PLTI with CPAC

Parent Leadership Training Series

Our education partner, CPAC, has once again been awarded the grant to serve as Connecticut’s federally funded Part D Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center.

This intensive eight session series is designed to help parents and professionals gain the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective members of the Planning and Placement Team (PPT). This training series will prepare participants for a variety of roles at the school, district, regional, and state levels.

Who Should Attend?

Family members who are interested in leadership development, and anyone passionate about improving outcomes for Connecticut students.

About Next Steps PLTI Training Series

This eight-session intensive series is designed to help parents and professionals gain the skills and knowledge necessary for them to be effective members at the Planning and Placement Team meeting (PPT). This training series will prepare participants for a variety roles at the school, district, regional or state level. Participants will learn about the law related to education as well as state and federal level initiatives that impact students with disabilities and their education. This training is an opportunity to learn how and where to give a voice to the needs of families of students with disabilities. Our goal is for participants to become active and collaborative team members in an effort to support student success. The training covers special education and related topics such as:

The Parent’s Role at the Table: Planning and Progress Monitoring

• Developing an Appropriate IEP
• Laying the Foundation: Educational Laws and their Impact on Students with Disabilities
• Reaching Agreement by Working Together
• Transition to Adult Life and Self-Advocacy
• Supporting Other Families
• Effective Communication Strategies

Application is required for all and participation in all sessions is highly encouraged.

Resources & Next Steps

For more information or questions about our Next Steps program, please call the Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center at (860) 739-3089 or email Lisa Opert at Lopert@cpacinc.org (English session) or Kiomary Sotillo (Spanish session) ksotillo@cpacinc.org.

More information can be found here.

Connect with Other Parent Leaders

Once you have completed the Next Steps program, connect with other parent leaders by requesting to join the CPAC Parent Leaders Facebook Group!

The group provides:

• a place to connect with each other and ask questions or share information
• up to date news related to changes to special education laws
• helpful resources used by other families and CPAC staff
• positive stories of student success
• events and opportunities available exclusively to CPAC Parent Leaders

This group was formed as a closed group, if you are a Next STEPs Parent Advisor and would like to join, please visit the group page and request to join.