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Webinar – “From Input to Impact: How to Write an Expert Parent Statement”

When

Thursday, October 8, 2026    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Event Type

A free webinar providing families with a powerful, proactive tool to bring their child’s strengths, abilities and needs to life for the IEP team

STAR NET Region V (STARNET Chicago) will host “From Input to Impact: How to Write an Expert Parent Statement” on Oct. 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

A parent statement is a powerful, proactive tool that brings your child’s strengths, abilities and needs to life for the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.

Putting together your thoughts can be challenging when emotions are involved. Join presenter Tareema Jean-Baptiste to learn a clear, step-by-step strategy to help you write a statement.

Tareema will explain how to write a statement that:

  • Is grounded in special education law
  • Keeps your family’s voice at the heart of the IEP goal-setting process
  • Frames your concerns proactively
  • Moves you from being a recipient of a plan to a co-architect of your child’s success

Caregivers will leave this workshop with a system they can use in every IEP meeting throughout their child’s school years.

The webinar is free. Spots are limited.

The workshop is available in English and Spanish/ Disponible en inglés y español.