Serving Lake &
Geauga Counties

Are you interested in being a surrogate parent?

Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Have you considered serving as a surrogate parent for a school district? You may be wondering, what is a surrogate parent?

A surrogate parent represents a student with disabilities in all special education matters relating to the identification, evaluation, educational placement and provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to the child.

For more information on surrogate parenting check out this short presentation on InspirED: Surrogate Parent OCALI Surrogate Parent for a Child with a Disability.

If you decide to serve, please complete the training at https://ohiosurrogateparent.org/

For more information please contact Karen Johnson or Chrissy Cline with questions.

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