WCSD Special Programs

Jason Hans
Director of Special Programs
607-655-8220
jhans@windsor-csd.org

A National Tragedy:
Helping Children Cope >>>read here

Create a Graph

Get your point across quickly, or communicate your information visually with graphs. Create yours following this link. >>>create a graph here

Autism Family Training Workshops

C.R. Weeks Elementary Library, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

  • Thursday, March 14, 2013
    Consultants in Exceptional Education, LLC presenting on "Sensory Issues"
  • Thursday, May 16, 2013
    Consultants in Exceptional Education, LLC presenting on "Using Special Interests"

Odyssey of the Mind


Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem solving opportunities for students. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They bring their solutions to competition on the local, State and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and 25 other countries participate in the program. It has been a wonderful opportunity for Windsor students and for the last three years we have had teams compete at the State and World Level.
For more information on Odyssey of the Mind, click on one of the links below or contact the Program Coordinator, Jim Lucenti at jlucenti@windsor-csd.org

National Website www.odysseyofthemind.com
State Website www.nysoma.org
Bookshare
Description: C:\Users\mrhodes\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\GQHEWY5X\MP900438363[1].jpgBookshare® is an online library of digital books for people with print disabilities. It operates under an exception to U.S. copyright law which allows copyrighted digital books to be made available to people with qualifying disabilities. In addition, many publishers and authors have volunteered to provide Bookshare with access to their works. By requiring individuals to register as Members and provide a Proof of Disability, Bookshare ensures that only qualified individuals use the service.
Bookshare Members download books, textbooks and newspapers in a compressed, encrypted file. They then read the material using adaptive technology, typically software that reads the book aloud (text-to-speech) and/or displays the text of the book on a computer screen, or Braille access devices, such as refreshable Braille displays.
Through an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare offers free memberships to U.S. schools and qualifying U.S. students.
Bookshare school accounts are available to WCSD students who have a print disability.  Individual accounts for home use are also be available for free.  Contact your son or daughter’s special education teacher for details.   Visit the Bookshare website at www.bookshare.org to learn more.

CHADD is a national organization with resources for children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
 In our area we have a local chapter.  The new Coordinator of Broome –Tioga CHADD is Kim Tait (broome-tioga@chadd.net). 
Meetings will resume September 27th at Lourdes Hospital East Dining Room.  A new format for meetings has been adopted in an attempt to reach the various needs of the community.  The plan is to have one guest speaker or presentation each month from 7-8 and two break out discussion groups from 8-9, one for parents and one for adults with ADHD.  You are welcome to come for the whole meeting, the speaker only, or just for the discussion groups.  Some of the upcoming topics/speakers will be focusing on medication management, 504 accommodations, the positive effect of medication on the mind, executive function, and resources in the community.  Kim is interested in any topic ideas and invites members to be guest speakers. 
 Like them on FACEbook at www.facebook.com/BroomeTiogaCHADD and be sure to check out their website www.chadd.net/132 for up to date information. 

Click the link for an easy to use graphing program.  Graphing data is a great way to communicate information to parents and to team members at SST and CSE meetings. >>>read here

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Is your housing uncertain? Do you live at a temporary address?

THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT COVERS CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO DON’T HAVE A FIXED, ADEQUATE AND REGULAR NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, SUCH AS THOSE LIVING:

  • in an emergency or transitional shelter
  • with friends or relatives due to loss of housing or economic hardship (also known as doubled up)
  • in a motel, hotel or campground
  • in a car, bus or train station or other public place
  • in an abandoned building or some other inadequate accommodations
  • or, in temporary situations while awaiting foster care placement

THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM:

  • the school they went to when permanently housed (known as the school of origin)
  • the last school they went to (also known as the school of origin)
  • the school located in the attendance area where they are temporarily living (known as the local school)

STUDENTS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

  • immediately enroll in school and attend classes
  • get free transportation to the school of origin even if it is in another district
  • get free transportation to the local school if transportation is provided to other students
  • get special education services immediately if the student has a current IEP (even if the IEP itself is not available or if it is from another district)
  • participate in any school activity that is available to other students and get transportation to and from all before or after-school activities if it is provided to other students
  • get free school meals without filling out an application

The Windsor Central School District McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison is Jim Lucenti, Director of Special Programs.  For more information please contact the Special Programs Office at 655-8220 or visit the website: www.nysteachs.org
Success In School;Skills for Life
Online Resource Kit
The National Association of School Psychologists(NASP) has created an electronic resource library for easy access to basic information about students' academic, emotional, and social development. School Psychologists are trained to identify and help address a wide range of issues that can impact a child's school experience. >>>click here for free handouts on a variety of topics

Procedural Safeguards

 
Resources for Parents and Educators
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