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September Forum: Know Your Rights – Special Education

English version: Wednesday, September 24, from 3 to 4 p.m.

Join us for an informative workshop to learn about your rights and how to navigate the special education system. In this workshop, we will cover:

  • Special education basics and procedures
  • Your rights during an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting
  • Specialized public-school programs: NEST, HORIZON, ACES, and AIMS
  • When Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) are needed
  • Independent educational evaluations and overcoming challenges
  • Mediation, impartial hearings, and placement in private schools
  • Advocating for students facing abuse, harassment, or mistreatment
  • Filing complaints, accessing investigation details, and ensuring student protection
  • Language interpretation rights for school meetings and documents

 

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Fecha: Jueves 25 de Septiembre de las 3pm a 4:30pm

Descripción del foro: Acompáñenos en un taller informativo donde podra conocer sobre derechos y cómo desenvolverse en el sistema de Educación Especial. En este taller, abordaremos:

  • Procedimientos basicos sobre la Educacion Especial
  • Sus derechos durante una reunion del Programa de Educacion Individualizado, IEP por sus siglas en ingles.
  • Programas especializados en escuelas públicas: NEST, HORIZON, ACES y AIMS
  • Cuándo se necesitan Evaluaciones Funcionales del Comportamiento (FBA) y Planes de Intervención del Comportamiento (BIP)
  • Evaluaciones educativas independientes y cómo superar desafíos
  • Mediación, audiencias imparciales y aceptacion en escuelas privadas
  • Defensa de estudiantes que enfrentan abuso, acoso o maltrato
  • Presentación de quejas, acceso a detalles de la investigación y garantía de la protección estudiantil
  • Derechos de interpretación para reuniones y documentos escolares

 

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Save the Date: Pathways to Support: Navigating IDD and Behavioral Health Services
Online Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 6-7 p.m.

More information and registration information to come.

Save the Date: October Forum: Self-Direction
Online Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 6:30-8 p.m.

Join us for a discussion on self-direction basics hosted by Donna Febo, an independent self-direction broker and mother of two special needs children, to learn more about Self-Direction and what you can expect.

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