Bureau of Special Ed. Appeals information sessions

The Bureau of Special Education Appeals, part of the Massachusetts Department of Education has announced it will conduct information sessions for any interested person, especially for those who do or may appear at the BSEA. The information session is designed particularly for non-lawyers, both parents and school district personnel, as the information will address process more than “the law.” But, anyone may attend and everyone is welcome. There is no charge for the sessions.

Date: November 27, 2006; January 24, March 28, and May 23, 2007
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Place: DOE conference room 203, 350 Main St., Malden [map]

All sessions will cover the same information; thus you need not make a commitment for all four sessions. After the first session, the BSEA will send notice of each subsequent session.

Each session will consist of one mediator and one hearing officer, introduced by the Director or Assistant Director. The mediator will discuss the nature of mediations; the hearing officer will discuss the nature of due process hearings. There will be time for questions.

Coffee and refreshments will be provided. The capacity of the room is not more than fifty (50) people; therefore we must ask for pre-registration, otherwise all participants may not be able to be accommodated comfortably. If you wish to attend the session in November, contact Sitthikay Phongsa via email or at 781-338-6406.