Parent Guidance on Special Education Advocacy During COVID-19Free IEP Check-In with Parent Educators at Parents' Place of MD
You can sign up here for a free one-hour virtual review of your child's IEP so you can understand it better and determine whether a tune-up is needed. You can also discuss whether any compensatory services are needed to help remediate any loss of learning during virtual instruction. You just need to sign up and send in your IEP ahead of time. These sessions are available in Spanish or English. Free Q&A with Disability Rights Maryland Every other Wednesday nightFACEBOOK LIVE Q&A EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY @6:30pm -- March 24, 2021 and every other Wednesday after that date Every other Wednesday, Disability Rights Maryland’s (DRM) Education Team hosts a live Q&A (on Facebook) to help parents and families understand their children’s rights to special education services, IEPs and 504 plans. This is a great opportunity to get your special education questions answered! No registration is required and it is free. Just use this link to the DRM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityRightsMD Spanish Interpretation is provided. Transcription using Maryland Relay Services is provided for hearing impaired. Recordings are available. If your questions can't wait -- send it any time to Susana Barrios at SusanaB@disabilityrightsmd.org Free Advocacy Assistance from xMindsA small group of xMinds parents who have both experience and training navigating the MCPS special needs system provides help to parents who are new to the system or who need guidance or support in finding a school placement or advocating within the IEP process. These volunteers provide advice, support, and can connect parents with resources (including educational consultants and lawyers, if needed), but these volunteers do not provide legal advice. If you want to speak to one of our volunteer advocates, please complete this form. This service is offered free of charge. Parent GuidesCompensatory Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disability Rights Maryland Maryland State Department of Education Guide to Navigating Compensatory Education/Recovery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/2021): MSDECompensatoryEd.pdfMaryland State Department of Education guide for parents of special education students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: ParentsGuide-COVID19-Maryland.pdfDisability Rights Maryland brief guide for parents of a child with an IEP during the COVID-19 pandemic: drmparentltr.covid19.pdf Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) resources for parents during COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.copaa.org/page/covid-19 Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children With Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: U.S. Department of Education WebinarsxMinds Webinar on Navigating Special Education for Autistic Students in Maryland, April 24, 2021Presenter: Special Education Advocate Monica Martinez Video of this online webinar April 24, 2021 Webinar Power Point slide show: Navigating Special Ed.pdf xMinds Webinar on Special Education in the Time of Distance Learning --Take Two, April 16, 2020Presenter: Kimberly Glassman, Esq. Video of this online webinar (password K2=.1122): April 16, 2020 Webinar Power Point slide show, which is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be understood as legal advice: SpecialEducation Covid-19 MD.pdf xMinds Webinar on Compensatory Educational Services, September 18, 2021 and follow up Q&A on October 25, 2021Presenter: Kimberly Glassman, Esq. Video of webinar September 18, 2021 Webinar Video of Q&A October 25, 2021 Q&A Power Point slide show, which is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be understood as legal advice: xMinds IEP Clinic -- 9-18-21 Glassman.pdf The Arc@School's Advocacy CurriculumThe Arc offers an excellent online, self-paced course that provides the basic information needed to navigate the special education system, including early intervention services, individualized education programs (IEPs), Section 504, and more. The price as of November 2021 is $99. To find out more about this training, visit: The Arc@School's Advocacy Curriculum. Technical Assistance BulletinsTechnical Assistance Bulletins (TABs) from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) are issued to provide guidance for implementing laws and regulations. TABs include questions and answers, which are intended to be accessible to non-experts.Serving Children with Disabilities Under IDEA During School Closures Due to COVID-19 PandemicMSDE TAB #20-01, March 30, 2020 Providing Continuity of Learning to Students with Disabilities Through Nonpublic Special Education Schools During DOVID-19MSDE TAB # 20-02, April 6, 2020 Navigating Secondary Transition Services for Students with Disabilities during COVID-19MSDE TAB # 20-05, April 2020 http://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/Documents/Special-Ed/TAB/20-05-NavigatingST.pdf Providing Continuity of Learning for Students with Disabilities who require Extensive, Intensive, Individualized Instruction and Support during the COVID-19 PandemicMSDE TAB # 20-07, April 2020 http://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/Documents/Special-Ed/TAB/20-07-ContLearningSWSCD.pdf |