CMS SLP Newsletter
May 2019
In This Issue
- Better Hearing and Speech Month 2019-where's your slide???
- EOY Celebration
- Return borrowed tests
- Assistive Technology
- DPI License info
- Professional Development survey
- Summer workshops
- Transition info
- Shout outs
- EC Visuals Support
- Reminders
- Tips for SLPs
- Check Out our EC Department!
- Important Contacts
BETTER SPEECH AND HEARING MONTH
Where's your slide???
Please make a slide for our 2019 BHSM slide show!!!!! Christina would appreciate it! She's trying to start a trend.
End of Year Celebration Next THURSDAY at SouthBound on South Blvd!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who: ALL SLPS! Let's CELEBRATE us all on another great year!
What: EOY Celebration-Come have cocktails, chips and salsa, and cake!!
When: Thursday, May 30th from 4-6 pm
Where: South Bound
2433 South Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28203Return your borrowed tests!!!
Assistive Technology
We need your help gathering the AT equipment. Please refer to the EC Equipment Inventory to access a complete list of EC equipment at your schools. (To access all information on the inventory, scroll to the right of the sheet. This sheet has tabs and can be sorted by schools/student/staff with the ‘control f’ function.) Please secure items at schools if possible.
Return Equipment to Smith if:
- The student is changing schools
- The student is moving out of CMS
- The student is graduating
- The equipment is no longer needed
- The student will receive ESY services at another location
- The items are CMS owned High End AAC device, mobile device, iPads or laptop
Please refer to this link for AT- End of Year Procedures when returning AT equipment, requesting AT equipment for summer loan and for requesting equipment for ESY.
Important dates:
By the end of May
Submit Request for Consideration of the Loan of CMS Property to be Used Off Campus to AT Coordinator. If request is approved by the Program Specialist, AT Coordinator will send a Summer Loan Agreement form to person making request.
By end of June Teacher Workdays
Submit copies of the Summer Loan Agreement form to AT Coordinator with parent/guardian signatures.
6/6/19 – 6/12/19
Return AT equipment to the EC Satellite at Smith between 8:00-4:00. Make sure to attach completed AT End of Year Return Receipt form. Ensure that the equipment left at schools is properly stored (as indicted on End of Year Procedures).
Please email Cindy Monroe (cynthia.monroe@cms.k12.nc.us) if you have any questions about this process. Thank you in advance for your help!
DPI License
Professional Development
Professional Development Survey: Please remember to submit responses to the professional development survey if you have not already done so. This information helps us plan future session topics and formats.
DPI Summer Institutes
The EC Division website Summer Institute page
https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/conferences-profdev/summer-institutes
has now been updated with the 2019 Summer Institute offerings. If you have any questions, please contact Paula Crawford at paula.crawford@dpi.nc.gov or 919-807-3298.
NCACA 2019 Summer Workshops Off the Shelf core!
Great summer workshop opportunity available! The North Carolina Augmentative Communication Association (NCACA) in conjunction with the North Carolina Assistive Technology Program (NCATP) will be hosting 3 workshops across this state this summer. This is a great opportunity to collaborate, meet other professionals, and walk away with great materials to begin using with your students and clients! “Off the Shelf Core” is a “make and take” workshop where attendees will generate 4 adapted books with core vocabulary!
Please register soon as space is limited! Follow the links below for the workshop closest to you! Please share with your colleagues and parents/caregivers, as the workshops are open to all.
Make and Take Workshops:
Morganton Area: Friday, June 28
Raleigh Area: Thursday, July 18
Greenville Area: Thursday August 1
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-carolina-augmentative-communication-presents-off-the-shelf-greenville-nc-tickets-59083596628Transitions
Transitions: Information to support successful transition IEP meetings for all grade levels can be found on our Canvas site. If you have not yet accessed Canvas this year, here is the link to register to access the PD materials located there: https://cms.instructure.com/enroll/DXAFLY. If you have any questions about the requirements of transition meetings, please reach out to your compliance facilitator, Heather Skeen (for preschool to kindergarten), or Michelle Gillard (5th to 6th and 8th to 9th).
Transition meetings can begin next week, so we wanted to provide you with some guidance for these meetings. Below are links to two resources to help you with students transitioning from preschool to kindergarten, fifth to sixth grade, and eighth to ninth grade.
Tips for a Successful Transition to Kindergarten Meeting
Shout outs!!!!!!
"Julia King and Jennifer Lorraine have been a great help with the end of the year annual reviews! They really made my life easier☺" Laurie Will, Chatterbox SLP
To everyone who has helped cover evaluations, therapy, or just reallllllly helped out this year!! Jordan Gristock, Jayne Walton, Lisa Strother, Kathy Snow, Jen Van Lear, Kimberly Woolard, Cynthia Jenkin, Diamond Lott, Leslie Bass, and Cindy Hollenbach!!!
EC Visuals Support Resources
Have you checked out the EC Visual Support Resources site at bit.ly/ECvisuals? Any ideas for more visuals? If so, please email your suggestions to me! taylor.placek@cms.k12.nc.us
Reminders
- Check out EC updates on the Exceptional Children Homepage.
- Mileage is due on Aug 1st; however, it is recommended you submit by EOY. Submit via Lawson Self-Service with the department code of 2 796801 5210 339. For destinations other than school locations, please include the address. Do not include student specific information.
Beginning Monday, June 17th, CMS will observe a four-day work week. This has brought us significant cost savings by reducing utility consumption during the summer. Summer hours will be Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with half-hour lunches. For the week of July 4, we will have a regular 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule. Most district offices will be closed on Fridays with a few exceptions to ensure appropriate support. Five-day work weeks will resume on Monday, Aug. 12th.
Tips for SLPs
- For archived SLP Newsletters check out our SLP Resource Library.
- MTSS for SLPs
- Link to EC Contacts including list of SLPs at each school
- Stephanie Dorton, at Metro, is who to contact if you have a student transferring to Metro School. Please contact PRIOR to the IEP meeting.
- Student transitioning to Hospital/Homebound: Contact your Lead.
- Leslie Bass is the contact for English-Language Learners: consultations, intervention questions, screenings, and evaluation referrals.
- Diagnostic Summary and Screening Template
- Requests (Evals/Protocols/Meeting Support/Interpreters)
Check Out our EC Department!
EC updates on the Exceptional Children Homepage
EC Department Blog: http://cmsecdepartment.wordpress.com
Other important contacts
Need help but not sure who to ask?? Our teams are here to give you the support you need! Click HERE to see who from the EC Department supports your school.
Don't forget about the EC HelpDesk who can also answer time-sensitive questions that you may have!
980-343-2724
CMS Exceptional Children
Vision: Programs for Exceptional Children positively impact academic and social outcomes for students with disabilities so they can be productive citizens.
Speech-Language Therapy Services
Email: taylor.placek@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: bit.ly/SLPresourcelibrary
Location: 1600 Tyvola Road, Charlotte, NC, United States
Phone: (980) 343-2728