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2024 Spring Parent Mentor Conference Resources

Following are resources and presentations from the 2024 Spring Parent Mentor Conference Beth Crawford, 140 School Districts, 1 Goal: Enhancing Student Success by Unveiling Ohio’s Special Education Family Survey DataCohort 4 Final List of Districts and Schools Indicator 8 PresentationSpecial Education Research Brief Dr. Meredith Wellman, Communicating with Families about DyslexiaDyslexia Resource Guide for FamiliesDyslexia Presentation Dr. Brett Zyromski, Applying Protective Factors to Support Families and Youth Exposed to TraumaPresentation Tracey Manz, Charting the LifeCourse in

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A Family’s Guide to Engagement

This guide will give parents the tools they need to understand how to engage with teams to be an effective advocate for their child

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Understanding the Evaluation Process IDEA 2004

Introductory breakdown of IDEA 2004.

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What is Child Find?

Explanation of child find regulations through IDEA.

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The Basics of Progress Monitoring

Progress monitoring is a part of a student’s IEP used to determine if the student is making progress. The monitoring helps determine if the goals of the IEP are being met. The results of the monitoring can be a basis to re-evaluate the IEP to provide different supports that may better meet the needs of the student. This video was created by WOUB Public Media (woub.org) in partnership with the Ohio Department of Education.[3 minutes]

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The IEP Team Members

Explains who is required to be a part of IEP team, including parents’ role.

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The IEP Team

Provides detailed descriptions on IEP team members and explains the purpose of the team through IDEA.

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Individualized Education Program Tips for Teens

Individualized Education Program Tips for Teens.

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Transition IEP Checklist

Introduction to transition IEP meeting for families, helpful questions for parents to ask students transitioning.

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What to Bring to an IEP Meeting

Downloadable checklist PDF.

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Who’s on the Evaluation Team at Your Child’s School

Lists and explains who is on evaluation team, geared towards parents.

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Facilitation Information Sheet

Facilitation takes place in a team meeting such as an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting, evaluation planning meeting or an evaluation team meeting. The facilitator is a neutral, third party who is not a member of the team and does not make any decisions for the team.

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