11/1/15

FETA Group Sacramento MEET & GREET - DATE CHANGE February 6, 2016

The From Emotions to Advocacy (FETA) Group Sacramento, Special Education Survival Guide discussion group meet-up is long overdue!

MEET & GREET

Join other parents and caregivers for an afternoon chat and resources to support the educational rights of students with disabilities.

**DATE & VENUE CHANGE**

Saturday, February 6, 2016
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library
7340 24th Street Bypass, Sacramento, CA 95822




A variety of resources will be shared as well as snacks and treats! There is plenty of room to bring your children for this informal meeting and we will have a craft activity. There will not be childcare, so parents will need to keep an eye on the children in the same room.

COMMUNITY INFORMATION SHARING: Advocates...Please bring and share information and resources that will be helpful to other parents and advocates. Everyone will have floor time to speak. 

FETA Group also studies and discusses information from "Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy, Special Education Survival Guide" and other special education advocacy books and resources.

Key terms: 
Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Specific Learning Disability (SLD), Supplementary Aids and Services, Transition Services, State Eligibility, Assessment, Highly Qualified Personnel, Child Find, Mandatory Medication Prohibited, Consent, Educational Placement, Evaluation, Independent Education Evaluation (IEE), Individualized Education Programs (IEP), IEP Team, IEP Team Attendance, Measurable Goals, Children who Transfer Schools, Parental Concerns, Due Process, Procedural Safeguards, Discipline...

If you have the book, please select a section that you would like to discuss with the group. 

Check out the FETA Web on Wrightslaw for additional information and related articles on these chapters. http://www.fetaweb.com/expert.htm

We welcome parents who have children with special needs to attend as well as advocates. Unfortunately, due to privacy and to make this a safe sharing space, this meeting is not open to employees or representatives from school districts, CDE, or attorneys representing school districts/CDE. 

There is no cost to attend, other than purchasing the book. 

RSVP on Facebook or by emailing Angie Sutherland at angiesutherland2@yahoo.com | (916) 862-8091 | Blog: http://fetagroup-sacramento.blogspot.com/ | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FETA.Sacramento

We will utilize "Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy, Special Education Survival Guide"


Other books by Wrightslaw

Event on Facebook


Check out the FETA Web on Wrightslaw for additional information and related articles on these chapters. Very helpful! 

Hope to see you there!

9/21/14

FETA Group - Study/Discussion Group - Section 4 Special Education Law - Sunday, October 26, 2014

The From Emotions to Advocacy (FETA) Group Sacramento, Special Education Survival Guide discussion group meet-up is long overdue!

Join other parents and caregivers for an afternoon chat about Special Education Law and how to support the educational rights of our students with disabilities.

**Date Change from October 19 to October 26, 2014**
Sunday, October 26, 2014
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Espresso Metro
2104 11th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95819



We are continuing our study of "Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy, Special Education Survival Guide", Section 4, Special Education Law (chapters 13-20). This section reviews the various statutory and regulatory laws for special education (IDEA, ADA, and NCLB). 



Key terms used in this section:

11/23/13

FETA Group Sacramento - Next Meet-Up is December 8, 2013.

Join FETA (From Emotions to Advocacy) Group, Sacramento - The Special Education Survival Guide discussion group for the next monthly meet-up!

Connect with other PARENTS WHO GET IT!!
Often the most beneficial supports a parent of child who receives special education services can have is getting together with other parents. Parents who understand can help each other by sharing their experiences and giving real life examples that will help others in their situations. 


Sunday, December 8, 2014
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Espresso Metro
2104 11th Ave. (at Freeport Blvd.)
Sacramento, CA 95818
Neighborhood: Curtis Park
Map

This group is open to the public. There is no cost to participate other than to buy your own book.


Espresso Metro