Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: The Mahopac Library, 668 Route Six Mahopac, NY 10541 Moderator: Julie Passman, Esq. Speakers: Stephanie M. Roebuck, Esq. an attorney who advises school districts and Marion M. Walsh, Esq. an attorney for students with disabilities and their parents. Listen to two New York Westchester [...]
***Cancelled - - as of June 20, 2017 Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Location: Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, NY Presenters: Stephanie Bellantoni, Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center Baturu [...]
Date: June 26, 2017 Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Location: Mental Health Association in Orange County Inc. An overview of the different adult service systems which must be accessed by families in order to receive continued support services or programming for young adults as they prepare to exit from high school seeking employment opportunities, [...]
Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Presenter: Stephanie Bellantoni, HVSEPC This workshop will explore ways to reinforce IEP goals over the summer, document your child’s progress, schedule and prepare for a PRE-start of school meeting with the teaching team, and review strategies for effective teambuilding with your child’s CSE. LET’S START THIS YEAR OFF [...]
Date: July 20, 2017 Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Presenters: Kit Casey, Transition Specialist, Lower Hudson RSE-TASC and Stephanie Bellantoni, Outreach Coordinator, HVSEPC This workshop was specially designed for middle school educators and others help prepare students and their families for transition planning, starting at age 12. Join us as we [...]
Date: Sunday, August 27, 2017 Location: Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, White Plains, NY Presenter: Stephanie Bellantoni, Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center This workshop will explore various measures you can take to effectively include students with disabilities into your religious instruction class. Discussion will include strategies for communicating with students, families and teacher [...]
Hear Our Voices: Self Advocacy Group at WIHD Topic: Preparing for Interviews for Jobs and Other Opportunities Discussion Leader: Mitchell Levitz, Community Support Network Monday, September 11, 2017 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Click here for Event Flyer Please email mlevitz@wihd.org with any questions.
Date: September 13, 2017 Location: Chappaqua School District Presenter: Stephanie Bellantoni, Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center What is an IEP, and how is it different from a 504 Plan? What is the purpose of the IEP, as opposed to a 504 Plan? What are the various components of the IEP, and what information is [...]
Date: September 20, 2017 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Location: Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, NY Presenter: Stephanie Bellantoni, Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center This presentation will help parents prepare to talk with their children about their learning differences, in a way that is positive and encouraging. A student’s ability to understand his/her differences [...]
Date: September 27, 2017 Location: Barnum Financial Group, 565 Taxter Road – 6th floor – Suite 625, Elmsford, New York Presenters: Stephanie Bellantoni, Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center Marna Solarsh, Esq., Special Education Attorney, Scarsdale, NY This workshop will explore navigation of the Special Education [...]