START at the Beginning to Form Your Special Education Parent Group
If you are interested in starting a parent group in your school district, consider meeting with the director of special services. If there is no special education parent group in place, ask the district to sponsor and support a parent group.
Sponsoring the group equates to providing the place for the meetings, helping to create, copy and then distribute the announcement flyers, and possibly providing refreshments. Look at the school district calendar (avoid competing with other group meetings); decide when the first meeting will be, the time for the meeting, and what the agenda shall include. Work with the district to create the flyer, including your contact information, and have it sent to all families.
If you
are starting a community-based parent group, decide on a location, and methods
you will use to get the word out. (See more information provided under
‘Media Links’.)