The document contains a description and an evaluation of the activities conducted during the firs... more The document contains a description and an evaluation of the activities conducted during the first year of the Indiana Parent Training Project (IPTP), a project to train parents iv theif rights and responsibilities as guaranteed by federal and state laws governing the education of handicapped children. The following public information efforts were conducted: news releases and newspaper articles, newsletters, brochures, radio and television announcements, and presentations to pa'rents and professionals. One to one assistance and trainiing were implemented through information and strategies hared by telephone; information,.written materials mailed to(pa nts, prorissionars, and rs; and individual assistance, called pare t cases. Training sessi were held in the St.Joseph County area to provide parents with the opportunity to directly ask-. questions, receive materials do parents' rights and responsibilities, learn the local educational services available, and share information and concerns with other parents. Training sessions in St. Joseph County and other arceas of the state were evaluated as beneficial by both parents and professionals. Through the use of handbook, training units, and copies of fdderal and state regulations, the IPTP add Task Force staff attempted to expand parents' knowledge and. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER(ER1C) hTRrs document has Orxen reproduced as received from the peryin or orgahuahon Ong,nahng ft ibilities afforded to them 155/ federal and state laws. This was done both on an "individual basis" and by means of workshops, primarily in St. Joseph County, with increasing nuAlbers of requests orig.inating from other areas of Indiana. The Indiana Surrogate Parent Program under contract with the Indiana-Department of Public Instruction since 1977. Since 1978 this program has been' implemented on a statewide basis providing information and personnel resources to assist local school districts and other educational providers in recruiting, training and assigning surrogate parents to eligible handicapped children. 1 V Project ASPECT (Assessing Special Education: Consumer Training) under contract with the U.S. Office 9f Education and the Office, Of Civil Rights from 1978 through 1980. 'This project included: it t he development of an assessment tool, Assessing Special Education/A Guide for Parents and Advocates, to be used..y. consumvs to assess their special education programs at the local district level: This guide was disseminated nationwide. training for parents and special education personnel in P.L. 94-142 and Section 504, state law and the educational process, with follow-up technical assistance to individual and consumer organizations.
The document contains a description and an evaluation of the activities conducted during the firs... more The document contains a description and an evaluation of the activities conducted during the first year of the Indiana Parent Training Project (IPTP), a project to train parents iv theif rights and responsibilities as guaranteed by federal and state laws governing the education of handicapped children. The following public information efforts were conducted: news releases and newspaper articles, newsletters, brochures, radio and television announcements, and presentations to pa'rents and professionals. One to one assistance and trainiing were implemented through information and strategies hared by telephone; information,.written materials mailed to(pa nts, prorissionars, and rs; and individual assistance, called pare t cases. Training sessi were held in the St.Joseph County area to provide parents with the opportunity to directly ask-. questions, receive materials do parents' rights and responsibilities, learn the local educational services available, and share information and concerns with other parents. Training sessions in St. Joseph County and other arceas of the state were evaluated as beneficial by both parents and professionals. Through the use of handbook, training units, and copies of fdderal and state regulations, the IPTP add Task Force staff attempted to expand parents' knowledge and. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER(ER1C) hTRrs document has Orxen reproduced as received from the peryin or orgahuahon Ong,nahng ft ibilities afforded to them 155/ federal and state laws. This was done both on an "individual basis" and by means of workshops, primarily in St. Joseph County, with increasing nuAlbers of requests orig.inating from other areas of Indiana. The Indiana Surrogate Parent Program under contract with the Indiana-Department of Public Instruction since 1977. Since 1978 this program has been' implemented on a statewide basis providing information and personnel resources to assist local school districts and other educational providers in recruiting, training and assigning surrogate parents to eligible handicapped children. 1 V Project ASPECT (Assessing Special Education: Consumer Training) under contract with the U.S. Office 9f Education and the Office, Of Civil Rights from 1978 through 1980. 'This project included: it t he development of an assessment tool, Assessing Special Education/A Guide for Parents and Advocates, to be used..y. consumvs to assess their special education programs at the local district level: This guide was disseminated nationwide. training for parents and special education personnel in P.L. 94-142 and Section 504, state law and the educational process, with follow-up technical assistance to individual and consumer organizations.
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