Grupo de Apoyo Hispano del Programa Padre a Padre del Condado de Pierce

11/02/2022

Every student with a disability is protected from discrimination under this law, including each student with a 504 Plan and each student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Read our latest updates!
has updated their article on 504 https://wapave.org/section-504-a-plan-for-equity-access-and-accommodations/

10/31/2022

Helping a student with disabilities prepare for requires thoughtful organization and planning. This presentation describes three ways to support this important time of life:

1. High School and Beyond Plan
2. IEP Transition Plan
3. Agency Support

https://wapave.org/life-after-high-school-tools-for-transition/

10/29/2022

Disability History and Awareness Month in October provides an opportunity for policy makers, teachers, families and people throughout communities to reflect on the disability rights movement. Equity and access are protected by law, yet there is still work to be done to ensure that laws are upheld and that everyone has fair access to opportunities.

Parent Centers like participate in making sure that families and individuals understand disability rights and how history has impacted current protections and the language of disability rights. Following is a timeline of key actions at the state and federal level.

Please note that this article is an overview and does not include every law or legal action involved in the long and complicated history of disability rights.

https://wapave.org/disability-history-month-provides-opportunities-for-reflection/

10/28/2022

How to become a Pierce County Legislative Forum Supporter!
Step 1:
Visit piercelegislativeforum.org and check out their CityLine segment

Step 2:
Hey, you are already there!
Register to join virtually on Nov. 15 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

10/27/2022

has their Pipeline e-newsletter ready for October -
Tools for High School and Beyond and What to do if the School Calls
Including a High School and Beyond training video in Spanish!
https://conta.cc/3WanBiY

Including a High School and Beyond training video in Spanish! Thank you for taking the time to read our e-newsletter! PAVE exists to provide support, training, information, and resources to empower yo

10/03/2022

When a student struggles to maintain well-being, achievement at school can be a challenge. PAVE has a video that provides key information for families to seek school-based services for behavioral health needs. Included are two advocacy statements that this information might empower you to say in a meeting with the school:

“I want to make sure my student’s rights are upheld.”
“I’m providing information and resources to help the school follow the law and educational best practices.”

Included in the video is information about truancy and a new state law that schools must excuse absences for behavioral health reasons.

https://wapave.org/behavioral-health-and-school-key.../

When a student struggles to maintain well-being, achievement at school can be a challenge. This video provides key information for families to seek school-based services for behavioral health needs. Included are two advocacy statements that this information might empower you to say in a meeting with the school:

“I want to make sure my student’s rights are upheld.”
“I’m providing information and resources to help the school follow the law and educational best practices.”

Included in the video is information about truancy and a new state law that schools must excuse absences for behavioral health reasons.
https://wapave.org/behavioral-health-and-school-key-information-for-families/

10/01/2022

September's Pipeline e-newsletter is ready! We will be focusing on Behavioral Health and School - including sample letters to support families in their advocacy! Click to read!
https://conta.cc/3fo05y0

Including Sample Letters to Support Families in their Advocacy Thank you for taking the time to read our e-newsletter! “One of the more difficult challenges of parenting is realizing that you don’t al

08/26/2022

Dear Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard-of-Hearing communities...WE NEED YOU! Participate in this Nationwide Survey! With the rising popularity of video conferences and virtual meetings, there is a growing demand for a more effective telecommunications experience. Please visit the link below and fill out the survey ASAP https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KJG68JH

Dear Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard-of-Hearing communities...WE NEED YOU! Participate in this Nationwide Survey! With the rising popularity of video conferences and virtual meetings, there is a growing demand for a more effective telecommunications experience. Please visit the link below and fill out the survey ASAP https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KJG68JH

08/24/2022

Is it possible to ask the school for better help with reading? Yes! Watch this short video for tips and read the article https://wapave.org/dyslexia-screening-and-interventions.../

08/24/2022

Behavior is a form of communication, and children often try to express their needs and wants more through behavior than words. When a young person has a disability or has experienced trauma or other distress, adults and authorities may need to put in extra effort to understand. Missed cues and unmet needs can result in unexpected and sometimes explosive behaviors, which may lead schools to suspend or expel students. Schools are required to address students’ behavioral health needs and limit use of punitive discipline.
https://wapave.org/what-parents-need-to-know-when.../

Behavior is a form of communication, and children often try to express their needs and wants more through behavior than words. When a young person has a disability or has experienced trauma or other distress, adults and authorities may need to put in extra effort to understand. Missed cues and unmet needs can result in unexpected and sometimes explosive behaviors, which may lead schools to suspend or expel students. Schools are required to address students’ behavioral health needs and limit use of punitive discipline.
https://wapave.org/what-parents-need-to-know-when-disability-impacts-behavior-and-discipline-at-school/

08/20/2022

Late summer is the time to gather school supplies, find out what time the school bus will pick up and drop off, and prepare to find new classrooms and meet new teachers. Parents of students with disabilities have some additional things to check off the list to be ready for the year ahead.
https://wapave.org/back-school-check-list/

08/18/2022

Our August E-Newsletter is ready! Including back to school tips!
https://conta.cc/3SZIk7u

Including a Check List to get ready for School! Thank you for taking the time to read our e-newsletter! “The first and rarest gift is love. It is a light…We are because those before us dared to love…w

08/11/2022

An ill-informed conversation about special education might go something like this:
Person #1: Is your child in special education?
Person #2: Yes.
Person #1: Oh, so your student goes to school in that special classroom, by the office…in the portable…at the end of the hall…in a segregated room?
This conversation includes errors in understanding about what special education is, how it is delivered, and a student’s right to be included with general education peers whenever and wherever possible.

This article intends to clear up confusion.

https://wapave.org/special-education-is-a-service-not-a-place/

08/09/2022

Read our article: Tips to Help Parents Reinforce Positive Behaviors at Home.
A key principle is that punishment fails to teach what to do instead. Adults can direct children and youth toward better choices and interrupt escalation cycles by consistently teaching expected, skillful behaviors.
https://wapave.org/tips-for-parents-summer-provides-time.../

Read our article: Tips to Help Parents Reinforce Positive Behaviors at Home.
A key principle is that punishment fails to teach what to do instead. Adults can direct children and youth toward better choices and interrupt escalation cycles by consistently teaching expected, skillful behaviors.
https://wapave.org/tips-for-parents-summer-provides-time-to-reinforce-positive-behaviors-at-home/

08/06/2022

PAVE has created a suggested list of activities to follow every day this summer. Give yourself grace if you cannot do everything on the list. Nobody is keeping track. Your reward will be a !
https://wapave.org/summer-daily-activity-list-taking-care-of-you/

08/06/2022

Become the next Parent to Parent (P2P) Coordinator for PAVE!
PAVE’s Parent to Parent (P2P) Pierce County has a long history of impact in the lives of families and their loved ones. PAVE is a highly compassionate, strength-based, outcome-driven, and relation-based not-for-profit with a history of integrity, passion, and heart. We hope you consider applying for this full-time position within our learning organization that offers a flexible work schedule and a hybrid employment model. Click to check out the job description and more!
https://wapave.org/employment-join-staff/

08/04/2022

Behavior support is part of FAPE

The right to appropriate behavioral supports is part of a student’s right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), which requires services and supports designed to meet identified needs so students with disabilities can access what non-disabled students access without individualized services.

Qualified personnel are required for FAPE: “Schools must take steps to ensure that any staff responsible for providing a student with the services necessary to receive FAPE understand the student’s needs and have the training and skills required to implement the services. A school’s failure to provide the requisite services is likely to result in a denial of FAPE.”

https://wapave.org/what-parents-need-to-know-when.../

Behavior support is part of FAPE

The right to appropriate behavioral supports is part of a student’s right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), which requires services and supports designed to meet identified needs so students with disabilities can access what non-disabled students access without individualized services.

Qualified personnel are required for FAPE: “Schools must take steps to ensure that any staff responsible for providing a student with the services necessary to receive FAPE understand the student’s needs and have the training and skills required to implement the services. A school’s failure to provide the requisite services is likely to result in a denial of FAPE.”

https://wapave.org/what-parents-need-to-know-when-disability-impacts-behavior-and-discipline-at-school/

08/02/2022

We need your support for an upcoming article!

The decision to be vaccinated or when to mask can be confusing. For individuals who experience anxiety, Autism, depression, and or an intellectual, developmental disability, making decisions can be even more confusing and difficult.

Tell us what ways you have encouraged and/or supported a friend, loved one, or student who experiences a disability, behavioral health, and/or medical health condition on making these type of decisions themselves.

We need your support for an upcoming article!
The decision to be vaccinated or when to mask can be confusing. For individuals who experience anxiety, Autism, depression, and or an intellectual, developmental disability, making decisions can be even more confusing and difficult.
Tell us what ways you have encouraged and/or supported a friend, loved one, or student who experiences a disability, behavioral health, and/or medical health condition on making these type of decisions themselves.