Whats new on our website

What's New on our website?

The following is a list of the changes to our web site, since July 2001 (latest month listed first).
August, 2007

Updated the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) web page to include a link to School Behavior website.
Update our College for LD students webpage with University of New England, Maine (thanks to Jennifer W. graduate)
Updated the Reading programs webpage to Project Read in the Reading Comprehension section of the web page.
Updated the Writing Programs webpage to Project Read Writing strand, Framing your Thoughts.
Updated the Who Who's in our schools for the Alcott school..
Updated our Lawyers webpage to include Heather Gold email address.
Update the format of how the diagrams, charts and graphs are listed on the Type of Test webpage.
Update our homepage with a photo on our website to little girl swimming under water, to match our hot weather.
Move our Calendar information for this school year 2006-2007 to Past Presentations web page.
Updated This year's calendar with check back later, message.
Update the new Language Based Classroom webpage to fix some grammar errors.
Added the "Assistive Technology (AT) Assessment" to our Type of Evaluations webpage and updated the first paragraph on the web page (thanks to Ann R.).
Updated the Evaluators web page, with Dr. Rafael Castro, Ph.D., new office manager and telephone number.
Updated the PACs in Mass, added the Swampscott SEABoard website and updated the description a week later.
Updated the information on definitions of key words for systematic, explicit taught phonics reading methods on the Reading webpage (thanks to article on the LD Online website).
Updated the Language Based Classroom description with the final updates (thanks to Tesi K. ).
Added the Academy at Swift River website to our Specialized Schools web page (thanks to Therese D. ).
Created a webpage on filing a complaint at the Federal level with Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and update The Problem Resolution System webpage (thanks to Robin H. ).
Updated the PACs in Mass, with the Framingham, F-SEPAC website new redesigned website and updated the description a week later.
Updated Local Support webpage with the correct name Wayside's Parent Partnership Program (WPPP).

July, 2007

Added a statement from the DOE manual, titled: 'Is Special Education the Right Service, A Technical Assistive Guide', in regard to "Naming a type of disability has common characteristics with the process of making a diagnosis. However, it is important to stress that identification of type of disability is not a medical diagnosis, but a more general agreement among Team members that the assessed characteristics of the student are consistent with the regulatory definition for that type of disability (ies). . . . " , this can be found on the What is IEP web page.
Updated the Main Book page with the new edition of 'The Complete IEP Guide : How to Advocate for Your Special Ed. Child', by Lawrence M. Siegel, and Marcia Stewart.
Updated the Law page to include Federation for Children with Special Needs IDEA-2004 slide presentation, from their workshop.
Updated the PACs in Mass, added the North Middlesex SPED PAC new website to our list, this PAC includes: includes Townsend, Ashby, and Pepperell.
Updated the Evaluators web page, with Sara Ward new Linclon address, added Dr. David Dinklage of Cambridge Hospital, and Phoebe Adams, Ed.M., Learning Specialist, located in Topsfield. Both based on PAC members input. Updated the Children's Evaluation Center (CEC) in Newton, closing their doors late August, 2007. Added Dr. Ann Helmus, and Dr. Rafael Castro, Ph.D., new contact information.
Update our homepage, changed the photo on our website to 4th of July fireworks over Boston Harbor.
Created the Language Based Classroom webpage.
Updated the Disability Links webpage, added Attachment Disorder / Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Created the Executive Function webpage.
Updated the Speech and Language Therapist, web page, with Sara Ward new Linclon address.
Updated the format of the Definitions webpage, first list the definition of the term, followed by the acronym.
Updated the formatting of the Timefactor webpage.

June, 2007

Added a new diagram of the bell curve with a lot less details (It shows 3 measures: Percentiles, Standard Scores and Standard Deviations), this new diagram can be found on the Type of Test webpage (Thanks to Dawna D.).
Added the Homeschool Networking website to our Specialized Schools web page.
Updated the link with the new Transition Planning Form on the The Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE ) references webpage.
Updated the link to SPAN on the Advocates/Consultants webpage.

May, 2007

Updated the Tutors web page, with Commonwealth Learning Center 2 other locations.
Added title: "Darndest things Schools say at Team meetings" and a link to the IEP PopUp on the Parent Team Meeting Notes.
Updated the Definitions webpage to include Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and PQA.
Added the "Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)" assessment and link to our Type of Evaluations webpage.
Updated the Timefactor webpage with 2 links one to the 'Parent's Guide to Special Education Manual' to the Special Education Time Factors diagram and other link to the Sharon PAC diagram.
Added The Parent Professional Advocacy League (PAL) chapter of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (different from PALS) to our Local Support webpage.
Added Assistive Technology Question & Answer Guide, to the Assistive Technologies webpage.
Added 'Overcoming Dyslexia' by Dr. Sally Shaywitz to the Disabilities books page, in addition to the Learning Issues webpage.
Added new 'Executive Function in Education' by Lynn Meltzer to the Learning Issues webpage.
Updated our school placement consultants webpage to include our second parent recommendation.

April, 2007

Updated the Mediation webpage, with the suggest to bring a photograph of your child mediation, a favorite request of one of the BSEA mediators, B. Burch.
Created the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks webpage, with links to on-line databases to search and sort the information in different formats.
Updated the Calendar webpage with update to the May PAC presentations.
Added two links to the PSAT/SAT/SSD/Accom webpage, Educational Testing Service (ETS) Accommodation webpage and ACT Test Accommodations (chart) (Thanks to Sandra A.).
Added the Mashpee PAC website on our Massachusetts SPED PAC's On-line page.

March, 2007

Added the subtests that make up the composite scores on the WISC-III webpage (useful when reviewing older evaluations).
Updated the "Which Test to use to learn if it's LD / Dyslexic / Dygraphia?" webpage to Correct some formatting issues.
Updated our Lawyers webpage to include Richard Howard new private practice.
Verify and updated the links that were not broken on the Mass. Organizations.
Updated the Extended School Year (ESY) summer services with information form DOE Q&A on summer services memo.
Updated the email Discussion List page to include guideline 7-9, about formatting and size of a message.

February, 2007

Updated the Evaluators web page, added Sara Ward new website.
Updated the PACs in Mass, added the Bellingham PAC new website to our list.
Updated Sara Ward listing with her new website on our Tutors web page, for Executive Functioning tutoring.
Updated the Carousel Preschool phone number on the Concord Schools web page.
Updated the Definitions webpage to include CAP, NCLB, undated the link to IDEA 2004 for FAPE, added to the PDD definition and added the link to Wrightlaw's Definitions, Glossary of Special Education and Legal Terms.
Started to create a webpage on Transitions (under construction).
Updated our PAC Business Meeting Minute s webpage.
Updated our Updated the Advocates/Consultants webpage added a link to DMR parent training.
Updated the Calendar webpage with update to the March PAC presentations.
Updated the Extended School Year (ESY) summer services with information form DOE Q&A on summer services memo.
Updated the PACs in Mass, to add the Bedford PAC new Yahoo group and Wachuset added a Yahoo group for their PAC.
Updated the Law page to include an Overview of the disability laws.
Updated the Section 504 webpage with link to sample 504 plan for a child with diabetes and coming soon a link to download Concord Public School 504 form.
Checked each link on the Disability Links webpage and correct and replace any that were no longer valid (2 hours of work).
Added the list of Our Massachusetts 10 Disability catalogues, for eligibility criteria for special education to the What is IEP web page.
Updated the Mediation webpage, with a third question to help parents to prepare for mediation.
Updated the information on definitions of Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness on the Reading webpage.
Updated PACs in Mass web page to include the link to the Lincoln Public School, PAC information.
Added a link on the IEP Goals webpage IEP Goals and Objectives Bank, (177 pages of goals from Redmond, Oregon school district.) (Original on Bend-La Pine school district website in Redmond, Oregon, named: RedmondGoalBank073003.pdf), the file was saved on Bridges4kids web site (thanks to L. Smith, at Stop that Behavior).
Updated the Law page to include an Overview of Federal disability laws (504, ADA, and IDEA).
Checked each link on the PACs in Mass web page and correct and replace any that were no longer valid (2 hours of work).
Updated the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) web page to include Who is present when the behavior occur? to jour example of questions to be answered.
Added the link to the 'Parent's Guide to Special Education Manual' on our Type of Evaluations webpage.
Updated the Calendar webpage with update to the March PAC presentation "Shut up about your Perfect Kid".
Add a link to Change in Eligibility, to the What is IEP web page.
Updated the 'Key evaluation Results Summary', of page IEP 2, questions 5 and 6 on the Reviewing your IEP web page.
Updated the link on our Summer camp web page, to the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) Summer Camp Guide 2007.
Corrected some formatting errors and added footer to the webpage on the IEP Vision Statement.

January, 2007

Deleted the original books page named SPEDbooks and replaced with this redirect web page to point to the 3 webpages the books have been split into (as of October 13, 2001): Advocacy Books, Learning / Reading Issues Books, and Disabilities Books.
Updated the Calendar webpage with update to the January PAC presentation.
Updated the Advocates/Consultants webpage with Liz H. new phone number.
Updated the email Discussion List page to include our moderators email address.
Add Tourette's Syndrome book to the Disabilities books page (Thanks to Dawna C.)
Updated the Evaluators web page, updated the description of several evaluators.
Updated the NeuroNet link, on the CAPD webpage, changed link name.
Added the "Conners Rating Scale" definition and link to our Type of Evaluations webpage.
Updated the Type of Test webpage, with updated the DIBELS with new link to the individual student profile. Added the following tests: EVT - expressive Vocabulary and TAPS - auditory processing.
Updated the Team Member s webpage with IDEA 2004 regulation reference.
Updated OT Therapy webpage from "Lynnfield Rehabilitation" to "Health South" and two of their other locations.
Updated the Section 504 webpage with "AD/HD"
Updated the Main Book page with "Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd edition"
Updated the Definitions webpage to include ADHD, APD, EF, LRE and 504.
Updated the Law page to include a pointer to LRE.
Cleaned up some typo, and ">" and added Phonological Awareness along with Phonemic Awareness on the Reading webpage.
Updated Asperger's Association of New England address, and added the abbreviation (AANE) to Disabilities Organization webpage.
Reordered the Reading webpage to reflex Reading First six areas and updated the vocabulary section.
Updated the Request Evaluation webpage by adding a link to vocabulary section of the Reading webpage.
Updated 'Present Levels of Educational Performance (PLEP A & B)', add all options in the first section of page IEP 3 and IEP 4, Reviewing your IEP.

December, 2006

Updated the Evaluators web page, updated the description of several evaluators.
Updated the Laws webpage to include refer to the 'Full Special Education Evaluation', used to be refereed as 'Core Evaluation'.
Updated the Laws webpage to include Federal reference 'Service Plan for Private School'.
Added a link to the ABA webpage to remove broken links and include link to the ABA guide.
Updated the description and fixed the typos on the Social Skill webpage.
Updated the description and fixed the typos on the Social Pragmatics webpage.
Created webpage on Speech and Language Therapist, doing traditional speech and language therapy.
Updated the Calendar with update to the January PAC meeting additional details.
Updated the Specialized School webpage with Beacon High School contact information.
Update our homepage, changed the photo on our website to snowmen for December.
Updated the Who Who's in our schools for the Alcott school.
Updated the 'Key evaluation Results Summary', of page IEP 2, Reviewing your IEP.
Update a broken link on the IEP Goals webpage (Nebraska, Educational Service Unit 10 (ESU-10)
Updated the description and fixed the typos on MCAS webpage.
Updated the PSAT/SAT/SSD/Accom webpage to include a link to the ACT home page.

November, 2006

Updated the Evaluators web page, Anne Daniels is no long at North Shore Hospital.

Updated the Type of Test webpage, add a link to DAR2 and added a description of these two informal reading tests, the DAR and WADE.

Add a column for Programs (i.e. OG, Saxon Math, LiPs, etc.) on the Specialized Schools web page.

Add the title to Disability Links web page.

Updated the Harvard PAC and Norton website description on our Massachusetts SPED PAC's On-line page.

Added AANE has a list of social groups document and added Teens Groups, in our area run by Denise Grenier, MSW, (ASD) Certified Specialist to our Social Skill webpage.

Updated Elsa contact information, and added her email address and NH phone number on the Social Pragmatics webpage.

Added Louis Moats Spelling book cover images web page on Spelling web page.

Correct some formatting issues on the Type of Test webpage.

Update our homepage, changed the photo on our website to fall leafs November and calendar link to start at November.

Added social skill group in our area run by Linda Price M.Ed., C.A.G.S., Licensed Educational Psychologist in MA to our Social Skill webpage.

Updated Elsa training focus and contact information, and added Pamela Ely Martins, SLP-CCC, Ely Associates on the Social Pragmatics webpage.

Update the name of first PAC meeting, to 'Kick Off Dinner Meeting' on the Calendar webpage.

Update abbreviations and add a link for both the ABCN and ABCN, on our Doctors webpage.

Update our College for LD students webpage with two new resources (thanks to A.Smith, Western Mass.).

Update IEP Vision Statement Examples webpage, where are these listed on IEP (thanks to our Steve L.)

Updated the introduction information for Behavioral Optometrist, Developmental Optometrist, or Vision Therapists

Updated Vision Therapy page with what are vision problems and what are some of the common issues.

Added new footer to our original webpages with the creation date of September 1998 on the Mission webpage.

Added the footer to 12 webpages created in 1999: Calendar-August, 1999, Disabilities Links-Auguat 1999, Disabilities Organization and Local Organization where both combined on one webpage-September 1999, Evaluators, and Type of Evaluations where combined on one webpage-September 1999, Therapy-September, 1999 (all 6 therapies combined on one webpage). Why Evalutate-September 1999, Tutors-October 1999, Recommend Parent books-October 1999, -October 1999, Laws-October 1999, Specialized Schools-November 1999.

Added the footer to the Ed Methods created in September 2000 (had all four Educational Methods on one webpage-September 2000). Add new footer 17 webpages with the creation date of July 2001, under About Us: Past Speakers, PAC Accomplishments, under Testing and Evaluating: Signs of Trouble, Request Sample Letter, under IEP: Definition, Reviewing, Time Factors, Extended School Year, under Parent Education: Parent Tool kit, Parent Resources, FAQ, under Reference Material: DOE Publications/forms, under Professional Help: Doctors, Advocates/Consultants, Lawyers, School Consultants, under Law: What happening, under Recreation: Summer, Winter, Sign of Trouble

Add new footers to 4 webpage with the creation date of August 31, 2001, Question to Ask Evaluator, BMP, Definitions, Reviewing your IEP, PAC Business Meeting Minute s.

October, 2006

Updated the page index to include the Shore South category on our Tutors page.
Added the updated edition of "Special Educator's Complete Guide to 109 Diagnostic Tests", now titled: "The Special Educator's Comprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests", Advocacy Main books page.
Updated the Alcott direction webpage, due to the field construction.
Update our homepage, changed the photo on our website to Black cat for October and calendar link to start at October.
Updated the Calendar webpage with new Alcott directions and sponsored information.
Added Page Index for easier access, added a link to both the list of Certificate programs, Entry Level Job training and added the book cover images of the recommend our LD & ADHD college books/guides to the LD Colleges webpage.
Correct the typos on the Conn. schools on the Specialized Schools web page (Thanks to Gari P.).
Updated the YouthCare Social Groups, by correcting the phone number and adding the page divider, to our Social Skill webpage (Thanks to Gari P.).
Updated our Advocacy webpage with email addresses (Thanks to Gari P.).
Updated the email Discussion List page to remove the references and link to CCSPEDPAC email list, that was removed in June 2006 and added 3 more guidelines to the list (#6,7 & 8).
Updated the Definitions webpage, to include NCLB, and PQA.
Updated the Laws webpage to include NCLB logo.
Updated the Reading webpage to include 'Reading First' Logo.
Added two links to the PSAT/SAT/SSD/Accom webpage, to Educational Testing Service (ETS) website, titled: Resources for Test Takers with Disabilities, and Reasons Why Documentation is Deemed Insufficient (Thanks to Sandra A.).
Updated the links to LD On-line related articles for each of the specialized education methods: Reading Programs, Spelling Programs, Math Programs, and Writing Programs.
Added quote to the Math webpage, about four different patterns that may be found in students with math disabilities.
Added Cross-TrainerTM: Visual-Spatial, software program for students who have underdeveloped visual-spatial abilities, to the Assistive
Technologies.
Updated the Laws webpage to include NCLB Reading First link, and that NCLB apply to all students.
Updated the Calendar webpage with co-sponsored presentation with Sudbury
Add a page index to the Disability Links webpage and new link to Anxiety Disorders links to our webpage.
Correct a typo and fixed formatting issue on the Social Pragmatics webpage.
Update our College for LD students webpage with two Rhode Island colleges.
Update IEP 1, in the second section, defined what is to be listed in the Key Evaluation Results Summary on the Reviewing your IEP web page.
Updated the Calendar webpage with updates to our presentations (reading series, will be rescheduled).
Updated the PACs in Mass, added the Wilmington PAC and Westford PAC to our list.
Added "Components of Effective Mathematics Instruction" article to Math programs web page, and update LD-Online link.
Update the Used Laptop webpage, bring the information forward 2 years.
Added Time Management Tools section and 2 timers to the web page on our Assistive Technologies.
Update the title of the 'Special Ed Methods' to 'Specialized Educational Programs' on our homepage.
Added Spelling books titles and links to books on our Specialized Education Program web page on Spelling web page.
Added a link to the new FCSN Parent Advocacy training, on the Advocates/Consultants web page.
Updated the link to FCSN Parent workshop schedule on the Parent Tool Kit web page.
Added Story Grammar Maker program and link on our Specialized Education Program web page on Reading and Writing web page.

September, 2006

Updated our homepage with a new photo for Back-to-school and added a link to our new 2006-2007 year PAC Calendar.
Updated the list with 3 more months of approved Meeting Minutes from PAC board meeting with our Special Education Director.
Updated the Calendar webpage with new dates and some additional details.
Updated the formatting and took off the displaying of the html formatting code displaying on our Past Presentations webpage.
Updated the "Which Test to use to learn if it's LD / Dyslexic / Dygraphia?" webpage to include a link to the WJ-III subtest webpage.
Updated the Mediation webpage, with contact the BSEA Coordinator of Mediation, Marc Sevigny: 781-338-6443 and corrected the Main phone number.
Added the Perkins School to our Specialized Schools web page.
Updated the Burlington PAC and Arlington website description, removed all the older New tags and added Maynard PAC website and Dedham added a Yahoo group our Massachusetts SPED PAC's On-line page.
Updated our Lawyers webpage had to remove one of the recommended names, that was not a special education attorney.
Updated our sample letter for a outside evaluation, to include reference to "federal law" and included Neuropsychological evaluation, and added the full name of the WISC and BASC on the Request Evaluation webpage.
Added a link to our on the Doctor webpage, to our list of recommended Evaluators webpage, so a list of recommend Neuropsychologist can be viewed.
Updated the links to Landmark outreach program, (Landmark updated their website), on all our Specialized methods webpages: Spelling Programs, Math Programs, and Writing Programs.
Updated the Type of Test webpage, add links to the publisher for the CTOPP and WJ-III, added the Reading First tag, and reformatted the page index.
Updated the links on the Disability Organization webpage, moved the AD-IN reference to our local MetroWest CHADD group.
Updated the html formatting code displaying on our Definitions webpage.
Updated the list with June approved Meeting Minutes from PAC board meeting with our Special Education Director.
Changed the order of the information on "Which Test to use to learn if it's LD / Dyslexic / Dygraphia?" so WJ subtests were not on top.
Updated the Reviewing IEP webpage, updated the link to the article Teenager input form and added to the description of a goal.
Created a webpage on the The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) for students over age 16 on our Type of Evaluations webpage
Updated the Type of Test webpage, updated the description of the GORT-4 to clearly list the 4 subtests.
Added the Natick PAC new website to the Massachusetts SPED PAC's On-line web page.
Added IDEACHAIN a Reading Comprehension program, to our Reading page, (this program was recommended by Sara Ward, SLP, CCC).
Updated our Advocacy webpage with P. Fitzgerald contact information, who was recommended by 3 Concord PAC members.
Updated the Calendar webpage to change a presentation.
Updated the our Summer camp webpage, to change to information on Camp Bunker Hill, that is now YouthCare Camp.
Added YouthCare Social Groups to our Social Skill webpage.
Added a new webpage about the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) for students over age 16, to Types of Evaluations web page.
Correct the the link to the Westborough SPED PAC website on the Massachusetts SPED PAC's On-line web page.

Pass changes to our web site:

6. Sept. 2005 to August 2006 (11 months)

5. Sept. 2004 to August 2005 (11 months)
4. Sept. 2003 to August 2004 (11 months)
3. Sept. 2002 to August 2003 (11 months)
2. Sept. 2001 to August 2002 (11 months)
1. July 2001 and August 2001 (2 months - major redesign)

	Last updated October 23, 2007 By Melody Orfei
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