Curious who everyone is on your child's team? Wondering who to call next if you need to get ahold of someone? Use the District and Special School District School specific communication sequences located on this site under "Contact Lists" as well as on the last pages of the Handbook below to find out. 

Local Partner District Parent Advisory Council information can be found on this website on the "Contact Lists" page.

COVID-19 & Distance Learning Resources

Here are some resources the PAC has gathered for you around receiving Special Education services in an electronic or distance learning environment. Please click the links to visit these different websites and access the tools and resources they have available for you there. 

**This in no way serves as an endorsement of these sites, nor have we scrubbed them to ensure they are completely accurate for St Louis County families. Please bear this in mind.**

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Office of Special Education Compliance COVID-19 Related School Reopening and Distance Learning Question and Answer Guide

Missouri Family to Family, sponsored by UMKC Institute for Human Development, Facebook page 

Virtual IEP Meeting Tips

Resources from Wrightslaw

• What Parents Think about Special Education During COVID-19 School Closures (July 2, 2020) survey results

• Special Education in A Pandemic - Follow-up Q & A with Pete & Pam Wright 

Other Resources

Visit the websites listed below to get more information. This is in no way an exhaustive list of the resources available to you as a parent or member of the community. If you are looking for a resource not listed here, please check out the Family & Community Engagement  Family & Community Engagement (FACE) / Overview (ssdmo.org) for more assistance.

Basic IEP Form and Information

BEST BUDDIES — Mission: Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Complete List of Materials in Family & Community Resource Center (FCRC)

Instructional Resource Center Homepage

Family Community Resource Center  Brochures

Individual Education Plan (IEP) Homepage

Instructional Resource Center (IRC) Tour

Parent Bill of Rights

Parent Connection Newsletter

Parent Education Workshops

Parent Leadership Institute [PLI]

Partners in Policy Making

Procedural Safeguards

Resource Packet list information and order

Section_504_Process.pdf

Sparkle Squad — Inclusion with students in Lafayette High School