News for Those with Students with Disabilities

Mark your calendar! NEW DATE for Special Education PTSA general membership meeting.
Wednesday, January 16
7:00-9:00pm
John Stanford Center (2445 3rd Ave S, Seattle)
Rm 2750
Please join us!
For questions email Helen at president.seattlespedptsa@gmail.com

Seattle Special Education website.


Good website for parent advocacy and information, Wrights Law.

There are two Facebook pages for parents.  One is Seattle Special Education PTSA, the other is Seattle Special Education.

From Eastside Education:

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) released a new budget proposal for special education. You can read about it at this link http://www.k12.wa.us/L…/2019documents/ML-SPED-Multiplier.pdf

If you have questions for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal about this budget proposal or other issues related to special education, the Seattle Times Education Lab Reporters want to hear from you!

They are meeting w/ Superintendent Reykdal next week.
You can post your Qs in the comments below or email them directly to their reporters:
Dahlia Bazzzaz - dbazzaz@seattletimes.com
Neal Morton - nmorton@seattletimes.com

Introducing a new WA Hands & Voices Webinar series for families of children who are deaf, deaf-blind, deaf plus and hard of hearing. Join us in person or online. Our first will be Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019 in Tacoma." IDEA Special Considerations for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing"

For online attendees please register by clicking on this link.
https://department_of_health_hawaii.zoom.us/meeting/register/e815711b025eb4414ac87b605f06faf5

This information can also be viewed on our calendar on events on WA Hands & Voices website. www.wahandsandvoices.org

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General Membership Meeting


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7:00 – 9:00pm


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