Special Education Parent Resources
Behavioral Health
Incredible Years Parenting Classes through Great Circle at 660-627-2463
http://www.incredibleyears.com/
https://ctf4kids.org/great-circle-2/
In-Home Parenting Supports Call Great Circle in Kirksville at 660-627-2463
Mark Twain Behavioral Health
Northeast Missouri Health Council-Behavioral Health, Northeast Missouri Pediatrics
https://www.nemohealthcouncil.com/northeast-behavioral-health
Preferred Family Healthcare
Project Thrive Call Great Circle in Kirksville at 660-627-2463
https://www.greatcircle.org/index.php/services-by-program/parenting-support/project-thrive
https://ctf4kids.org/great-circle-2/
Tools of Choice: Universal Strategies for improved Relationships and Reduced Crisis Behaviors Kirksville Regional Office, 660-785-2500
https://dmh.mo.gov/docs/dd/toolsofchoiceposter.pdf
DESE Guidance, Regulations, and Processes
Parents Bill of Rights
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/compliance/parents-bill-rights
Parent’s Guide to Special Education
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/TheParent'sGuidetoSpecialEducationMay2018.pdf
Parent’s Rights Under IDEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULqTTq_EXM0&feature=youtu.be
Parents Rights Under IDEA Webinar Powerpoint July 2017
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/Parents%20Rights%20Module%20Parent%20Friendly%207-19-17.pdf
Parents Rights Under IDEA Webinar Runs on Adobe Connect July 2017
https://desemo.adobeconnect.com/_a754202577/pw15lfunncq9/
Private and Home Schooling
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/parentally-placed-private-school-children
Procedural Safeguards
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/compliance/procedural-safeguards
Drop Out Prevention and Graduation
Diplomas at Risk: A Critical Look at the High School Graduation Rate
https://dropoutprevention.org/
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/wwc_dropout_092617.pdf
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED499009.pdf
Early Childhood Special Education
DESE
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/early-childhood-special-education/belief-statements
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/eel-el-2013-MELGoals.pdf
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/se-ecse-first-steps-ecse-comparison-chart.pdf
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/early-childhood-special-ed/ecse-services
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/early-childhood-special-education/referral
Parent Organizations and Agencies
Angelman Syndrome Foundation
Council for Exceptional Children
Easter Seals
Judevine Center for Autism and Judevine in Kirksville
http://www.judevine.org/kirksville-hub/
Missouri/Autism services at UCP Heartland
Missouri Department of Mental Health: Regional Office/Kirksville and Developmental Disabilities
https://dmh.mo.gov/dd/facilities/central.html
Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services
MPACT-Parent Training and Information
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v1MZdpmRiekRcTfpY8-N9sJIOO7LrxW0wz8knqBKE48/edit
National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
https://www.nads.org/about-us/
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Senate Bill 40
TASH
Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
https://thompsoncenter.missouri.edu/thompson-center-6/
United Cerebral Palsy
Parent Resources
Center for Parent Information and Resources
http://www.parentcenterhub.org
Child Development Institute
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/
DESE Parent Link of Resources
https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/effective-practices/parents
E-Ready Special Education Information for Parents
(http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3713
Missouri Assistive Technology
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights (PACER)
Parents Helping Parents
Self Advocacy
Student Voices: A Study of Young Adults With Learning and Attention Issues
Through the Looking Glass
U.S. Department of Education
http://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/edpicks.jhtml
US Department of Education: My Child’s Academic Success
https://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Transition to Work
Council for Exceptional Children
https://www.cec.sped.org/Special-Ed-Topics/Specialty-Areas/Transition
DESE
https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/career-education
https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/career-education/career-clusters
https://dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/transition-planning-for-students-with-ieps/
http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/family_services_docs/transition.pdf
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/se-ep-transition-planning-resources-handout.pdf
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/higher_ed_pg_091509.pdf
https://portal.missouriconnections.org/
https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/school-counseling/missouri-connections-videos