Kirkwood Special School District
March 2022 Edition
PEDA Summer Resource Packet
THE SUMMER RESOURCE PACKET IS HERE!
Get tips and tricks to making this your child’s best summer yet.
To access The Summer Resource Packet, click here: PEDA 2022 Summer Resource Packet
To access the YouTube Video of our recent Summer Resource Fair, click here: https://youtu.be/VVeYDiL8ykM
SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (SWEP)
Through the program, students hold a summer job in their community and receive job-coaching support. They are paid an hourly wage for their work. SWEP is funded by the Productive Living Board of St. Louis County and is open to county residents with a qualifying disability. It is conducted through a collaboration of six area agencies - MERS/Goodwill is the Lead Agency.
A few important things to remember about eligibility for the SWEP program:
- You must be a resident of St. Louis County.
- You must be between 16 and 20 years of age and planning to return to a school program in the Fall of 2022.
- You cannot participate in SWEP while participating in the Extended School Year Program.
- Your teacher needs to submit a Teacher Input form before the program begins.
- You must be available for the entire 8 weeks of the program.
- You must have your own transportation to participate in the program.
- Not everyone who applies to the SWEP program will be able to participate this summer.
If your student is interested, please reach out to their case manager for the application.
Parent Leadership Institute
Parent Leadership Institute will be held via ZOOM
If you have always wanted to participate but life made it too hard to get away from home, NOW IS THE TIME TO ENROLL!!!
If you are a parent or family member who makes the educational decisions for a child with a disability, investing the time to attend these four Wednesday evening sessions will provide:
*Vision for the future of your child.
*Knowledge to help you to effectively participate in your child’s education.
*Leadership skills to improve the educational climate for all children.
*Access to new resources, friends and experts to help you on your journey.
The Institute will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on:
March 9
March 16
at the SSD Central Office, 12110 Clayton Road, 63131. The institute is offered at no cost and dinner is provided.
Learn more about this opportunity or download the application at: Parent Leadership Institute
Finally, PEDA would love your feedback! Please complete are PEDA Communications survey here: PEDA Survey
Charting the Life Course
Virtual Workshop: Meeting your child's needs using Charting the LifeCourse Tools in the IEP process
When: Tue, March 15, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Description: Your child’s school Individual Education Plan (IEP) can be intimidating and overwhelming at times. Find out how to utilize LifeCourse Tools to help prepare and communicate effectively with your child’s IEP team to determine the most successful goals and interventions to help your child reach their potential.
To register for this workshop, click here: https://SSDPEDA.as.me/CTLCwithSTLARC
Virtual Lunch and Learn Series for SSD Families and Stakeholders.
Special School District’s Family and Community Outreach, Social Work, Parent Education and Diversity Awareness (PEDA) and Communications departments have teamed up to offer a virtual Lunch & Learn series for SSD families and stakeholders. The series, which will involve community organizations sharing information about their work, will take place on the first Wednesday of each month during the 2021-22 school year, from 11:30 AM - Noon.
Representatives from nine community organizations will participate in order to increase awareness about their agency and make connections with those in our SSD community who may benefit from their programs and services.
Organizations represented in the Lunch & Learn series include:
- St. Louis ARC – April 6
- St. Louis County Library – May 4
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Sarah Eigelberger
I love my relationships I have built with my students and my team members at Robinson. I love trying to figure out the puzzle of student behavior and watching the progress kiddos make over time!
In my free time I hang out with my husband and two kiddos, Oliver and Emersyn. I love a good TV binge sesh- currently watching Inventing Anna. I am a recent converter to Diet Pepsi and I have two dogs
Rebecca Yust
Hello Kirkwood! I'm the kindergarten to 2nd grade speech-language therapist at Tillman Elementary. This is my second year at Tillman and sixteenth year working with the Special School District.
I feel so fortunate to be at Tillman. The teachers, paras, and therapists are outstanding! They are the definition of teamwork. Everyone is committed to helping students find academic, behavioral or social emotional success in their home school. I especially love seeing my students generalize speech and language skills to their general education classrooms.
When I'm not working, I like spending time outside. As a former runner, I am learning to love biking and hope to sign up for a relay soon. My husband, Kris, and I have two daughters Lainey (11) and Abby (8). We also have a crabby Chihuahua mix, Paco, and a Siamese kitty, Clyde, that keep us busy.
Chris Stanley
When I am not working, I collect vinyl records, oil paint and am currently teaching my oldest daughter how to play guitar. I am glad to be here and look forward to learning more each day!
Helpful Links
Upcoming Events
SSD Board of Education Meetings:
March 8, 2022, Board Work Study Session 5:45 PM
Please visit the SSD Board of Education for more information.
Kirkwood School District Board of Education Meetings:
March 14, 2022, Board Meeting 7:00 PM
Please visit the Kirkwood Board of Education for more information.
March 9-SSD PAC Meeting
March 11-End of Third Quarter
March 21-25-Spring Break
March 28-No School-Teacher Professional Development Day
Contact Us
Special School District of St. Louis County
12110 Clayton Road
Town & Country, MO 63131
Phone: 314‐989‐8100
Taneal Davis
- Director of Special Education-Robinson
- tmdavis@ssdmo.org
- taneal.davis@kirkwoodschools.org
Colleen Card
- Special Education Coordinator-KHS
- COcard@ssdmo.org
- colleen.card@kirkwoodschools.org
Bridget Duke
- Special Education Coordinator-North Glendale, Tillman, Nipher
- baduke@ssdmo.org
- bridget.duke@kirkwoodschools.org
Emily Meuth
- Special Education Coordinator-Keysor, Westchester, NKMS
- ELMeuth@ssdmo.org
- emily.meuth@kirkwoodschools.org