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<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully you all can Join us for this webinar on Parent advocacy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Date: April 4, 3-4 pm <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is required here: <a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6ccb91794301eb6cdc2040ba88984b7b" target="_blank">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#2A6496;background:white">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6ccb91794301eb6cdc2040ba88984b7b</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Title: The Parents' Place of MD, How to Be Your Child's Advocate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Webinar from The Parents' Place of MD: IEP meetings can be stressful not to mention confusing. This session will provide some useful action steps to help you feel better prepared to participate more fully in your child's IEP meeting. During
the session we will also look at tips on how to be your child's best advocate. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rene Averitt-Sanzone is the Executive Director at Parents' Place of Maryland since June of 2017 and prior to that she worked as the Regional Technical Assistance Co-Director for the OSEP funded parent centers in the mid-south region. She
has held a variety of roles in the field of special education - Parent Educator, Early Childhood Behavior Specialist, Evaluator, and Charter School Administrator. Rene has a undergraduate degree in Psychology and a masters in Organizational Change Management.
She is the parent of two grown daughters who are deaf.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Check out our other webinars at: https://sites.google.com/view/tviportalmaryland/calendar<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Maria Hernandez Legorreta<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Conchita)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 530.908.3547<o:p></o:p></p>
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