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 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 |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Training Sessions
 The Special Programs Office is offering parent training sessions this school year for parents/families of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. These sessions are meant to provide parent and families with information that will inform and improve the home-school connection and knowledge of community services. They also provide opportunities for families to meet other families and establish connections.
These will be our sessions this year:
November 3rd – Presenter Stephani Greene, OT for the WCSD providing information on Sensory concerns and ASD
January 12th - TBD
March 8th - TBD
May 3rd – TBD
Meetings are held in the C.R. Week Elementary library from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Snacks and child supervision is provided.
Please call if possible to let us know if you are able to attend a few days prior to the session 655-8220.
Facilitators for this group are:
Linda Lo Gallo - School Psychologist/Coordinator of Special Education
Renee Beach - School Psychologist
James Lucenti - Director of Special Programs
Please call one of us if you have questions 655- 8220 |
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Family Involvement Survey
 The Windsor Central School District is working with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to collect information on how we help parents of students with disabilities to be involved in their children’s education. Parents from school districts throughout the State are completing the same survey. NYSED is working with the Potsdam Institute for Applied Research (PIAR) at SUNY Potsdam, an independent research firm, to collect the information.
Answers to the survey are very important to us. They will help us identify how well we work with parents in order to improve services and results for all our students with disabilities. No one from our school district will see how the questions are answered. PIAR will compile the results of the surveys from all our parents and the results will be available to you in a public report issued by NYSED for our school district.
To complete the questionnaire on the Internet, go to http://parentsurvey.potsdam.edu or you may fill out the paper survey and mail it to PIAR in the postage-paid envelope. Paper surveys will be mailed home in October. Please take the time to complete the survey as soon as you receive it.
Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions, you may call the Special Programs Office at 655-8220. |
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Special Olympics
 Special Olympics provide opportunities for athletes to compete and celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship. The Broome-Tioga chapter has over 700 athletes whom compete in year round sports activities. The Windsor Black Knights Special Olympics team competed for the first time on May 7th in the regional track and field competition. Three Windsor High School students competed in various events, including the 50 meter, 200 meter, 1500 meter and shot put. This fall we will be expanding our Special Olympics program by adding Bowling and including our middle school age students.
Bowling will start in middle October and we will practice once a week at Sunset Lanes. Practices will run on Monday nights with a tentative start date of October 17th. Athletes will practice once a week and compete in the regional tournament on November 20th.
If you are interested in your child participating in Special Olympics please contact the Special Programs Office (655-8220) and speak to Jim or Peggy. |
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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 |
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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 two years we have had teams compete at the State and World level. Last year one of our teams from Bell Elementary school won the Renatra Fusca Creativity Award, which represents the essence of the Odyssey of the Mind. This award is presented to teams or individuals who exhibit exceptional creativity, either through some aspect of their problem solution, or an extraordinary idea beyond the problem solution. This is high honor award that is rarely given out. Windsor has become "World Famous" through Odyssey of the Mind and we plan on continuing that path of excellence by setting a yearly goal of at least "One to Worlds". This year’s OM coaches are: Mark Wentka (High School), Sue Behn (Middle School), Terry Merrill (Middle School), Eileen Mulcahy (Weeks), Marissa Cuervo (Weeks), Karen Bixby (Weeks), Denise Lang (Palmer), Ashley Sczesny (Palmer), Nikki Cappello (Palmer), Jodi VanGaasbeck (Bell), and Dan DiGennaro (Bell).
For more information on Odyssey of the Mind talk to a Windsor Coach or click on one of the links below:
National Website www.odysseyofthemind.com
State Website www.nysoma.org |
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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
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) www.asha.org
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Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder www.chadd.org
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