Parent Involvement Groups

The Family Support Network (FSN) helps to meet the needs of families with children, birth to 3, with developmental delays or disabilities in Maryland. Each local FSN provides information to families regarding information community services; refers families to local support and advocacy groups; provides opportunities for families to network and share ideas and experiences; and helps to link “experienced” parents to parents of newly identified children with similar special needs. The Family Support Network works closely with the Calvert County Infant and Toddlers Program.

To help support families when children transition from the Infants and Toddlers Program (ITP) to the Local School System (LSS) preschool special education program or other community-based early child-hood setting, the Maryland State Department Of Education (MSDE) has made funding available to local ITPs to expand services provided through the local Family Support Network (FSN). Preschool Partners provides ongoing support to families of children ages 3 through 5, maintaining the connections with the local ITP, as well as fostering new connections among families, preschool programs, and community services.

Calvert County Family Support Services, established as part of each local school system in Maryland, have as their goal the provision of knowledge and the development of essential skills fundamental to parents and professionals working together as equal partners in the educational decision making process.

Calvert County Family Support Services Lending Library, located at Child Find and Infants & Toddlers program at Calvert Country School, includes a variety of materials (books, audio tapes, videos and software) with a wide range of topics including information on varying disabilities, health issues, child development, parenting, teaching strategies, IEP information and much more.

If you would like more information about materials in our lending library, please contact parentconnections@calvertnet.k12.md.us.

We will provide various workshops periodically throughout the school year for both parents and educators. Topics will range from IEP information to behavior and social skills for your child. If you have a suggestion for a workshop topic, please email parentconnections@calvertnet.k12.md.us.

Periodic newsletters containing information and events concerning disabilities in this community and the surrounding area will be distributed through the school to all parents of a student in a special education classroom. If you are interested and your child does not receive a newsletter please email Kristina Tchoumak.

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• Providing information and Special Education resources
• Assistance with understanding the IEP Process
• Information about local, state and national parent organizations
• Assistance and help understanding the transition process from school to adulthood