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Springfield parent asks school committee to send special-education staff to Families First workshop
Summary
Mona Lisa Smith, a Springfield resident and Families First member, asked the Springfield City School Committee to arrange for a special-education department representative to speak at an October Families First workshop about IEPs and recent changes so families can better advocate for their children.
Mona Lisa Smith, a Springfield resident, asked the Springfield City School Committee during the meeting's public comment period for the district to send a special-education staff member to a Families First workshop in October to explain the individualized education program (IEP) process and recent changes.
Smith said she lives at 97 Bellevue Avenue and is “a member of the Families First organization” that serves families in Springfield and western Massachusetts. She told the committee, “they have a workshop coming up in October, so I'm hoping that I could get someone from the special ed department to join us, to talk more about the IEP process and hopefully to provide some information on the changes and provide some resources to these families, so that they can better advocate for their children.”
The request was made during the public speak-out portion of the meeting; Smith closed by thanking committee members for their consideration. The transcript does not record a response from school staff or a formal commitment from the committee during the meeting.
The comment indicates a community request for outreach and explanation of special-education procedures; no formal action or staff assignment was recorded on the transcript.
