The Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) will hold its monthly meeting on November 11, 2009 in room 1600 at the Gatehouse Administrative...
The Fairfax County Council of PTAs will host a workshop on Virginia's new special education regulations at Fairfax High School on December 5, 9:30 am - 12:30...
What Are Related Services? – Tuesday, November 10, from 10:00 – noon at room 11, Dunn Loring Center Informative training for parents, teachers, and the...
Courtesy of Disability Scoop (http://www.disabilityscoop.com/ ): A recent report by the federal Government Accountability Office shows that while nearly 11% of...
The Fairfax County Council of PTAs' Special Education Committee is collecting input on the special education section of the FCPS website. Please send answers...
The Fairfax County Council of PTAs and the FCPS Parent Resource Center are hosting a workshop on the new Virginia Department of Education special education...
Fairfax County Public Schools anticipates having to face a budget deficit of $100 to $200 million for FY 2011 (next school year). During the FY 2010 budget...
Fairfax County Public Schools will present a Resource Fair to provide students with intellectual disabilities and their families with information about area...
As Inclusive Schools Week approaches, I think it's timely to review some statistics on students with disabilities (i.e., they are everywhere!): the news media...
Future Quest 2009: A College and Career Forum for Students With Disabilities, will be held Saturday, November 21, beginning at 8 a.m. at George Mason...
For the planning schedule, detailed budget information, list of proposed "service reductions," and information on community dialogue sessions, visit...
South Carolina's College of Charleston plans to offer a new program to provide a college experience for more students with disabilities. The Learning Is For...
The PRC's December newsletter is available at http://www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/documents/PRCDecemberNewsletter2009.pdf The PTC Inclusive Schools Week activities...
Frost-Woodson Special Services, a joint effort of the Woodson PTSO Special Ed Committee and the Frost PTA, is hosting a parent coffee during Inclusive Schools ...
FYI, the PTSO meeting on Tuesday, December 8 at 7:15pm in the library will feature School Board member Tessie Wilson, discussing FCPS budget issues for next...
Saturday, December 5 - FREE Parent Workshop on the New Special Ed Regulations The Virginia Dept. of Education is coming to Northern VA this weekend to present...
PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center) offers a workshop series, NEXT STEPS: The Transition Series, designed to support parents and students in...
The Fairfax County Council of PTAs Special Education Committee meeting on December 16, at the Dunn Loring Center (2334 Gallows Road) will be an informational...
Tuesday, December 8, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Response to Intervention, an outgrowth of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
Tuesday, December 15, 10 am - noon Fairfax County Government Center, room 4 12000 Govt Ctr Pkwy This free workshop, sponsored by FCPS's Parent Resource Center,...
From about.com: [Reprinted with permission from Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning (2008) by Joyce...
Good Behavior Made Easy...1,2,3! - Friday, December 11, 2009 Learn strategies to reduce the likelihood of challenging behaviors in preschool and kindergarten...
Frost-Woodson Special Services, a joint effort of the Frost PTA and Woodson PTSO working in cooperation with the administration of both schools, is hosting a ...
I've just recently started subscribing to the Reading Rockets e-newsletter. It seems a good reference, as it claims, for "literacy resources, research, and...
FCCPTA Special Education Committee Meeting Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Dunn Loring Center, Room 11 2334 Gallows Rd, Dunn Loring, Virginia,...
*** Friendly Reminder *** Please try to attend the Frost-Woodson Special Services Parent Coffee, this Friday, December 18, 8:30-10:00 at Frost Middle School...
Visit the files section to access the Arlington County guide "Securing a Future for Your Child with a Disability" and the Frost-Woodson Special Services...
The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities has launched "Able to Choose," a new public awareness campaign and Web site. The campaign's goal is to change...
