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2005-2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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The following is the Presentation/General Meeting Schedule:
(Please check back for updates)
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| September 28 | WESTFIELD PTC SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE Edison Intermediate School/2nd floor library 7:30pm Join us for an evening coffee hosted by Special Education Committee members as another school year begins. This is an opportunity to network, ask questions, and gather information on how to help your children. We will be providing resource information on various services available, helpful websites, and recommended books. An overview of the year's presentations will be discussed as well. All are welcome; there is no registration. Free to the public. |
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| October 26 |
Please join us for an evening presentation on Oct. 26th at 7:30pm at the Edison Intermediate School Library. Dr. Ted Kozlik along with Child Study Team members Andrea Lo, Janet Harrison and Stacie Miller will be presenting a range of K-12 experiences in the Special Education process in our schools. They will cover items from the Learning Assistance Team process, the initial request for referral, the 20 day initial determination meeting, recommended assessments, the assessment process, eligibility, IEP and typical/placements. Afterward, they will be happy to respond to questions and any of the proposed changes to the Special Education rules and regulations. It will be a very informative meeting! All are welcome.
Edison
Intermediate School |
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| January 25 |
FOSTERING SELF-ESTEEM AND REDUCING ANXIETY IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Guest Speaker: Daniel H. Gallagher, PhD, Clinical Psychologist When: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 7:30 PM Where: Edison Intermediate School, Westfield Sponsored by: PTC-Special Education Committee Daniel H. Gallagher, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in independent practice in Maplewood, New Jersey for 18 years. Dan has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, parents, adults, families, and couples in private practice, as well as community-based agencies. Dan has served as a Team Consultant to the Jewish Education Association of Essex and Morris addressing parent and teacher concerns regarding preschool age children and works to develop positive growth-oriented strategies for classroom and home functioning. Dan likes to work with kids and their families to help them realize that their strengths are always available to overcome their weaknesses. PLUS: an added bonus on a cold winter’s night: Dan’s got a great sense of humor and sometimes the best thing we can do for ourselves is to laugh! ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND For further information contact: Kathie Caminiti caminiti424@comcast.net Edison Intermediate School800 Rahway Avenue Westfield, NJ 07090 Library, 2nd floor |
| January 31 |
Board of Education meeting - Special Education Public Budget Meeting Presentation by: Dr. Ted Koslik When: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 8:00 PM Where: Elm Street School, 302 Elm Street, Westfield Directions: Click here
On January 31 Ted Kozlik will be addressing
the board of education regarding special education as it relates to the
budget process. This meeting date was added recently in order to have
public discussion on the process of how our budget is put together. This is
an opportunity for parents to give input regarding things like "Does the
district need a K-8 supervisor of special education?" or "do we have enough
speech language/ OT,PT, etc.?" Your input is valuable and welcomed. |
| January 31 |
How to Strengthen Reading Comprehension Guest Speaker: David Katz, MAT When: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Where: New
Providence Memorial Library Sponsored by: NPPEC (New Providence Parents of Exceptional Children, New Providence, NJ)
A Special Education teacher in private
practice in Metuchen, New Jersey, David is a Certified Member of Orton-Gillingham
Academy. He is also Past President of the New Jersey Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association. |
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| February 6 | The Statewide
Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) is hosting its first transition
teleconference: What can families do? Monday February 6 from noon till 1pm. Dial in from the comforts of home (or during your work lunch time) and hear from adults who have successfully transitioned from high school. To register online for the conference, please click here. |
| February 22 | The Westfield
Special Education Committee presents: Brain Research: Implications in the Classroom Presented by: Michael Craver, Curriculum Coordinator/Vice Principal, Mountainside School District Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 7:30 p.m. Edison Intermediate School 800 Rahway Avenue Westfield, NJ 07090 Library, 2nd floor |
| March: | |
| March 22 | 13th Annual Awareness Expo,
7:00 pm The program includes two, one-hour “break out” type sessions, covering an assortment of child related topics. This year’s Expo will include the following topics and speakers of interest:
The Awareness Expo is sponsored by the
Westfield PTC-Special Education Committee, an organization that serves as a
resource for teachers and the parents of regular education and special
education students. The Committee is a not funded and collects donations to
support its annual fund-raiser: The Katherine E. Cuthbertson Memorial Fund.
The Awareness Expo is open to the public and free of charge;
pre-registration is not required. |
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| June 22 | Last Day of School - Have A Great Summer! |
* A Westfield PTC/Special
Education Committee Presentation/Meeting/Event.
Western Union County CHADD Chapter
meets the second Wednesday of each month at Children's Specialized Hospital in
Mountainside 7:30-9:30PM, features expert speakers in diagnosing of,
treatment of, and support for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADHD, formerly ADD). All are welcome. Chadd is a non-profit, national
organization providing education, advocacy and support. For more
information, please call (908)301-0709.
Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, 7:30.
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