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Plano RDSPD Staff News - February 19, 2016
Upcoming Events for Spring
Congratulations!!!!
Our CART Providers Are Our Stars of the Week
Thank you
- Susan Jones
- Cindy Kent
- Gina Lambert
- Jennifer Morgan
You provide an invaluable service to our students.
Don't forget to thank them on this last day of National CART Providers Week.
Did you miss the January Parent Meeting?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12OqKPQ92k-qpkMV-o-Of9dbSlPeTNFgWf8JBzIbUIpM/edit?usp=sharing
Dates to Know:
February 25 @ 6:30 - February Parent Meeting & Student Social - Speech
March 1 - Assignment for Peer Review Due
March 7-11 - Plano ISD Spring Break
March 19 @ 2:00 - Spring Show - Date Change
March 31 @ 6:30 Parent Meeting & Student Social - DARS
April 8 & 9 - Imagination Texas
April 8 - 10 - Math Counts
April 19 - 22 - Rescheduled Peer Review dates
April 21 @ 6:30 April Parent Meeting & Spring Show - College Accommodations
May 19@ 6:30 Parent Meeting & Student Social - Pot Luck Dinner
June 3 - last day for students in PISD
July 5-8 - SEE
July 17 - 20 - Statewide Conference
Need PD hours for 6/6/16? If your principal is allowing PD hours ahead of time for that day, we are giving 1.5 hours credit for attending parent meetings.
Fundraising Opportunities for Plano RDSPD
Spring Show Ads
Spread the word about the fantastic opportunity to advertise in the spring show flyer. There is still time to submit the paperwork for an ad. All money raised from the advertising helps to support student activities. Contact Tammy Clanton for more information.
https://drive.google.com/a/pisd.edu/file/d/0B6dsJkpn4D0rQnRHLWpjMEVuSGs/view?usp=sharing
Please help us support our student activities. It is through fundraising that our students are able to participate in activities outside of school.
Peer Review
Your Help is Needed:
Please fill out the staff information survey that will be used for our Peer Review. The link to the survey is https://docs.google.com/a/pisd.edu/forms/d/18k2UXTCFRiIkfNrZfk5dvcGMsKXe7ttJY7Nj-d1UZvk/viewform?usp=send_form . Thanks for your time.
Parent Surveys:
We have over 100 surveys back. That is fantastic. We can still take more. The link to the flyers is below. Please help us get even more parent input. Thanks.
Important Links:
Plano RDSPD Communication Philosophy -https://drive.google.com/a/pisd.edu/file/d/0B6dsJkpn4D0rb0k4Y3hoRlg0TFk/view?usp=sharing. Please be familiar with the philosophy.
Communication Modality Continuum - https://drive.google.com/a/pisd.edu/file/d/0B6dsJkpn4D0rdnBlQnctOFhwS3c/view?usp=sharing
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Plano RDSPD Placement Options -https://drive.google.com/a/pisd.edu/file/d/0B6dsJkpn4D0rbm9QaERUOFdqelE/view?usp=sharing
We will have a great Peer Review because you are the best. We will just take some time to gather the documentation and meet about all aspects of our program so that you are more knowledgeable about the whole picture.
Items due by 3/1/16:
- Professional Development Log Click here for the form to use when you have training other than what appears on My Learning Plan
- Weeks worth of lesson plans - more guidance to come
- Samples of assessment used
Peer Review Team here April 19 - 22.
Plano RDSPD Annual Review of Communication - ARC
ARC input meetings are being held to gather your input after working with the ARC the past semester. We need your help to make it better and more streamlined. We have gotten some great ideas to help streamline the process and take less of your time. Your team leaders will be letting you know the date for your campus.
Helpful Links and Information
See archived links at https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/plano-rdspd-staff/internet-resources
New
Hearing First - February News Letter - file:///C:/Users/debbie.martin/Downloads/2016%20STAAR%20A%20Updates%20(1).pdf
Signing Exact English - http://www.seecenter.org/
Teaching is Talking - http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a04df7717ef6c2a6ebb987d62&id=bb110a77ed&e=ba9d80a58e
Building Resilience - http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a04df7717ef6c2a6ebb987d62&id=e3cc22f6a2&e=ba9d80a58e
Save the date for Camp SIGN -https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6dsJkpn4D0rREFjVmNwQ3cxRkE/view?usp=sharing
Statewide Conference this summer -https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6dsJkpn4D0rUGtiUjEyUDQ4c1U/view?usp=sharing
Possible Scholarships - https://delicious.com/hlpuears/Scholarship
Links, Links, and more Links of helpful information:
Plano RDSPD Staff Google Site
What do you want from a newsletter?
Plano RDSPD
Email: debbie.martin@pisd.edu
Website: http://k12.pisd.edu/regional-day-school-for-the-deaf
Location: 1517 H Ave, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469 752 5590
Facebook: facebook.com/Plano_RDSPD
Twitter: @Plano_RDSPD
Our Mission is to serve students with auditory impairment by providing educational challenges and opportunities which empower them to become productive and independent individuals.