Parents who are members of the Mashpee (MA, US) Mashpee Special Education Parents’ Advisory Council (SEPAC) have created an extensive Web site with extensive resources at Mashpee SEPAC. Are there other similar sites created by parent groups? Please add links to any that exist by posting them in comments.
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I think Massachusetts is a special case–with state law supporting Special Education Parents’ Advisory Committees:
603 CMR 28.07 (4) Parent Involvement
(4) Parent advisory participation. Each school district shall create a district wide parent advisory council offering membership to all parents of eligible students and other interested parties. The parent advisory council duties shall include but not be limited to: advising the district on matters that pertain to the education and safety of students with disabilities; meeting regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school district’s special education programs. The parent advisory council shall establish by-laws regarding officers and operational procedures, and, in the course of its duties, the parent advisory council shall receive assistance from the district without charge, upon reasonable notice, and subject to the availability of staff and resources. The district shall conduct, in cooperation with the parent advisory council, at least one workshop annually within the school district on the rights of students and their parents and guardians under state and federal special education laws. (See MGL c71B, 1C and 3)
ConcordSpedPac
ConcordSpedPac maintains a list of on-line SpEd PACs in MA
http://www.concordspedpac.org/Pacs-in-Mass.html
There are also Special Education Parent-Teachers’ Associations (SEPTAs). The state-wide Connecticut PTA has a good page on SEPTAs — http://www.ctpta.org/membership/septa/npta_pos_stmt_speced.htm
The Redwood City (CA) SEPTA, SEPTAR, has a unique fundraising effort, Can I Sit With You?