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Subject: MPACT Parent Mentor List
Source: Heike Imler, Interim Assistant Director, Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Directors of Special Education and staff responsible for
IEP meetings
Date: October 31, 2007
MPACT parent mentors are available to offer support and guidance to parents
of children with disabilities throughout the IEP process.
Parent mentors are volunteers who receive 18 hours of initial training,
ongoing monthly training, and technical assistance from MPACT staff with
regard to special education law, the IEP process, conflict resolution, and
effective advocacy. Their goal is to help parents build a collaborative
partnership with the school district so that their child may receive an
appropriate education. To view the list of current MPACT parent mentors, go
to
http://www.ptimpact.com/main/mentors.htm.
If your school district has had an MPACT parent mentor in attendance at an
IEP meeting, please take a moment to complete a brief online survey located
at
http://www.ptimpact.com/forms/survey_educator.htm if you have not
already done so. A separate survey should be completed for each mentor who
has provided services to parents in your district. These surveys assist
MPACT and DESE in identifying and addressing areas of success and
improvement with the Parent Mentor Program.
For more information about MPACT or if you have questions regarding the
status of a parent mentor, please contact MPACT by telephone at (800)
743-7634 or by email at
mpact@ptimpact.com. You can also view the MPACT website at
http://www.ptimpact.com.
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