Mission of Parent Mentor Program
    To develop trust, support, encouragement and understanding between parents and educators to build effective home-school collaboration and provide our children the opportunity to reach their full potential.


About the Parent Mentor Partnership
    The parent mentor program is a parent-driven initiative by Georgia Department of Education Division for Exceptional Students and Walker County Schools.  This position is staffed by a parent of a child with a disability whose purpose is to provide education and support to families with the long term objective of giving all children a better chance to reach their potential.


What does a Parent Mentor Do?
   
•    Promotes partnerships between parents and educators
•    Guides parents through the Special Education process
•    Supplies information about Special Education services policies and procedures to parents and educators
•    Links parents to support groups or other parents
•    Provides a parent’s perspective to educators
•    Listens to family concerns and answers questions
•    Attend RTI/SST/IEP meeting is desired by parents

Who I Am

    I joined the Parent Mentor Partnership for Walker County in August 2006.  Years earlier, my son was diagnosed with autism, starting my slow journey to becoming a parent mentor.
    As an active parent of four children in the Walker County School system, I can completely understand that navigating the Special Education System can be confusing and overwhelming.  My role as a parent mentor is simply to help promote partnerships between parents and educators.  Working together as a team, WE CAN improve the lives of our children.


Special Events:

Family Support Group Meetings.  Please call 706-886-9778 ext 122 for dates

Family Fun Events for Moms, Dads and siblings of a child with a disability.
•    Cook Out
•    Special Olympics  Field Day
•    Movie Nights
•    Skating Parties
•    Swim Parties
•    Talent Shows
•    Special Olympics Bowling Events


For more information about parent activities
visit our Eboard site @

www.WalkerCountySchools.eboard.com

 

Also check out the website of the Parent Mentor Partnership of Georgia at http://www.parentmentors.org/