Parents as Collaborators Wisconsin State Personnel Development Grant

Courtney Salzer Wisconsin FACETS Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support Parent Training and Information Center Pat Bober Wisconsin Statewide Parent –Educator Initiative Department of Public Instruction 2

IDEA Funded Parent Organizations Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC) Parent Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) SEA Discretionary Grant Initiative 3

How did we get here? 4

A History of Collaboration Allowed for time to build trust Past working relationships State Improvement Grant application Commitment to parent involvement Collaboration as a SIG goal PTI input into SEA grant application 5

Where do we focus our collaborative efforts? 6

Questions? 7

Components of Parent Involvement Personnel development Leadership training for parents Parent perspective in hubs, initiatives, CoPs 8

Personnel Development Training modules for parents and educators Training of trainers Parent and educator co-present 9

Leadership Training for Parents Parents in Partnership for parents of youth in transition Stipends for parents on boards or 1 st conference Outreach to underserved populations 10

Parent Perspective in Planning Conversation changes when parents present Mutual respect builds upon shared work Collaboration is modeled for schools 11

Questions? 12

How do we keep our collaboration strong? 13

Sustaining the Collaboration Commit to regular meetings Build on previous shared work and products Share opportunities for growth Share information dissemination 14

Parents are the bridge to a seamless system of support for children and youth with disabilities. 15

Questions? 16