Happy New Year 2023!

MPACT offices will be closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 16th, 2023.

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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10 Fun Winter Activities for Families

Help beat the winter blues and indoor boredom by reading these 10 Fun Winter Activities published by Parenting Magazine.



Click HERE to read the article!

First Steps Focus-Share Your Story

Tools That Challenge

the School-to-Prison Pipeline

OSEP Discipline & Behavior Guidance Webinar 2022: Part 1 

The video below is a presentation and discussion regarding the Department’s recently released, Guidance to Help Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Disparities In the Use of Discipline. A general overview of the guidance package was presented, and key topics were discussed, including informal removals and longstanding practices that have resulted in high rates of exclusionary discipline for children with disabilities, particularly children with disabilities of color. Additionally, technical assistance resources were shared to support OSEP’s goal of shifting from an overreliance on exclusionary discipline to prevention and proactive attention to address the behavioral needs of children with disabilities.

• Listen to the webinar in Spanish | Escuchar en español
• Download PDF of the presentation slides

Military Family New Year Strategies

Are you looking for a new years' resolution? Look no further! Read this article HERE published by militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org for some tips and strategies to build healthy habits this year and in the future.

All About Facilitated IEPs

Parents have many options when attempting to resolve a disagreement with their child’s school. One informal dispute resolution option that parents have is a facilitated IEP. IEP facilitation is not mentioned in IDEA and is not mentioned in the procedural safeguards, but it is an approach that is being used more often to help IEP Teams reach agreements in special education decision-making.

Click HERE to view more information from DESE!

You can learn about DESE's State Facilitator Recruitment process HERE.

Facilitator IEP Process Brochure HERE.

Governors Council on Disability Inclusion Award

Nominations close January 31, 2023

The nomination form and criteria are available HERE.

The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2023.

Youth Leadership Award

Youths with disabilities can be nominated HERE.

The 19th Annual Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

(MO-YLF) will be held July 18-22, 2023

The Missouri Youth Leadership Forum is a unique career leadership-training program for high school students with disabilities, ages 16 – 21. Youth delegates are selected from their local communities to cultivate leadership, citizenship, social, and career development skills at this summer program.

For information and application for the Virtual Leadership Forum, click HERE.

Understanding the Evaluation Process

Jan 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Section 504

Jan 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Positive Behavior Intervention

Jan 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Positive Behavior Interventions: Tools that Challenge the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Jan 30 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Art of Effective Advocacy

Jan 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Understanding the Evaluation Process

Jan 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: Center For Human Services, 1651 Commercial Street #Unit 3, Warsaw, MO

*Training is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or low registration.

View all upcoming MPACT trainings HERE.

All MPACT trainings are free of charge! If you would like to schedule any MPACT training in your area or for your organization

please click on the link HERE.

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