Presentations & Handouts

Wellesley SEPAC partners with Wellesley Public Schools and community organizations to offer workshops and presentations on special education topics. This page collects slides, handouts, and recordings (when available) so families and educators can review information after events.

These materials are for general information only and are not legal advice. For questions about how this information applies to your child, please talk with your IEP/504 team, an advocate, or an attorney.

If you need any of these materials in an accessible format, please email info@wellesleysepac.org.


Annual Basic Rights Presentations

Each year, Wellesley SEPAC and WPS co‑host a Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP workshop in partnership with MassPAC and the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN). This required training explains:

  • Special education law and parents’ rights
  • Evaluations and eligibility
  • IEP development and implementation
  • How families can participate effectively in meetings

Recent presentations

  • 2025- Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP
    • In-person at Hardy Innovation Lab
    • Presenter: Educational Advocate Lucy Verhave, M.Ed.

Specialized Program Presentations

Wellesley SEPAC works with the Student Services Office to share more information about WPS specialized programs. Placement in these programs is always decided individually by the IEP Team.


Topic‑Specific Workshops

In addition to Basic Rights and program overviews, SEPAC helps organize topic‑specific workshops for families and educators.

Current and upcoming topics include:

  • Executive Functioning: Fostering Age-Appropriate Independence
    • Workshop on building executive functioning and adaptive skills across key transition points. 
  • Bullying Prevention for Students with Disabilities

You can always find upcoming workshops on our Events page. 


Have a suggestion for a future presentation?

If there is a topic you’d like SEPAC and WPS to consider for a future workshop—such as transition planning, reading interventions, social‑emotional supports, or navigating evaluations—please let us know.