The School District of Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County/FND/PEN Parent Workshops

The ESE Department is excited about working with the Parent Education Network (PEN) Project through the Family Network on Disabilities (FND). This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and is the Parent Training Information (PTI) center for our district’s families. These PTI services help to ensure that parents of children with the full range of disabilities have the training and information they need to prepare their children for school and to help them lead productive, independent lives to the fullest extent possible.

Family Network on Disabilities (FND) was founded in 1985 by a group of parents of children with disabilities who came together for mutual support and information-sharing. FND is a grassroots organization for persons with disabilities and their families that is family-centered and family-driven.

We are excited to announce that Lunch and Learns will continue in the 2025-2026 school year!! Here are tentative dates for these events…

Wednesday, 9/3

Wednesday, 10/1

Wednesday, 11/5

Wednesday, 12/3

Wednesday, 1/7

Wednesday, 2/4

Wednesday, 3/ 4

Wednesday, 4/1

Wednesday 5/6

These events are all virtual and require you to register to attend—they will take place at 11:30 AM. Information on registration for each of these events will be provided at a later time.

Below you will find access to the archives for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Lunch and Learn/Parent Workshops.

2024-2025 School Year

September 2024

FND and SDOC Overview 2024

"All About the Apps" was not recorded

October 2024

Understanding Your IEP

Positive Beginnings to Positive Behavior Intervention Support

November 2024

Where's Your Oxygen Mask

December 2024

IDEA: An Overview