Epilepsy Advocate Program
Wednesday, April 30th, Doubletree Hotel, Charlottesville.
There will be a welcome reception at 6:30 PM and the program will begin
at 7:00 PM. The Epilepsy Advocate program is designed to help you learn more about
epilepsy and its’ treatment advancements. An epilepsy patient will be sharing his/her personal
journey with epilepsy followed by a neurologist presenting a PowerPoint presentation, Epilepsy 101. You will also have the
opportunity to ask the neurologist or the Epilepsy Advocate any general questions you may have. This is a free
program. Call 1−866−865−7305 or visit www.EpilepsyAdvocate.com to register in advance.
Bullies and Their Victims – Origins and Solutions
Important
Information on the Cause of and Cure to Bullying
Saturday, May 10th, 10:30 am
– 12:00 pm
Gordon Avenue Library
Presented by: Peter Sheras, Clinical Psychologist,
Professor, UVA Curry School of Education
Learn more about:
•
Why kids bully & why kids take it
• Research on early signs and symptoms of bullies and
victims
• What to do about it and useful web resources
FREE,
CHILDCARE is LIMITED (must register in advance). Infants welcome to attend with parents. Call (434) 296-4118 ex.
0 to register or if you would like more information.
Workshop on ADD, ADHD, OCD, and ODD
May
17 at Spring Hill Baptist Church 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Parenting Coach Brenda
Risner, founder of Prescription for Learning, will be at Spring Hill Baptist Church to talk to parents about her work with
children who are strong-willed, spirited, and oppositional; those who have ADD/ADHD, OCD, or ODD; and the families who love
them. Brenda will help parents understand what makes their child unique. She will share insights into what drives these children
and she will provide practical strategies that parents can implement to help turn patterns of undesirable behavior and academic
struggle into strengths that will serve these children well as they grow.
Sessions
topics include:
The Need for Stimulation
The
Need for Order
The Need for Affection
The Need for Responsibility
Cost
of the workshop is $20 (early bird registration by May 9; $25 after) and includes refreshments, lunch, and workshop supplies.
More details are available and you can register and pay online at the church website (www.springhillbaptist.org) or through the church office at 973-7473. Child care is NOT available for this event.
For further info, contact Mary at the church at 973-7473 or mary@springhillbaptist.org.
SCHEDULE CONFIRMED
- Charlottesville
Public Comment on Special Education
Draft Regulations
The proposed revisions to Virginia’s state special education regulations
will be published in The Virginia Register of Regulations on April 28, 2008. Publication will initiate the 60-day public
comment period, which will last from April 28, 2008 through June 30, 2008. During that time period, the Virginia Department
of Education will accept written public comments regarding the proposed revisions, and nine public hearings will be convened.
Additional information regarding the regulations revision process is also available at www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/dueproc/regulationsCWD.html or by calling 804-225-2013 or TDD toll-free 1-800-422-1098.
If you have any questions, or if we can
provide further clarification, please contact:
Melissa Smith at (804) 371-0524 or Melissa.Smith@doe.virginia.gov or Suzanne Creasey at (804) 225-2923 or Suzanne.Creasey@doe.virginia.gov.
June 4, 2008, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing
Arts Center
1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville
(434) 295-2722
Meeting
Guidelines:
1. The Board of Education is pleased to receive public comment regarding these
draft regulations. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board will be allotted three (3) minutes each unless the number
of speakers requires the Chair to reallocate the time available to ensure that as many individuals as possible may speak.
2.
Registration for individuals seeking to provide oral public comment will begin at 6:00 p. m. (new time) on the night of the
hearing.
3. In order to make the limited time available most effective, speakers are urged
to provide written copies of their comments.
4. Interpreters for the deaf will be provided.
Those wishing to provide written comments may either submit them during a public hearing or submit
them as follows:
E-mail to ReviseSpedRegs@doe.virginia.gov (Available to receive comment now!)
Fax to (804) 786-8520
Mail to:
Special
Education Regulations Revision Process
Office of Dispute Resolution and Administrative Services
Virginia Department
of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120.
For more information
on Virginia’s proposed special education regulations and the process for their adoption, you may also visit www.vaboard.org/vapolicy.htm.
2008 Summer Drama
Workshops
McGuffey Arts Center
Ages 5-11 are June 17-20 and July 1-4, from 1:00-4:00
pm. Cost is $175/week.
For more information call Mecca Burns at 973-2781 or email contactpresence@comcast.net
The Enrichment Alliance of Virginia Announces Eco-Art Camp
Children
participating in this three day mini-camp will discover the beauty of the natural world through art and natural science activities.
We will work with writers, artists, and a biologist as we explore the balance, symmetry, color, and composition of our environment.
This program is for rising second through sixth graders. It is an inclusion program, serving children with and without
special needs together.
Place: Camp Albemarle
Dates:
June 11-16, 2008
Time: 9:00 to 1:00
Price: $125.00
For
more information contact: Mary Anna Dunn at 295-1002 or madunn@enrichva.org
For parents of kids with Down syndrome who are interested in maintaining
contact with other parents but don't wish to attend meetings or commit time (or even for those who wish to
remain anonymous!), visit http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dspconnect/, a newly forming Yahoo Group* called DS Parent Connections
of Charlottesville. This is a community of parents and parents-to-be of children diagnosed with Down Syndrome who live
in Charlottesville, VA and surrounding areas.
The group is intended as a way for parents to share useful information and resources, ask questions, help each other navigate
through public services, provide updates on relevant legislation, and meet other parents.
We welcome parents of all
ages to join, understanding that issues and topics of interest may vary as children grow older, and in the hopes that our
discussions will include a range of perspectives and experiences. *A Yahoo Group is basically a listserv that you can
join in order to receive emails from other members. This costs nothing (getting a yahoo i.d. is free). You do
not have to join to view the webpage, but you do in order to post messages to others or to receive replies. For
more information call Jenny Reid at 973-7608 or email jenny.b.reid@gmail.com
