Special Education Parent Newsletter
February: Parenting + Remote Learning 2020-21 Issue #4
Contingency Learning Plans...What are They??
Contingency Learning Plan Definitions
CONTINGENCY LEARNING PLAN – For each student with an IEP, the state encourages IEP teams to create a contingency learning plan to explain the special education and related services the district will provide during time away from school. This plan is individualized, based on the current IEP, and makes sure the student can access the education being offered by their district. Districts are encouraged to develop the plan with input from parents because parents are part of the IEP Team.
CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN – Each district developed a continuity of learning plan to finish out this past school year. This plan explained how the district provided instruction for all students (including those with IEPs). This could have been paper packet pickup, phone calls, online classes, or a combination of methods. This plan sunsetted at the end of the 2019/2020 school year.
Components of Contingency Plans
- Goal areas from IEP
- Frequency of services
- Data collection methods
- Service delivery methods
- Adaptations for distance learning
- Parent input
- Document parent requests
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You are what you eat
What we eat determines the type of bacteria we have in our gut and the type of bacteria determines whether or not we make the right chemicals our body and brain need to be OK.
70% of our immune system is made in the gut and 95 percent of serotonin, a brain chemical.Low serotonin is attributed to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues
Other gut problems
Some common signs of a gut problem (be aware there may be other causes)
- Sleep problems
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Headaches
- Tremors or shakiness
- Teeth grinding
- Procrastination
- Crying
- Nervousness
- Quick temper
- Depression
- Indecisiveness
- Poor concentration
- Trouble with memory
- Bloating
- Diarrhea
What can you do to help change your diet
What can you do about your diet?
- Eat a lot of different foods
- Eat foods that are fresh
- Eat foods high in probiotics
- Eat more vegetables
- Eat fermented foods
- Eat more grains and plant based food
- Avoid packaged foods
- Eat less meat
- Never eat artificial sweeteners
- Always wash fruits and vegetables before eating