WV Parent Training & Information Center

The WV Parent Training and Information Center (WV PTI) helps parents receive appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities, works to improve education results for all children, and trains and informs parents, caregivers, and professionals. WV PTI also connects children and youth with disabilities to resources that address their unique needs from birth to age twenty-six.

We serve parents and families of a child or youth from birth to age twenty-six with special needs.

We provide compassionate care with unwavering dedication.

West Virginia Parent Training and Information is the Parent Training Center for West Virginia. We focus on supporting parents and caregivers in actively participating in their child’s or youth’s education. WV PTI supports youth with disabilities through training, information, and resources in Self-Determination, Self-Advocacy, Supported Decision-Making, Transition, and areas of their unique needs.

WV PTI assists by

Meeting the challenging expectations established for all children, including academic standards for college, career readiness, and independent living goals.

West Virginia Parent Training and Information serves for PACER’s Project Launch, funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to develop and disseminate information and resources to youth and young adults with disabilities and their families. Through individual assistance, workshops, resources, and more, Project Launch helps youth and young adults with disabilities pursue meaningful careers, live as independently as possible, and enjoy inclusion at work and in the community.

West Virginia – aRPy Ambassador

The aRPy Ambassador initiative represents a unique partnership between the ECTA Center, the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, and the Region B Parent Technical Assistance Center at Parent to Parent of Georgia (on behalf of the Parent Center Network). The Initiative aims to raise awareness of the DEC Recommended Practices, support their dissemination and use by practitioners and families, and promote the associated Practice Improvement Tools. Brenda Lamkin serves in this role.

For more than 33 years, WV PTI has served families, students, and young adults with disabilities…

We do this by:

Assisting parents and caregivers to obtain an appropriate education for their children and youth.

Training & Services

Meeting Needs

Information to meet the needs of parents and families of children with special needs who might be facing educational or language barriers

Conflict Resolution

Information for conflict or dispute resolutions

IEP Support

Direct support in the development of IEP (Individual Educational Program)

Laws and Regulations

Support and assistance with understanding the child with special needs procedural safeguards, rights, laws and regulations

Collaboration

Assistance and support for parents/families of children with special needs to understand the collaboration process with educators and professionals who provide special education, early intervention, transition, and related services.

How WV PTI Can Help

Enhance Lives

WV PTI enhances the lives of parents/families of children and youth with disabilities by providing training, information, referrals, and resources to support them through challenges their children face in accessing educational or community programs. WV PTI trains families to learn about the laws and programs in special education, their parental rights/their child’s rights, and understand the procedural safeguards.

Support Families

WV PTI supports parents/families collaborating with the school personnel to overcome any challenges which special education students might have at school such as getting educational assistance, acceptance from their peers, high academic expectations, the identification process of addressing their child’s strengths/weaknesses, and finding a network of support.

Empower Families

WV PTI services are about empowering families to be advocates for their children. Research shows when parents are involved in their children’s education, positive outcomes occur. Our services strive with the parents/families cooperation to increase the child’s academic aspirations, better self-esteem, and successful transitions to decrease the likelihood of dropping out of school.

Parent’s Involvement
WV PTI believes parent involvement is a major factor for their child’s higher achievement level. Every child should have access to an education which leads to self-sufficiency, employment, and meaningful community involvement. WV PTI believes the parents are the experts about knowing their child and their input is an important resource. Our resources and trainings are providing parents with the tools and information to help develop the educational goals for their child from early intervention through transition, independent living skills, career readiness, and other post-secondary outcomes.

The West Virginia Parent Training & Information, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring our website is accessible to individuals with disabilities. We have thoroughly tested the content of this site for usability and accessibility, utilizing both standards-based automated procedures and accepted heuristic methods. Our efforts aim to fully comply with the requirements outlined in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. As accessibility is an ongoing priority, we welcome notifications regarding any inaccessible content. Should you encounter any difficulties accessing our resources, please do not hesitate to contact us at (304) 472-5697 or visit our contact page.(https://wvpti-inc.org/contact)

This website was developed under the US Department of Education grant #H328M140005. The contents do not necessarily reflect the policy of the US Department of Education, and no endorsement by the Federal Government should be inferred.