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Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) Advocacy: The Building Blocks

September 16 @ 7:00 pm8:30 pm UTC+0

$39.

Learn the five essential questions to create personalized, effective IEP goals that ensure long-term success for students.

This informative webinar will focus on essential strategies for creating IEP goals that support the long-term success of each child, both academically and in life skills.  You will learn five key questions to ask yourself and the IEP team to determine whether the proposed goals truly meet the child’s needs for the future.  You’ll also learn how to set clear objectives that serve as stepping stones towards those goals, ensuring that progress is measurable and meaningful.  Learn how to determine accountability for achieving the established goals and objectives.  By the end of the session, participants will have a solid framework for building personalized, future-focused IEPs that give students the best possible chance for growth and achievement.

Learning Objectives:

  •  Learn five key questions to ensure IEP goals align with your child’s future needs.
  • Discover how to set measurable objectives based on these critical questions.
  • Build a personalized IEP focused on long-term success

Presenter:

Shannon Iacobacci, MS specializes in neurodevelopmental disabilities, training parents and professionals on strategies to support individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities at home, in the classroom, and the community.  She works with parents and organizations at the intersection of developmental disabilities, trauma, mental health struggles, and special education.  She is passionate about helping parents and professionals understand how brain differences impact daily living, behaviors, and access to traditional interventions, due to her personal lived experience raising and advocating for multiple children with varying developmental disabilities.  She supports families through the IEP process in collaboration with the IEP team to create appropriate accommodations and support across all academic environments.  Shannon also specializes in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), prenatal alcohol exposure, prenatal substance exposure, toxic stress exposure, childhood trauma, adoption-related issues, foster care-related issues, and attachment, sharing a strengths-based approach to parenting and teaching.