Recap: Special Education Ombudsman, April 2026

RECAP: LUNCH & LEARN with the Special Education Ombudsman
SEPAC SOMA hosted a free virtual learning session with Tracy Gillespie, Special Education Ombudsman for the New Jersey Department of Education.

Lunch & Learn meetings are a new offering from the NJ DOE Office of Special Education, intended to strengthen collaboration and promote a shared understanding of special education processes with families of children with disabilities.

View the NJDOE presentation slides
Additional Resources:
Special Education – Parental Rights and Engagement
Special Education Policy and Procedures
Facilitated IEP Meetings
NJ State Special Education Advisory Council
IEP Working Group Final report | NJ.gov

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