Jo Edwards
Jo Edwards
Jo Edwards has been involved in homeschooling since 1982. She holds B.A. and M.S. Ed degrees in special education and has been a licensed teacher. After four years with the Alaska State Program for the Deaf, she became a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling her two daughters through high school and serving as a support group coordinator. After teaching for one year at a school for dyslexic students, she helped establish and taught at a small K-12 Christian school for ten years. Following that, she served as the special needs advisor at Basic Skills Assessment and Educational Services, where she taught part-time, consulted with parents of special needs students, and provided specialized testing and tutoring. Jo is semi-retired and continues to offer tutoring and some PDP services.
Workshop Session:
Privately Developed Plans for Special Needs Students
Oregon is blessed to have private homeschool options for families with special needs students. The Privately Developed Plan (PDP) is an evaluation option provided in Oregon for homeschool students with qualified disabilities. This session will explain how the PDP is cooperatively written by an academic advisor and the parents, and the ways in which the plan identifies, addresses, and measures student progress.