NHCS Advisory Council for Exceptional Students

09/08/2021

NHCS
Are you a parent of a student with an IEP that attends NHCS? New Hanover County Schools has an Advisory Council for Exceptional Students, and its first meeting for this school year is Thursday 9/9 from 4-5pm.
Committee’s goals:
• To study the school offerings in-depth to determine how well schools are serving children with special needs
• To make recommendations for improvement to local board of education
• To serve as an avenue of public sentiment for improvement
Please email Tabitha Adams at tabitha.adams@nhcs.net by noon today if you’d like an invitation.

08/12/2020

Please join on COVID-19 and Special Education: Options and Rights
When: Saturday, August 15, 2020
Time: 10:00a - 11:30a
Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7eFOPvV0RpCtapmE5cnJ-g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from The Ari Advocacy Center

08/12/2020

NHCS Information Video

05/07/2020

The Exceptional Children Division invites the public to review and provide input to proposed adjustments and technical corrections to the Specific Learning Disability Policy Addendum, prior to its full implementation on July 1, 2020.

The proposed adjustments can be accessed here:https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/2020sld-policy-draft-addendum.pdf

The comment survey can be accessed here: https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mm8zg3kMWzhiWF

04/30/2020

NEW RESOURCE!

Disability Rights North Carolina has created a new document "Remote IEP Meetings: Tips for Parent Participation". Find out what you can do to make the most of these meetings.

You can download the tips at:

https://disabilityrightsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tips-for-Parent-Participation.pdf

04/28/2020

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will not seek changes to the central tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

04/27/2020

Stress and uncertainty can be especially difficult for children and adults with autism. Join for a free, educational webinar with UNC’s Laura Klinger and Kara Hume, “Supporting Individuals with Autism during COVID-19.” They will discuss strategies for supporting people with ASD and take your q...

04/27/2020

The newest Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism report from the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence & Practice is available now!

2020 NCAEP Evidence-Based Practices Report Our National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence & Practice team at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has completed our NEW report on Evidence Based Practices (EBPs). The report includes literature published from 2012-2017 and the findings ar...

04/26/2020

VIRTUAL STEM OPPORTUNITY FOR NC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES!

Catalyst: Creating Opportunities in STEM for Students with Disabilities, is located at the Science House, North Carolina State University. They serve high school students with disabilities who are interested in STEM Careers.

This year due to Covid 19 their Summer Session will be virtual with hands on activities taught by Professors and Scientists and Engineers in Industry and Government Organizations. In addition to STEM content and skills they teach workforce readiness skills such as: resume writing and workplace communication skills.

The cost is only $50 but is valued over $2000. (Families can request a waiver of the $50 fee if needed.) Parents and students are welcome to contact Joann Blumenfeld, Catalyst Program Director, with any questions:
(919) 633-3120 or jblumenfeld@wcpss.net

Learn more at:

https://www.ednc.org/perspective-energizing-opportunities-for-students-with-disabilities-in-stem/

04/24/2020

New from the IRIS Center, "Parents: Supporting Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic" offers practical tools and easy-to-understand strategies to help children learn at home during the school shutdowns caused by COVID-19. Help us spread the word, please! https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/c19/

04/23/2020

The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.

04/22/2020

Town Hall: 'Staying True to IEPs During the COVID 19 Closure' hosted by NASSP
Wednesday, April 22nd at 3:00 EDT
Free - Register at https://www.nassp.org/event/staying-true-to-ieps-during-the-covid-19-closure/?utm_source=NASSP20PL-0053&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NASSP20PL

04/04/2020

Join our next Webinar on April 7, 12- 1 PM (ET)
Employment Preparation and Work Based Learning Experiences in a Virtual World!

Register here: https://bit.ly/2wQRjml
NTACT will also host the event live at its page at https://www.facebook.com/transitionta/.

04/02/2020

WE WANT TO HELP!

ECAC is conducting a community needs assessment focused on North Carolina parents and caregivers of children with special needs. The survey will help us identify the current and specific needs of families as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Your responses will inform our program planning during this crisis and will foster collaborating opportunities with state and private agencies to better meet your needs.

Our goal is to obtain high-quality feedback from a diverse and wide variety of perspectives across the state.

It should only take 10 minutes or less to complete the survey.

We hope you will participate and encourage others to do so, too. Please share!

You can take the survey at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NC_ECACneedscheck-in

03/30/2020

Starting next week, FPG Fellow and UNC Psychiatry Assistant Professor Karen Bluth is offering online courses on mindful self-compassion for teens!

A class for teens ages 11-14 will be taught on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4–6 pm from April 6–April 29.
A class for teens ages 15-19 will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4–6 pm from April 7–April 30.

You can find more information and register at https://selfcompassion.web.unc.edu/

03/29/2020

Families and teachers of students with severe disabilities, check out this excellent resource!

03/27/2020

Free Pre-K-Grade 2 resources from the NCDPI Office of Early Learning (B-2 resources coming soon).