Welcome to the Office of Pupil Services
Home to Special Education, Guidance, and Nursing services for our Waltham Public Schools students, dedicated to educating and supporting the whole child.
The Waltham Public Schools Special Education Department is responsible for making sure that our 1000 students with special education needs successfully access the general education curriculum with the support of specialized instruction and support services. Our students, who range in age from 3 to 22 years old and are in grades Pre-K through post grade 12, have learning needs that are met in the least restrictive educational environment as possible. Specialized programs are found in each building.
Special Education Leadership Team
Special Education Evaluation Team Leaders (ETLs)
Waltham Special Education Parent Advisory Council
The WSEPAC is a state mandated and supported advisory group comprised of parents, guardians, teachers and administrators working in partnership to promote an innovative environment where children with learning challenges have equal access to educational opportunities, while ensuring that our schools strive to improve educational outcomes for all children. Contact us at walthampac@gmail.com
Become a member of the WalthamSEPAC
Membership is open to all interested parties; voting membership is limited to parents or guardians of special needs students residing in Waltham with or without and IEP or 504 Plan, as well as students over the age of 14.
For complete details on becoming a member of WSEPAC, you may read the brochure in its entirety here in English, en Español, and Creole.
WSEPAC Announcements
A message from the Special Education Department. Please take good care!
Un mensaje del Departmento de Educacion Especial. Por favor ten mucho cuidado!
Yon mesaj man Depatman Edikasyon Espesyai. Tanpri pran bon swen!
Feeling stressed? Isolated? Overwhelmed? Join a SEPAC Parent Support Group Meeting! SEPAC will be teaming up with Katie Willard, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and School Adjustment Counselor within the district will help facilitate conversations between parents during this difficult time. The focus of the group is to create a space where parents can share openly regarding their experiences with the COVID pandemic and receive support from their peers. The group will meet virtually biweekly on Thursdays between 7-8PM. If you are interested please email katherinewillard@walthampublicschools.org for more details.
¿Sentirse estresado? ¿Aislado? ¿Abrumado? ¡Únase a una reunión del grupo de apoyo para padres de SEPAC! SEPAC se asociará con Katie Willard, una trabajadora social clínica independiente con licencia y consejera de ajuste escolar dentro del distrito, ayudará a facilitar las conversaciones entre los padres durante este momento difícil. El enfoque del grupo es crear un espacio donde los padres puedan compartir abiertamente sobre sus experiencias con la pandemia de COVID y recibir el apoyo de sus compañeros. El grupo se reunirá virtualmente cada dos semanas los jueves entre las 7 y las 8 p.m. Si está interesado, envíe un correo electrónico a katherinewillard@walthampublicschools.org para obtener más detalles..
Santi w ensiste? Izole? Akable? Rantre nan yon reyinyon gwoup sipò pou paran SEPAC! SEPAC pral konbine avèk Katie Willard, yon Travayè Sosyal pou Klinik Endepandan ki Gen Lisans ak yon Konseye Ajisteman Lekòl nan distri a pral ede fasilite konvèsasyon ant paran yo pandan tan difisil sa a. Konsantre nan gwoup la se kreye yon espas kote paran yo ka pataje ouvètman konsènan eksperyans yo ak pandemi COVID epi resevwa sipò nan men kamarad yo. Gwoup la pral rankontre nòmalman de chak semèn jedi ant 7-8PM. Si ou enterese tanpri imèl katherinewillard@walthampublicschools.org pou plis detay.
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