- Higley Unified School District
- Resources for Parents
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Raising Special Kids provides many parent training activities for a “one-stop shop” for parents to increase their knowledge and skills for participation and decision-making in special education. The resources at Raising Special Kids include:
• State-wide parent information and training on various topics to assist parents in:
Understanding the special education processWorking with professionals to understand and support their childLearning advocacy skills to appropriately participate in meetings• Special Education resource documents on a variety of topics• Local, regional, and national disability resource directory• Access to a DVD lending library featuring special education and disability topics• Regional support teams in Northern Arizona, Central Arizona, Southern Arizona• A toll-free help line (888.877.5910) for parents staffed by trained and knowledgeable specialists• All information, training and support provided in English and in Spanish: raisingspecialkids.org