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Do you need help understanding your child’s IEP goals? What data can you ask for, and how often? How can you be more involved in your child’s IEP development? Join Julie Gardner, Educational Specialist, and Audrey Vernick, PESA’s Director of Patient and Family Advocacy, to learn how to actively participate in IEP goal development, know when your child’s goals have not been met, and what to do about it!

This is Part 1 of a two-part webinar series on IEP goal development and progress monitoring. Part 2 is here: • Monitoring Progress on Your Child’s IEP Goals

About our speaker: Julie Gardner is an Educational Specialist at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She has a BA in Elementary Education and Specific Learning Disabilities (Flagler College) and an MA in Varying Exceptionalities (University of South Florida), and is currently in the EdD program at Slippery Rock University. Julie has over 30 years of experience in Special Education, including the private and public sectors. She has worked as an administrator and IEP chair in public and private schools. She is also co-owner of J & A Educational Consulting, which provides consultation and advocacy services to families involved in the general and special education system.