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Parent Leadership Support Project (PLSP)

Are you interested in participating in the Parent Leadership Support Project to become an Advocate for students in Georgia? PLSP is a four-month training program coordinated by the Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. (GAO). PLSP consists of weekly presentations given by leading educational and legal experts. GAO is committed to assist parents of children with disabilities to master the information and skills necessary to secure education opportunities to which all children are entitled. Upon completion of this intensive training, participants will be able to better advocate for their own children, as well as for other children with disabilities across the State.

The goals of the project are:

To train advocates and enable Georgia parents of children with disabilities, and other concerned citizens, to master information, and negotiate systems in order to secure the educational opportunities that are mandated for children with disabilities;
To support grassroots parent leadership efforts; and
To sustain shared learning among advocates.

The requirements of the parents participating in the training are:

Attendance and completion of the PLSP training curriculum, and a commitment to advocate on behalf of our communities' children to secure an appropriate education leading to a meaningful life.

GAO is recruiting concerned citizens with the belief that all students need a quality education. If you are interested in receiving more information about the training to be held in Atlanta, or about future trainings to be held in other areas of the state, please call 404-885-1234 to discuss the possibilities of applying or send an email to plsp@thegao.org.



	HIGHLIGHTS School systems are responsible for assuring that transition planning becomes a component of the IEP beginning at age 14; however, it may be necessary to start transition planning much earlier in order to allow the student to achieve meaningful post-school outcomes. (From the Georgia Department of Education's Transition Manual) Read more about the topic in the Roadmap Transition section.