Upcoming Trainings

Description:

In education, using data is a powerful tool to determine if schools’ efforts are working and if students are meeting their goals. Without data a group may not know if it is getting the results it wants. Section 6 of Serving on Groups provides eight steps to assist you and other group members in making well-informed data-based decisions to improve the experiences of children. Numerous resources are provided to explore relevant data for your family and community.

* Serving on Groups is a nationally recognized leadership tool that empowers family members to actively and fully participate in decision-making groups, such as their child’s IEP team, school advisory council or other government councils.

Presenter:

Jan Serak is the Director of Serak Consulting Services, LLC, where she provides board training, interim nonprofit management, curriculum development, and related services to nonprofit organizations. Before retiring, she was the founder and CEO of WI FACETS and a founder and Parent Partner of the Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System. Jan has held extensive leadership and advisory roles with state and national organizations focused on education, disability advocacy, and dispute resolution, including the National PLACE, Autism Society, and the National Center for Deaf-Blindness. She earned a Master of Arts in Educational Psychology and Dispute Resolution from Marquette University. She is the parent of two adult sons, one of whom has autism.

Learning Objectives:

Learn about different types and sources of reliable data and how data is used in decision-making groups.

Learn about the 8 stages of Data Use and how to apply them.

Provide access to a helpful Tool for Using Data effectively with a group.

This webinar has been pre-recorded. We will not have the ability to take questions during this webinar. If you have any questions about the webinar or your individual special education journey, please call our office at (414) 374-4645.

Description:

Each child found eligible for special education must have a current Individualized Education Program (IEP) in place at the beginning of every school year. This training will cover procedures in federal and state laws related to the IEP, including the IEP timeline, members of the IEP Team, IEP meeting notices, excusing IEP team members from the IEP meeting, annual review of IEP goals, the IEP cover sheet, and an overview of the IEP document sections.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

Describe the IEP timeline, IEP Team members, and meeting notices.

Participants will be able to discuss excusing IEP Team members from the IEP meeting.

Participants will be able to identify the IEP document sections.

Presenter:

Ann Zielke is the Parent Training and Information Center Trainer for WI FACETS. As a parent who understands firsthand the complexity of navigating the special education system in Wisconsin, she is passionate about the importance of accessible and informative parent education and training. She is a fierce advocate for her daughter and all children with disabilities and she looks forward to serving families across the state with WI FACETS.

Description:

The Parent and Caregiver workshop is an opportunity for individuals to think about their family dynamic and how they would like to see the culture improve for everyone to be their best and flourish.

Presenter:

Brittney Fair is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that works at Rogers Behavioral Health as the training lead. In this role, she facilitates training for leaders in the non-profit, education, and healthcare sectors across the country. She also facilitates programming for staff at Rogers Behavioral Health and with parents in the community.

Learning Objectives:

Identifying what fatigue is and how to incorporate self-care practices to help prevent burnout. Establishing boundaries within the family unit for everyone to be their “best” selves.