Central Florida PTI

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All
About Your
Central Florida PTI
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The AWARE Project
Parent Training Information Center (PTI)
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
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30 Counties Served
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Eileen Gilley, CFPC / AWARE Director
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The Mission of CFPC
to provide parents of children and young
adults with all disabilities and special needs
(ages 0-26) in central and northeast
Florida with accurate information, interactive
training, quality assistance, and empathetic
support.
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The Mission of CFPC
to provide parents of children and young
adults with all disabilities and special needs
(ages 0-26) in central and northeast
Florida with accurate information, interactive
training, quality assistance, and empathetic
support.
accurate
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The Mission of CFPC
interactive
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The Mission of CFPC
quality
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The Mission of CFPC
empathetic
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CFPC Philosophies
Parent to Parent Cultural Respect Grassroots
Approach Informed Choice Interactive Training
Collaboration vs. Confrontation
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CFPC Philosophies
Parent to Parent
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CFPC Philosophies
Cultural Respect
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CFPC Philosophies
Grassroots Approach
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CFPC Philosophies
Informed Choice
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CFPC Philosophies
Interactive Training
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CFPC Philosophies
Collaboration vs. Confrontation
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Activity
Find the Missing Words!
Lets Play
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AWARE Activities
Presentations Website Volunteer
Programs Outreach Student Activities Agency
Collaboration
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AWARE Presentations
IEP Jeopardy Related Services Early
Intervention Transition NCLB School Choice Its
Those Wonderful RightsCollaboration vs.
Confrontation IEP Clinic
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www.CFLparents.org
Visit our user-friendly ________.
website
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AWARE en Español
Our Spanish website is an actual mirror of our
English website.
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Online Learning Opportunities
Bulletin Board
Online Presentations
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Online Learning Opportunities
Guest/Chat Speakers
Informal Chat Sessions
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Online Sign-up
Web-surfers
_____________ who are interested can sign up
online for

• E-Newsletter
• ListServs
• Interactive
• Presentations
• Volunteer Programs

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AWARE Volunteer Programs

• Support Parents
• IEP Support Parents

• Ambassador Program

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Outreach
We disseminate Public Service Announcements in
both English and Spanish to newspapers and
___________.
radio stations
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Outreach
We have a faith-based outreach program,
involving_________________ in targeted
communities.
houses of worship
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Outreach
We disseminate packets of information to targeted
communities about

• Specific disabilities,
• Disproportionality, and
• Re-evaluation.

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AWARE Student Outreach

• Website CFLstudents.org
• Presentations on Transition

• Distance-Learning
• Volunteer Speakers
• Peer Support Program
• Youth Coordinator

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Collaborative Partnerships
with organizations and agencies.
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Staff Training
Our staff receives quality orientation training
as well as ongoing training to enhance their
___________ base.
knowledge
Speaking of knowledge
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Central Florida Parent Center
We Share Knowledge.
New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on
earth. The more truth we have to work with, the
richer we become. - Kurt Vonegut
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's
ignorance. - Confucius
For knowledge itself is power. - Francis Bacon
Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of
uncertainty. - Jacob Bronowski
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject
ourselves, or we know where we can find
information upon it. - Samuel Johnson
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Please complete our evaluation!
1-888-61-AWARE