Webinar | U.S. Department of Education: Advancing Digital Equity for All
The Office of EdTech is part of a national effort for digital equity plans. Learn how parent advocates can be a part of that effort.
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Webinar | Partnering with Families in the Digital Learning Process
Partnering with Families in the Digital Learning Process/Cómo asociarse con las familias en el proceso de aprendizaje digital: This session explores how meaningful engagement with families supports the development of an inclusive education ecosystem.
Webinar | OSEP Discipline & Behavior Guidance 2022: Part 2
In this webinar, a presentation and discussion regarding the Department’s recently released, Guidance to Help Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Disparities In the Use of Discipline.
Webinar | OSEP Discipline & Behavior Guidance 2022: Part 1
In this webinar, a presentation and discussion regarding the Department’s recently released, Guidance to Help Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Disparities In the Use of Discipline.
OSEP Policy Letter on Adapted Physical Education
May 12, 2021 | Useful to state and local education administrators and staff, parents of children with disabilities, and Parent Centers. This Policy Letter from OSEP (OSEP Policy 21-01) is in response to correspondence asking for clarification about requirements related to the provision of physical education, including adapted physical education (APE), to children with […]
Q&A on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools
This OSEP-revised document, Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools, is intended to provide guidance regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requirements applicable to children with disabilities placed by their parents in private schools, students who are not enrolled in the local educational agencies (LEA), and for whom the provision of free appropriate public education (FAPE) is not at issue. This Q&A updates and supersedes the Department’s 2011 guidance of the same title.
To connect with this important guidance and its PDF, and to see its Table of Contents and the sheer range of topics covered, come to this abstract page.
Sharing Information about State Assessments with Families of Children with Disabilities
CPIR joins with the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) as the first action step in a collaboration to develop and share user-friendly information about state assessments with families of children with disabilities. This webinar focuses on NCEO’s new (and quite amazing!) resource, the Participation Communications Toolkit. The highly customizable toolkit is designed for stakeholders to use in discussing and making decisions about how children with disabilities will participate in state assessments. The webinar highlights the role that Parent Centers can play in supporting the family’s role as one of the primary decision makers about their child’s participation. It’s also available in Spanish.
Webinar | Preparing Annual Reports for OSEP 2022
In this webinar for Parent Centers, important guidance from the U.S. Department of Education is shared. The purpose of the webinar is to prepare Parent Centers for the submission of annual reports/continuation reports due in May 2022. The webinar goes through the steps and required forms one by one, the kinds of data that Parent Centers are expected to submit, and timelines.
Return to School | Child Find and Early Intervention Services
This webinar for Parent Centers focuses on important guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. Presenters from OSEP review the new Part C guidance documents: (1) Return to School Roadmap: Child Find, Referral, and Eligibility; and Return to School Roadmap: Provision of Early Intervention Services. The Department issued the guidance interpreting the requirements of IDEA in response to requests from a diverse group of stakeholders, including Parent Centers. Both roadmaps are also available in Spanish, as is this webinar.
OCR’s Restraint and Seclusion Agreement with Saco Public Schools in Maine
(2021, November 5) | Relevant to Parent Centers, families of children with disabilities, disability advocates, and state and local public education systems with respect to policies and practices regarding restraint and seclusion of children with disabilities The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education has resolved its compliance review of […]