“Empowering Parents of Kids with Disabilities to Advocate for Positive Approaches to Managing Challenging Behaviors in School”

A FREE parent meeting featuring Jeffrey Spitzer-Resnick, Managing Attorney of the Schools & Civil Rights Team at Disability Rights Wisconsin as presenter.

Discussion will include:

• Parents’ Role in the IEP process
• Rights of Children with Disabilities when Schools want to Discipline them
• Use of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in school to improve behavior of students
• Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint use in school
• Legislative advocacy for a PBIS bill that will limit the use of seclusion and restraint in schools

Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
29270 County Hwy G, Ashland (off of US Hwy 2)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
2:30pm-4:30pm
For questions or more information call: 877-338-3724