{"id":7591,"date":"2025-02-13T21:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T21:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/msis\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2025-02-13T21:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T21:35:05","slug":"9th-annual-celebrating-abilities-special-education-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/2025\/02\/13\/9th-annual-celebrating-abilities-special-education-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"9th Annual Celebrating Abilities: Special Education Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is Celebrating Abilities?<br \/>\nCelebrating Abilities is a Special Education Family Forum for Milwaukee Public Schools families, offering workshops, expert presentations, and networking to help families navigate disability services and celebrate their children\u2019s strengths.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s workshops are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Transition Planning and Self-Directed IRIS Program<\/li>\n<li>Health Equity for Individuals on the Spectrum<\/li>\n<li>IEP Boot Camp<\/li>\n<li>SSI and Disability Benefits<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Why attend the forum?<\/p>\n<p>Discover new strategies, resources, and support options for your child&#8217;s education.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with other families who understand your journey and build a supportive network.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to advocate for your child&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n<p>Snacks, Lunch, and Childcare provided.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpsresearch.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cwhjqfTLVjDAC0K\">Click here to register for the event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Event details:<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, March 8, 2025 8:30 a.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by MPS Specialized Services and MPS Strategic Partnerships and Customer Service<br \/>\nMarshall High School, 4141 N. 64th St., Milwaukee, WI 53216 (Enter door #9 on the north side of the parking lot.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Celebrating Abilities? Celebrating Abilities is a Special Education Family Forum for Milwaukee Public Schools families, offering workshops, expert presentations, and networking to help families navigate disability services and celebrate their children\u2019s strengths. This year&#8217;s workshops are: Transition Planning and Self-Directed IRIS Program Health Equity for Individuals on the Spectrum IEP Boot Camp SSI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":254,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7591\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}