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Arc’s GetSet! Training for Special Education Success Comes to St. Louis Park in January
Tuesday December 4, 2006
If you have a child with an intellectual or developmental
disability, you can help your child get more out of school this year – and for
years to come – by participating in GetSet! Training for Special Education
Success, a program from Arc Greater Twin Cities that will come to St. Louis
Park in January 2007. The four-part GetSet! series will be held at Arc Greater
Twin Cities, 4301 Highway 7, St. Louis Park.
GetSet! guides parents through the range of issues they may encounter while
their child is in school. It introduces the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and helps parents become more active and
effective members of the team that develops their child’s Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP). GetSet!
also gives participants an opportunity to network with other parents of
children with disabilities.
All four sessions of GetSet! will be on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch will be provided. The schedule is:
| January 4 | Session 1: Child Find and the Evaluation Process |
| January 11 | Session 2: The Development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) |
| January 18 | Session 3: The Implementation of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Special Implementation Topics |
| January 25 | Session 4: IEP Review, Revision and Re-evaluation |
GetSet! is free for Arc members and participants who join Arc when they register. The cost per person for non-members is $20 per session or $50 for the full series. Arc membership is $30 per year for an individual and $40 for a household. Membership scholarships are available. To register or get more information, call Arc at (952) 920-0855.
Arc Greater Twin Cities, a United Way community partner, is the only grassroots organization serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families from birth to death in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Now in its 60th year, Arc works to secure opportunities for individuals and families to live, learn, work and play as they choose. For more information about Arc and how to become a member, volunteer or donor, visit www.arcgreatertwincities.org or call (952) 920-0855.