Family Resource Center
on Disabilities
Parent Training and Information Center
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Six Principles of IDEA: Special Education Training
Saturday, March 14, 2020
10 AM-1 PM
FRCD Office
11 E. Adams St.
Suite 1002
Chicago, Il 60603
Do you dread your child's IEP meeting? Do you have questions during the meeting, but don't know how to ask them? The Special Education Training is an overview of the special education system at the state and federal level. The Individuals with Disabilities Act (
IDEA) is the law that protects children with special needs in the United States educational system. This training will answers questions such as:
What are my rights?
How does the special education process work?
What is an IEP?
What is the process of acquiring an IEP?
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Training
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Saturday, March 14,
10AM - 1 PM
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Six Principles of IDEA: Special Education Training
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FRCD Office
11 E. Adams St. Suite 1002
Chicago, Il 60603
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Saturday, March 21,
10AM - 1 PM
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Transition Post-Secondary Education
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FRCD Office
11 E. Adams St. Suite 1002
Chicago, Il 60603
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Wednesday, March 25
12PM-1PM
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Webinar
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Dear CPS Families,
As part of our commitment to support students with disabilities, the district notified families in September 2019 about the district's Student Specific Corrective Action (SSCA) process to support students who may be eligible for a remedy as a result of a potential delay or denial of special education services during the 2016-17 and/or 2017-18 school years. After gathering additional feedback from parents, advocates, and the Illinois State Board of Education, CPS made additional improvements to our SSCA process to better serve students.
To ensure families who may be eligible for a remedy to receive additional supports as quickly as possible, the district will offer automatic remedies to students who may have been impacted by changes to the district's electronic Individualized Education Program (IEP) system in prior years. These services will be called a Universal Enrichment Remedy (UER). Beginning today and through the next week, we will be notifying eligible families directly to offer a UER to ensure they have access to these supplemental supports as quickly as possible.
The district has also identified a smaller group of students who will automatically have an SSCA meeting scheduled - as outlined in the September 2019 notice - but are not being offered an automatic UER. If your child qualifies for an automatic SSCA meeting, you will receive a notification letter starting in late March 2020. If you do not get a second letter, you can still request a meeting. Please Request a meeting if you believe your child was impacted by special education policies and procedures during the 2016-17 and/or 2017-18 school years, but you did not receive a notice regarding a UER or an SSCA meeting.
If you would like to request a meeting or have additional questions about the SSCA process, please email [email protected]. If you have questions or would like to learn more about your options, you can talk to a lawyer who represents parents for free. Call Equip for Equality at (312) 895-7231. Interpreters are available.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Jones, PhD Chief of Diverse Learner Supports and Services Chicago Public Schools
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Be Apart of the Conversation.
The Governor established the Illinois Commission on Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care Funding ("Early Childhood Funding Commission") in December 2019. The Commission shall study and make recommendations to establish funding goals and funding mechanisms to provide equitable access to high-quality early childhood education and care services for all children birth to age five and advise the Governor in planning and implementing these recommendations. The Commission will submit these recommendations to the Governor on or before January 15, 2021.
All Commission meetings are open to the public, and a designated time for public comment will be available on all Commission agendas.
Date/Time
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Ounce of Prevention Fund, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago - Piaget South 1203
Information: Dial In: 1.650.429.3300
Access Code: 792 469 976
Join via Webex
Learn about upcoming meetings:
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Advocacy Training for Military and Newly Civilian Parents of Children with Disabilities.
Military Advocacy Training UIC is looking for participants for an exciting research project that will explore the effect of an advocacy training for military and newly civilian parents of children with disabilities.
Title of the Project: Developing and testing a family service specialist program for military and newly civilian families of children with developmental disabilities
About the Project: As a participant, you will participate in a special education advocacy training and complete a 20-25 minute pre and post-survey. Specifically, you will complete a survey at the beginning and end of the training. You will also complete short formative and summative evaluations. We believe that your experiences will help to inform the research about parent advocacy among military and newly civilian families.
Special Education Advocacy Training: At this training, you will learn about special education advocacy for your child with a disability. You will learn about evaluations, individualized education programs, and other school services.
Special Education Advocacy Training
March 17th and 19th from 9am to Noon (CST)
The training will be offered online
Potential Participants: Please consider participating in this study if: (a) You are a military family member or newly civilian family member of a child with a disability AND (b) Are older than 18 years of age and willing to complete an advocacy training
For your time, you will receive $30 in giftcards for participating in this study. Specifically, participants will receive a $15 giftcard after completing the pre-survey AND attending the training. Participants will receive the other $15 giftcard after completing the training and finishing the post-survey. You must attend the training to receive the giftcard.
If you are interested in participating in the study or would like more information, contact: Meghan Burke, [email protected], 217-300-1226
To register for the training, please complete the pre survey at:
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Sponsored by:
The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP), UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development
and Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
Please join us for a series of webinars designed to provide information and resources across a broad spectrum of issues impacting the Autism community. This series will include topics related to direct services and supports, innovative programs and interventions, research, identity, and information for self-advocates and their families.
To create an account and register, please follow this link:
Innovative Adult Models: Living an Integrated Community Life in Your Twenties
Julie Tracy, MA, CCC-SLP
March 11, 2020 Noon to 1pm
Healthy Sexuality: Empowering Self Advocates on Sex
Jae Jin Pak, UIC IDHD, and Tara Ahern, IL Self Advocacy Alliance
March 25, 2020 Noon to 1pm
The Dual Diagnosis of Down Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder (DS-ASD)
Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L
May 13, 2020 Noon to 1pm
Autism and Gender Identity
Helen Rottier, PhD student
June 10, 2020 Noon to 1pm
Free CEUs are available for the following disciplines: Advanced Practice Nurses, RN, LPN, Clinical Psychologists, LCSW, LSW, LCPC, LPC, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionists (RD), Nursing Home Administrator, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professionals.
By creating an account, participants will be able to register for webinars and access CEU certificates. Questions? Please contact Susan Kahan at [email protected]
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Arc of IL Centro de Información de Salud Familia a Familia
Le invita a participar en la Conferencia
"Ayudando a Nuestras Familias"
Sabado 14 de marzo 2020
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
DRS - ICRE Building
1151 S Wood St., Chicago IL 60612
Audiencia:Padres con hijos con discapacidades, necesidades especiales y/o enfermedades crónicas.
Temas:
*La Tarjeta Médica (aseguranza médica para niños y adultos eligibles y/o personas con discapacidades de desarrollo)
*Manejando el Presupuesto Familiar y satisfacer las necesidades de la familia
*Para cuidadores familiar de personas con discapacides de desarrollo y otras discapacidades: Estrategias para cuidarse a sí mismo(a)
Se ofrecerá un almuerzo ligero y botanas/bocadillos
Se requiere inscripción previa llamado al número 815-464-1832 extension 1025 o por correo electrónico a [email protected] o con la organización LQPV al 708-477-9519
El último día que se aceptará solicitudes es el 27 de febrero 2020 NO HABRA
EXCEPCIONES
NO habrá cuidado de niño en el sitio. Hay estipendios disponible que familias pueden solicitar que cubre el cuidado de niño y transporte.
Hay cierto requisitos de elegibilidad para el estipendio.
Llame al número 815-464-1832 extension 1025 o correo electrónico a [email protected] o con la organización LQPV al 708-477-9519 El último día que se aceptará solicitudes es el 27 de febrero 2020
Estacionamiento público de pago (en la calle) disponible.
Este event fue possible con fondos de Arc of IL y por una colaboración con el Departamento de Servicios Humanos División de Servicios de Rehabilitación (DRS) y Lo Que Puede Venir (LQPV)
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TIME OUT AND PHYSICAL RESTRAINT GUIDANCE AND FAQ DOCUMENT NOW AVAILABLE
ISBE has developed
Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions: Emergency Regulations for the Use of Time Out and Physical Restraint
.We wish to thank the Special Education Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys (ICSA) for its collaboration in the creation of this guidance document. The responses to the FAQs represent the consensus reached between ISBE and the ICSA Special Education Committee. This guidance is published for informational purposes only. Potential questions may arise that are not addressed in this guidance document. Questions may be submitted to Barbara Moore, director of Special Education, at
[email protected], or you may consult your school attorney. We thank you for your patience while this guidance was being produced and hope you find it useful in your implementation of the emergency regulations.
This is also a reminder that all school districts, special education cooperatives, and nonpublic special education facilities are required to submit documentation to ISBE on all instances of physical restraint or time out used during the current school year (2019-20) within 48 hours as recorded on the
ISBE form 11-01 and were required to submit all forms from the past two school years (2018-19 and 2017-18) to
[email protected] by Dec. 20, 2019.
Thank you to all educational entities that submitted their forms by the deadline. If you have not submitted your forms, please do so immediately. If you do not have any past incidents to report, please send an email to
[email protected] and indicate zero incidents to report.
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