A Brief Overview of Special Education for Parents and Families presented by Empowerment Parent Resource Center Northwest Florida
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| Item | Description | Timeline | Reference | |
| Child Find | A child who has been participating in the early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities | By 3rd birthday | https://www.fdlrsemeraldcoast.org/child-find http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.03028/ |
. see (3)(e) |
| Request for Evaluation by Parent | Evaluation of eligibility | 30 days to obtain consent from Parent | http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.0331/ | see (3)(c) |
| Evaluation | Time to conduct evaluation and complete report after informed consent received from parent | 60 calendar days | http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.0331/ | see (3)(g) |
| Individualized Education Program (IEP) | Time following evaluation report to develop IEP | 30 calendar days | http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.03028/ | see (3)(f) |
| Time from development of IEP to implementation | ASAP | http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.03028/ | see (3)(m) | |
| Review of IEP | At least annually | http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.03028/ | see (3)(i) | |
| Request for re-evaluation by Parent | Written notice to parent 10 days before meeting | http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2013/1003.5715 | ||
| Re-evalauation | At least every 3 years | http://flrules.elaws.us/fac/6a-6.0331/ | see (7) | |
Ginger Manly from FND POPIN talks to Michael Collins from Empowerment Parent Resource Center about his 43 year old special needs son advocating as husband, father and pastor.
There are many great resources available, here are some that we touched on during the interview.
– Family Network on Disabilities (FND) – https://fndusa.org/, serves the Florida Panhandle area
– Empowerment Parent Resource Center (EPRC) – https://www.eprcnwfl.com/, serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton counties for free.
– Child Find- https://www.fdlrs.org/child-find
– FDLRS- https://www.fdlrs.org/
For more info visit www.eprcnwfl.com
Ginger Manly from FND POPIN talks to Michael Collins from Empowerment Parent Resource Center about his 43 year old special needs son advocating as husband, father and pastor.
There are many great resources available, here are some that we touched on during the interview.
– Family Network on Disabilities (FND) – https://fndusa.org/, serves the Florida Panhandle area
– Empowerment Parent Resource Center (EPRC) – https://www.eprcnwfl.com/, serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton counties for free.
– Child Find- https://www.fdlrs.org/child-find
– FDLRS- https://www.fdlrs.org/
For more info visit www.eprcnwfl.com
Ginger Manly from FND POPIN talks to Michael Collins from Empowerment Parent Resource Center about his 43 year old special needs son advocating as husband, father and pastor.
There are many great resources available, here are some that we touched on during the interview.
– Family Network on Disabilities (FND) – https://fndusa.org/, serves the Florida Panhandle area
– Empowerment Parent Resource Center (EPRC) – https://www.eprcnwfl.com/, serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton counties for free.
– Child Find- https://www.fdlrs.org/child-find
– FDLRS- https://www.fdlrs.org/
For more info visit www.eprcnwfl.com
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Destry LeBrun interviews Resource Specialist Rand Fernandez.
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Destry LeBrun interviews Resource Specialist Rand Fernandez – Part 2 of 2
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Destry LeBrun interviews Resource Specialist Rand Fernandez – Part 1 of 2
Learn more at www.eprcnwfl.com
Do you often leave your child’s IEP meeting feeling as if your concerns were not heard or addressed and that nothing has changed? You may be missing one of the steps covered in this training. Learn how you can avoid some of the most common hurdles and how to have more productive IEP meetings and better outcomes for your child. Prepared by Leslie Junkin from Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center and presented by Destry Lebrun
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Destry LeBrun interviews Empowerment Parent Resource Center’s Resource Specialist Stacey Paden
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