Parent IEP Team Member Training Session
Make a Difference. Become a Parent IEP Team Member
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) Team is a group that meets to understand the needs of a student who may have disabilities and to create a customized plan for that child's education. In New York, this team must not only include the child's parent or guardian(s) but also a "parent member" who represents the community of parents of students with disabilities. The parent member contributes knowledge and experience to the IEP-planning process, and helps explain options to families who are new to it.
Parent members participate in IEP team discussions about:
- eligibility for special education services
- educational planning, goal-setting, and
- learning in the least restrictive environment
They help to ensure that the child's family member(s):
- understand the evaluation and placement processes
- are comfortable with the team's decisions
- have had their concerns adequately addressed
After training, parent members are paid up to $50 per day of service ($20 for the first 2 hours, $6 per hour after that, for a maximum of $50).
Here's How
You can be a parent member if you have a child who is classified as having a disability and you are not an employee of the New York City Department of Education. You are also eligible if your child has been declassified within the past five years, or has graduated within the past five years. You will need to pass a security clearance and be fingerprinted, at the expense of the Department of Education.
The first step to becoming a parent member is to attend a training session:
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Borough |
Location |
Address of Training |
Date |
Time |
Contact Number(s) |
Registration |
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Queens, NY
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United We Stand of New York, LTD
Queens Special Education Parent Center |
Department of Education
28-11 Queens Plaza North
Room 510
LIC, NY 11101 |
Friday
February 22, 2013 |
10:00AM – 12:00PM |
(646)460-1635 |
Call:
646-460-1635
Email: ahaught@uwsofny.org
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Staten Island, NY |
Parent to Parent NY, Inc.
The Institute for Basic Research
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1050 Forest Hill Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
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Tuesday May 7, 2013 |
10:00AM-12:00PM |
(718) 494-4872
(718) 494-4805 Fax |
Call: (718) 494-4872
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Brooklyn, NY |
Brooklyn Parent Center
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Inc. |
27 Smith Street
3rd Floor
(Between Fulton and Livingston Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
Wednesday June 5, 2013 |
9:30AM-1:00PM |
718)-998-3000
Voice
(718)-998-7406
TTY
(718)-998-3743
Fax |
http://www.parentmembertraining-bpc-spring2013.eventbrite.com/ |
In the training session, you will learn about:
- regulations pertaining to the special education evaluation and placement processes
- services available in the schools and in the community
- the rights of children and families in the special education evaluation and placement processes
Upon completion of the training you will receive a certificate and learn about the next steps to becoming a parent member.