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Wow, what a morning. We were fortunate enough to join Special Education Directors across the state in a conference call with Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner at Mass DESE. Here’s what we took away: During this period of school closures, the primary focus is to maintain and review of material that was taught this year. Parents and teachers are NOT responsible to teach new concepts/material, but assist with maintaining a child’s skills. Mass DESE envisions two

Do you know the adage from Mark Twain, "If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes?" Well, the same thing seems to hold true with alternative distance learning and special education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Last week, the US Department of Education and Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education were advising school districts they were not required to provide direct special education; weren’t going to be responsible for missed

We hope you and your family are adjusting to this “new normal”.  Certainly we are all experiencing a significantly different life than just a week ago.  As you know schools have been shut down per order of Governor Baker and school administrators are in the process of figuring out how to develop a workable solution to maintain your child’s skills.   Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)  held a webinar yesterday with all the school districts (w

As COVID-19 (Corona Virus) impacts our daily lives, we thought it was a great idea to use our blog to provide some education-specific answers to your questions. We know there's a lot of information (and misinformation) out there, especially as it pertains to school and children's IEPs. Here are just some of the questions we’ve fielded so far: How long will our schools be closed? Answer – No one knows for sure, but school will be out of session through April 6, 2020. We’ll