Attendees will learn about the "when, where and how of using online speech therapy during October 25, 2012 webinar

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 15, 2012

During the webinar, Joe Pacheco, Director of Student Services at Leadership Public Schools, and Shawn Whitney, the Director of Special Education at Edison Charter Academy, will discuss online speech therapy and how it can be used in the charter school setting. The panelists will share first-hand accounts on what they have learned about the "when, where and how of online speech therapy in charter schools and answer questions from the webinar participants.

By attending the webinar, participants will learn:

This webinar is the sixth in a series of free webinars sponsored by PresenceLearning. The webinar series, entitled SPED Ahead: New Realities, New Choices A Forum for School Leaders, brings together thought leaders who are re-thinking the way special education services, especially speech-language pathology services, are delivered.

About Joe Pacheco

Joe Pacheco is the Director of Student Services at Leadership Public Schools. Prior to his role as Director of Student Services for California-based Leadership Public Schools, Pacheco was Principal of LPS Campbell High School. Among administrative positions he has held for public schools, Pacheco was the Program Specialist for Special Education for the Santa Clara County Office of Education. He also served in the Oak Grove School District for 12 years as a Speech and Language Pathologist. He received his undergraduate degree from San Jose State University and his Master's in School Administration from the University of San Francisco.

About Shawn Whitney

Shawn Whitney is the Director of Special Education at Edison Charter Academy. Whitney joined Edison Charter Academy in 2010 after ten years of teaching, including five years teaching students with learning differences and emotional disturbances at an Arizona high school. She holds a Bachelor's of Elementary and Special Education from Northern Arizona University and a Master's Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Phoenix.

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Special Education Experts Discuss Use of Online Speech Therapy in Charter Schools during Free PresenceLearning Webinar