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</span> </div><!-- .storymedia //--> <div class="story_metadata_text"> <span class="story_storydate">November 12, 2025</span> <h1 class="data-driven-title story_title" data-href="">S1.E6 - Working Well Together!</h1> <span class="story_subtitle">Angela Khater (PAC president) and Mike Essiely (Director of Special Education-Dearborn)</span> <div class="tagcategorytitles"> <span class="category_container"> <span class="category_title">Podcast - The Wayne RESA Roundtable:</span> <span class="categoryitem_title">Season 1</span> </span> </div> <div class="vp_share_panel"> <div class="button_panel"> <a href="javascript:;" class="vp_show_share_button vp_share_button" aria-label="Share S1.E6 - Working Well Together!" title="Share"><i class="fas fa-share-alt"></i></a> </div> <div class="main_panel hidden"> <div class="vp_share_buttonbar"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fwww.resa.net%2fpub%2fstories%2fview%2fs1-e6-working-well-together" target="_blank" class="vp_share_button"><i class="fab fa-fw fa-facebook"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Share S1.E6 - Working Well Together! on Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https%3a%2f%2fwww.resa.net%2fpub%2fstories%2fview%2fs1-e6-working-well-together" target="_blank" class="vp_share_button"><i class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Share S1.E6 - Working Well Together! on X / Twitter</span></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Sharing%20a%20Link%20From%20Wayne%20RESA%20Staging&body=Here%20is%20an%20interesting%20link%20from%20the%20Wayne%20RESA%20Staging%20website.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.resa.net%2Fpub%2Fstories%2Fview%2Fs1-e6-working-well-together" class="vp_share_button vp_share_via_email_button"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Share S1.E6 - Working Well Together! via Email</span></a> </div> <div class="vp_share_close_button vp_social_close_button"> <a href="javascript:" class=" vp_share_button"><i class="fas fa-window-close"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Close Share options for S1.E6 - Working Well Together!</span></a> </div> <div class="vp_share_linkbar"> <label for="shared_link_text_13659" class="screen-reader-text">Shared Link URL for S1.E6 - Working Well Together!</label> <input type="text" readonly="readonly" name="share_link_text" id="shared_link_text_13659" class="vp_share_link_text" value="https://www.resa.net/pub/stories/view/s1-e6-working-well-together" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story_contentarea"> <div class="fbs_struct fbs_one_col"> <div class="fbs_panel fbs_main_col"> <div class="fbcms_content fbcms_context_story fbcms_richtext StoryContent" id="content_1322"> <div class="fbcms_richtext_content"> <p class="content_intro">Show Notes</p><p><strong>Episode Description</strong>: “Working Well Together” brings a special education parent and a special education director to the same table for open, honest conversations about collaboration and partnership. Each episode explores real-world experiences, practical tips, and shared perspectives on how families and schools can work hand-in-hand to support students with disabilities and help them thrive—at school and beyond.</p><p><strong>Guest</strong>: Angela Khater (PAC president) Mike Essiely (Director of Special Education-Dearborn)</p><p><strong>Host</strong>: Beth Santar, Executive Director of SEEIS</p><p><strong>Length</strong>: 24 minutes, 2 seconds</p><p><br></p><p class="content_intro">Transcript</p><p><a href="https://wayneresa-cdn.fxbrt.com/downloads/education-resources/s1.e6_-_working_well_together_transcript.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="fa-fw fa-solid fa-file-pdf vp-icon"></span>The RESA Roundtable S1.E6 - "Working Well Together!" transcript</a></p> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div><!-- .story //--> <script> $(function() { if ($('#content_5029').StoryBlock("instance") !== undefined) { $('#content_5029').StoryBlock("destroy"); } $('#content_5029').StoryBlock( { 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