PATH Project
Parent Training and Information Center
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409)-898-4684
Toll Free (800)-866-4726
Fax (409)-898-4869
Email: partnersresource@sbcglobal.net
Who is PATH?
PATH is a grant project of Partners Resource Network, Inc., one of three federally funded Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) serving Texas parents of children and youth with disabilities from the ages of 0 to 26. Our mission is to empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their roles as parents, decision makers, and advocates for their children. Our goal is to promote partnerships throughout the state among parents and professionals, parent organizations, school districts, and service agencies. We encourage parents and professionals to work together as PARTNERS and to focus on cooperation and collaboration. Our services include providing training, information, and technical assistance at no cost to parents throughout the state of Texas.
Parent Partners Leadership
The PATH program, under Partners Resource Network, is sponsoring a series of trainings entitled Parent Partners Leadership. Parents are trained to partner and attend ARD/IEP meetings with other parents. The number one request received by Partners Resource Network is to attend an ARD meeting with a parent. There are so few Regional Coordinators to service regions 5 – 13, we cannot meet these requests. The need for parents to be trained to attend ARD meetings with other parents is great.
The participants will go through training on such topics as The ARD Process, IDEA 2004, Section 504, Communication, Negotiation, and Leadership Qualities. At the completion of the training process, participants are presented with a Certificate of Completion and are eligible to attend ARD meetings as support for parents.
Participants matched by Partners Resource Network to attend an ARD meeting with another parent will be given a $50 stipend to cover expenses such as gasoline to go to the meeting. The parent whom the participant accompanies will complete an evaluation to let us know how helpful the Parent Partner was.
If you have questions concerning this program, please feel free to contact Gay Ferguson with the PATH Project at Partners Resource Network at 409.898.4684 or 800.866.4726.
PATH Regional Coordinators
Regions 5 & 7
Rene'e Turk
409-866-4514
reneeturk_path@sbcglobal.net
Region 6
Gail Wright
936-291-2097
walkercountypath@yahoo.com
Region 10
Daphne Cunningham
817-680-0249
dcunn_prn@att.net
Regions 8 & 9
Jill Stover
940-300-8355
jstover.path@gmail.com
Region 11
Stormy Lovett
817-924-7886
stormydenise1@sbcglobal.net
Regions 12 & 13
Darla Bower
512-642-4226
centxpath@austin.rr.com
