General Meetings
Next General Meeting:
May 28, 2026
TOWN HALL ON INCLUSION
Inclusion in Practice: Your Voice, Your Experience
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
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TOWN HALL ON INCLUSION
Families know best how inclusion is working—and where it is not. This is your opportunity to be heard, ask questions, and get clear answers. Your experiences help shape understanding, improve services, and strengthen our schools. We hope you will join us.
WHEN
May 28, 2026
7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
LOCATION
Zoom: https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/85082442587
Join the Conversation
This town hall is designed for families to speak openly about their experiences and hear directly from the district.
Families Will:
Share their experiences with inclusion across schools.
Ask questions about services, supports, and access.
Raise concerns and highlight what is working and what is not.
District Staff Will:
Listen and respond directly to family questions and experiences.
Explain how inclusion is defined and implemented across the district.
Clarify what services and supports should be available to students.
Address how service delivery works across different school settings.
SpEdPAC Board Elections
SpEdPAC Board elections will take place during the final portion of the meeting.
Interpretation services are available
For more information: write to bostonspedpac411@gmail.com
/ SpEdPAC Chair: Edith Bazile 2025/2026
2025-2026 Meeting Dates
4th Thursday of the Month
7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom
(*Exceptions noted.)
September 25, 2025
Know Your Rights: Understanding the IEP Process
EdLaw Project
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
Presentation Document: Know Your Rights
October 23, 2025
Navigating Transportation Services
Greater Boston Legal Services
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
English | Amharic | Arabic | Cape Verdean Creole | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
November 13, 2025*
SpEdPAC Family Resource Fair: Tools, Programs & Community Partners
Location: Murphy School
Thursday, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
English | Amharic | Arabic | Cape Verdean Creole | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
January 22, 2026
Accessing Therapeutic Supports: What Every Parent Should Know
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
Event Details
February 7, 2026*
Boston SpEdPAC Winter Family Social
Saturday, 1:30-4:30 pm
Location: Leahy Holloran Community Center
Address: 1 Worrell St
Dorchester, Massachusetts 02122
February 26, 2026
Decoding Dyslexia: Language, Literacy & Reading Supports That Make a Difference
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
English | Amharic | Arabic | Cape Verdean Creole | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Portuguese| Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
March 26, 2026
Planning Ahead: ESY & Transition Services
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
English | Amharic | Arabic| Cape Verdean Creole| Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Portuguese| Somali | Spanish| Vietnamese
April 16, 2026
Autism Supports & Services: A Family Information Session
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
English
BPS “Autism Acceptance” Event
Location: 2nd Floor Bruce Bolling Building
English | Arabic | Cape Verdean Creole | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
May 28, 2026
Town Hall on Inclusion
Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
English
Boston SpEdPAC provides a voice and supports families of students with disabilities in Boston Public Schools. We encourage all families to participate.
General meetings typically occur every 4th Thursday of the month, with exceptions noted.* All virtual meetings will use the same Zoom link.
Online interpretation will be available in ASL, Arabic, Cantonese, Cape Verdean Creole, French, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. To request an interpreter for a language not listed above, please contact specialeducation@bostonpublicschools.org
Visit SpEdPAC’s YouTube Channel for recordings of General Meetings.