Idaho Parents Unlimited

09/09/2025

Families in the Twin Falls area: Idaho Parents Unlimited wants to hear from YOU! Share your experiences in education, healthcare, and services for your child.

🗓 Tuesday, September 22 | 6–8 pm
📍 Twin Falls Public Library: 201 4th Ave E, Twin Falls

Register here: https://ipulidaho.org/news/idaho-parents-unlimited-twin-falls-listening-session/

09/08/2025

📅 Save the Date!
Is your student almost 14 or older and on an IEP? Join IPUL in Coeur d’Alene for a free in-person training:

Secondary Transition IEPs: Planning for Life After High School
🗓 Wednesday, September 24, 2025
⏰ 10 am – 12 pm
📍 CDA Public Library – Gozzer Conference Room (Room 132), 702 E Front Ave

Learn how to plan for life after high school, what services and supports may be available, and how families can be active partners in the process.

Register here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5194204

09/08/2025

Out of office for professional development.

We will be available. However, there may be a delay in response time.

September 8th–12th, 2025

IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED INC.
Engage + Educate + Bridge + Lead

09/07/2025

📣 Your Voice Matters! IPUL is holding Listening Sessions to hear directly from parents and caregivers in Idaho.

We want to know:
✔ What’s working in your child’s education, healthcare, and services?
✔ What’s not working?
✔ What changes do you want to see in Idaho?

📅 Wednesday, September 24, 2025
⏰ 1:00 – 3:00 PM
📍 CDA Public Library, Gozzer Conference Room (Room 132)

💬 Join us in shaping stronger support for families across Idaho!

🔗 Register here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5194210

09/05/2025

Out of office for professional development.

We will be available. However, there may be a delay in response time.

September 8th–12th, 2025

IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED INC.
Engage + Educate + Bridge + Lead

[Image is a professional announcement from Idaho Parents Unlimited stating that their team will be out of the office for professional development from September 8th–12th, 2025. It notes that while they will remain available, response times may be delayed during this period.]

09/01/2025

🔊 New Podcast Episode Alert!🎧✨

In this episode Melissa and Allison break down steps 7 and 8 in the special education process, after the IEP meeting as well as progress and reporting. Whether you're a parent just beginning to navigate your child’s learning differences or a caregiver seeking clarity, this episode offers a parent-friendly guide to:

1.) Do I get a copy of the IEP?
2.) Who carries out which components of the IEP?
3.) How is progress monitored?
4.) When do parents get progress reports?

Perfect for: Parents, guardians, educators, and advocates new to the special education process.

🎧 Add us on your favorite podcast platform or listen here:
https://rss.com/podcasts/unlimited-parenting-ipul


[Image description: Graphic for the "Unlimited Parenting Podcast", highlighting "10 Steps of Special Education - Part 4." The image features a smartphone displaying a colorful path labeled with steps 7 through 10.]

08/30/2025

Your Voice Matters: Help Shape the Future of Independent Living in Idaho

The SPIL is a three-year plan that:
- Sets goals for independent living services
- Guides advocacy work
- Improves public outreach and education

We want to know what is most important to Idahoans with disabilities and their families. Visit silc.idaho.gov to complete the survey to let us know your thoughts. Your answers will help shape a plan that meets real needs and priorities in our communities.
https://silc.idaho.gov

08/29/2025

https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/critchfield-requests-50-million-special-ed-budget-increase/

The grant program would only partially address a growing special education funding shortfall. But the request could run into harsh realities, as Idaho faces its most serious budget crunch in five y…

08/29/2025

Happy Labor Day
Our office will be closed 9/1/25
Resuming 9/2/25 .
[ Image is a Labor Day announcement featuring the American flag as a backdrop with bold red, white, and blue text. It informs that Idaho Parents Unlimited’s office will be closed on September 1, 2025, and will reopen on September 2, 2025.]

08/29/2025

More information on the impending 4% Medicaid rate cuts that start on 9/1/2025...

The Department of Health and Welfare has shared a formal public comment solicitation. Follow the link below to learn more.

The Department is accepting written and recorded comments regarding the proposed changes for a period
of at least thirty (30) calendar days beginning 8/28/2025. Any persons wishing to provide input may submit comments.
• Send Email Comments To: MCPT@dhw.idaho.gov
• Call and Leave Recorded Comments At: (208)-364-1887
• Send Fax Comments To: 1-208-287-1170
• Mail Comments To: Division of Medicaid, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0009 Attn: Policy Team

https://shorturl.at/xmVXn

08/28/2025

Families, using the link below you can provide your comments to the Department of Health and Welfare on MA25-17 Provider Rates.

Please share with anyone who is interested in commenting!

This form is for Idahoans to offer a compliment, make a comment, as well as make Idaho Medicaid  aware of a concern you may have. We value your feedback. Thank you! MA25-17 Provider Rates - https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=34596&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUM...

08/27/2025

The Department of Health and Welfare is holding a Medicaid member and provider listening session in Twin Falls on September 3rd. We know we will hear some powerful stories, read below for more event details...

CALLING ALL MEDICAID MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Your voice is vital to help shape the future of Medicaid in Idaho. A strong Medicaid program needs collaboration among providers, members, and stakeholders.

A new law directs Medicaid to bring all services together under new contracts. Join us for listening sessions to share your insights
and recommendations. Consider these questions before we meet:
• What works well for you in Medicaid today that you want to keep?
• What recommendations do you have to improve Medicaid with the new contracts?

It’s a new era, and a chance for a fresh start to Idaho’s program. With a focus on the health, safety, and independence of Idahoans,
all of us can work together to create a more efficient Medicaid program that delivers quality care.

Where: ALLEN ROOM IN THE HERRETT CENTER AT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO https://herrett.csi.edu/rentals/default.aspx

When: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025

Medicaid member listening sessions from 10 a.m. - noon
Medicaid provider listening sessions from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m