101 N Keene St
ABOUT THIS EVENT
IEP meetings are a crucial part of special education. Professionals and parents work as a team to craft compliant, specific, measurable, attainable, research based, teachable goals. Kelly Ott will be leading us through this process to help professionals and parents create IEP goals using some sample tools. You will come away with a better knowledge of how to make strength based IEP goals that are easy to understand and measure. Join us from 9am to noon on February 8 at Missouri Employers Mutual (101 N Keene St) as we work together.
A professional development certificate for 3 continuing ed hours will be issued.
This FREE event is sponsored by Columbia Special Education Parent Teacher Association (CoMO SEPTA) to help with professional development and parent understanding. Doors open at 8:30 am and light breakfast snacks will be served. This sponsorship is made possible by a grant from MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Space is limited, so please register at https://tinyurl.com/iep-workshop to reserve your spot! Any additional questions can be sent to comosepta@gmail.com
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Kelly Ott, MEd, MHS, CCC-SLP
With over 25 years of experience as a consultant, educator, licensed speech-language pathologist and administrator, Kelly has served children and adults with a diverse range of educational needs. She is the co-author of Smarter Steps to IEP Goals. She has developed courses on IEP Goal development. She is a national speaker on this topic. She holds a master’s degree in communication disorders and in educational administration. She holds multiple certifications and is licensed to practice in Missouri and Mississippi. Kelly has worked in a variety of school settings such as rural, private, public, and parochial. Kelly has served as a regular education teacher, elementary and junior high principal, high school assistant principal, special education director, district 504 case manager, and district FERPA trainer. In private practice, she provides Independent Education Evaluations (IEEs) and Self-Advocacy training for student-led IEPs. She is the co-founder of SMARTER Steps, a national consulting business for developing compliant and collaborative IEPs.