Tuesday, November 6, 2007

IEP Workshop - Night Three

The third of a three-evening workshop titled "IEPS: A Parent/School Partnership" was held last night at MCC. It was sponsored by a local epilepsy group and open to all without a charge, thanks to a grant obtained by the organizer. The main speaker was attorney/advocate Maureen Lowry-Fritz from Naperville, and last night's speaker was Gail Kelley, a parent and 3rd Grade teacher.

The question of the series was, Where Were the Parents?

Sixty-five signed up; about 15 showed up. I told the organizer that the reason was for attendance was that it was free. No money changed hands; no commitment existed for the 50 AWOL parents to show up.

The three-night workshop was extremely valuable. Information was helpful to all the parents who attended, whether they were highly experienced with Special Education and IEPs or new to the world of IEPs. Questions, including some hard-hitting ones, were answered by a panel last night. Panel members were Maureen Lowry-Fritz (attorney/advocate), Gail Kelley (parent and 3rd Grade teacher), Kathy Hinz (Special Ed Director for D47) and Wilhoit (Associate Director at SEDOM).

No, I’m not going to recap six hours of workshop. Next time, be there.

Check out the following websites:
www.specialedmoms.com and www.raisingsmallsouls.com

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