Events in May 2025
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When Parents and Schools Disagree
When Parents and Schools Disagree
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May 2, 2025When Parents and Schools Disagree - This training session will delve into Louisiana’s Special Education dispute resolution options and what to do when you disagree with the school regarding your child’s special education services. We will discuss different informal and formal dispute resolutions options offered by the Louisiana Department of Education, and how to request one of the dispute resolution options.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Kylie Gizzaffi, Bayou Land FHF
Co-Host: Bayou Land FHF
Audience: Parents, self-advocates, or professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Supported Decision MakingSupported Decision Making
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May 2, 2025Supported Decision Making – Join us to learn more about this process that helps people make decisions with the support of trusted advisors as an alternative to guardianship, tutorship or interdiction.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Ashley McReynolds, The Arc of Louisiana
Audience: Parents, self-advocates, or professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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EarlySteps: Start to Finish
EarlySteps: Start to Finish
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May 8, 2025EarlySteps: Start to Finish - EarlySteps is Louisiana’s Early Intervention System that provides services and supports to babies and young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. Join us as we navigate the EarlySteps process.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO, Cynthia Chesterfield, FHF of GBR
Co-Host: FHF of Greater Baton Rouge
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Education and Young Children with Exceptionalities: So Many Questions!
Education and Young Children with Exceptionalities: So Many Questions!
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May 9, 2025Education and Young Children with Exceptionalities: So Many Questions! Caring for a young child with a disability is already overwhelming, and then they begin their education journey and even more knowledge and responsibility is required. This webinar can lighten the load a bit as we learn about:
Transitioning from EarlySteps to school services;
Evaluation requirements and timelines;
Who qualifies for special education;
Evaluation requirements for students in private schools;
What to do if your child is struggling in school;
How to handle bullying in school, and more!Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Pam Carey, FHF at the Crossroads of La.
Co-Host: FHF at the Crossroads of La.
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Education and Young Children with Exceptionalities: So Many Questions!
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IEPs and Behavior and Discipline - Oh My!
IEPs and Behavior and Discipline - Oh My!
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May 13, 2025IEPs and Behavior and Discipline - Oh My! The title covers it all! In this training we will talk about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process, functional behavior assessments, and disciplinary issues in school.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Pam Carey, FHF at the Crossroads of La.
Co-Host: Families Helping Families at the Crossroads of La.
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Introduction to Special Education
Introduction to Special Education
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May 14, 2025Introduction to Special Education – Do you suspect your child could benefit from special education and related services, or is your child newly evaluated? This overview of Special Education and related services will give you a strong foundation on which to build future knowledge. You will learn about the philosophy of special education, the laws, the evaluation process, and some information about the IEP.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Mylinda Elliott, Wallace Johnson, FHF of SWLA
Co-Host: FHF of Southwest Louisiana
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals
How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals
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May 15, 2025How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals – Join us as we discuss some tips to help you focus on making your child’s IEP as complete as possible to ensure good outcomes. During this webinar, we will discuss measurable annual goals and how they are written, your role as an IEP team member and how to create a results driven IEP.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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No More Summer Slide
No More Summer Slide
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May 20, 2025No More Summer Slide - Summer is the perfect time for students of all ages to relax, but it’s also a time when learning loss and regression can occur. The “summer slide” can happen when children do not engage in educational activities during the summer months. This training will provide you with strategies and fun activities you can do over the long break to help prevent the summer slide.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Pam Carey, FHF at the Crossroads of La.
Co-Host: FHF at the Crossroads of Louisiana
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program
Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program
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May 21, 2025Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program – Are you new to Special Education, and about to experience your child’s first IEP? Or have you been questioning whether your child’s IEP is all it should be? This webinar will take a birds-eye look at this plan that drives your child’s education and services. We will talk about the purpose of the document, what it should include, who develops it, and how students can be involved in the process of planning their educational journey.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program
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Parent Rights in Special Education
Parent Rights in Special Education
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May 22, 2025Parent Rights in Special Education - Join us as we discuss the rights that parents have when it comes to their child’s special education and related services, such as parental participation, access to education records, informed consent, prior written notice, your right to disagree with school, and more.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Parents, self-advocates, or professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Related Services
Related Services
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May 23, 2025Related Services - Children with disabilities are entitled to special education and related services. The IEP must contain a statement of the special education, related services and supplementary aids and services to be provided to the child. Participants will learn several critical elements used to determine what related services a student needs.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenters: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO; Mylinda Elliott, Wallace Johnson, FHF of SWLA
Co-Host: FHF of Southwest Louisiana
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
