Special Education

What Every Board Member Needs to Know
 

Presenters
Donna Buck:

Special Education Teacher, Elementary Principal, CSE and CPSE Chair

Roberta Colacino:

Special Education Teacher and Board President

Thomas Ledbetter: tledbetter@newark.k12.ny.us

Parent of a child with Autism, Parent Advocate, and BOE member

Handout:

PowerPoint Printout
Process Brochure
Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Resources
Sample of (2) two different CSE Reports
Sample Letter to Parents
Excerpt from “Legal Notice to Parents”

Topics of Discussion:
Some Basic Terms
The CPSE/CSE’s Role
The Board’s Role & Responsibility
A Board Member’s Role
A Parent’s Perspective
 

Where do we go from here?
 We must accept our legal obligations AND we must endeavor to improve education for ALL of our students through the one thing we can control – School Policy.