IEP Team Disagreements

Dispute Resolution 2: This presentation will review parent participation at IEP meetings and suggestions to prepare for IEP meetings.

Tips will be provided to help avoid an IEP meeting breakdown as well as tips if a breakdown at an IEP meeting occurs. Informal approaches to address special education disputes in South Carolina will also be discussed.

Eli & Shannon

Parents in Charleston County

Thank you so much for mentoring me on (my son’s) IEP. It was very helpful and I’m so glad to have met you.

McLeod Frampton Gwynette, MD,

Child + Adolescent Psychiatrist

Many, many parents have commented to me that the Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs has been a critical difference-maker in the trajectory of their children’s lives. Perhaps most importantly, these parents utilize and benefit from your organization’s services on a long-term basis….It is truly difficult to put into words where our community would be without your organization’s dedication to the underserved. Your tireless advocacy on behalf of patients with disabilities is an inspiration to countless other mental health workers throughout the region.

John J. Tecklenburg

Former Mayor, City of Charleston

The FRC provides unique opportunities for families to access mentorship resources not easily found elsewhere in the local area. Your programs enable families, especially those with a newly diagnosed special needs family member, to gain valuable insights into the complicated world of special education. Our families are well served from the point of referral and intake, to the point where they confidently stand on their own as advocates for their family member.

Lori Dickerson

Parent

Your advice and encouragement helped me be persistent in making sure all of the recommendations were clear and specific….Without your guidance, I wouldn't have known that this was acceptable for me to do. The school/district have met all of our requests… I feel like everyone is on board….I'm telling everyone about your office and how much help you provided! I have made a donation through the PayPal link, but if you're ever looking for parent testimonials I am happy to provide one. Thanks again

Shelly Ackley MS CCC-SLP

Say it with a Smile LLC

The presence of The Family Resource Center in a complex IEP meeting was an asset to the family. The Parent Mentor kept the child's parents up to speed during the entire decision-making process.

Mitchell L. Yell, Ph.D.

Fred and Francis Lester Chair of Teacher Education

The work you have accomplished with the Family Resource Center has been simply outstanding. Moreover, the working relationships that you have developed with special education officials in your area have led to improvements in their special education programs. Truly your work has been a model of what a Community Parent Resource Center (CPC) should be doing and has had a tremendous impact on our state.

R. Keith Summey

Former Mayor, City of North Charleston

The Parent Training and Resource Center provides quality programs and professionally trained staff to meet the needs in our community.

Walter Jenner

Board of Directors, FRC

When I was a special education director we would often have meetings in school with all the multidisciplinary team present, a related service person, like a speech therapist, the child’s teacher, a school psychologist, and than the parents. I always felt so conscious that the parents came into a meeting that may have 6, 7, 8 or more school people to discuss their child’s future, and the parents knew little of the complex nature of assessment and the often very confusing requirements of special education law. How isolating that must be. I have been very happy to be part of the Family Resource Center including the Parent Training and Resource Center, an organization that provides opportunities and empowerment for individuals with disabilities and their families.

The Quintels

Parents in Charleston County

Thank you very much for supporting us. We really appreciate you. You make a difference in someone’s life.

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