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Parent Leadership Hub Weekly E-Newsletter for June 4,2009

The attached "Parent Leadership Hub" Weekly Email Update is sent to you from WSPEI and WI FACETS.   The Parent Leadership Hub supports parents/family members, educators and other community partners to build capacity regarding meaningful family involvement.   The Hub serves three primary purposes:
(1) To support parents of children with disabilities between birth and 26 years of age to participate as partners in the professional development activities of each of the other Statewide Initiatives as they design, deliver and support professional development experiences; and
(2) To facilitate opportunities for parents/family members to build leadership skills; and
(3)  To provide Content Focused technical assistance concerning family involvement.

Parent/Personnel Development Opportunities

  1. Midwest Autism Conference – October 18-20, 2009
    Putting the Pieces Together http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/mac/
    Hosted by: The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Continuing Education, Chileda and Coulee Coalition for Children with Differing Abilities
    Join us for this comprehensive conference!  Learn strategies that unlock the potential of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Participants will explore the best educational and treatment practices for school, home, and community environments. Session speakers emphasize how these practices are applied within their organizations, schools, families, and community. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend.
    Special Parent Evening: Oct. 18, 2009
    Conference Location: Radisson Hotel, 200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, Wis.
    For more information or to register: Karen Langaard, 608.785.6508; toll-free 1.866.895.9233 or langaard.kare@uwlax.edu
  2. Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports in Green Bay
    Christine Kleiman will present the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) framework for behavioral expectations of a school building. The framework builds capacity of schools, families and communities to promote social and academic success of all students, including those with emotional/behavioral and other disabilities. This event will be September 18, 2009 from 1-3:00 pm at CESA 7. For more information, contact amittag@cesa7.k12.wi.us
  3. Special Needs Trusts Seminar
    June 6, 2009 8:30 am -12:00 pm at 212 River Dr, Rm 5, Wausau (north of Burns VFW Post) Presenter will be Attorney Andrew Schmidt who has set up Supplemental Needs Trusts for years helping citizens of Central Wisconsin protect their assets for themselves and their heirs. This seminar is intended for families of children or adults who are disabled and are likely to need professional management of an inheritance, gift, or settlement. If you are the parent or grandparent of a person who has a disability and you desire to protect that person from losing their inheritance, settlement, gifts, or distributions because they receive federal disability benefits then attendance at this seminar is critical.
    No Fee to attend; please register by calling or send your name, address, and phone to: UW-Extension Marathon County, 212 River Dr, Ste 3, Wausau, WI 54403, 715-261-1231 or website: http://marathon.uwex.edu
    Questions: call Jackie Carattini, Family Living Agent, UW-Extension 715-261-1242

Trainings on the Web

  1. RTI in Preschool Settings Webinar Materials Now Available
    The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is pleased to offer the accompanying materials from the May 20th webinar, "Roadmap to Pre-K RTI:
    Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings." In this webinar, Drs. Mary Ruth Coleman and Froma Roth, two of the authors of NCLD's new publication, explore the Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings, as a way of helping early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates and others gain a basic understanding of the essential components of RTI and begin to develop and plan their own RTI implementation plan. 
    View the free webinar recording: "Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings" (registration required)  Download the PowerPoint Handout
    Be sure to download Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings and access additional resources on Pre-K RTI on the RTI in Pre-Kindergarten section of the RTI Action Network website.
  2. SPP and APR Webinar June 11, 2009
    The State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR): What Special Education Advocates Need to Know
    DATE: Thursday, June 11, 2009
    TIME: 3:00 to 4:30 PM ET
    (2:00 to 3:30 PM CT, Noon to 1:30 MT, 1:00 to 2:20 PM PT)
    PRESENTER:  Diana Autin, Esq.
    COST: $50.00
    Easy, secure online purchasing of this event is available at: http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/shop/Webinars.html
    Space is limited.
  3. Dropout Prevention Webinar: June 15, 2009 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT
    Beyond the Indicators: An Integrated School-Level Approach to Dropout Prevention
    Presented by Douglas Mac Iver and Martha Mac Iver, Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University

    About the Webinar: Beyond the Indicators provides an integrated framework that schools and districts can use to build a foundation to prevent students from dropping out.  Based on a tiered public health model, this framework provides universal and schoolwide practices designed to produce high attendance, positive behavior, and successful academic achievement for the majority of students.
    The webinar is interactive and encourages questions and comments from the participants. A paper will be available for participants. Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yu_2f_2f_2bYRirehFaJXK
    xL2ofg_3d_3d     to register. Contact Alex Payne - maec@ceee.gwu.edu  703.528.3588
  4. Inclusive Service Learning Opportunities: Connections with LRE Webinar June 18
    You are invited to participate in a Webinar on "Inclusive Service Learning Opportunities" for students with disabilities. The Webinar is sponsored by the LRE-Part B Community of Practice. There is no cost for the Webinar. The one-hour Webinar will be held on Thursday, June 18, at 3:00 PM ET (2:00 PM CT, 1:00 PM MT, 12:00 Noon PT and AZ).
    Presenters:
    * Paula Sotnik, Director
    * Lucy Bayard, Senior Training Specialist National Service Inclusion Project http://www.serviceandinclusion.org
    To register for the Webinar, click on the link below:
    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v9xos_2fy8AownK1n
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    For background reading, please visit the LRE Part B Community at
    http://www.tacommunities.org/community/view/id/1027

Family Involvement Resources

  1. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Resources
  2. RTI Resources
    Center for RTI in Early Childhood
    www.crtiec.org

    RTI Action Network
    www.rtinetwork.org
  3. Parent and Family Support Resources
    Resources for families on student progress monitoring—http://www.studentprogress.org/family/default.asp
    Resources for families on special education, IEPs, communication aides, accommodations, and much more, with many available in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali
    http://www.taalliance.org/publications/index.asp
    Inclusive Schools Initiative (ISI)—Information for families to introduce inclusive schooling and the benefits of inclusion to students and communities; includes parent training module on inclusion, inclusive schools checklist for parents, information for parents on universal design for learning, and other resources
    www.picofdel.org/programs-resources/tool-kits/inclusive%20schools.htm
    Questions parents can ask about spelling, writing, & testing: Literacy & reading improvement for students with disabilities—
    www.ecac-parentcenter.org/readingandliteracy/readingquestions.pdf
    NCLB and IDEA: What parents of students with disabilities need to know and do
    http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/Parents.pdf
  4. Creating Buy-In Among Students of Service Learning
    Research shows that students who participate in high quality service-learning experiences typically become more engaged in learning as shown by increased attendance and motivation to learn. But how do educators "sell" the idea in the first place? This effective practice offers suggestions shared on the K12-SL (service-learning) e-mail discussion list in August 2005.
    http://nationalserviceresources.org/node/17719

DISCLAIMER
Inclusion of information in this e-mail does not constitute an endorsement by the Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative, Wisconsin FACETS, the Department of Public Instruction, the U.S. Department of Education, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.