The Special Needs Advocacy Network of Massachusetts has created a Free Webinar featuring legal and educational experts from across the Commonwealth sharing updates on special education procedures, law and more.
The webinar, titled “Update on COVID-19: School Closure and Special Education Rights“ was created on March 27th in partnership with the Federation for Children with Special Needs. There are also free handouts and Power Points of this webinar to download and share with your community.
Topics include
• Notes from The Massachusetts’ Special Education Directors’ Meeting also held on March 26th, which discusses:
1. The Shift in Providing Remote Instruction.
2. Increasing Implementation of Remote Learning.
3. More locally relevant special education information.
• Coronavirus/covid-10 frequently asked questions for schools/districts regarding special education (Revised 3/26/2020).
• Update on Federal and State Guidance
• Remote Learning Recommendations During COVID-19 School Closures.
• School District Responsibilities and past case examples
• And much more.
To access the You Tube webinar, please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcVvQQZUYd0
To access the Handouts and Powerpoints, please visit https://spanmass.org/20200325covid19.html*
* SPaN also plans to offer a close captioned version of this presentation, along with translations into Spanish and Portuguese in the near future.
Please continue to social distance and stay safe everyone!
Sharon Marie
