Oxford Public Schools
Student Services & Special Education
Remote Special Education IEP Meetings
Due
to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Baker
has issued an order prohibiting all in-person educational operations at this
time. During this unprecedented, extended school closure, the Oxford
Public School District is committed to offering remote special education Team
meetings telephonically and virtually so that the IEP Team process may
continue.
Given that
holding IEP Team meetings remotely is a new undertaking for the District, we
want to clarify the District’s expectations for remote IEP Team meetings:
1. Remote IEP Team meetings are being offered as an option for parents;
if, however, a parent does not wish to participate in a remote Team meeting or
is unable to participate, the District will work with you to schedule an
in-person Team meeting when schools re- open.
2. The District strictly prohibits screenshots, pictures, audio/video
recording and distribution of any remote team meeting. Please note that in
Massachusetts it is illegal to record another person through any medium without
his or her knowledge.
3. The laws that protect the privacy and confidentiality of your child’s
personally identifiable information apply to a remote meeting just as they do
during an in-person Team meeting. Toward that end, school staff will take steps
to ensure that they are participating in the meeting in a quiet, private
setting, and the expectation is that a parent and anyone the parent has invited
to the meeting will do the same.
4. The District will make a reasonable, good faith effort to comply with
special education related timelines in the context of an unprecedented national
emergency. In an effort to facilitate the sharing of important IEP and IEP
related documentation with parents in a timely manner, the District will be
sending out the IEP and IEP related documents in two formats. Upon completion of the documents, an email
will be sent with the documents provided as an attachment. Additionally, the IEP and IEP related
documents will be send in paper for to the mailing address provided.
Additionally, it should
be noted that parent’s participation in a remote IEP Team meeting signifies that the parent has opted to participate in a
remote IEP Team meeting and agrees to abide by the District’s expectations set forth above.
If you have
any questions, concerns, or inquiries, feel free to contact your child's
Evaluation Team Leader:
Chaffee & Oxford Middle
School - Kristin Miller - kmiller@oxps.org
Barton & Oxford High
School - Rich Maliff - rmaliff@oxps.org
Stay Safe,
Susan J.
Henrichon, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent of Student Services and Special Education
Destruction of Special Education Student Records
NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS
Oxford Public Schools January 8, 2020
In compliance with Massachusetts Student Records Regulation, the Oxford
Public School District will destroy the Special Education records of
any Oxford student who transferred, graduated, withdrew or terminated
from Special Education programs or services prior to June 30, 2012. This is in accordance with the requirement to destroy such records after a period of seven years.
Any parent/guardian or student, ages 14 years or older, can obtain their
original record within two weeks of this notice. They may do so by
providing written notice via email or snail mail to the Student Services
Office, at
508-987-6050 x 3 no later than by Monday, February 14, 2020.
All unclaimed student records meeting the above criteria will be destroyed after the February 14, 2020 deadline.
Welcome to the Oxford Public School District's Student Services Web Page!
The Oxford Public Schools Student Services Department oversees the delivery of Special Education services for students in grades Pre-K to 12+, as required by Massachusetts General Law c.71B, Massachusetts State Regulation 603 C.M.R. 28.00, and Federal Regulation C.F.R. 300. Our office also oversees Section 504, Title I, and English Language Learner services. If you should have any questions or concerns pertaining to any of these services, please feel free to contact us. Thank you. Office Contacts: | Susan Henrichon, Ed.D.
508-987-6050 x1115 ------------------------------------- Debra Tremblay Executive Assistant to Assistant Superintendent of Student Services & Special Education dtremblay@oxps.org 508-987-6050 x1116 ------------------------------------- 508-987-6050 x1117
| Office Address: | 4 Maple Road Oxford, MA 01540 |
Evaluation Team Leaders:
| Richard Maliff
(Barton Elementary/High School) 508-987-6050 x1127 ------------------------------------- 508-987-6050 x1121 | Social Worker: | 508-987-6050 x1122 | Psychologists: |
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS
SEPAC - Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Next Meeting: Annual Parent's Rights Workshop Presenter - Susan J. Henrichon, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent
on October 7, 2019
Morning Session - 10am at Central Office Conference Room Evening Session - 6pm at Community Room at OHS
CHILD FIND: In compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004), the Oxford Public School District seeks to identify and evaluate any child age 3 to 22 residing in the Town of Oxford who may have a disability and be in need of Special Education or 504 services. These services are provided at no cost to the parent/guardian. If you know of a child who lives in the Oxford Public School District who may need Special Education or 504 services, or if you have questions regarding the evaluation process, please call the Student Services Department.
Preschool Screenings (3 to 5 year old children) are available on the first Friday of each month. Please contact Kristin Miller for more information.
A Parent’s Guide to Special EducationWritten by the Federation for Children with Special Needs in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Education, this Guide is meant to serve as a resource for parents, and the organizations that serve them. The Guide contains the most current and accurate information available regarding the special education system in Massachusetts. It is the hope of the Federation that this publication will assist families in obtaining the supports and services that their children with disabilities need to succeed in school.
A Parent’s Guide to Special Education is available in different formats and three languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese. English PDF: Download the published version of the Guide in PDF file format. (PDF files require Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded at no cost by clicking here.) Spanish PDF: Download the published version of the Guide in PDF file format. (PDF files require Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded at no cost by clicking here.)
PARENT RESOURCES IN MASSACHUSETTSFederation for Children with Special Needs 95 Berkeley Street, Suite 104 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 482-2915 (Voice/TTY) 1-800-331-0688 (Massachusetts only) Fax: (617) 695-2939 http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/parents.html
TRANSLATION AVAILABLE
TRANSLATION OF INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES WITH A HOME LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH
The Special Services
Department will accommodate all students and families whose primary language is
other than English upon identification or notice to the special services
office. This assistance will include interpreters at all meetings and the
translation of all documents into the family’s native language.
At the request of the
parent/guardian or adult student whose primary language is not English, school
generated documents such as the student handbook, code of discipline,
procedural notices, correspondence and the like will be translated into the
primary language. This can be
implemented in two ways:
The Oxford Public Schools
website provides for all documents to be translated via google translator, located
on the top right hand side of the toolbar.
Requests for translation
should be made to the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services and Special
Education at shenrichon@oxps.org or
(508) 987-6050 ext. 3.
A solicitud del
padre / tutor o estudiante adulto cuyo idioma principal no es el inglés, los
documentos generados por la escuela, como el manual del estudiante, el código
de disciplina, los avisos de procedimiento, la correspondencia y similares, se traducirán
al idioma principal. Esto se puede implementar de dos maneras:
El sitio web de
las Escuelas Públicas de Oxford proporciona la traducción de todos los
documentos a través del traductor de Google, ubicado en la parte superior
derecha de la barra de herramientas.
Las solicitudes
de traducción deben hacerse al Superintendente Asistente de Servicios
Estudiantiles y Educación Especial en shenrichon@oxps.org o (508) 987-6050 ext.
3)
的要求,一个家庭的第一语言不是英语,这一文件将被翻译成中文。呼叫。508-987-6050 ext. 3. The Oxford Public Schools supports the vision of the Student Services Department, which is to minimize the impact of disability and maximize opportunities and achievement for all of our students.
PLEASE ACCESS THE DOCUMENTS BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: |
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