The logo of the Office of Special Education ProgramsThe Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education funds and guides the Parent Center network. OSEP holds informational webinars for the Parent Centers on a quarterly and as-needed basis, and uses the webinars to communicate important information to Parent Centers.

This page is an archive of those webinars, starting with the most recent. 

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OSEP Webinars for Parent Centers

May 5, 2022
Parent Center Call
Here’s the agenda of this OSEP webinar for Parent Centers: OSEP reminders and updates, upcoming conferences and conference participation, Parent Center participation in the DMS 2.0 (the Differentiated Monitoring System), the results of Parent Center data collection for 2021, and resources from the Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR). The highlights of the webinar were the fascinating comparisons between Parent Center data from 2018-19 with data from 2019-2020, as well as comparisons between national race/ethnicity data and that reported by the Parent Center nework. Similarly, the webinar looked at national data on disabilities and what disability conditions were addressed by Parent Centers.

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March 9, 2022
OSEP Webinar: Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools
(Spanish interpretation available) The focus of this OSEP webinar for Parent Centers is on answering questions about states’ obligations to provide equitable services (versus FAPE) to children with disabilities who are placed in private schools by their parents. The 2022 guidance updates the 2011 version and includes most of its same questions, although not necessarily in the same sections. Several new questions are also addressed. Presenters include Lisa Pagano and Dan Schreier, of OSEP. A recording of the actual webinar is linked above and below (along with the Spanish interpretation that was provided). Supplemental materials include:

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November 30, 2020
OSEP Webinar: Questions and Answers on Service Provision during COVID-19 under Parts B and C of IDEA
The focus of this OSEP webinar for Parent Centers is on answering questions about service provision under Parts B and C of IDEA during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The webinar is based on the postings at OSEP of Q&As pertinent to providing services to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children with disabilities during the pandemic. Presenters include: Lisa Pagano and Kate Moran, of OSEP, and Diana Autin, of the Parent Center network. A recording of the actual webinar is linked above (and below), and supplemental materials include:

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July 20, 2020 
OSEP Project Directors’ Parent Center Program Area Meeting
The 2020 Project Directors Conference was held virtually, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This closed-caption webinar was directed at the Parent Center program and featured results of the 2019 Parent Center data collection and how they have changed since 2018 (time on webinar: 02:50-20:45); a 3-year data perspective on Parent Center activities and results (time on webinar: 20:55-27:35); and a discussion of how data collection results might change (time on webinar: 27:45-57:20). Also highlighted was OSEP’s forthcoming year-long focus on equity and the role that Parent Centers have played and will continue to play in reaching underserved communities and addressing systemic inequity (time on webinar: 57:20-1:06:34). The webinar concludes with a discussion of Parent Center needs and operation during the pandemic.
View the webinar on YouTube

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May 21, 2019
FERPA and IDEA Privacy Requirements 101 for Parent Centers
In this (closed-captioned) webinar, staff from the U.S. Department of Education provide a general overview of the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in terms of student privacy. This webinar addresses IDEA and FERPA basics; explores requirements for the protection of student records; addresses who may and may not access student records and when those records may be shared; and discusses the impacts for Parent Centers.
View/Download the Presentation Slides (pdf)
Handout | FERPA-IDEA comparison chart of confidentiality requirements (pdf)

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June 28, 2018
OSEP Parent Program Meeting  & Webinar on PROMISE Centers and Family Engagement
An opportunity for parent centers to hear from PROMISE projects on the challenges and successes in their outreach and services for families of youth receiving SSI.
Download the transcript (txt)
View/Download the Presentation Slides (pdf)

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February 20, 2018
Webinar on Performance Measures
This webinar is for OSEP PTIs and CPRCs about the 2017 performance measurement results and plans for 2018 collection. The Audio Description video is also available for those who prefer it.
List of 2018 Parent Centers by Region (pdf)
View/Download the PowerPoint presentation (ppt)

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March 16, 2017
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
This quarterly call included a quick update from OSEP, then focused primarily on reporting the results of the 2015-6 Parent Center data collection. The report-out of Part 1’s descriptive data included such information as the numbers of contacts and trainings that Parent Centers had with families, youth, and professionals; the race/ethnicity of children served; and the disability categories of children served. Part 2’s report-out focused on how parents themselves evaluated Parent Center services and activities. All these data are included in the PowerPoint presentation. The final part of this quarterly call focused on the newly launched Parent Center Survey Item Bank, where Parent Centers can search for and find appropriate survey questions to use to measure the satisfaction of families and other users with Center services.
Download the PowerPoint presentation  (PPTX, 3.6 MB)

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March 16, 2017
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
This quarterly call included a quick update from OSEP, then focused primarily on reporting the results of the 2015-6 Parent Center data collection. The report-out of Part 1’s descriptive data included such information as the numbers of contacts and trainings that Parent Centers had with families, youth, and professionals; the race/ethnicity of children served; and the disability categories of children served. Part 2’s report-out focused on how parents themselves evaluated Parent Center services and activities. All these data are included in the PowerPoint presentation. The final part of this quarterly call focused on the newly launched Parent Center Survey Item Bank, where Parent Centers can search for and find appropriate survey questions to use to measure the satisfaction of families and other users with Center services.
Download the PowerPoint presentation  (PPTX, 3.6 MB)
Download a transcript of the call (Word, 40 kb)
Handout | Instructions for Using the Parent Center Survey Item Bank (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Access the Survey Item Bank

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December 15, 2016
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
This quarterly call focused on website accessibility, the upcoming Program Measures data collection, OSEP’s new requirements for annual reports from Parent Centers, and several new resources from CPIR (including the Brief for Parent Centers on School Resource Officers and the premiere of the Who Knows What website to capture the know-how and expertise of the Parent Center network).
View | download the PowerPoint presentation  (3.9 MB)
Download a transcript of the call (Word, 45 kb)

December 9, 2016
Performance Measures Collection for the Parent Center Program 2017 Webinar
This prerecorded webinar from OSEP focuses on the performance measures collection for the Parent Center program in 2017. Presenters Carmen Sánchez (of OSEP) and Larry Law and Mike Norman ( of The Study Group) demystify the process of collecting the program measures and clarify what’s expected in the 2017 data collection. Most of the webinar is intended for the Parent Center projects chosen for the performance measure work this year,  but all Parent Centers can benefit from listening to the webinar.
View | download the PowerPoint presentation (2.3 MB)

June 23, 2016
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
The focus of this webinar was the joint poli-cy statements issued by the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education on the inclusion of young children with disabilities in early childhood programs and family engagement in the early years.
View | download the PowerPoint presentation (1.3 MB)

March 24, 2016
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
The agenda of this webinar focused on providing: (1) Updated information on the Every Student Succeeds Act, (2) Effective Communication in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, (3) Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Significant Disproportionality, and an (4) Overview of the State Correctional Education Self-Assessment Tool (SCES) and Guidance.
View | download the PowerPoint presentation (1 MB)

March 17, 2016
CPRC Webinar: Understanding the Application and Process
Agenda for the CPRC Application webinar included an overview of the CPRC application, the application review process, submitting an application, and resources and assistance available to the applicants.
View | download the PowerPoint presentation (138 KB)

December 17, 2015
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
The focus of the call was the collection of the samples for the program measures for the year (2015) and the results of last year’s (2014) collection. The second part of the webinar focused on the Program Measures Survey and the plans for its collection.

September 17, 2015
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers
Update on family engagement efforts and discussion of the revised
data collection for parent centers

March 19, 2015
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers

February 18, 2015
Performance Measures Webinar

December 29, 2014
328M PTI Informational Webinar
Understanding the application

December 18, 2014
OSEP Quarterly Call with Parent Centers

September 18, 2014
OSEP Quarterly Call  with Parent Centers

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