Announcements June 10, 2005

Cotting Forms Government Affairs Committee


In the 2005-2006 school year, we want to share the fine work that is done at Cotting School with key decision makers in Massachusetts. As the first step in that process the Cotting School Government Affairs Committee was recently formed.

The goal of the committee is to insure that quality services are provided to all children with special needs. It is our hope that the group will educate members of the Massachusetts Legislature and policy leaders about the unique needs of children at Cotting School and at other schools serving children with special needs as well as advocate for improved services and adequate funding. We can envision the group having three specific tasks which include: sharing legislative alerts via e-mail with staff and parents, attending events at the state house or governmental agencies that advocate for children with special needs and hosting legislative events at our school. We have a first step in mind.

In our discussions at the Parent Advisory Council and the Cotting Family Community we discussed holding an event at Cotting School in the fall called “Invite Your Legislator to School Day.” At this event Cotting Students would each invite their local state senator and state representative to their classroom to “experience” our school. This would be followed by breakfast and an information session. Teachers could tie this event to helping our students learn more about the role of state government.

We are continuing to recruit new members and hope that you will consider joining. We are seeking interested parents and staff members who would like to volunteer their time and talents and join our newly formed Government Affairs Committee.

If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Pam Varrin at x130 or pvarrin@cotting.org. Thank you for your interest.