BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18814@fakce.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T200000 DTSTAMP:20260529T185128Z URL:https://fakce.org/events/online-understanding-evaluations-2026-09-25/ SUMMARY:Online | Understanding Evaluations DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Michelle McGowan\, Special Education Advocate\n\nMi chelle is a dedicated Special Education Advocate with over 20 years of exp erience supporting students with disabilities\, including Autism\, ADHD\, Dyslexia\, Emotional Disturbance\, and Intellectual Impairment. She is als o involved in the District Attorney’s Juvenile Diversion Initiative\, wh ere she works to keep youth diploma-bound\, collaborates with schools to o verturn expulsions\, and empowers parents to understand their children’s educational rights.\n\nDescription: Evaluations provide critical informat ion that shapes eligibility\, services\, and supports. In this workshop\, caregivers will learn how to interpret psychoeducational evaluations\, und erstand eligibility categories\, identify concerns with incomplete or inac curate assessments\, and determine when an Independent Educational Evaluat ion (IEE) may be appropriate. Participants will also explore how to use ev aluation data effectively when advocating for services.\nInterested in lea rning more about special education?This class is part of a year-long educa tional program designed to help caregivers understand special education\, navigate the IEP process\, and become confident advocates for their childr en. Be sure to explore the other trainings in this series to build your kn owledge and advocacy skills throughout the school year.\n \;\n\n Tues day\, October 6th (9:30am - 12:30pm) | Behavior &\; Discipline Rights - Click Here to Register\n Monday\, October 12th (6pm - 9pm) | Behavior &a mp\; Discipline Rights - Click Here to Register\n Tuesday\, November 3rd  (9:30am - 12:30pm) | Advocacy Skills for Parents - Click Here to Registe r\n Friday\, November 6th (6pm - 9pm) | Advocacy Skills for Parents - Cli ck Here to Register\n Wednesday\, December 9th (6pm - 9pm) | Mid-Year Pro gress Check - Click Here to Register\n Friday\, December 18th (9:30am - 1 2:30pm) | Mid-Year Progress Check - Click Here to Register\n\n \;\n*** Please Note: This class will be facilitated on the Zoom platform.\nInterne t access and access to a computer/laptop/tablet/smartphone is required to attend.\nWe kindly request that participants avoid using distracting virtu al backgrounds. For privacy\, we recommend using the blur feature instead. \nThe Zoom link to attend this class will be provided via email.\nPlease f ollow the link below for a brief tutorial on how to sign up for a free Zoo m account.\nZoom User Guide\nHelp us create a positive learning environmen t!We invite all participants to review our Participant Guidelines Video be fore attending class. The video outlines Zoom expectations\, attendance pr ocedures\, certificate requirements\, and best practices for making the mo st of your FAKCE training experience.\nWatch Participant Guidelines Video\ n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fakce.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hap py-group-of-kids-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Classes,Online Classes,Specialty Classes LOCATION:Zoom\, 0000 Zoom \, San Diego\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=0000 Zoom \, San Diego\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Zoom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR