National Indian Parent Information Center - Workshop description
The Individual with Disability Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and Community Friends Training Program (Developing Parent Leadership) is a free workshop that we can schedule in your town, district, or reservation. It is for parents and professionals who work with American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian families that have a child with a disability or a child receiving special education.
The training is one day, the first half of the training covers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). It covers:
- What is Special Education?
- How do you determine if a child needs it?
- What is Prior Written Notice,
- The components of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP),
- Transition Plan and an
- Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP);
- What is a letter of complaint, Due Process, and Mediation;
The second part of the day will cover: Parent Leadership
- How to provide parents with the tools they need to become Parent Leaders
- How to locate resources for families
- How to advocate for families, attending IEPs, and
- How to increase Parent-Professional Partnerships.
- How to support Families in your community
We can vary the first part of the Community Friends training to cover any aspects of special education needs your community needs (example: Include information how children are evaluated for a disability).
If you don’t see a topic you want, ask us: we want to provide the most useful training for your community.
To request a Community Friends Training, just fill out the registration form and return it to us via fax or post. Workshop registration form.
The process we follow to set up your workshop is on the Workshop Procedures page.
Some things to keep in mind: It will be your responsibility (or the responsibility of whoever will be the contact person) to compile a list of people who are committed to attending. In order to use our resources wisely, we need a minimum of 20 participants at each workshop, and at least half of all participants must be the parents of a child with a disability/receiving special education. It will also be your responsibility to ensure we have a facility in which to meet and that lunch is provided
The National Indian Parent Information Center will provide all Training materials which includes Notebooks for all participants, hand-outs, and pens.
After we receive the 20 pre-registered participants we schedule the trainer and cover all of their expenses for the training including flight and motel costs.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. We look forward to working with you.
Thank you for your assistance in providing outreach to the parents in your area.
Judy Wiley,
Director
National Indian Parent Information Center (NIPIC)
560-A NE “F” Street, Suite A
Grants Pass, Oregon OR 97526