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Kansas City, - Nov. 8, 2013
Garden City - Nov. 16, 2013
Garden City - Feb. 14-15, 2014
Wichita - Dec. 7, 2013
Wichita - Feb. 28 - March 1, 2014
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: The law says that each child with an exceptionality must have an IEP in effect at the beginning of each school year. Does that mean that the child must begin to receive the special education and related services specified in the IEP on the very first day of school? page 4
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Dear Parents and
Education Advocates:
At Families Together we are working hard to look through the evaluations you have given us, the trends in education that you need to know, and all of the information we have gathered as you have called us. That information is SO valuable to us as we plan next school year's events and training for you. page 2
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Greetings from James Bart, the consumer ombudsman for KanCare. As a long time participant of Families Together programs from the perspective of a parent of a son with autism, I value the opportunity to provide an update to you! page 7.
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Families Make
the Difference
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Families Together, Inc. founded in 1982, serves as the Parent Training and Information Center and Family to Family Health Information Center for Kansas and provides opportunities for families to come together and meet other families who are navigating the special education and disability services maze. Each year, Families Together, Inc. provides, without fees, direct support to thousands of Kansas families. In addition, through workshops, conferences and partnerships with state, local and national organizations, Families Together provides training to more than 1,000 families and professionals working with children and youth with disabilities and special health care needs.
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Board of Education Passes Regulations on the Use of Emergency Safety Interventions
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On February 13, 2013 the Kansas State Board of Education voted, by a 9-1 vote, to adopt regulations regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in Kansas. The regulations became effective on April 19, 2013 and are known as Emergency Safety Interventions. page 1
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Several years ago there was a popular song entitled "I'm not who I was." This particular song resonates so deeply within me because the person and parent I am today is not who I was three years ago. From the beginning, my second born son wasn't like his older brother or the other children his age. page 2
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Costos bajos y un mejor cuidado: ¿Pueden Kancare cumplir?
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A partir de enero de 2014, la tres compañías administradoras de cuidado (siglas en ingles MCO), Amerigroup Kansas, Inc., Sunflower State Health Plan and United Healthcare of the Midwest comenzarán a administrar los servicios provistos bajo loc Servicios Basados en el Hogar y Comunidad (siglas en ingles HCBS) exenciones (waivers) como parte del nuevo programa de Medicaid, Kancare. page 7
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How Well are We Preparing Students for the Journey?
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It has been said that success is a journey, not a destination. So how well are we preparing students with disabilities for the trip? It's a question we need to ask young people with disabilities who have left school and are trying to make it in the adult world. We do that every year by using postschool outcomes surveys. page 3
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Lower Cost & Better Care:
Can KanCare Deliver?
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Effective January 2014 the three managed care companies (MCO's), Amerigroup Kansas, Inc., Sunflower State Health Plan and United Healthcare of the Midwest will begin to manage services provided under the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers as part of the new Medicaid program, KanCare.
Many families, providers and caregivers are concerned and are asking, "My child/youth is on a Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver; will their waiver services change?"
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Summer is here and your jobs as an education advocates are a bit easier for a couple of months. As of today, we have 749 kids, age 3-21, who have an education advocate appointed to them. A good majority of these students are served for behavioral issues in some capacity. I would strongly encourage you to download a copy of the Emergency Safety Intervention regulations and Families Together's Family Guide to Emergency Safety Interventions. You can find these documents on the links mentioned on the front page of this newsletter. page 3
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Garden City Center
888.820.6364
620.276.6364
Kansas City Center
877.499.5369
913.287.1970
Topeka Center
800.264.6343
785.233.4777
Wichita Center
888.815.6364
316.945.7747
Toll free numbers are for parents and education advocates only.
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