span training of trainers workshop parent education

[Guest guest]

Dear Parent Group Leaders:

Please talk to your districts to be part of this collaborating workshop that

will take place at the Learning Resource Centers.

Hope to see you there

Myriam Alizo

START Project, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

Training of Trainers Workshop:

Parent-Educator Collaboration

In

The IEP Process

" Working Together to Improve Student Outcomes "

Co-sponsored by

New Jersey Department of Education

Office of Special Education Programs

And

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

A Training of Trainers

Parent-Educator Collaboration

in the IEP Process:

Working Together

to Improve Student Outcomes

In special education, collaboration between parents and educators is

essential to ensuring that the student is the central focus. Join us in

learning how you can begin to build that important bridge in your district.

This training will prepare a parent and educator team from your building or

district to co-present to groups of families and educators in your district.

Your team should include at least one parent and one special educator (e.g.,

child study team member, special educator teacher, related services

provider, or inclusion facilitator).

Your team will learn:

* To develop an understanding of the characteristics of a

collaborative team;

* To identify key behaviors that facilitate good communication and

effective collaboration;

* About tools and strategies that advance ongoing parent/educator

collaboration in the IEP process; and,

* To plan and implement this training in your school or district.

Send a team who can turnkey this training in your school/district.

Let's Work Together for

Improved Student Outcomes

Choose One of Four Locations.

See Dates Below.

9:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.

9:00 A.M. Registration & Continental Breakfast

Central: February 20, 2007

Learning Resource Center - Central (LRC-C)

2351 Route 130 South, Dayton

Northwest: February 23, 2007

Learning Resource Center - North Satellite (LRC-NS)

322 American Road, Plains

South: January 29, 2007

Learning Resource Center - South (LRC-S)

606 Delsea Drive, Sewell

Northeast: January 29, 2007

Learning Resource Center - North (LRC-N)

7 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange

NO FEE FOR YOUR TEAM!

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!

Register EARLY.

DEADLINE: January 24th

FAX: 973-297-5304

Mail: START @ SPAN, 35 Halsey Street,

Newark, NJ 07102

ON-LINE: www.spannj.org/START/p-e2007

For additional information contact:

Silvia Pavon, SPAN, 800-654-7726, ext. 116

Donna Bogart, NJDOE, 973-414-4495

REGISTRATION: Parent-Educator Collaboration in the IEP Process

You must attend this training as a team of one (1) educator AND one (1)

parent.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY. Complete one form for each team.

Location: Choose one (*):

* LRC-C, Dayton - 2/20/07 * LRC-NS, Plains - 2/23/07

* LRC-S, Sewell - 1/29/07 * LRC-N, East Orange - 1/29/07

NAME #1:

E-MAIL:

EVE. PHONE:

Please circle your role: PARENT.........EDUCATOR

NAME #2:

E-MAIL:

EVE. PHONE:

Please circle your role: PARENT.........EDUCATOR

SCHOOL/DISTRICT:

ADDRESS:

CITY: ZIP:

DISTRICT CONTACT:

DAY PHONE:

EVE. PHONE:

E-MAIL:

Please list any special dietary needs or other accommodations you will need:

*NOTE: Evening phone numbers for emergency use only.

Submit by January 24th to:

SPAN, 35 Halsey Street,

Newark, NJ 07102

The Statewide Parent Advocacy Network and the New Jersey Department of

Education, Office of Special Education Programs have teamed up to support

schools and districts in their efforts to increase the involvement of

parents/caregivers of children in special education.

Visit our website for information on these and other upcoming collaborative

events:

* Decision Making in the IEP Process: Emphasis on Least Restrictive

Environment

* Decision-Making in the IEP Process: Considering Assistive

Technology

* Establishing Effective Special Education Parent Advisory Groups

* Let's Get Families Reading: Literacy Strategies for Families

Institute

* Planning for Effective Involvement of Parents of Students in Special

Education

A collaborative effort of the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of

Special Education Programs and

the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network. This program is funded through the

New Jersey State Improvement Grant for Special Education: Partnerships for

Access, Equity and Outcomes. Contract Award: H323A010006