Having a group of your closest family, friends, and supports empowers you and your family. You can explore your hopes, dreams, and goals so that you can decide your own life and future. Ideally, authentic person and family centered planning practices include…

• Keeping the focus on YOU, not the school or the system.
• Helping you and your family identify your closest family, friends, and supports to be part of the planning.
• Meeting you where you are in life.
• Focusing on your strengths, dreams, and goals.
• Providing opportunities for you to learn about yourself, make decisions, solve problems, and advocate for what you want and need.