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September6, 2017 2 O 1 7—20 1 8 Orientation for PTA/PTO Reps and New Members, 6:15 p.m. SEAC Briefing 2017-2018: The Role of SEAC in Identifying Unmet Needs p rog ra October 4, 2017 (Oclober is Dyslexia Awareness Month) S E / \ C i i i S An Update on Dyslexia Interventions and Next Steps November 1, 2017 Understanding the LCPS Budget Process: Advocating for the Necessary Funding to Support SPED December 6, 2017 (First week of December is Inclusive Schools Week) IEP Part 1- Promoting True Individualization of the IEP: Goals, Services and Expertise, Inclusion, Discipline, Giftedness January 17, 2018 IEP Part 2- Promoting True Individualization of the IEP: Goals, Services and Expertise, Inclusion, Discipline, Giftedness February 7, 2018 Related Services: Speech/Language, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Music Therapy and Social Skills Training March 7. 2018 Facilitating a Continuum of Successful Transitions: From Elementary to Middle, Middle to High, and After High School April 4, 2018 (April is Autism Awareness Month) An Update on Autism Service Expansion May 2, 2018 (May is Mental Health Awareness Month) Mental Health Awareness and Integrative Supports for SPED Students (Cosponsored by LEAP and MSAAC) May 15, 2018 (Tuesday) SEAC Annual Excellence in Special Education Awards Ceremony

Overview of 2017-2018 Calendar • B u s i n e s s Meetings: Typically the f i r s t Wed of each month, 6 - 6 : 5 0 p . m . , L C P S Admin. Bldg. • SEAC-sponsored Programs: O c c u r a f t e r business meetings, beginning at 7 p.m. • October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Visit: www.interdys.org • Inclusive Schools Week, December 6 , 2017. Visit: www.inclusiveschool.org • April i s Autism Awareness Month. Visit: www.autism-society.org • May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Mental Health Awareness and Integrative Supports Program (co-sponsored by MSAAC & L E A P ) , May 2, 2018 • S E A C R e c o g n i t i o n of Excellence I n Supporting Special E d u c a t i o n Awards, May 15, 2018

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Resources LCPS Office of Special Education www.lcps.org SEAC www.lcps.org/seac -. www.facebook.com/Ioudounseac Parent Resource Services www.lcps.org/prs Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center www.peatc.org j VDOE Parent’s Guide To Special Education http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special ed/parents/parents guide. pdf

C o l l a b o r a t e w i t h a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t o i d e n t i f y p a r e n t t r a i n i n g n e e d s f o r y o u r building r cluster. Parent Resource o Services is willing to come to your school and provide parent workshops on s p e c i f i c topics (exp. I E P p r o c e s s ) . Ask y o u r Principal t o host a “parent coffee” to orient I E P parents on the special e d u c a t i o n s t r u c t u r e at y o u r school a n d to provide o t h e r opportunities to meet a n d provide overviews on topics of specific interest at your school ( e x p . Assistive t e c h n o l o g y , peer mentor programs, etc.). For “transition years” (rising K i n d e r g a r t e n , r i s i n g 6 t h a n d r i s i n g 9th) ask your Principal to h o s t special a orientation s e s s i o n to focus on t h e u n i c q u e i r c u m s t a n c e s of a s t u d e n t with an IEP matriculating to t h e next level ( E C S E to ES, ES t o MS, MS t o HS, HS to s e c o n d a r y education/adult l i f e ) .

Accessibility Strategies • Work with parent organizations and administration to e n s u r e school events are accessible. • Offer a quiet room near the event for s t u d e n t s w h o m a y become o v e r - s t i m u l a t e d ( o f f e r a l t e a c t i r n a t e v i t y such as: video, books, coloring etc.). • Music/Entertainment consider students with auditory p r o c e s s i n g i s s u e s ; - see v o l i f u m e c a n b e l o w e r e d . Also consider s t u d e n t s who h a v e s e i z u r e disorders i f s lights t r o b e will b e u s e d as this could trigger a seizure. - • Help c o o r d i n a t e p e e r s u p p o r t for activities s o that s t u d e n t s a r e r e a l l y a part of the activity. • Work with administration to determine i f a Sign L a n g u a g e interpreter i s needed at PTA, P T O or school events.

Use m u l t i p l e s t r a t e g i e s a to d v e r t i s e the accessibility o f s c h o o l events: • School w e b p a g e ( b a n n e r ad) • Connect Ed message • Flyer d i s t r i b u t e d v i a case manager/resource teacher • School & P T A / P T O / P T S O n e w s l e t t e r s Include d a i s a b i l i t y statement on all s c h o o l activities, “If due t o a disability y o u need a s s i s t a n c t o e meaningfully p a r t i c i p a t e in t h i s event, please c o n t a c t X X a t X X at least 5 business days before the event.” Promoting A c c e s s i b i l i t y

Don’t give advice. People will think you are an • expert, you may think you are an expert. But, your role is information-sharing only. If, after a parent or guardian approaches you Pro”d W I II for advice, please suggest that they contact: — Information Parent Resource vs. Advice services/www.lcps.org/prs Parent Educational Advocacy Center! www.peatc.org • Virginia Department of Education/www.doe.virginia

• A t t e n d parent o r g a n i z a t i o n meetings and provide information on t h e most recent SEAC m e e t i n g ( u s e t h e t a l k i n g points t h a t SEAC sends you following a meeting) and notify your networks of t h e u p c o m i n g monthly SEAC meeting and presentation topic. • Include a s u m m a r y o f SEAC m e e t i n g highlights in your school PTA! PTO & newsletters, including upcoming e v e n t s , training opportunities & m e e t i n g topics. n i c a t i n g C o r n mu Host an i n f o r m a t i o n t a b l e B a c k at to School Night, PTA or • PTO events & Open Houses with ihfo on SEAC a n d LCPS as a SEAC R e p : Parent Resource Services. (Resources are available on t h e S E A C w e b p a g e . ) • Get c o n n e c t e d with o t h e r representatives before, d u r i n g a n d after monthly SEAC m e e t i n g s to form relationships & s h a r e information about how others are f u l f i l l i n g their Representative r o l e s . - • Work with school a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d parent organization (PTA o r PTO) to ensure that their individual websites have links to SEAC & LCPS P a r e n t R e s o u r c e Services.