SpEdWatch Community Meetings

SpEdWatch, Inc., a statewide nonprofit watchdog group working to secure the educational rights of all Massachusetts schoolchildren with disabilities, will host a series of Community Meetings this school year. SpEdWatch’s Founder and Executive Director Ellen Chambers will speak about the high rate of noncompliance with special education laws occurring in the Commonwealth’s public schools, the conditions that allow noncompliance to continue unchecked, and the disastrous consequences this has had for students. She will explain SpEdWatch’s mission and their unique plan to address this silent crisis in our educational system. Ms. Chambers will also facilitate a discussion with parents if they wish to address specific concerns about special education in their local communities, and will provide tips on how parents can effectively pursue change in their own school districts.

Meetings are free and open to the public. In order to ensure adequate seating and hand-outs, registration is appreciated by calling SpEdWatch at 978-433-5983 or via email.

The full schedule of events is listed below.

Westwood - October 12
10:00 - 1:00
South Norfolk County Arc
789 Clapboardtree St.
Directions

Northampton - October 19
11:00 - 2:00
Forbes Library
20 West Street
Directions

Fitchburg - November 1
10:00 - 1:00
Fitchburg Public Library
610 Main Street
Directions

Worcester - November 8
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Worcester Public Library (Main Library)
3 Salem Square
Directions

Tewksbury - November 16
11:00 - 1:30
Tewksbury Public Library
300 Chandler Street
Directions

South Yarmouth - December 3
11:00 - 1:00
South Yarmouth Library
312 Old Main Street
Directions

Beverly - December 10
11:00 - 1:30
North Shore Community College
Cummings Center
181 Elliott Street, Suite 121E
Beverly
Directions

Springfield - February 5
10:30 - 1:30
Springfield Central Library
220 State Street
Directions

Somerset/Westport Area - March 18
Evening
Location to be determined