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IDEA Bootcamp for Parents

Name: IDEA Bootcamp for Parents
Start: 2025-10-13T08:30:00-10:00
End: 2025-10-13T15:00:00-10:00
Location: Windward Community College

October 13, 2025 @ 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Free

To register, click here

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (Department), Monitoring and Compliance Branch, is hosting a one-day training for parents of students with disabilities whose children are currently receiving special education services through the Department or suspect that their children may have an educational disability. Parent training information centers that support parents of students with disabilities, as well as educational advocates, may attend. This training is not for licensed attorneys who appear before the IDEA hearing officers of the Office of Dispute Resolution. The training, led by Deusdedi Merced, Esq. of Special Education Solutions, LLC, a nationally recognized expert in special education law, is designed to strengthen understanding and support effective implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 60.

Date: Monday, October 13, 2025

Time: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Windward Community College, Hale ʻĀkoakoa Atrium, Room 101

Virtual Option Available: Participants may attend via Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84436323654
Meeting ID: 844 3632 3654

Registration: Click here to register, or see the flyer for a QR code and clickable link

Questions? Contact the Monitoring and Compliance Branch at (808) 307-3600.

Reimbursement for Neighbor Island Travel

If you are travelling from a neighbor island, the Monitoring and Compliance Branch will reimburse for airfare and ground transportation up to $300. You must attend the whole day training from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. to be eligible for reimbursement.

To request reimbursement from the Monitoring and Compliance Branch, please complete the Supplier Information section on the Reimbursement Form with a copy of your Driver’s License, boarding passes, and transportation receipt(s) and submit it to Wendy Smith at wendy.smith@k12.hi.us. The School/Office Information and Administrator’s Authorization sections have been completed by the Monitoring and Compliance Branch. Please do not change these sections.

Deadline to submit your reimbursement request is Friday, October 24, 2025.
Should you have any questions, please contact Wendy Smith and Aleena Ashton at

(808) 307-3600.

Details

Date:: October 13, 2025
Time:: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost:: Free
Website:: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScogx0c9GtZNlgudOfov6njpmsuZvoEFjDhnXocXQ-q07MddQ/viewform

Organizer

: Monitoring and Compliance Branch of the DOE
Phone: 808-307-3600
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Venue

: Windward Community College
: 45-720 Keaahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744 United States
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