Parent Leadership Hub Weekly
E-Newsletter
Parent Leadership Hub Weekly E-Newsletter for January 14, 2010
This week's update is provided by WSPEI and WI FACETS to share statewide information regarding parent leadership and family involvement. Please visit the Parent Leadership Hub web page of the SPDG website at http://www.wispdg.org/pl.html for the current and archived weekly updates and to find information on these topics:
- WSPEI website: http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/parent.html
- WIFACETS website: http://www.wifacets.org
- Resources- Product Order Form, and Educational Materials for Parents
- Calendar of Events
- Multi-Media Resources- Workshops Online, Video Series, and Webcasts
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.
Please, direct any questions to the PL Hub Co-Facilitators:
Mary Skadahl, WSPEI Statewide Project Director at 715-829-8932 or marys@cesa12.k12.wi.us
Dawn Wians, WI FACETS SPDG Coordinator at 608-827-5234 or dwians@wifacets.org
Deadline for submitting contributions to each week's issue is Tuesday noon. For time sensitive training advertisements, the information should be sent a minimum of two weeks prior to the event date; ideally a month ahead of time. Material appropriate for the weekly newsletter include web links to sources of family involvement/parent leadership resources and advertisements for statewide trainings for parents, youth or parent/educator audiences (we don’t post research articles, reports or news opinion articles). Your submittal may not be in the final copy if it was in a previous weekly email, the event date has passed or the web link doesn’t work. Please, send submittals to phyllis@banbury.com
NOTE: Note: If you would like to receive this weekly update or if you would like to have your name removed from the distribution list, please contact Mary Skadahl or Dawn Wians.
'Just in Time Information' Now Available
A new online repository of information is available for parents, youth and professionals who are searching for articles previously posted to the PL Hub Weekly E-Newsletters since October 2008. This repository of information will help the reader locate valuable information by topic, 'just in time'. Currently, there are web pages for 'Transition to Adult Life' and 'Family Involvement'. Future web pages will include 'Early Childhood' and 'School-Age Years'.
For our reader's convenience, all archived issues of the E-Newsletter will eventually be re-posted on the 'Just in Time Information' page of the PL Hub website. We hope this format will help our readers quickly access the resources they need, when they need them, and that it will be visited frequently. Additions are always welcome! To submit suggested resources and training products, simply follow the instructions and criteria provided in the introduction to each of the PL Hub Weekly Updates.
To visit the new 'Just in Time Information' web page go to: http://www.wispdg.org/pl/resources.html
Parent/Personnel Development Opportunities
- Autism: A Day with the Experts in Madison
“Optimizing Outcomes for Children and Families”
Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (complimentary coffee & bagels at 8:30 a.m.) at the Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium. 1500 Highland Ave. Madison WI 53705
Free Admission and parking, everyone welcome, please pre-register.
Go to http://www.autismmadison.org/workshops.htm for more information - SMART Boards and Inclusion in Wisconsin Dells
April 12, 2010 from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Wintergreen Resort & Conference Center, WI Dells
Alex Dunn, from Ottawa, Canada will be sharing the results of the 2nd year of a dynamic project that used SMART Boards in general education classrooms and included teachers trained in using software (Boardmaker plus, Clicker, IntelliTools Classroom Suite, Kurzweil, etc.). At the end of the first year, the teacher and students, including students receiving special education, all made phenomenal progress. Alex will share their results, model, examples, and video clips. For more information go to: http://web.cesa5.k12.wi.us/event_view.cfm?eventid=1158 - Circles of Life Conference in Stevens Point
Save the date for the Circles of Life conference on April 29 and 30 at the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point. The morning of the 29th is a pre-conference. The full conference starts with lunch that day and includes sessions and keynotes. Friday includes keynote speakers and sessions. The brochure and registration will be available later in the year at http://www.wfv.org/circle/ - Families First Event in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Schools invites families to join them January 20, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.for information on the topics below:- Language! Support for Parents
- Unique Support for Parents
- School-Home Connections: Easy Reading and Writing Activities for Families
RSVP to (414) 475-8467
Family Involvement Resources
- Request for Proposal – Pathways to Independence Regional Grants
The Pathways to Independence project within the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Long Term Care is offering grant funds up to $480,000 statewide through Regional Grants to decrease barriers to and increase opportunities for competitive, integrated employment in order to support people with disabilities in achieving their desired employment outcomes. The Pathways to Independence Regional Grant project is funded by the Wisconsin Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG).
The Request for Proposal (RFP) is attached in both PDF and Word versions and will also be posted to the DHS website at
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/rfp/index.htm#DLTC.
The due date for proposals is March 8th.
The estimated start date for awards is April 20th.
Questions regarding this RFP should be directed to Sarah Lincoln at sarah.lincoln@dhs.wisconsin.gov who is serving as the RFP manager. - Autism, Parents and Children: Autism Support Network
Video: Life with autism, my son's journey is my hardest fight.
Lauri Perry, mom to two sons, one with autism tells the story of her life five years later.
Read more: http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/category/parents-and-friends#ixzz0cPd5EiHk - Guideposts for Success in Spanish
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Youth) has published Spanish versions of its Guideposts publications: "Guia para el Exito", "Empleador Guia--Estandard para el Exito", "Consultas sobre Discapacidades en el Systema de Desarrollo de la Fuerza" and "El Sistema de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral y el Desarrollo Profesional de los Practicantes de Servicios para Jóvenes: ¿Porqué el Desarrollo Profesional?" The Guideposts can be found at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/guideposts - Transition from College to High School Podcast
The Disability Law Lowdown website has posted a podcast called Transitioning from High School to College for Students with Disabilities. Interviews are conducted about facts, myths, and tips for students with disabilities transitioning from high school to college. The podcast is available in two parts:
http://dll.ada-podcasts.com/shownotes/DLLPod35.php and
http://dll.ada-podcasts.com/shownotes/DLLPod36.php - Identifying Students Eligible for SSI Pass Plans at IEP Meetings
Many transition-aged students with disabilities are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is a financial benefit available to families who meet income and resource requirements and who have a child with a disability. SSI has several Work Incentive programs that could provide resources to eligible students to assist them in obtaining, advancing, or maintaining employment. Plans for Achieving Self Support (PASS plans) are one such work incentive program. This podcast is available at http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/training/publications/fac
t_sheets/student_eligibility.as p - Think-Plan-Do Encourages Self-Determination
The State of California Department of Developmental Services has released a guide that can be helpful for anyone with disabilities looking for leadership tips. The Think-Plan-Do guide presents a simple plan for participating in the direction of your future and establishing leadership goals. It includes tips on everything from decision making to managing money. For more information go to http://www.dds.ca.gov/ConsumerCorner/ThinkPlanDo.cfm - "The Best Journal to Adult Life"
The "Best Journey to Adult Life" is a model that represents the dynamic and ever-changing developmental process of a young person's life course, with the transition to adulthood depicted as an important 'journey'. Best Practice Guidelines for the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities have been written using the words of youth, parents, community members, service providers, educators and researchers in Ontario, Canada. The Guidelines are organized into six main themes: Collaboration, Capacity-building, Navigation, Education, Information, and Research. For more information go to http://transitions.canchild.ca/en/OurResearch/resources/
BestPractices.pdf
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.
