Events in September 2025
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Labor Day - Office Closed Labor Day - Office Closed
September 1, 2025
Office Closed
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Your Special Education Rights Your Special Education Rights
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September 5, 2025Your Special Education Rights - 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
Co-Host: Cynthia Chesterfield, FHF of Greater Baton Rouge
Audience: Parents, youth in special education, or professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Protecting Your Child’s Privacy at School: Understanding FERPA and HIPAA Protecting Your Child’s Privacy at School: Understanding FERPA and HIPAA
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September 11, 2025Protecting Your Child’s Privacy at School: Understanding FERPA and HIPAA - Learn what your and your child’s privacy rights are as a parent of a child with a disability of medically complex condition. What does the school district need to know to support your child in the class setting and what is overreach? These are important considerations and decisions on releasing private information can have far reaching effects.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Co-Host: Dianthe' Rose, Northshore FHF
Audience: Parents, youth in special education, or professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Protecting Your Child’s Privacy at School: Understanding FERPA and HIPAA
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When Parents and Schools Disagree When Parents and Schools Disagree
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September 12, 2025When Parents and Schools Disagree - This training session will discuss Louisiana’s Special Education dispute resolution options and what your options are when you disagree with the school regarding your child’s special education services. We will discuss different informal and formal dispute resolution options offered by the Louisiana Department of Education and how to request one of the dispute resolution options.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Co-Host: Pam Carey, FHF at the Crossroads
Audience: Parents, Youth in Special Education and Professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success
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September 15, 2025Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success - In this introduction to the 4-part series, we will discuss the critical role families and professionals can play to support youth and young adults with exceptionalities in learning work and career readiness skills for successful employment.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Parents, Youth receiving Special Educations, and Professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness
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September 15, 2025Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness – Join us for Part 2 of this series, where we will discuss the key laws that support youth and career readiness.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Co-Host: Brenda Bares, FHF Acadiana
Audience: Parents, Youth receiving Special Education services, and Professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Skills Needed to Work Independently Skills Needed to Work Independently
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September 16, 2025Skills Needed to Work Independently - In Part 3 of this 4-part series, we will focus on nine key skill areas needed to find employment, with an explanation about each skill.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Parents, Youth receiving Special Education Services, and Professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Resources to Support Work Skills Development Resources to Support Work Skills Development
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September 16, 2025Resources to Support Work Skills Development - In the final part of this 4-part series, we will look at a variety of resources available to assist families, educators, and other professionals who work with youth and young adults with disabilities to develop the skills necessary to seek, obtain, and keep employment.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Parents, youth receiving special education services, and professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Financial Assistance Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Financial Assistance Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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September 18, 2025Financial Assistance Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - Join us to learn more about these 2 crucial supports available to families of individuals with developmental disabilities through your Human Services Authority of District.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Audience: Individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and the professionals who serve them. Everyone should know about these important resources that are available to help keep individuals in their homes and communities.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Financial Assistance Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Laws for Treatment of Students with Exceptionalities Laws for Treatment of Students with Exceptionalities
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September 18, 2025Laws for Treatment of Students with Exceptionalities - There are 2 main laws that deal with the treatment of students with exceptionalities. They prohibit schools from treating students with exceptionalities in a negative or different way. Join us and learn about your child’s important protections under these laws.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Co-Host: Hope Miller, FHF of Northeast La.
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with exceptionalities or complex medical needs.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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IEPs v. 504 Plans How to tell the difference IEPs v. 504 Plans How to tell the difference
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September 19, 2025IEPs v. 504 Plans How to tell the difference – Students with exceptionalities will usually qualify for either an IEP or a 504 Plan – but what is the difference, and is one better than the other? This training will take you through the eligibility process of both plans, the laws that regulate both, the differences in the plans, and parental rights.
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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Accommodations vs. Modifications in IEPs and 504 Plans Accommodations vs. Modifications in IEPs and 504 Plans
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September 26, 2025Accommodations vs Modifications in IEPs and 504 Plans - If understood and used correctly, these words can greatly impact the success of a child’s educational program. Get answers to these questions and more:
- How can accommodations and modifications help my child in the general education classroom?
- How are adjustments and modifications included in IEP?
- Which accommodations are allowed for state testing?
Understanding accommodations and modifications can be a game changer for your child.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Presenter: Karen Scallan, FHF of GNO
Co-Host: Wallace Johnson & Mylinda Elliott, FHF of Southwest 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.
