Parent Resources

• Parent's Guide
  
• Parent Advisory Council
  
• Publications
  
• Additional Resources

Parent's Guide

-- Parent's Guide to Special Education (September 2008)
-- Printable form to request additional copies (pdf)
 

 Publications

• First Steps Brochure Order Form (pdf) (April 2009)
• Missouri's Early Intervention System for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs (pdf) (March 2005)
  
• Missouri's Early Intervention System for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs (pdf) (General Informing)
• Missouri State Plan for Special Education - Part B (pdf) (February 2007)
• Missouri State Plan for Special Education - Part C (pdf) (February 2007)
• MPACT Training Modules (pdf)
• Parental Rights for First Steps (pdf) (March 2005)
• Derechos de los Padres de First Steps de Missouri (pdf) (Marzo 2005) (Spanish)
• ミズーリ州ファーストステップ 親の権利 (pdf) (doc) (2005年3月) (Japanese)
• Missouri First Steps, Prava roditelja (pdf) (doc) (Mart 2005) (Bosnian)
• Talaabooyinka Koobaad ee Xuquuqda Waalidka ee Missouri (pdf) (doc) (Maarso 2005) (Somali)
• Missouri First Steps Các Quyền của Phụ Huynh (pdf) (doc) (Tháng Ba, 2005) (Vietnamese)
• Штат Миссури Программа «Первые шаги» Права родителей (pdf) (doc) (Март 2005 г.) (Russian)
  
• Parent's Guide to Accommodations on the Missouri Assessment Program (pdf)
  All content area tests may not be available annually. Readers are encouraged to check with their local school district for current information or to call Missouri's Assessment Section at 573-751-3545 or the Division of Special Education at 573-751-0187.
• Procedural Safeguards (pdf) (October 2006)
     --Procedural Safeguards (pdf) (October 2006) (Spanish Version)
     --Sistema de Intervención Temprana de Missouri para Bebés y Niños pequeños con Necesidades Especiales (pdf) (Espanol) (Spanish Version)
       For copies in languages other than English and for alternative formats, contact DESE at  573-751-0602
• State Plan for Part C - Infants & Toddlers (Updated 2/16/07)
• The Missouri First Steps Program Parent Handbook (Removed for revision)

Additional Resources

• Alliance Parent Center Newsline
  
• Center for Innovations in Education
• Complaint System
• Directory of Resources for Missouri with Disabilities /Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability
• Disabilityinfo.gov
• Family Cost Participation Fees (pdf)
• First Steps (Home Page)
• Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
• Information for Parents Regarding Use of Private Insurance (pdf)
• Mandated Insurance Coverage for Certain First Steps Services (pdf)
• Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network
• Missouri Head Start Association
• Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
  A statewide parent training and information center serving all disabilities.  MPACT offers information on-line, through the
  toll free phone line, 1-800-743-7634, as well as training sessions throughout the state for parents and agencies.
• MPACT Training Modules (pdf)
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• Network of Care for Mental/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB - Parent Information)
• North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC)
• Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP)
  A K-12 family resource / parent education program offered through the school district to parents, educators and students.
  The program is designed to support adults in their roles as educators and nurturers of school-age children.
• Transitions
  
• US Office of Special Education Programs National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network
  

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