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Building Relationships… Creating Successful Change…

Oklahoma Parents Center is a non-profit agency dedicated to inclusion and equality for children and adults with disabilities. We provide training, education, and support to build partnerships that meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. Our programs focus on IDEA laws, effective communication, and parent empowerment.

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Building Relationships… Creating Successful Change…

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  1. Building Relationships… Creating Successful Change… Oklahoma Parents Center… The Focus of the Oklahoma Parents Center…

  2. Oklahoma Parents Center About us… The (OPC) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency that operates the statewide federally funded Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) in Oklahoma.  We are funded in part under the Parent Training and Information Centers Grant Competition. (CFDA 64.3) and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). The current project began October 1, 2010. Mission Statement… Oklahoma Parents Center is dedicated to the inclusion and equality of children and adults with disabilities. Our mission is to train, inform, educate, and support parents, families, professionals and consumers in building partnerships that meet the needs of children and youth with the full range of disabilities ages birth through twenty-six.

  3. Building Bridges…

  4. Thinking Outside the Box?

  5. Why do parents call?

  6. Data Collection PIX Data Center The Oklahoma Parent Center’s Information Management System

  7. THE HISTORY OF IDEA Public Law… 108-446 2004 IDEA 04 105-17 1997 IDEA 97 102-119 1992 IDEA 101-476 1990 IDEA 99-457 1986 EHA 98-199 1983 EHA 94-142 1975 EAHCA

  8. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – IDEA 2004 • The law tells us that parents are expected to be equal partners in planning and implementing their child’s educational program. • No Child Left Behind – Parent involvement and choice is expected. • IDEA – Required parent participation since 1975 and funds the Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs).

  9. Six Principles of IDEA • A Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) • Appropriate Evaluation • An Individualized Education Program (IEP) • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) • Parent and Student Participation in Decision Making • Procedural Safeguards

  10. 504 No otherwise qualified individual with a disability…shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance29 U.S.C. § 794(a)(1996)

  11. Communication is the key! • Did I say what I wanted to say? • Was I direct? • Did I stand up for my own rights? • Were my facial expressions consistent with what I intended? • Was my posture appropriate? • Was my voice strong and direct? • Did I feel good afterwards?

  12. Trainings We Provide… • Basic Rights in Special Education (IDEA 2004) • Effective Communication Skills • Early Intervention (Part C) • Writing a Successful IEP or IFSP • ADA-504 • Transitioning into Adulthood: • Bully Prevention and Solutions • Positive Behavior Intervention Plans • OTISS Parent Meetings • And others…

  13. LENDING LIBRARY

  14. - invitation for parents -Regional Parent institutes annual statewide conference Building Relationships… Creating Successful Change…

  15. ParentSurveys The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), Special Education Services (SES), in collaboration with the Oklahoma Parents Center, Inc. (OPC) annually collects information regarding SoonerStart/Early Intervention and schools’ efforts to partner with parents for the provision of special education and related services. To do this, the OSDE-SES and OPC would like to invite you to complete the Parent Survey. Your responses will help guide our state’s efforts to improve services and results for children and families. There are three ways to take the surveys. 1 2 3 Take the Survey Online! Visit our Website and follow the Survey Link at www.OklahomaParentsCenter.org Answer the Survey over the phone! Call toll-free at 877-553-4332 to answer the survey questions with the staff at the OPC Have the Survey Mailed to you! Call toll-free at 877-553-4332 and request a copy be mailed to you.

  16. Oklahoma Quadrants

  17. Attitude is EVERYTHING… I Gonna Do The Best I Can J. Jordan House

  18. Oklahoma Parents Center PO Box 512 Holdenville, Oklahoma 74848 Toll Free 877-553-4332 Email: info@oklahomaparentscenter.org Visit our Web Site: www.OklahomaParentsCenter.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/OklahomaParentsCenter?fref=ts Contacting OPC…

  19. For Attending ! Please fill out your evaluations.

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