers
Michele Lippens Co-Director
Luciane DeToledo Co-Director
Lianor Hillerstrom - Secretary
Contact us at: somervilleparentstogether@gmail.com
Join the Yahoo Group: somspedpac-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Follow SSEPAC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Somerville-SEPAC
Brochures and Documents
2016 - 2017 SSEPAC Brochure in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole.
SSEPAC By-Laws [last updated 10/2019]
2019 Notice of SSEPAC Special Election
Information for Families
Disability Definitions
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Disability Definitions
Useful Websites for Families
Federation for Children with Special Needs http://www.fcsn.org
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/
Mass Advocates for Children http://massadvocates.org/
Massachusetts Special Education Law http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/
Federal Law http://idea.ed.gov
Wright's Law www.wrightslaw.com