{"id":41456,"date":"2020-12-10T16:05:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T22:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=41456"},"modified":"2020-12-10T16:08:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T22:08:42","slug":"texas-hands-voices-advocacy-support-training-january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/12\/10\/texas-hands-voices-advocacy-support-training-january-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Hands & Voices: Advocacy Support & Training – January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Advocacy Support & Training<\/strong><\/p>\n

Level 1 Training Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parents of children who are D\/deaf, hard of hearing or Deaf Blind, Deaf Education professionals, D\/HH community members, and other passionate individuals interested in special education law this is for you!<\/p>\n

ASTra Level 1 training will cover the IEP process, Federal Law (IDEA), eligibility issues, procedural safeguards, and more! The training has been approved for State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit by the Education Service Center Region 11, the CPE provider.<\/p>\n

Live AND self-paced lessons are mandatory in order to receive certificate of completion and\/or CEU\u2019s<\/p>\n

When?
\nJanuary 7 – 28, 2021
\nLIVE Sessions on Thursdays
\nJanuary 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th.
\nTime: 8:30 PM \u2013 9:30 pm<\/p>\n

Remainder of learning will be self-paced.<\/p>\n

Cost?
\n$10 per member
\n$35 per non-member<\/p>\n

Hands & Voices Educational Advocacy Book is available for purchase.<\/p>\n

Full agenda: 20210107+ASTra+Level+1+Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n

Flyer PDF: 2101+ASTra+Online+Training+Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n

This training is FREE, INCLUDING BOOK for residents and employees of the following school districts, courtesy of Cy-Fair Women’s Club:\u00a0Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Spring ISD, Klein ISD, Spring Branch ISD, Tomball ISD, and Waller ISD<\/p>\n

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Advocacy Support & Training Level 1 Training Series WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US! Parents of children who are D\/deaf, hard of hearing or Deaf Blind, Deaf Education professionals, D\/HH community members, and other passionate individuals interested in special education…<\/p>\n

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