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X-WR-CALDESC:This presentation will:\n1.Explain what an Individualized Educ
 ational Program (IEP) is and what is its purpose\n2.Discuss who develops t
 he IEP\n3.Identify the parts of the IEP and the areas it covers\n4.Identif
 y ways to work as a team\n5.Discuss the role of parents\, the individual\,
   the school and providers\nGraciela Sharif serves as Parent Resource Coor
 dinator with the Family Care Enhancement Project and as the Responsive Fam
 ily Programs Advisor with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental a
 nd Related Disabilities (LEND) program at the University of Nebraska Medic
 al Center Munroe-Meyer Institute. Ms. Sharif has worked with families that
  have children with disabilities for over 21 years. She served 17 years as
  the outreach coordinator at Nebraska’s Parent Training and Information Ce
 nter and has been working for 8 years at the Munroe Meyer Institute. Ms. S
 harif has extensive experience in building family-professional partnership
 s\, providing family-centered care and supporting youth transition.\n As a
  Peruvian immigrant\, and mother of a young adult with developmental disab
 ilities\, Ms. Sharif knows firsthand about the obstacles that individuals 
 with disabilities and special healthcare needs and their families frequent
 ly face in many aspects of their lives. In her role at MMI\, Ms. Sharif pr
 ovides education\, information\, and support to families\, so they can be 
 active participants in the development of their children’s education and h
 ealth care services. \nMs. Sharif leads a monthly Educational Series that 
 focuses on disability issues for Spanish speaking parents. She serves on m
 any local and statewide committees and boards where she advocates for incl
 usive practices and helps to bring forward diverse perspectives. She curre
 ntly serves on the Special Olympics Nebraska Health Advisory Committee\, t
 he state’s Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)\, which she chaired l
 ast year\, the Omaha Public Schools’ Special Education Advisory Board\, th
 e South Omaha Care Council Health Committee\, and the Omaha Refugee Task F
 orce.
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DESCRIPTION:This presentation will:\n1.Explain what an Individualized Educa
 tional Program (IEP) is and what is its purpose\n2.Discuss who develops th
 e IEP\n3.Identify the parts of the IEP and the areas it covers\n4.Identify
  ways to work as a team\n5.Discuss the role of parents\, the individual\, 
  the school and providers\nGraciela Sharif serves as Parent Resource Coord
 inator with the Family Care Enhancement Project and as the Responsive Fami
 ly Programs Advisor with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental an
 d Related Disabilities (LEND) program at the University of Nebraska Medica
 l Center Munroe-Meyer Institute. Ms. Sharif has worked with families that 
 have children with disabilities for over 21 years. She served 17 years as 
 the outreach coordinator at Nebraska’s Parent Training and Information Cen
 ter and has been working for 8 years at the Munroe Meyer Institute. Ms. Sh
 arif has extensive experience in building family-professional partnerships
 \, providing family-centered care and supporting youth transition.\n As a 
 Peruvian immigrant\, and mother of a young adult with developmental disabi
 lities\, Ms. Sharif knows firsthand about the obstacles that individuals w
 ith disabilities and special healthcare needs and their families frequentl
 y face in many aspects of their lives. In her role at MMI\, Ms. Sharif pro
 vides education\, information\, and support to families\, so they can be a
 ctive participants in the development of their children’s education and he
 alth care services. \nMs. Sharif leads a monthly Educational Series that f
 ocuses on disability issues for Spanish speaking parents. She serves on ma
 ny local and statewide committees and boards where she advocates for inclu
 sive practices and helps to bring forward diverse perspectives. She curren
 tly serves on the Special Olympics Nebraska Health Advisory Committee\, th
 e state’s Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)\, which she chaired la
 st year\, the Omaha Public Schools’ Special Education Advisory Board\, the
  South Omaha Care Council Health Committee\, and the Omaha Refugee Task Fo
 rce.
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SUMMARY:DSES June 2026
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