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Based on federal legislation parents are to be participants in special education for their school districts (Indicator #8). A district can participate with this initiative by working with DPI and CESA 8 by including a parent liaison at the district level. This project is primarily funded through an IDEA Discretionary grant, but local funding is necessary.
Activities for the parent liaison in cooperation with CESA 8 are as follows:
- Assist with gathering and disseminating materials and information to parents.
- Setup a parent resource library.
- Organize reimbursements to district parent liaisons.
- Attend training and regional meetings to gain knowledge about the special education process and services, and be available to share with parents, teachers, and administrators.
- Mentor support and provide information to parents
- Assist districts with parent meetings/advisory councils on an ongoing basis.
- Provide workshops for parents (IEP, Communication, Bullying, etc.) Provide Family Engagement Facilitator at the District level.
For more information contact:
Heidi Lehman, Director/Family Engagement Coordinator, 715.453.2141 or hlehman@cesa9.org.
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