September Newsletter
~CSD Special Education 2022-23~
disAbility Link Empowering Youth
TARGET AUDIENCE: PARENTS OF STUDENTS AGES 14-22
Thursday, Sep 15, 2022, 06:00 PM
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Threshold Community Program
Threshold Community Program supports:
- Individual and group counseling aimed at addressing social communication and adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, and other mood/mental health issues. Counseling also addresses issues related to transitioning to adulthood (e.g., college, career, independence).
- Group experiences used to strengthen social communication. Examples include a tabletop gaming, group and experiential, outing-based groups.
- Academic tutoring and support at the middle, high school, and college levels to support educational achievement.
- six-week summer program uses a flexible structure to strengthen social-emotional functioning, and support transition-to-independence goals.
- The summer program is a great way for regular program participants to extend and continue working on their existing goals.
- It’s also a great way for someone attending another academic-year program to connect with our community and benefit from our services.
TARGET AUDIENCE: PARENTS OF STUDENTS AGES 14-18
Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, 06:00 PM
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The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) will host the 2022 GCDD Candidate Forum on disability issues Thursday, September 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott Decatur Hotel and Conference Center, located at 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
This is GCDD’s second Candidate Forum. The purpose of this event is to invite individuals who are running for public office to speak on issues of importance to Georgia’s disability community.
Cheryl Grant, Parent Mentor for Special Education
Parent Mentors are parents of children with disabilities hired by the district to support family engagement, as well as special education directors and other administrators, teachers, and support personnel within the district.
Parent mentors support other parents by providing information and resources to help their children succeed in school and transition from school to adult life. The mentors work to increase parent participation in IEP meetings, provide information related to improving reading and math, graduation rates, and help parents locate needed services and supports.
404-371-3601 EXT.1042