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Updated 2-20-19
Special Olympics Basketball Middle School-High School-Transition Tuesday, February 26 Please Check with Your Child’s Teacher If the Class is Participating    Thursday, March 14 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. PUSD District Offices 4665 Bernal Avenue Bldg 400 – Kottinger Room    ASD Reading offers unique instruction methods not found in other programs:
 To Register, click anywhere on the flyer.  To Register, click anywhere on the flyer.  Biomedical Interventions, Advances and Discoveries in Treating
Autism Spectrum Disorders Presented by Dr. David Traver, MD, FAA
February 23rd
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
6779 Hickory Lane
Dublin, CA 94568
RSVP Required: get_nw@att.net
Dr. Traver has been directly involved with autism research, and for the past fifteen years, has continued to stay current by attending numerous conferences, meetings and webinars devoted to autism research and treatment. Uniquely, he personally travels to the academic centers performing ongoing research in this field to meet and to talk with the scientists performing ground breaking studies. He is a regular speaker in the community and has delivered lectures at both hospital Grand Rounds and in the media.
PUSD Spring Parent Coffee A Mid-Year Update Presented by Student Services and Special Education
PUSD Offices | 4665 Bernal Ave | Bldg 400–Bernal Room   Summer Program FAQs, click anywhere
on the ESY document.
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The Livermore Special Needs Parent Group is made up of parents and guardians in the Livermore area whose children have various special needs. It was established by parents, for parents. Our group has monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (except for December, June, July, and August) from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Address and meeting topics listed below.
Livermore Valley Tennis Club
2000 Arroyo Road
Livermore, CA 94550 2018-19 Meeting Topics
September 19 – Special Education
(for parents whose child attends Livermore Unified)
October 17 – Behavior
November 14 – Depression
January 16 – Screen Time
February 20 – IEP
March 20 – Alternative Therapies
April 17 – Transitions
May 15 – Summer Strategies
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2019 CALIFORNIA MISS AMAZING IS HAPPENING SOON! Sign Up Today!
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 A school nurse emailed...
Thirteen percent of students have food allergies. That's about two kids per class - not a small problem!
Concerns about episodic conditions such as allergies, anaphylaxis, asthma, epilepsy, do not have "one size fits all" solutions. Does your school have an appropriate plan in place to meet your child's unique needs? In this issue of the Special Ed Advocate learn about the school's responsibility to provide your child with an education tailored to her unique needs. You'll find information, articles, and caselaw relating to episodic conditions.  Regina Stoops was born and raised in a town called Normal, though her humor is anything but. Regina has her own unique perspective on what most might consider the mundane details of ordinary life: raising three boys, being married (or not), aging parents, health care, navigating the world of special education, mini-van motoring and the grocery store.
Regina has created a blog called NORMAL NOTES which is filled with humorous ramblings that are heartfelt, touching and insightful. To read her latest rambling, click the image below or the logo above to navigate to her site.
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
"the important things are friends and family and those who’ve been there over the years"
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Decoding Dyslexia CA is pleased to partner with Learning Quest, the SLD Foundation, Mary Stuart Rodgers, and Burroughs Farms in hosting:
In recent years, there has been a rapid development of assistive technology (AT) that allows students with dyslexia to experience new educational heights and reach their academic potentials. The presentation will first explore the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how AT can help teachers create UDL classrooms. Next, it will examine the main categories of UDL that are helpful to students with dyslexia, including text to speech, dictation, word prediction, and electronic graphic organizers. Finally, there will be a discussion of common myths that are associated with AT for dyslexia and what can be done to dispel those myths. This overview presentation helps teachers and families level the playing field for kids who have difficulty reading and writing.
This event is sponsored by Learning Quest, SLD Foundation, Mary Stuart Rogers, Decoding Dyslexia CA, Burroughs Family Farms. For information contact Helen Katotakis at elenikato@aol.com.
The Special Needs Committee would like to thank our Vintage Hills School Representative Sara Walls for her time, effort and creativity to make Ability Awareness Week a success. As a result of her efforts, Vintage Hills students have had the chance to experience hands-on activities simulating various challenges, participate in group discussions, and most importantly, to have the opportunity to ask any questions that they may have.
An additional big thank you to Noreen Senner, Cary Fukada, Libby Werba and Rashmi Prasad for their leadership throughout the week.
The goal of Ability Awareness Week is to make students more aware and more empathetic about the diverse range of student abilities in our schools. The program would not be possible without dedicated volunteers so THANK YOU for helping Vintage Hills “Celebrate All Abilities.”
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SNC needs your help! We still have some positions open for the school representatives listed below. We'd love to have you, so come and join us and make a difference in the lives of our special needs families!
School Representative
Hearst Elementary
Mohr Elementary
Harvest Park Middle
Village High
The Key to Improving How IEP Teams Support Children’s
Social and Emotional Needs
There’s a Big Difference Between “Bad Behavior” and “Sensory Overload”
Two half-day IEP Facilitated Stakeholder Trainings were offered on Tuesday, August 21st. The Kottinger training room was filled both sessions with teachers, administrators, district leaders, psychologist, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and other support staff. Dr. Joyce Little, from www.Key2Ed.com presented on the rationale and process of a Facilitated IEP; how to be an effective participant and team member; how to set a meeting up for success from the onset; roles and responsibilities of all team members; preventative measures; effective communication strategies; as well as, pre-and post-meeting success strategies. A survey is being conducted of attendees for more specific feedback; however, initial responses from many staff leaving the training were positive with some staff seeking additional more in-depth training.
