Partners in Policymaking Class 43

  • Class Information
  • Sept
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Jan 2026
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May

Weekend Session Dates:

Friday/Saturday, September 19-20, 2025
Friday/Saturday, October 10-11, 2025
Friday/Saturday, November 14-15, 2025
Friday/Saturday, January 16-17, 2026
Friday/Saturday, February 20-21, 2026
Sunday/Monday, March 15-16, 2026
Friday/Saturday, April 17-18, 2026
Friday/Saturday, May 15-16, 2026

Weekend Session Times:

Day 1:
Check In: 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Session begins: 12:15 p.m.
Session ends: 9:00 p.m.

Day 2:
Check In: 7:30 a.m.
Session begins: 8:30 a.m.
Session ends: 3:00 p.m.

Please note: With one exception, weekend sessions and session times are Friday (Day 1) and Saturday (Day 2). The exception is the March session held on Sunday (Day 1) and Monday (Day 2).

Class sessions are held at the Crown Plaza Aire
3 Appletree Square
Bloomington, MN 55425

Directions, Map, and Parking

Website Resources

Information on e-Learning:
Partnersonlinecourses.com

Information about the Minnesota Partners Program:

The Odyssey Group
1730 New Brighton Blvd, Suite 104 - #237
Minneapolis, MN 55413
651-242-6589
theodysseygroup.com

Brenton Rice, Coordinator
Email: brenton@togevents.com
Voice: 651-242-6589

MN Relay Services: 800-627-3529

Governor's Council on
Developmental Disabilities:

Colleen Wieck
Executive Director
colleen.wieck@state.mn.us
651-296-9964

Paul Nevin
Grants Administrator
paul.nevin@state.mn.us
651-282-2899

Session 1: HISTORY
Friday/Saturday, September 19-20, 2025

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND OTHER RESOURCES:

INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY ARTICLES:

PARENT HISTORY AND PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE:

INDEPENDENT LIVING:

SELF ADVOCACY

MINNESOTA HISTORY

Session 2: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Friday/Saturday, October 10-11, 2025

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

GENERAL RESOURCE MATERIALS ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION:

MINNESOTA SPECIFIC RESOURCES

MINNESOTA MALTREATMENT AND EMERGENCY PLANNING RESOURCES:

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Session 3: COUNTY'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Friday/ Saturday, November 14-15, 2025

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

MINNESOTA RESOURCES:

NATIONAL RESOURCES:

Session 4: PERSONAL LIVING AND SUPPORTED & CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT
Friday/Saturday, January 16-17, 2026

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

SECTION 1. HOUSING/COMMUNITY LIVING

SECTION 2. EMPLOYMENT

Session 5: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Friday/Saturday, February 20-21, 2026

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING LINKS

Resources for Organizers:

Additional Resources Related to Community Organizing:

Session 6: MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
Sunday/Monday, March 15-16, 2025 (Sunday/Monday)

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LINKS

Welcome to the Minnesota House of Representatives

MINNESOTA SENATE LINKS

OTHER MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES

Department of Human Services (DHS) Waiver Fact Sheets:

How to Talk about Disability and Human Rights (FrameWorks Institute)

State Legislative Process: