Welcome to FRCD!
Chicago’s Metropolitan Area Parent Training and Information Center!
FRCD is here to help you:
- Learn about your Rights and Responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Make informed decisions about your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Obtain appropriate services for your child
- Communicate more effectively with school professionals
- Come together with other parents who share your concerns and desires to make a difference
- Learn more about Early Intervention and transition services
- Effect positive change in your child’s school
- Learn about what he or she needs to lead a productive and independent adult life
Have additional questions about FRCD? Browse our frequently asked questions or contact us at 312-939-3513.
Community Events
FRCD Closing due to NATO 2012 Summit
As a result of the heightened security and street closings due to the NATO 2012 Summit, FRCD is cancelling the Six Principles of IDEA Workshop and closing its offices for May 19-21. If you would like to register for our next Six Principles of IDEA workshop, you can register online or call our office 312-939-3513. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for understanding.
Six Principles of IDEA Registration dates:
Register for Tuesday June 5, 2012
or
Register for Saturday June 23, 2012
Community News
Coalition Working to Implement Task Force’s Recommendations
Gov. Quinn signed the Illinois Prevent School Violence Act amendments just in time for the 2010-11 school year. Now, efforts are under way continuing to implement the act’s important tenets, which include the first-ever definition of bullying in Illinois law, enumerated categories of students particularly vulnerable to bullying, and an expansion of the law’s reach to include private, non-religious schools. For a copy of the act, go to http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0952.pdf.
The act created the Illinois School Bullying Prevention Task Force to examine bullying and ways to effectively prevent it. For a copy of the recommendations, go to http://www.isbe.net/SBPTF/pdf/sbptf_report_030111.pdf.
The Prevent School Violence Illinois coalition, a group of organizations across the state committed to effective bullying prevention and intervention, has taken up the work of implementing the task force’s recommendations by raising awareness, connecting stakeholders, and providing expertise and resources. For more about Prevent School Violence Illinois, contact Sarah Schriber at sarah@illinoissafeschools.org or (312) 368-9070, ext. 323.
