Michelle Garcia Winner is holding workshops in Houston February 9 and 10. Does anyone know if the ESCs have parent stipends? There is a state law mandating that schools have to spend a certain amount of money on parent training. If you don’t get anywhere asking nicely, send the request in writing to the SPED director and be sure to request an answer in writing. Good luck! They send teachers to NELI conferences, so I’m not sure how anyone can object to paying for this. Transportation, lodging, meals, registration and funding for appropriate childcare would be an appropriate request.
If you’d like to read more, check out #5 here: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/funding/nonedfaq.pdf
For details on the conference, see http://socialthinking.com.
I cannot tell you how many times I said Aha! the first time I heard MGW speak. The information I learned on social thinking helped me understand why my son does the things he does which was a big step in making things better (and explaining him to teachers).
* Thanks to Alli Kat at AutismTweetsTX for research help
