IEP Planning Party - September 2024

This day-long workshop will help you feel empowered and more confident, as you navigate your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan). Please come prepared with a current copy of your child’s IEP as we dive head-first into how to feel confident for your child’s next IEP meeting.

In this session, participants will:

1. Deepen our IEP toolbox

2. Actively plan for our next IEP meeting

3. Openly connect with one another, so that we feel better knowing we're in this work together.

Audience: Any parent or guardian of an individual with Down syndrome. This event is for adults only. No child-care provided.

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Time: 9:00 am-2:00 pm

• Breakfast opens at 8:30 AM, Workshop starts promptly at 9:00 AM

• Lunch and snacks provided

Location: Nativity Preparatory School - 1515 Linden St, Wilmington, DE 19805

Cost: Registration is free, but a $20 refundable deposit is required. Funds will be returned once you attend.

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What if I can't make it— will this workshop be recorded? No. The IEP Planning Party will not be recorded. This is a FREE, in-person event.
• What if I don't have an IEP— I have a 2-year old with Down syndrome, will this workshop apply to me? This workshop will focus on school-aged children and will refer to language typically used during school-based IEP meetings. Your toddler with Down syndrome may likely be receiving Early Intervention Services and may have an Individualized Family Plan, and for this workshop the focus will be on a different set of resources typically used in the Delaware public school system.
• My child's IEP is working well. Is this workshop for me? This workshop is a day-long planning party to help you be proactive and preventative. So there's always space for positive and productive planning conversations. Perhaps, you'll find it helpful to think ahead or take a deeper dive into one section of your child's IEP. This workshop is NOT a grip session or deep dive into what our kids CAN'T do. We already know our kids can do anything when given the right settings, models, and supports.
• Will this workshop talk about high school transitions and post-secondary programs? There are several breakout groups planned inside this workshop. Please complete the accompanied survey after you've registered, so that breakout sessions are tailored to our group. However, this workshop will focus on school-aged children and will refer to language typically used during school-based IEP meetings. If your child has transitioned out of high school, this workshop is likely not for you.

Still have questions? Email drtaryn@trulypocevolution.com.