Collier: Special Needs Meeting Planned

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COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DISTRICT COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION OFFICE 5775 Osceola Trail Naples, Florida 34109 FAX E-mail: landonjo@... Web site: www.collier.k12..fl.us

1/7/10

NEWS RELEASE -

"SPECIAL NEEDS MEETING PLANNED

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Parents of Collier County students with special needs are cordially invited to attend an Exceptional Student Education (ESE)/Student Services Community Forum scheduled for Wednesday, January 20

th. The meeting will feature a roundtable discussion regarding the Individual Education Plan (IEP) facilitated process in use in our schools. The conversation will begin with an overview of the services provided by the District, while focusing on the individualized programs that are available and on the ways parents are invited to offer input on the ESE programs and services provided. Parents attending the meeting will gain a better understanding of what IEP meetings are all about, and learn how to make them more meaningful for themselves and more beneficial for their child.

The topic will be introduced by Superintendent of Schools Dennis L. . District Counsel Jon Fishbane will then lead the discussion which will involve six panelists:

.. Sartorio, Executive Director of Exceptional Student Education

..Dee Whinnery, Executive Director of Student Services

..Chuck Frontz, Principal of Laurel Oak Elementary School

..Debby Ramassini, Laurel Oak ESE Specialist

..Wilbur Hawke, Parent Liaison for Collier County Public Schools and Co-Director of the Parent Education Network (Family Network on Disabilities of Florida)

.. Price, parent

The ESE Community Forum will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20

th, in the School Board Meeting Room of the Dr. Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center (behind Barron Collier High School). To learn more about the meeting, send an e-mail to info@... or call 377-0180.

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Wilbur Hawke Co-DirectorFamily Network on Disabilities of FloridaParent Education Network (PEN)1800-TALKPEN1 800 825-5736239 417-3636wilbur@...