PARENT MENTOR NEWS
Fall 2013
Support…One Parent to Another
Jane “Sam” McMillan, Parent Mentor
Bexley City School District
(614) 237-4309 Ext. 3238
The Parent Mentor is a free support to parents of children with special needs or children who are suspected of having special needs.
Special Needs PTO Updates
Roy “Fritz” Rauschenberg is the new President of the Special Needs PTO. The SNPTO Board has scheduled 5 meetings for the 2013-14 school year. All meetings will be held in the Community Room at the Cassingham Complex , Room 4110, at 6:30 pm.
Sept. 11th – Executive Board Meeting
Oct. 9th – Helping your Child with
Organizational Skills
Nov. 13th - Community Resources for
Special Needs Students
Feb. 12th – Special Education Transition to
Middle School, High School,
and Beyond
April 9th - Planning Meeting & Election
of officers
Everyone is welcome! Membership is $5.00. Please contact Sarah Morgan @ 237-4309 Ext. 3236 for membership information.
ADDITIONAL AREA
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
State Support Team Region 11
Parent Trainings
2080 Citygate Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43219
614-753-4690 www.cositpd.org
MUST use STARS to register for trainings
October
10 – Empowering Your Child for Success
16 – Transition Night Resource Fair @
Dublin Coffman High School
November
6 – Surrogate Parent Training
14 – Strategies for Successful Homework
December
12 – What Parents Should Know About
The Evaluation /Re-evaluation
Process
January
9 – Transitioning to Kindergarten
February
13 – What Parents Should Know About
The IEP Process
26 – Surrogate Parent Training
March
15 – IEP Clinic: Parent Rights in the
Special Education Process
April
10 – Accessing Resources for Children
with Disabilities
CHADD MEETINGS
CHADD of Columbus is a local affiliate of CHADD providing education and
support for those in Central Ohio whose lives are impacted by ADHD.
Meetings are scheduled for Sept. 15th, Oct. 20th, and Nov. 17th, speakers to be announced. All meetings are located at Marburn Academy, 1860 Walden Dr., Columbus, OH 43229. The Map quest link is: http://mapq.st/RJakEE and CHADD can be contacted at
SPECIAL ED WEBSITES
www.ocecd.org
www.disabilityscoop.com
www.ldonline.org/
www.smartbrief.com/cec/
www.ocali.org
SPECIAL NEEDS LIBRARY
Need a resource? A listing of the Adam Stuart Linhart Memorial Parent Resource Library materials can be found at www.bexleyschools.org under the Parent Mentor Program. The library is housed in the Special Services Suite, Room 3236, in the Cassingham Complex.
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TUTOR LIST AVAILABLE
A courtesy list of area tutors is available for parents upon request. Please contact Sam by email at
2013-2014 ACT TESTING DATES
Test Date Location Registration Deadline
October 26, 2013 National Test Site September 20, 2013 (Capital University)
December 14, 2013 November 1, 2013
February 8, 2013 December 13, 2013
April 12, 2014 February 28, 2014
June 14, 2014 May 2, 2014
The dates listed above are for students who are approved for time-and-one-half
or large print only! No additional modifications will be available on these dates at national test sites.
SPECIAL TEST DATES
Special test dates are for students who are allowed modifications other than just time-and-one-half or large print. The dates are listed below:
Seniors only: October 29, 2013 at BHS / Registration Deadline: September 20, 2013
Juniors: April 15, 2014 at BHS / Registration Deadline: February 28, 2014
If you have questions about which dates apply, please ask your student’s special educator.