Osceola County/PEN Parent Workshop Archive

The ESE Department is excited about working with the Parent Education Network (PEN) Project through the Family Network on Disabilities (FND).  This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and is the Parent Training Information (PTI) center for our district’s families. These PTI services help to ensure that parents of children with the full range of disabilities have the training and information they need to prepare their children for school and to help them lead productive, independent lives to the fullest extent possible. 

Family Network on Disabilities (FND) was founded in 1985 by a group of parents of children with disabilities who came together for mutual support and information-sharing. FND is a grassroots organization for persons with disabilities and their families that is family-centered and family-driven.

We are excited to announce that Lunch and Learns will continue in the 2024-2025 school year!! Here are tentative dates and topics for these events...

Wednesday, September 4: ESE Department Information and FND Overview
Wednesday, October 2: An IEP That Works
Wednesday, November 6: Where's Your Oxygen Mask?
Wednesday, December 4: IDEA Module
Wednesday, January 8: IDEA Module POSTPONED
Wednesday, February 5: Transition to Kindergarten
Wednesday, March 5: Nuts and Bolts of Self-Advocacy
Wednesday, April 2: Autism Awareness
Wednesday, May 7: Strategies that Work-Managing Mental Health

These events are all virtual and require you to register to attend. If you are interested in attending, you can register using this LINK! This link will be used to register for the event each month.

Below you will find access to the YouTube links for the Lunch and Learn and Afternoon Insights workshops for the 2024-2025 school year as well as the 2023-2024 Lunch and Learn workshops.