FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2009
Contact:PACER Center 952-838-9000, 800-53-PACER
PACER workshop for foster and surrogate parents addresses special education
PACER Center is offering “Foster and Surrogate Parents: Understanding Special Education,” a free workshop for foster and surrogate parents of children with disabilities and for professionals who are involved with foster children or wards of the state. It is on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at PACER Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, Minn. Advance registration is requested.
Participants will learn about:
- The special education process, including identification and evaluation of children with disabilities
- Which children must be assigned surrogate parents
- Who may serve as a surrogate parent
- Effective home-school collaboration
To register, call PACER at 952-838-9000 or 952-838-0190 (TTY). In Greater Minnesota, call 800-537-2237 (toll free) or visit PACER.org.
PACER Center is a parent center for families of children and young adults with any disability. PACER provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their child or young adult with disabilities.
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PACER's site offers many PDF files for download, which require 
