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Vol. 3, Issue: 1 November 2008

Greetings!

Welcome to the E-Newsletter of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network. This

newsletter is published bi-weekly, keeping you informed of workshops,

trainings, and events through out the state. Join SPAN in working to

empower families to be educated, engaged and effective partners in promoting

the healthy development and education of children.

Please take a moment and forward this Newsletter to friends and collegues by

clicking the " Forward email " link at the bottom of the page.

News You Can Use

Family Voices of New Jersey presents Health Care Advocacy: What Families

Caring for a Child with Disability Need to Know, Monday, November 17, 2008,

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Lawrenceville Branch, Mercer County Library, 2751

Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ. Pre-registration is requested. To

register, please call Jackie at 609-896-4200.

World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Join us for a one-mile walk to help raise awareness to prevent abuse and

violence against children in New Jersey and throughout the world. Nov. 19,

2008, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Atlantic City Boardwalk The walk will begin at

Kennedy Plaza at Boardwalk Hall. Sponsored by the NJ Department of Children

and Families Division of Youth and Family Services Division of Prevention

and Community Partnerships.

Reading Rockets is planning new professional development webcasts for 2009

and they want your feedback on topic ideas. Please take a moment to

complete this brief survey. Your feedback helps them to provide resources

that are the most useful to you and others committed to launching confident

young readers. Click here for Web casts on demand.

New Jersey State Bar Foundation presents Special Education Law " Everything

You Always Wanted to Ask About Special Education: Parents' and Schools'

Rights and Responsibilities " Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7 - 9 p.m. New

Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick. To register, or

for additional information about the Foundation's free programs and

services, call: 1-800-FREE LAW or 1-800-373-3529 or click here.

Planning for Effective Involvement of Parents

of Students Receiving Special Education Services

Register NOW

Parent/educator teams will learn a planning process to develop and implement

activities that enhance the involvement of parents of students with

disabilities. Teams will be able to use this information to facilitate

planning meetings in their school or district.

For more information call SPAN at 973-642-8100 or email start@....

SPAN Workshops

Basic Rights in Special Education

An introduction to the rights and responsibilities of parents of children

with special needs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA) 2004, the State Special Education Code 2006, and Section 504 of the

Vocational Rehabilitation Act.

East Orange Board of Education

Essex County

November 13, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

The Arc of Monmouth County

Monmouth County

November 13, 12 - 1:30 pm

Hillcrest Community Center

Passaic County

November 18, 7 - 9 pm

Collingswood Community Center

Camden County

November 18, 9 - 11 am

Jago School #28

Middlesex County

December 10, 7 - 9 pm

For complete information on our Basic Rights workshops click here or call

Vivian Dewitt at 973-642-8100 ext. 116.

The START Project

For assistance or information on starting and running your local

special education parent group contact the START Project at

973-642-8100 or by e-mail at start@...

Learn more about the START Project

Resources

Role of Youth in Making High Schools Inclusive Teleconference Featuring

Youth Leaders from Kids as Self-Advocates (KASA) is now available click

here.

First Statewide Youth Helpline Launched 2NDFLOOR

The 2NDFLOOR youth helpline gives young people a place to turn to before

violence or tragedy occurs. The helpline is available 24-hours-a-day,

seven-days-a-week to children and young adults ages 10-24. Youth can either

call the helpline, 1-888-222-2228, or access the interactive Web site

www.2NDFLOOR.org.

Resource on Teaching Children with ADHD

The U.S. Department of Education has released a new publication entitled

Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:

Instructional Strategies and Practices. Also available is the first

publication, Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Disorder: A Resource for School and Home which was published in 2003.

SPAN is your Information Resource!

We provide infomative workshops for parents and professionals on a variety

of topics related to general and special education, transition to adult

life, health care for children with special needs and many more.

Click here for our Calendar of Trainings

Contact Us for Information or Assistance

Our experienced SPAN Information Specialists provide telephone assistance to

parents, educators and service providers to enable them to advocate for

appropriate education and health care services for children and youth. To

reach our Information Specialists, give us a call at 973-642-8100 or 800-654

SPAN (7726).

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor

Newark, NJ 07102

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