This is an online event.
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This year's Same Side event closes out a unique pandemic year. To mark its challenges, we brainstormed our way into a new format, and asked our panelists to discuss the following questions.
Our panelists are:
Reece Erlichman, Director of the Board of Special Education Appeals (BSEA)
Amy Reichbach, BSEA Hearing Officer
Myrto Flessas, Coordinator of Mediation and Facilitation, BSEA
Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner, DESE
Moderators:
Reece Erlichman and SPaN Board Members Jennie DunKley & Seetha Burtner
SPaN's Annual Same Side of the Table forum is open to all professionals involved in the Special Education process – Advocates, Attorneys, Administrators, Educators, Clinicians and Parents. We’ve discovered that having representatives from all corners in one room can be a catalyst for improving communication and staying student focused.
This presentation is a live Webinar
Monday May 10, 2021 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Registration closes May 6th.
*Late registartion may be available please email info@spanmass.org
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ATTENTION CURRENT MEMBERS - please follow the link below to sign up for this workshop.
(current member has paid an annual fee of $75 or more in the past 12 months)
Myrto Flessas, JD, After graduating from Temple University School of Law in 2000, Ms. Flessas was a principal attorney in the firm of Flessas & Finocche, LLP. Most of her work was focused on representing parents in special education disputes. Ms. Flessas also provided pro-bono representation for students in special education through the Boston Bar Association and with the Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association in the field of domestic violence divorce. Prior to her work at the BSEA, Ms. Flessas had the opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors for the Federation for Children with Special Needs. Since joining the BSEA in 2010, Ms. Flessas has mediated hundreds of cases in school districts across Massachusetts. Along with mediating cases at the BSEA, Ms. Flessas runs informational trainings for parents and school districts to help the parties better understand mediation and how to use the process to promote meaningful and positive results.
Dr. Russell Johnston, Ph.D. has served as a Senior Associate Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education since August 2014. There, he manages the state's accountability and assistance system for all public schools and districts to support their work to raise achievement for all students, and oversees the implementation of various initiatives to assess effectiveness, monitor improvement, and identify appropriate interventions. Johnston, who began his career as a special education teacher and administrator, also led the West Springfield Public Schools from 2010-2014. In West Springfield, Johnston led work to increase the depth and rigor of the district's curriculum; to create a collaborative process between school committee members, administrators, and the local teachers' union to promote student learning and effectively implement the state's new educator evaluation system; and to reach out to and engage families to address students' barriers to learning. He and his family reside in Melrose, Massachusetts.Webinar Do you consent to having this presentation broadcasted as a live webinar for