Parent Resource Center Events & Workshops

Target Audience: Grades 6-8 Families

Does your student have a plan for life after high school? Join us to learn how transition planning helps students prepare for life after graduation. This session will cover the transition planning process within the Individualized Education Program (IEP), the development of meaningful, student-centered postsecondary goals, planning for high school courses that best meet the needs of postsecondary goals, and the support available to help students achieve their future vision.

Participants will learn about PWCS programs, community resources, and practical tools that support successful transitions to education, employment, independent living, and community participation. Resources will be provided.

All requests for accommodations are due by October 4, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades Pre-K–12 Families

While brain health is essential for everyone, knowing how to prioritize it can be challenging. Leveraging insights from neuroscience, this session explores daily routines and tasks designed to optimize brain function both personally and professionally. We will uncover practical strategies for the home and the workplace to enhance memory, productivity, and overall mental performance.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 4, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades pre-K–11 Families

Join us for an informative workshop designed to help parents understand dyslexia. We will explore what dyslexia is, its common signs, and effective strategies to support children with this learning difference. Gain valuable insights and practical tips to empower your child’s educational journey.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 5, 2026.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

Learn how to stay calm and connected during your child's biggest emotions while building the skills they need to regulate feelings and behaviors.

• Learn the Conscious Discipline Brain State Model used in our preschool classrooms.
• Discover how your mindset and composure shape your child’s emotional responses.
• Gain practical strategies to navigate big feelings and challenging behaviors.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 7, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades 2-5 Families

We are pleased to invite you to an informational online session to learn more about Sibshops, a unique and supportive program for students in grades 2-5 who have siblings with disabilities and are enrolled in Prince William County Public Schools.

During this session, you will learn about the purpose of Sibshops, the benefits the program offers, and how it helps children connect with peers, build understanding, and navigate the unique experiences of having a sibling with a disability. Following the presentation, families will have the opportunity to register their child for this rewarding and enriching program.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 7, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades 9-12 Families

This session will help students and families better understand how accommodations work in a post-secondary setting and how to successfully transition from high school IEP services to college-based disability supports and accommodations.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 11, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades Pre-K–8 Families

Families are essential partners in helping students with disabilities develop strong literacy skills. This session will focus on easy-to-implement strategies that parents and caregivers can use at home to support reading growth.

You will learn:

• How to make reading engaging and accessible for students with diverse needs.
• Activities that reinforce phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension.
• Tips for using everyday routines and materials to build literacy skills.
• Guidance on leveraging assistive tools and collaborating with your child’s school team.

Join us to discover practical, family-friendly approaches that empower your child to thrive as a reader!

All requests for interpretation are due by October 11, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades Pre-K–6 Families

Learn how to help your child become a confident reader by fostering a growth mindset, celebrating their strengths, and building student self-advocacy skills. Parents will gain practical strategies to encourage resilience, confidence, and independence while supporting reading success at home and school.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 19, 2026.

Target Audience: Grades K–12 Families

Every child has a unique learning profile that influences how they learn, communicate, and interact with the world. In this introductory session, families will learn how proactive, evidence-based strategies can support learning, foster independence, and promote positive behavior at home and in the community.

All requests for interpretation are due by October 25, 2026.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

Discover simple communication strategies that reduce power struggles and encourage cooperation, connection, and mutual respect at home.

• Learn the Power of Attention and the Skill of Assertiveness to guide behavior.
• Discover how to give directions that reduce power struggles at home.
• Boost cooperation and connection with practical, hands-on strategies.

All requests for interpretation are due by November 5, 2026.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

Explore practical ways to strengthen your relationship with your child and create a home where every family member feels valued, connected, and safe.

• Strengthen your bond with your child through love, listening, and presence.
• Use Conscious Discipline tools to build self-esteem and encourage cooperation.
• Foster a family culture rooted in trust, shared values, and emotional safety.

All requests for interpretation are due by December 3, 2026.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

Learn how offering meaningful choices can build independence, responsibility, and confidence while reducing daily conflicts.

• Explore how offering choices shifts the dynamic from compliance to cooperation.
• Learn how honoring your child’s ability to choose fosters independence, accountability, and self-regulation.
• Learn to offer limited, meaningful choices that guide behavior while preserving the child’s sense of control.

All requests for interpretation are due by January 7, 2027.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

• Learn how accepting a child’s emotions and behaviors creates space for connection and growth.
• Explore how empathic responses help children name and regulate their emotions.
• Learn to honor their child’s unique temperament, developmental stage, and emotional needs.

All requests for interpretation are due by February 4, 2027.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

• Strengthen your bond with your child through love, listening, and presence.
• Explore how unconditional love creates emotional safety, which is essential for learning and behavior change.
• Be encouraged to use language that reflects belief in the child’s goodness, promoting self-worth and cooperation.

All requests for interpretation are due by March 4, 2027.

Target Audience: Preschool Families

• Learn to shift from reactive to intentional responses.
• Learn to use consequences that occur naturally and those that you impose to teach responsibility.
• Focus on maintaining firm boundaries with kindness, using consequences as learning tools.

All requests for interpretation are due by April 8, 2027.