IEP Meeting Facilitation: No Fee for CKEC Member Districts; $100 for Non-member Districts

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Presenters: Doug or Joyce Little and Marti Ginter
Target Audience: ARC Chairpersons and DoSE
Description: Data show that school districts that use a facilitated IEP process have a more productive and less stressful IEP meetings, as well as an overall decrease in special education legal disputes. This workshop will provide participants 2 days of education in IEP facilitation and its legal benefits within a small interactive learning environment. The workshop will focus on how to:

Prevent conflict at IEP meetings

Manage strong emotions from team members

Have productive and meaningful dialogue focused on the student

Use an effective and legally complaint IEP agenda, and group behavior norms to manage the content of the meeting

Avoid legal disputes by using facilitative behaviors and processed

During the 2 days, participants will receive practice and coaching through role play in facilitating IEP meetings.