THE PENFIELD SPECIAL EDUCATION PTA PROGRAM FOR 2009-2010
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
All speakers present at 7 p.m. and present for
approximately 45 minutes. Then we have 15 minutes of question/answer time.
Please come for the first hour and then at 8 pm. we have an optional
business meeting. We invite anyone wanting to know more about these topics
to come and join us. ALL Penfield CSD employees are welcome to attend as
well as parents/community members.
Monday, September 21, 2009 -- 7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
Teena Fitzroy, Monroe #1 BOCES Family Information Specialist, will come
and do her "Junk in my Trunk" presentation. Her daughter Maggie may come
too.
*****PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILDREN with you for this presentation. Teena
has presented to all 5th graders in the Penfield CSD her life experience
with being a person with cerebral palsy. Teena has a "Can Do" attitude
that will really inspire everyone!
Monday, October 19, 2009-- 7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
Penfield autism consultant, Dr. Shanna Jamanis of Nazareth college, will
present "The Social Construction of Autism". Shanna presented last year
to our group and is super interesting. Please come and hear about this
topic that affects a lot of us.
Monday, November 16, 2009-- 7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
What is Wilson Reading? Many of us have heard about it and would like to
know more. Jean Fitzgerald, Wilson consultant, is going to come and tell
us about the Wilson Reading program. Jean has a lot of experience tutoring
in the Wilson Reading method around town. Come hear what this method is
all about!
Monday, December 21, 2009 Holiday Party (no speaker)
******(not yet confirmed) Monday, January 25, 2010 7 p.m. Cobbles Elem.
School Library Pat Dwyer and Heide Fuchs of the Penfield CSD
Transition/Career ed. office will present about the services they provide
at PHS.
February, 2010 -WINTER RECESS (no meeting)
Monday, March 15, 2010-- 7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
Penfield CSD Superintendent John Carlevatti and Asst. Supt. Gene Mancuso
will come and present their annual "State of Special Education in Penfield"
address. The latest models, methods, and goals for teaching students with
disabilities in the Penfield CSD will be addressed. This annual address
is very informative.
Monday, April 26, 2010--7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
Doris Green of FutureCare will come and talk about FutureCare Planning
services for POST high school for students with developmental disabilities.
Monday, May 17, 2010--7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
Jennifer Layton, Penfield Sp. Ed. teacher, and Julie Flynn, Penfield
Speech and Language Disabilities teacher, will present "How to Write Social
Stories". Social stories are a great tool in helping your child understand
a "social" skill that does not come naturally. Come learn a skill that
can really help your child!
Monday, June 21, 2010--7 p.m. Cobbles Elem. School Library
End of year meeting
Awakening the Spirit Within
Back by Popular Demand!
November 11 - 12
Red Mill Inn
Baldwinsville, NY
OMRDD is now on the path of helping people with disabilities to live richer lives. Lives not dictated by the system, but lives instead that are enriched.
With this new direction there will be a shared accountability and responsibility amongst all stake holders, including person's with disabilities, their families, and the public and private sector.
Both OMRDD and providers will now be held to a high degree of accountability as these responsibilities are carried out. We will all strive together to provide a life of quality for people with disabilities, their families and the public, that is economically feasible and in tuned with what a person really needs.
The move towards more person responsive lives is one in which our field is moving. In the past, we have had structured programs that were offered for support. Today, the move is to take responsible steps in helping people with disabilities to design a lifestyle that leads to greater self satisfaction and personal enrichment. This should not be pie in the sky or unrealistic in any way. This should not be less safe with less responsibility on behalf of a provider. This is about a change in mindset and a change in service delivery.
People with disabilities aspire to have normal lives, a normal home, friends, neighbors, jobs, family ties and community lifestyles. Many people have only been offered serv ices that are agency based and not personally driven.
This workshop will broaden the experience of those in: NYSACRA's Learning Institute, will deepen the understanding of what is possible based on NYSARC's Autism workshops and will help others realize what can occur. These two days will deepen the understanding of OMRDD's new mission—"Putting People First" and will stretch your minds as you venture down the new path of what is possible.
This will be the first of a set of two conferences. This conference will set the tone for what is possible. The following conference in the spring will be a time where we will actually plan for people you are working with. We will have facilitators present and will work with each team to come up with a realistic, self fulfilling and economically feasible plan with adequate safeguards.
These two days will deepen the understanding of OMRDD's new mission—"Putting People First" and will stretch your minds as you venture down the new path of what is possible.
Please come join us, Beth Mount, Commissioner Ritter and Max Chmura (and/or their representatives) and John Gleason from the CNYDSO.
Please pass this flyer and email onto to others.
Register Early!
The conference is limited to the first 40 participants
Patricia Fratangelo
Executive Director
Onondaga Community Living
518 James Street, Suite 110
Syracuse, New York 13203
USA
315-434-9597 x 203
315-434-9367 (fax)
patfrat@oclinc.org
www.oclinc.org
UNYFEAT Upstate New York Families for Effective Autism Treatment
2009-2010 Speaker Series
Fall Series I: Do You Know?
10-6-09: All You Ever Wanted to Know About the OMRDD and The Access of Services
11-3-09: Autism and Homeopathy: Finding the Underlying Cause
Winter Series II: How to Successfully Navigate the Education System
12-1-09: Preschool Education and Autism
1-5-10: Special Education Law
2-2-10: Understanding Test and Measurements
3-3-10: IEP Diploma vs. GED Diploma
3-23-10: UNYFEAT Program Fair
Spring Series III: Extended Family Support
4-6-10: "Someone You Love Has Autism" Understanding an Autism Diagnosis and UNYFEAT Support Opportunities
5-4-10: Financial Strategies for Special Needs Families and Extended Family Members
All presentations held at:
Al Sigl Center
AMSA Boardroom
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, New York 14620
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Reservations should be made in advance by calling UNYFEAT at (585) 248-9011, or by email at contact@unyfeat.org.
The 2009-2010 speaker series is provided to members free of charge.
Pieters Family Life Center Youth Services Festival
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Webster Parent To Parent and SEPTA fall offerings:
Central Auditory Processing Disorders: More than Just Inattention
Has anyone ever commented that your child does not pay attention?
Does your child struggle in school?
Is your child having difficulty in social situations?
Your child's ability to process what they hear may be at the root of their academic or social struggles.
Dr. Larry Medwetsky, one of the leading experts in this country will be presenting on central auditory processing disorders (CAPD) and its management. Dr. Medwetsky has developed a unique approach to the assessment of CAPD that is based on his own research as well as from various professional domains. This approach allows for the determination of specific underlying processing deficits and, in turn, guide individualized management approaches.
Date: Thursday, October 15 2009
Time: 6:45 –9:15 PM
Location: RL Thomas High School Library, 800 Five Mile Line Road,Webster, NY 14580
Last paragraph of the article is below... Perhaps you
can attend the meeting?
"Janet Fitzpatrick says she's contacted several county
legislators and she's talked to more than a dozen parents
who are concerned about losing this program. She's
encouraging all parents who want more information to attend
the BOCES school board meeting on January 8th, at 7 p.m. at
the Foreman Center in Fairport."
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