Washington 2013Parent Participants:

Julie Miner, Tammy Stevenson, Lindsay Moore, Jennifer Hansen,

Christy Pelton

Sunday Parent Information DayMorning session: Sharon Ringwalt’s TeamAfternoon session: Sequester and how that affects us.Awards EIFA (Early Intervention Family Alliance)Break-out sessions

Monday

• Arne Duncan, what, who, how, of inclusion in the classroom

• Michael Yudin • Melody Musgrove • Breakouts• OSEP, results driven accountability

Tuesday

• Career Readiness using ILP’s• Sondra Samuels, “Innovative Leadership Improves

Achievement”• Teaching teachers to work with families• Parent Leadership/Parent Professional Partnership

improving outcomes for Part C families.

Awesome ExperiencesThoughts from the parents…

• Information + Exposure = Development• Connections, connections, connections…• “I feel it even made me a better citizen”

My Final Thoughts

• We talk about results (Results Based, Results Matter) but results come through people, not just programs.

• Results come through – Clear communication– Understanding and respect of each other’s roles– Strong relationships• These help determine the level of success we

have with those we serve.• Parents are an integral part of the web of

relationships that determine successful outcomes for EC programs and special needs children.