Presentation Planned on Special Ed and Parental Rights
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public School will host a presentation on special education on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Brayton Elementary School cafeteria."Parents, Students, and Schools as Partners: Rights and Responsibilities in Special Education" is being held in conjunction with McCann Technical School, Mount Greylock Regional High School, North Berkshire School Union and Williamstown-Lanesborough School Union.
The program will be presented by Ellen Honeyman and Robin Foley and is free and open to the public. It will cover parental rights regarding special education and how collaboration between family and school personnel can be enhanced.
Honeyman has been a special education director for Springfield and Worcester and is a speech-language pathologist, having worked with children and young adults from ages 3 to 22. She is currently interim special education director for the Wellesley Public Schools.
Foley is the director of special education projects at the Federation for Children with Special Needs and a PAC co-chairman in Worcester. She is also the parent of three children, one of whom is disabled.
All special education parent advisory councils from surrounding communities are encouraged to attend. Child care will be provided and registration is required. For more information, or to register for child care, contact the LINCS Parent Center at 413-664-7512.
