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Agency Name: Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.
Training Contact Name: Joanne Buccellato
Phone Number:(212) 822-9505
Email Address: jbuccellato@advocatesforchildren.org

Last updated on June 6^th, 2008

Training Topics	Audiences	Capacity and Outreach	Languages
Early Intervention & Transition to Preschool (includes, developmental milestones, referral, evaluations, eligibility, IFSP, services, education and due process rights, advocacy tips)	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Preschool Special Education System & Transition to School Age Special Education (includes referral, evaluations, eligibility, IEP, education and due process rights, advocacy tips)	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Special Education: IDEA & State Law Navigating the System/Who’s Who Pre-referral Interventions Referral and Consent, Timelines Evaluations by DOE & Independent (pros/cons) At Risk Programs: Title I, ERSS, Section 504 American with Disabilities Act CSE Meeting, Creating the IEP & the Continuum of Services, Appropriate Placement Due process rights & advocacy tips, Reading evaluations and IEP’s, spotting problems Note: Workshops can be tailored to address all or specific components of this curriculum	Parents , Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Alternatives for Adolescents (school to adult programs): Special Education Transition, Alternative School Programs, Vocational Programs, Residential	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
ADHD and School strategies	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Special Education – Behavior and Discipline Issues including Functional Behavior Analyses and Positive Behavior Intervention Programs Suspensions: Protection for students with special education needs, IDEA, Manifestation Determination Reviews, Section 504	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
General Education Behavior and Discipline Issues Teacher removals, Principal’s suspensions, Superintendent suspensions, Suspension hearings, Alternative Instruction, homework/assignments	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Autism – Evaluations, IEP & placement, behavioral and communication concerns	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English
General Education: Navigating the NYC Dept. of Education School Choice, Enrollment, Transportation, Promotion, Education Decision making power, Transfers, Involuntary transfers and discharges, Middle & High School application process At Risk Programs: Title I, ERSS, Section 504 American with Disabilities Act Note: Workshops can be tailored to address all or specific components of this curricula	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Juvenile Justice/Court Involved Youth: Educational rights of youth at-risk of court involvement or already court involved, struggling academically or chronic truants, students with intensive mental health, behavioral or emotional needs General and special education access to programs/services	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English
Preventive Services & Foster Care – Special Education – the roles of agencies, birth and foster parents. Presentations on any of our workshop curricula tailored to this population with emphasis on decision making and confidentiality, advocacy skills and resources for children with mental health/emotional needs	Birth & Foster Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English
Immigrant Rights (educational) including NYC School System, ELL rights, services for limited English proficient parents	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
NYC DOE: How it is organized, access to, parent involvement, school based leadership teams, PTA’s	Parents, Students Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Schools Records: Access to and Understanding Of	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Promotion Issues: General and Special Education	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
As the NYS Technical & Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students – Educational rights of children & youth experiencing homelessness	Schools, school districts, social service providers, parents, students	By request. Ability to conduct on-line workshops Statewide -- Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Out of School Youth – The rights of students at risk (struggling academically, truant, behavior issues, frequent holdovers, etc.) to stay in high school with supports	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Access to Schools: Enrollment Transfer and transportation Voluntary & Involuntary Transfers and Discharges	Parents, Students and Professionals	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter, flyers, educational and health fairs	English, Spanish
Legal Topics: AFC is able to present on any of the above-noted topics tailored to the appropriate federal, state and local laws and regulations. Contact us with specific requests.	Attorneys	By request Web sites, list surveys, newsletter	English, Spanish

Notes:
1) "Professionals" refers to attorneys, teachers, social workers, case managers, psychologists, medical personnel, city council members and staff, court employees, CBO personnel, preventive service agency personnel, etc.
2)Through our Center Without Walls project, AFC offers two scheduled workshops per year conducted for professionals at our office.

Agency Name: Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc
Training Contact Name:Gary Shulman
Phone Number: (212) 677-4650
Email Address: gshulman@resourcesnyc.org

Last updated on June 6^th, 2008

Training Topics	Audiences	Capacity and Outreach	Languages
NYC Training Collaborative on Early Intervention workshop about the NYC EI program and how it can help infants and toddlers with disabilities and special needs and their families. Content includes information on what is EI, what services are available, and what is the parent’s role and how they are involved.	Caregivers of children under the age of three receiving Early Intervention services.	Open to parents of children receiving EI services NYC Collaborative on Early Intervention mails invitations to parents already receiving EI services.	English
Early Childhood Services includes information about EI, and CPSE, the evaluation process, development of IFSPs and IEPs, transitioning through the different systems, and information about parent’s rights under IDEA and other laws that protect children with disabilities.	Parents, foster parents, professionals	Part of an annual training series that takes place in all NYC Boroughs and is open to the public. Trainings upon request. Outreach by bulk mailing, press releases, PSA, fax, email, conferences and fairs, school bulletin boards.	English
Education Options for Children with Special Needs provides an overview of special education and in NYC – the laws (including IDEA), the special education continuum, FAPE, LRE, eligibility and assessment process, the IEP, the CSE review, special education options, accommodations and modifications, and due process rights. Alternatives to special education and Section 504 are also explored.	Parents, foster parents, professionals	Part of an annual training series that takes place in all NYC boroughs and is open to the public. Trainings upon request. Outreach by bulk mailing, press releases, PSA, fax, email, conferences and fairs, school bulletin boards.	English and Spanish
Transition from School to Adult Life explores the Transition Planning process required under federal law for students with disabilities who are transitioning from school to adult life. Issues discussed include, the role of the school, parent and student when developing a transition plan; the types of diplomas available to students with disabilities; the safety nets that have been put in place so that students have a better chance of obtaining a high school diploma; and an overview of the array of post-school programs and services available to students who are in the process of transitioning or have already transition from school.	Parents, foster parents, professionals	Part of an annual training series that takes place in all NYC boroughs and is open to the public. Trainings upon request. Outreach by bulk mailing, press releases, PSA, fax, email, conferences and fairs, school bulletin boards.	English
Advocacy Skills for Parents provides parents practical information to help them develop the skills needed to advocate on behalf of their children with special needs more effectively.	Parents, foster parents, professionals	Part of an annual training series that takes place in all NYC boroughs and is open to the public. Trainings upon request. Outreach by bulk mailing, press releases, PSA, fax, email, conferences and fairs, school bulletin boards.	English
Community Resources: What’s Out There and How to Get It is an interactive workshop that provides information about the many programs services that exist in New York City to benefit caregivers and their children with special needs and how to access them.	Parents, foster parents, professionals	Part of an annual training series that takes place in all NYC boroughs and is open to the public. Trainings upon request. Outreach by bulk mailing, press releases, PSA, fax, email, conferences and fairs, school bulletin boards.	English
Integrating Children with Special Needs into Mainstream Programs offers providers useful information about including children with special needs in after school programs. These sessions covers the laws, rationale and strategies that enable inclusion.	Staff from DYCD funded after school programs.	Open only to staff from after school programs that receive funds from DYCD Mailings from DYCD, DYCD’s website, targeted outreach through mailing, email, and faxes by RCSN	English

Agency Name: Sinergia, Inc. Metropolitan Parent Center
Training Contact Name: Godfrey Rivera
Phone Number: (212) 643-2840
Email Address: grivera@sinergiany.org

Last updated on June 6^th, 2008

Training Topics	Audiences	Capacity and Outreach	Languages
Educational Advocacy Intensive Training Series – (a three-week session held on Tuesday & Thursday’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) covers all aspects of the special education system in New York City covering birth to age 26	Parents of children with special needs attending school in NYC. Professionals who work with students with special needs (i.e. parent coordinators, case managers, or any other professional who might benefit from this training)	Training provided four times a year on-site at the Metropolitan Parent Center. 25 participants per session. See Website: www.sinergiany.org for calendar of events	English/Spanish simultaneous translation.
Freestanding workshops on specific disability related issues (i.e. Autism, Early Intervention, Assistive Technology, Behavior Management, Placement, Pupil Transportation, IDEA & NLCB – Parents Rights, Discipline and Suspension Hearings, etc.) held in schools, on-site and at community-based organizations.	Same as above.	30 participants per session Workshops are pre-scheduled but could do training upon request if there were a sufficient number of interested participants.	English/Spanish simultaneous translation.
Parent Training (for parents with developmental disabilities) for court mandated families. Workshops provide parenting skills to educate parents on a variety of topics that will assist them in raising their children within a safe environment.	Parents with Developmental Disabilities (whose children are in foster care)	15 participants per session Referrals come from ACS, Foster Care Agencies and Medicaid Service Coordinators. Trainings are pre-scheduled but participants may be added if they fit the criteria. For more detailed information, call Isabel Malavet at 212-643-2840 ext. 324	English/Spanish
Madres en Marcha – A program for Spanish speaking parents. Includes educational advocacy. Facilitated Parent support groups for Spanish speakers and English learners.	Spanish speaking parents.	25 participants per session Collaboration with the Metropolitan Parent Center, outreach efforts in community based organizations, mailings, website: www.sinergiany.org Several two-day Institutes and individual follow-up on educational advocacy. For more detailed information, call Gina Pena at 212-643-2840 ext. 320	Spanish

Agency Name: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Training Contact Name: Paula Martinez
Phone Number:(212) 244-4664
Email Address:

Last updated on June 6^th, 2008

Training Topics (i.e. discipline, advocacy skills for parents, special education, alternative schools and programs, English language learners, Early Intervention, community resources) Audiences (i.e. parents, foster parents, youth, caseworkers, preventive services agencies, foster care agencies) Capacity and Outreach Languages

Special education know-your-rights and advocacy trainings -Parents
-Schools
- Teachers
-Parent coordinators
-Social workers
-Community-based orgs
-Parent groups – PTA’s Upon request as trainers are available. A community organizer is on staff who reaches out to the disability community in NYC and informs them of all the services available by NYLPI. Such services include the ability to provide know-your-rights trainings on special education issues. We have the ability to provide trainings in English and Spanish When possible, we will provide trainings to groups in other languages

Future planning trainings and workshops -Parents
-Schools
-Teachers
-Parent coordinators
-Social workers
-Community-based orgs
-Parent groups – PTA’s Upon request as trainers are available. We have the ability to provide trainings in English and Spanish when possible, we will provide trainings to groups in other languages

We also arrange for 17a guardianship workshops -Parents
-Schools
-Teachers
-Parent coordinators
-Social workers
-Community-based orgs
-Parent groups – PTA’s Upon request as trainers are available. We have the ability to provide trainings in English and Spanish When possible, we will provide trainings to groups in other languages

Agency Name: Legal Services for New York City, LSNY-Bronx
Training Contact Name: Nelson Mar
Phone Number:(718) 928-3756
Email Address: NMar@bx.ls-nyc.org

Last updated on June 6^th, 2008

Training Topics	Audiences	Capacity	Outreach	Languages
Discipline and School Suspensions Superintendent’s suspension hearings Principal’s suspension meetings Due process rights	Parents, lay advocates, professionals, etc.	By request and flexible to meet the needs of the event.	Direct mail, listservs, and flyers. We are contacted directly or by referrals.	English and Spanish
Special Education: Early Intervention Preschool Grade School Disciplinary Issues	Parents, lay advocates, professionals, etc.	By request and flexible to meet the needs of the event.	Direct mail, listservs, and flyers. We are contacted directly or by referrals.	English and Spanish
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Accommodations Appeals	Parents, lay advocates, professionals, etc.	By request and flexible to meet the needs of the event.	Direct mail, listservs, and flyers. We are contacted directly or by referrals.	English and Spanish
No Child Left Behind Title I SES/Transfer Policies	Parents, lay advocates, professionals, etc.	By request and flexible to meet the needs of the event.	Direct mail, listservs, and flyers. We are contacted directly or by referrals.	English and Spanish
Parent’s Rights FERPA Transfers Transportation Promotion	Parents, lay advocates, professionals, etc.	By request and flexible to meet the needs of the event.	Direct mail, listservs, and flyers. We are contacted directly or by referrals.	English and Spanish

Agency Name: The Legal Aid Society
Training Contact Name: Cara Chambers
Phone Number:(212) 577-3342
Email Address: cachambers@legal-aid.org

Last updated on June 6^th, 2008

Training Topics	Audiences	Capacity and Outreach	Languages
Early Intervention Services	Legal Aid staff, parents, foster parents, caseworkers, CASA, parent’s attorneys, law students, pro bono attorneys	- provided on request - prefer groups of at least 10 people - outreach by mail to parent advocacy and training organizations	English and Spanish (written materials only available in English)
Preschool Special Education Services	Legal Aid staff, parents, foster parents, caseworkers, CASA, parent’s attorneys, law students, pro bono attorneys	- provided on request - prefer groups of at least 10 people - outreach by mail to parent advocacy and training organizations	English and Spanish (written materials only available in English)
School-Age Special Education Services	Legal Aid staff, parents, foster parents, caseworkers, CASA, parent’s attorneys, law students, pro bono attorneys	- provided on request - prefer groups of at least 10 people - outreach by mail to parent training organizations	English and Spanish (written materials only available in English)

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