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Public Meeting Notice Bureau of Special Education Appeals Advisory Council Meeting - 01/05/2026
Overview
A agenda for the Bureau of Special Education Appeals Advisory Council.
Agenda
Agenda
- Welcome and Agenda Review
- Member Acknowledgments
- Public Comment Period
- Approval of October 6, 2025 minutes
- Old Business
- Review of Advisory Council Charge
- BSEA Standing Order 25-1, effective 9.22.25, regarding decorum attached.
- BSEA Updates
- Report on BSEA FY2025 federal and state reported statistics and the number of FY 2025 settlement agreements facilitated by the BSEA with restrictive clauses. Discussion by Council about its authority to review non-BSEA facilitated settlement agreements.
- Member discussion regarding cost to families of pursuing a BSEA hearing.
- Member Updates
- Update from member Michael Long, Counsel for the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
- Other member updates
- Next Steps/Closing