Parents Reaching Out to Parents

WORKSHOPS

• PL 94-142 and its amendments; The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• The Special Education Process: evaluation, eligibility, Individualized Education Program (IEP), placement, instruction and annual review
• School records
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Complaint procedures and due process
• Sample forms and letters

Mini-Workshops

• Defining disability harassment
• Common views about bullying
• How to talk with your child about bullying
• Using the IEP to react to bullying behavior
• Applying federal laws
• Role of school policy to respond / prevent disability harassment

• Special Education Terms
• The IEP process
• Development and content of the IEP
• Parents' Rights
• Goal development
• Sample Checklists
• Resource Information

• Laws Affecting Special Education
• Special Education Terms
• The IEP Process
• Foster Parent Rights in the Process
• Sample Checklists
• Sample Forms and Letters
• Resource Information

• Definition of transition; from school to what?
• Who is involved in designing a transition plan?
• What steps a parent needs to take
• Where the student fits into the process
• When to get started
• Vocational Services?

• Section 504: Rehabilitative Act
• IDEA: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act

• Definition
• Rights of child with ADD or ADHD
• Class room accomodations
• Behavior Management

• Organizing information about a child
• Problem solving
• Assertiveness
• Letter writing

• Defining Inclusion
• Inclusion Strategies
• Techniques for Supporting a child in inclusive setting

• IFSP to IEP
• Parents & the IEP process
• Evaluations
• Complaint Procedures

• ABC's of behavior
• Functional Behavior Assessment
• A team develops strategies and supports
• Positive Behavior Intervention Plan
• Communication of planned interventions

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