Programs

  • Parent Training and Information Center

    THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDED PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER (PTI) PROVIDING INFORMATION, CONSULTATION, AND TRAINING TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO AGE 26 WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM. THIS YEAR, THROUGH THE PTI PROGRAMS, FAMILY TO FAMILY PROGRAM, AND NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WE SERVED 1,602 FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE, AND 1,490 FAMILIES & PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED OUR TRAININGS. 15,242 USERS ACCESSED INFORMATION THROUGH OUR WEBSITE RESULTING IN 56,748 WEBPAGE VIEWS. 85,707 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK SITE. THE FAMILY TO FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER IS FUNDED THROUGH THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE ACT.THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AT NO COST. IN AN OBJECTIVE AND NEUTRAL PROCESS, NAVIGATORS HELP BOTH PARENTS AND EDUCATORS WORK TOGETHER IN LOCATING AND UTILIZING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, IMPROVING FAMILY-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS, BUILDING OR REBUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND REACHING OR MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS AGREEMENT ON SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR THE STUDENT ON AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN (IEP).100% OF FAMILIES SURVEYED INDICATED THAT FOLLOWING SUPPORT FROM SD PARENT CONNECTION (SDPC) THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS TO HELP THEIR CHILD AND WOULD RECOMMEND SDPC TO OTHER FAMILIES. 100% OF FAMILIES SURVEYED INDICATED THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD AND WORK WITH THOSE SERVING THEIR CHILD. RATINGS ON TRAINING EVENTS AND RESOURCES SHOW THEM TO BE HIGHLY RELEVANT, USEFUL, AND OF HIGH QUALITY.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $593.8K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDED PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER (PTI) PROVIDING INFORMATION, CONSULTATION, AND TRAINING TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO AGE 26 WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM. THE FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER (F2F HIC) PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM. THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION TO PARENTS WHO SUSPECT OR HAVE A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY. THE PROGRAM SERVES AS AN EARLY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $560.8K