Please join us for the first of what is to become an annual alumni series. Hear former students and their parents talk about the decisions they made and their post-education experiences.

The HOPE Community Center, Lenawee Regional Interagency Consumer Committee (RICC), and the LISD Professional Development Center are pleased to provide the 2009-2010 webinar series from the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) for educators, parents, family members and advocates of students with disabilities.

December 4, 2009
Healthy, Physically Fit and Ready for Action: Addressing the Physical Education and Activity Needs of Individuals with Disabilites

Students with disabilities are expected to achieve in their classrooms at the same high academic levels as their nondisabled peers. Yet, often times, health and fitness barriers such as obesity, low energy, plus low self-esteem and social integration issues get in the way of their ability to achieve.

This conference will address these concerns and show how good programs in (adapted) physical education and activity led by highly qualified teachers can make a real difference, not only with the individuals´ health, physical well-being and life¬long fitness, but also in academics.

The HOPE Community Center, Lenawee Regional Interagency Consumer Committee (RICC), and the LISD Professional Development Center are pleased to provide the 2009-2010 webinar series from the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) for educators, parents, family members and advocates of students with disabilities.

March 19, 2010
Connecting Educational Standards to Student Learning Plans

As schools become increasingly accountable for the academic achievement of students with disabilities, instruction based on academic content standards has become a best practice in American classrooms. One method for planning the student’s instructional program is through the development and implementation of standards-based IEP’s.

This conference will walk through the steps involved in developing standards-based IEP’s and discuss both successes these kinds of IEP’s generate and the barriers to their development and implementation from both state and local perspectives.

The HOPE Community Center, Lenawee Regional Interagency Consumer Committee (RICC), and the LISD Professional Development Center are pleased to provide the 2009-2010 webinar series from the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) for educators, parents, family members and advocates of students with disabilities.

March 19, 2010
Policy to the Classroom

Back by popular demand, Nancy Reder, NASDSE’s Director of Government Relations and her invited guests will provide an update of current education policy, as well as invite her colleagues to peer into their crystal balls to share their thoughts about what is on the horizon and the impact of federal policies on the classroom.

Coursewhere volunteer sign-up for the Angel Tree Campaign is limited to Lenawee ISD Staff members. Thank you!

The Salvation Army´s Angel Tree Program provides new clothing and/or toys for children. The tree is decorated with numbered paper angel tags with age and gender of a child who will receive the gift. Contributors remove one or more tags from the tree and purchase appropriate gifts for the child or children described on the tags. Donated gifts are forwarded to parents to distribute to the children on Christmas Day.

The Adrian Mall Angel Tree will be located at the south side of the Elder-Beerman store. Because the Salvation Army is short on volunteers this year, the Tree may not be manned when the 4:00 p.m. volunteer arrives. If unmanned, detailed instructions for signing-out angels and taking in gifts, tape, scissors, etc. will be available – most likely in a small box pushed against the wall.

For all other volunteers, the person in the time slot previous to yours will explain the procedures for signing out Angels and for receiving incoming gifts. You will need to do the same for the person that follows you. The last volunteer is scheduled from 7:00-8:00 p.m. That person should push any packages/paperwork against the wall before leaving.

Your volunteer experience will most likely be to take in a gift or two and to sign-out a couple angels. . .fairly quiet, with lots of smiles to passers-by.

Everyone says the time goes by more quick - plus, it´s a lot more fun! - when you volunteer with another person, so feel free to bring along a family member or sign-up with a co-worker or friend. If you plan to volunteer with a friend or co-worker, please indicate the name of your partner in the "Special Needs/Comments" box. Thank you!

Coursewhere volunteer sign-up for the Red Kettle Campaign is limited to Lenawee ISD Staff members. Thank you!

Time to get into the holiday spirit! Ring the bells, smile, open doors and have fun! The Salvation Army´s Red Kettle Campaign stand will be located INSIDE the front doors of the Adrian Mall entrance.

If you are the 4:00-5:00 p.m. shift volunteer, you need to PICK UP THE KETTLE, SIGN AND BELLS AT SALVATION ARMY OFFICE FIRST.

The 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. shift volunteer needs to RETURN THE KETTLE, SIGN AND BELLS TO THE SALVATION ARMY OFFICE THAT EVENING.

To pick up and return the Salvation Army´s campaign equipment, enter through the front door at 217 W. Church Street in Adrian. The building will be staffed until all kettles are returned.

Everyone says the time goes by more quick - plus, it´s a lot more fun! - when you volunteer with another person, so feel free to bring along a family member or sign-up with a co-worker or friend. If you plan to volunteer with a friend or co-worker, please indicate the name of your partner in the "Special Needs/Comments" box. Thank you!

Treatment approaches to facilitate growth and maturation, to facilitate balanced sensory processing, as well as receptive and expressive language skills.

• Our senses, receiving information from inside and outside our bodies, give us the information we need to function in the world.
• The sensory input and motor output work together to facilitate normal growth and development.

Registrations must be received by December 7, 2009.

Selected students, parents, and employers will provide a brief overview of their experiences. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to visit school and agency tables to ask questions and collect further information.

Participants will also learn more about:

• employment
• agency support
• high school opportunities
• post-high school training
• college support
• job placement
• post-school adult living

Come and learn information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and helpful strategies to calm children in crisis.

Gain perspective from a child´s point of view as to what is happening with him or her. Excerpts will be taken from the book, "Jumpin´ Johnny: Get Back to Work."

Registrations must be received by: November 13, 2009.