SURROGATE PARENT PROGRAM

A surrogate parent is a person appointed by the Commissioner of the State Department of Education (SDE) to advocate for children who are in need of special education services and who are under the guardianship of the state or whose parents are unknown or cannot be located.

For more information about the Surrogate Parent Program go to: http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?Q=395114&a=2639

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by program name: Surrogate Parent Program

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SOURCE: Connecticut Department of Children and Families
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CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: October2012