The next Parent Leadership Support Project will be held in Metro Atlanta, beginning on January 13, 2008. This is a three-month training program coordinated by the Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. (GAO) . The Parent Leadership Support Project consists of weekly presentations given by leading educational and legal experts.
The Georgia Advocacy Office is committed to assisting parents of children with disabilities to master the information and skills necessary to secure education opportunities to which all children are entitled. Upon completion of this intensive training, participants will be able to advocate for other children with disabilities across the State. This project is supported by a generous grant from the Georgia Bar Foundation.
The goals of the project are:
• To train advocates and enable Georgia parents of children with disabilities, and other concerned citizens, to master information, and negotiate systems in order to secure the educational opportunities that are mandated for children with disabilities;
• To support grassroots parent leadership efforts; and
• To sustain shared learning among advocates.
The requirements of the parents participating in the training are:
• Attendance and completion of the PLSP training curriculum, and a commitment to advocate on behalf of our communities' children to secure an appropriate education leading to a meaningful life.
We are recruiting applicants for the eight PLSP training to be held in Metro Atlanta beginning in January of 2008. We are recruiting concerned citizens with the belief that all students need a quality education. Click for the application and invitation letter. Applications are due December 10, 2007.
Please forward this link to others that maybe interested in the project. You may also send an email to plsp@thegao.org to receive an electronic version of the application or call (404) 885- 1234 to discuss the possibilities of you applying.
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