Family Engagement Newsletter
Eau Claire Area School District
RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL, HOME & COMMUNITY SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
JANUARY 2021
Start the New Year off by
Strengthening Family Engagement in Special Education
Lauri Malnory, Parent Facilitator Special Education
Family Engagement is crucial for our Special Needs Children to succeed.
SEPTA has Identified three areas to focus on based on the last Family Engagement survey.
We need you to provide input to these areas!
At this SEPTA meeting, we will break into small groups to discuss and look for ways to strengthen Family Engagement for special education in our district.
Special Education PTA (SEPTA) Meetings
JANUARY 12, 2021 from 7-8:30pm Zoom Meeting
Meetings will be held the second Tuesday
of each month from 7-8:30 pm.
A zoom link will automatically be sent to you if you are on
the SEPTA e-mail list. If you are not receiving emails
from SEPTA and would like to,
please e-mail septaec@gmail.com to be added
to the distribution list.
Eau Claire Area Community Food and Other Resources
The ECASD & Community Resources is updated monthly and be found on
ECASD | COVID-19 web site and is available in English, Spanish & Hmong.
January 2021 ECASD-Community-Resources-01-01-21.pdf
Strong and healthy relationships are empowering, supportive, and comforting. The Healthy Relationship Promotion Action Team from Eau Claire Healthy Communities created this toolkit and directory to provide youth, teens and adults of the Chippewa Valley with resources to help foster healthy relationships and tools to identify potentially unhealthy ones. http:bit.ly/ECRelationshipToolkit
Are you looking for help for your child with emotional, behavioral or mental health problems?
Contact by phone at 715-726-7900 or 1-800-400-3678.
Webinars from Wisconsin Transition Improvement Grant WITIG.org
8pm-9pm
January 6th Focus on Middle School
March 10th Focus on High School
To Register:
Parent Videos to Support Learning at Home for Students with a Most Significant Cognitive Disability
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) and TIES Center jointly developed a series of videos for parents on various aspects of supporting the learning of children with significant cognitive disabilities at home. Each video focuses on three key questions: Why is it important to focus on this with my child at home? How can I do this at home? What support can I ask for from my child’s school? These videos help families learn ways to support the learning of their children with significant cognitive disabilities at home and have conversations with teachers to link home- schools supports.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning
Dialogic Reading: An Effective Way to Read Aloud with Young Children
How Can I Help to Improve My Child's Reading Comprehension? Two Useful Strategies for Reading at Home
6 Ways to Help Kids Develop Positive Math Attitudes
Two Strategies to Help Your Child Learn to Love Math
This short video by REL Northwest will teach parents and guardians two practical, evidence-based strategies for helping kids learn and appreciate math.
7 Math Tools for Grade-Schoolers You Can Find at Home
Distance Learning: 8 Tips to Help Your Child Learn at Home
It’s not easy to convert homes into classrooms. But there are a few things you can do to get ready.
Here are eight tips to prepare your child for online learning at home.
Motivating Children to Do Their Homework - a Parent’s Guide
Step by step, how to set up an effective system for supporting your child’s homework time through motivation, encouragement, and rewards.
Swanson_Student_Motivation_Handout.pdf (meadowscenter.org)
Presentation:
Helping your Child with Activity Transitions
January Young Athletes Schedule
Special Olympics Young Athletes is a sport and play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities (ID), ages 2 to 7 years old. Young Athletes introduces basic sport skills, like running, kicking and throwing. Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children.
January 12
YA Craft: Polar Bear
January 14
YA Practice: Yoga
January 19
YA Craft: Sledding
January 21
YA Practice: Striking
January 26
Story Time: Sneezy the Snowman
January 28
YA Practice: NO PRACTICE
Please remember if you would like to participate in our crafts or practices to register on our Google Form. You only need to register once. If you have not registered to get reminders or updates please register with the links below:
CRAFT REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/XJeiLAFCLq1HddhVA
PRACTICE REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/CqJbSHNzj9eyhWyT6
**If you need help getting supplies for a craft please email me at jlang@specialolympicswisconsin.org and I can see if we can help purchase supplies for you!
The Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
The Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a full-service speech, language, and hearing clinic serving children and adults in the Chippewa Valley. We provide services in the CCD which features a reception area and two waiting rooms, 16 treatment rooms with observation deck, an Augmentative and Assistive Technology Lab, and a Speech Science and Voice Lab, to name a few. We are also able to provide services via Telepractice as needed or requested. Services are provided by undergraduate and graduate student clinicians working toward advanced degrees in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. All students are supervised by fully licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologists.
For Information about UWEC's Center for Communication Disorders
Mail: Center for Communication Disorders
Human Sciences and Services 112
239 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI 54703
Phone: 715-836-4186
Email: pedershl@uwec.edu
Visit our Web Site!
WI FAMILY ENGAGEMENT NEWSLETTER
The current WI Family Engagement Newsletter is here!
Read about:
- Family Engagement Article: Financial Literacy Skills are Keys to Successful Transition to Adulthood
- Research to Read: Supporting Strong Transitions Remotely: Considerations and Complexities for Rural Communities During COVID-19
- Online resources for youth and families in the area of Transition
- For Your Information: Information about Transition Services During COVID
- Information about upcoming statewide trainings, workshops and conferences
- At Home Learning Strategies
Note: The WI FACETS Family Engagement E-Newsletter and past editions can be found online at: https://servingongroups.org/resources
Early Learning Connections Newsletter
Eau Claire Area School District Board Policy - Visitors to the Schools During the School Day
Find Visitor Policy Here
https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/ecasd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BSEPGQ63A314
Special Education Procedural Safeguards
COVID-19 – Special Education Updates and Resources
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) understands that guidance can change quickly as information evolves.
The Special Education Team regularly updates its COVID-19 Special Education Question and Answer Document regarding the impact on students with IEPs.
ECASD Covid 19 Updates
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Family Resource Guide
ECASD Department of Special Education
PREPARING FOR AN IEP MEETING
Eau Claire Area School District
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Email: lmalnory@ecasd.us
Website: https://www.ecasd.us/District/Home
Location: 500 Main Street, Eau Claire, WI, USA
Phone: 715-852-3075
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ECASD-Special-Education-100391148009003/?eid=ARDVD95qBpVdhhYSzrtWpXkp6PP6ymkoMeEBEemvNJiB4BbG9zcCQA39kK6f4CHdc7A-05y9l52EJjBO
Twitter: @ecasdsuper
Are You on FaceBook and looking to connect with other families about issues important to you?
The following FaceBook Groups are local, parent led and share information and resources.
SNAPS EC: Special Needs and Parenting Support Group
Autism Society Greater Wisconsin West Central Region
Chippewa Falls Special Parents
Parents of Adult Children in Transition (PACT- A Disablity Parenting Group)