Guest guest Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I would like this to be available in the Dallas area. As I already am off on Wednesdays, that would be a good day. O:-) Know of anyone to perhaps get something like this going for us? Darla >FYI - Please forward to others who may be interested. This is wonderful special education legal training (for free!!). > >Carol Sadler >Special Education Consultant/Advocate >GAO - PLSP I Graduate >CarolSadler@... >www.IEPadvocate4You.com > > > [GA-ChildrensNetwork] Be an Advocate- Middle Georgia > > >Hello- >I am sending announcement out to listservs or >websites where many individuals in Georgia look to >seek advocacy information. If I can be of any >assistance- do not hesitate to contact me. >Thanks- > >www.thegao.org > > >Are you interested in participating in the Parent >Leadership Support Project to become an Advocate in >Georgia? The next Parent Leadership Support Project >will be held in Macon, beginning on February 26th. > >The Parent Leadership Support Project is seeking >participants to support parents of children with >disabilities. This is the fifth Parent Leadership Support >Project to be offered in Georgia. The pilot project, held >in Spring 2003, was a major success. Since its >inception, the Parent Leadership Support Project has >seen 115 dedicated advocates graduate from the >program. Th Georgia Advocacy Office is now proud to >invite interested individuals to participate in this 9-week >training experience, especially citizens who are >currently involved in advocacy issues or have the >competency and compassion to be involved in >advocating for others. > >PLSP objectives: The Georgia Advocacy Office will >support participants and offer the appropriate training >on the complex issues surrounding Georgia's >educational system. The goal is to raise competency >levels of Georgians advocating on behalf of students >with disabilities. This training will develop >long-standing relationships between concerned >citizens and parents. > >Who Should Apply: People with disabilities, people with >family members who have disabilities, citizens who >receive no financial support from a school district of >State Board of Education, persons of all ethnic and >cultural backgrounds, people with the passion and time >to lend to advocating for others. > >Participants will attend nine sessions, most of which >will be held on Thursdays from 9 AM to 1 PM. The first >and last sessions will be held on Saturdays. The first >session will take place on Saturday, February 26th from >10 AM to 3:30 PM. There will be no session on March >10 and March 31st. The sessions will be held at a >community location in Downtown Macon. > >If you are interested in applying for or seeking more >information about the Parent Leadership Support >Project, please contact Taieshia at the Georgia >Advocacy Office: or e-mail >plsp@... for an Interest Questionnaire. >Applications should be submitted by February 4th for >this session of the Parent Leadership Support Project. > >Sponsored by the Georgia Advocacy Office and the >Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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