Parent Mentors

Families: Parent mentors provide parents of students with disabilities with information and resources on a variety of topics and issues related to home, school, and community.

Schools: Mentors also work with teachers, staff, and administrators to integrate family engagement into school and district activities and to build a culture in which family engagement is expected and valued.

Communities: Parent mentors also work to support the integration of students with disabilities into the community by collaborating with partners to build a community where students with disabilities are included and valued.

What do our Parent Mentors do?

Parent Mentors do many things, such as:

•Build connections for families in the community

•Concentrate on transition needs for students with disabilities

•Head tasks involving special education issues

•Provide training sessions for parents and educators

•Serve on community boards and stakeholders’ groups

•Create family engagement activities in schools

•Collaborate with district personnel such as educators and Special Education facilitators

•Listen to the concerns of families of students with disabilities

•Provide resources to help families navigate supports for their children

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