Iowa Family & Educator Partnership

Purpose: The Iowa Family & Educator Partnership (Iowa FEP) provides parents and educators with opportunities to work together in positive ways to improve educational programs for children/youth with special needs.

The Iowa FEP operates through each of the Area Education Agencies and is part of a statewide network. We consist of Family & Educator Coordinators (parents of children with special needs) and an Educator Representative (special education division staff member).

The Iowa Family & Educator Partnership works to develop and sustain effective partnerships between families, educators, and community providers to promote success for all children and youth with disabilities.

Services Offered:

• Provide support for families and educators through personal or phone contact.
• Link families and educators with needed services and resources.
• Conduct workshops on various subjects for families and educators.
• Provide books, pamphlets and CDs & DVDs on issues regarding special education, parenting and disabilities.
• Network with other agencies and programs who work with families and educators.
• Connect families and educators with similar needs and interests.
• Provide "Family Information Packets" to families.
• Provide financial support to families to attend workshops and conferences.
   

Family & Educator Partnership (FEP) Universal Material:

Family & Educator Partnership Brochure
IEP Bookmark
IEP Team Bookmark
Planning for Your Child's IEP meeting
What to Expect at an IEP Meeting

IEP/Special Education Resources:

Procedural Safeguards Summary
Procedural Safeguards - Special Education
Local Resource Directories

Click here for County Waiver Flowcharts

Special Education Links:

• Age of Majority
• The Arc of the United States
• Ask Resource Center in Des Moines
• Autism Society of America 
• Autism Speaks
• Behaviorally Challenging Kids
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
• Decoding Dyslexia Iowa 
• Disability Rights Iowa 
• Exceptional Parent
• Guardianship & Conservatorship  
• Iowa Compass
• Iowa Department of Education 
• Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s  Mental Health
• Iowa’s Statewide Parent Information Resource for Student Success
• Learning difficulties, including those that can be diagnosed -- learning disabilities, AD/HD, autism, and Asperger's syndrome
• Learning Disability's Association of Iowa 
• National Alliance of Mental Illness
• National Down Syndrome Association 
• Office of Civil Rights 
• Transition Iowa 
• Wrightslaw

For more information contact: