MPS Special Education Resource Fair 2024


Thursday, May 9, 2024

5:00PM - 7:30PM

Center for Adult Learning | Transition Plus

2015 E Lake St

Minneapolis, MN 55407

Please Join Us!

You are invited to join us at the Center for Adult Learning | Transition Plus on May 9th, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 PM for the "Celebrating our Community" event hosted by Minneapolis Public Schools' Special Education Department and MPS Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC). This event will provide resources for caregivers, students, staff, and community members who are interested in learning more about special education for students ages birth to age 22

Help us get the word out

Flyers are linked below. Feel free to email, post to social media, or print out and post on a bulletin board or two 


Featured Speakers

Francis Jackson

Software Engineer

Founder, Ability Speaks 

5:30pm

Santi Bromley

Unified Champion City Schools Manager - Minneapolis

Special Olympics Minnesota

6:00pm





















Interested Vendors?

We invite your organization, department, and/or school to host a table in our exhibit area. Please respond to the survey linked below. If you are not able to complete the survey, please respond to the questions by emailing andrew.meierding@mpls.k12.mn.us. The deadline for vendors to register for this event is April 26, 2024. 

Participating Vendors

Special Olympics Minnesota - Unified Movement

MPS American Indian Education Department

Hennepin Health

Disability Hub MN

Minneapolis Community Education ACCESS program

Hennepin County Child & Teen Checkups

Highland Friendship Club

MPS OT/PT

Reach for Resources

MPS Music Therapy

PCs for People

Partnership Resources Inc.

We Can Ride

MPS Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

MN Hands & Voices

MPS Special Education Department

MPS Culinary & Wellness Services

Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

MPS Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)

Zenith Services

Upstream Arts 

Washburn Center for Children

MPS Family Engagement

Hennepin County NIS/Office of Multicultural Services

Anisa Hagi

Transportation 

NAMI Minnesota

MPS Assistive Technology Center

Mental Health Support Services

Author Nasra Noor

SouthSide Services

MN DHS - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division 

Special Education Work Based Learning

AccessAbility, Inc.