Training Series for Parents

Parent Rights and Parent Leadership

Parent Participation in the Individualized Education Program

Supporting Your Child at Home and at School

Positive Behavior Supports

Determining the Least Restrictive Environment

Supporting Children in their Least Restrictive Environment

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Schools for All Children An Informational Training Series for Parents of Students with Disabilities

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Welcome

Hello. I'm Donnalyn Jaque-Antón, Associate Superintendent, Division of Special Education, Los Angeles Unified School District. Welcome to Schools For All Children, an informational training series for parents of students with disabilities.

This training series consists of six, one-hour programs:

• Parent Rights and Parent Leadership
• Parent Participation in the Individualized Education Program
• Supporting Your Child at Home and at School
• Positive Behavior Supports
• Determining the Least Restrictive Environment, and,
• Supporting Children in their Least Restrictive Environment

This training series provides parents with information regarding educational issues that impact their child's access to the curriculum and academic achievement. Parents are encouraged to view each program and then talk with their child's educational team to answer questions specific to their child.

Parents, teachers, and other members of the educational team, work together as partners to provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education. This partnership is vital to ensuring that there are schools for all children in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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This training series is available for viewing online. Each one-hour program is divided into several segments according to topics. QuickTime is required to view the program segments. If QuickTime is not installed in your computer, please visit the QuickTime web site to download and install the latest release prior to viewing.

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Program 1: Parent Rights and Parent Leadership

		Introduction (Running time: 49 seconds)
		Parental Rights, Safeguards, and Procedures (Running time: 20 minutes)
		Strategies that Eliminate Hostile Environments Reporting Disability-Based Discrimination or Harassment Accessing Student Educational Records (Running time: 19 minutes)
		Leadership Skills and Leadership Opportunities for Parents (Running time: 16 minutes)
		For Further Information and Assistance (Running time: 3 minutes)

Program 2: Parent Participation in the Individualized Education Program

		Introduction (Running time: 1 minute)
		Participating in an Individualized Education Program Meeting (Running time: 27 minutes)
		Participating in the Development of the Individual Transition Plan (Running time: 12 minutes)
		Using an Interpreter Effectively (Running time: 2 minutes)
		Questions and Answers about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the Individual Transition Plan (ITP) (Running time: 10 minutes)
		For Further Information and Assistance (Running time: 3 minutes)

Program 3: Supporting Your Child at Home and at School

		Introduction (Running time: 47 seconds)
		Learning Interests and Challenges Within The Home Help for Parenting a Child with Special Needs (Running time: 25 minutes)
		Learning Interests and Challenges at School (Running time: 10 minutes)
		Accessing Education Resources Through the Internet (Running time: 17 minutes)
		For Further Information and Assistance (Running time: 3 minutes)

Program 4: Positive Behavior Supports

		Introduction (Running time: 1 minute)
		Special Education Behavioral Supports and Interventions (Running time: 31 minutes)
		Discipline Procedures (Running time: 9 minutes)
		More on Behavior (Running time: 14 minutes)
		For Further Information and Assistance (Running time: 3 minutes)

Program 5: Determining the Least Restrictive Environment

		Introduction (Running time: 1 minute)
		An Explanation of Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (Running time: 3 minutes)
		Special Education Placement Options and Related Services (Running time: 26 minutes)
		Questions about Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (Running time: 24 minutes)
		For Further Information and Assistance (Running time: 3 minutes)

Program 6: Supporting Children in their Least Restrictive Environment

		Introduction (Running time: 1 minute)
		Least Restrictive Environment and Collaborative Service Delivery in the Preschool Setting (Running time: 17 minutes)
		Least Restrictive Environment and Collaborative Service Delivery in the Elementary School Setting (Running time: 17 minutes)
		Least Restrictive Environment and Collaborative Service Delivery in the Secondary School Setting (Running time: 17 minutes)
		For Further Information and Assistance (Running time: 3 minutes)