Special Education Listserv
Subject: Missouri Parents ACT (MPACT) Parent Mentor Volunteer List
Source: Heike Imler, Assistant Director, Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Directors of Special Education and staff responsible for IEP meetings
Date: October 9, 2008
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 a 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 with 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 e-mail at mpact@ptimpact.com. You can also view the
MPACT website at http://www.ptimpact.com.