Bus driver rehired

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03232009/news/regionalnews/bully_bus_drivers_rehire_disgrace_160856.htm

Disturbing.

Dyslexia Workshop: open to all

Laura Cavalleri informs me that there will be a workshop about Dyslexia on Friday, March 13,  1:45 to 3 pm, at PS 48, 1055 Targee Street, across from the old Doctors Hospital. RSVP is requested. Please contact:

Terry Guthrie, Parent Coordinator

PS 48

1055 Targee Street
Staten Island, NY 10304
347-563-4599 School # 718-447-8323

Dan Ajello presents Special Ed info, this looks well worthwhile

And it is in the evening!

COMMUNITY BOARD 3 YOUTH & EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Woodrow Plaza Shopping Center655-218 Rossville AvenueStaten Island, NY 10309
Phone:718-356-7900 Fax:718-966-9013

MARCH 4TH, 2009WEDNESDAY @ 7:30 PM
PRESENTATION REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
FOR ALL INTERESTED PARTIES – PARENTS – EDUCATORS – THERAPISTS – CAREGIVERS
.INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION – Q&A REGARDING:
-THE IEP–IDENTIFYING AVAILABLE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS
–RELATED SERVICES–SUMMER SERVICES–MEDIATION & THE IMPARTIAL HEARING PROCESS
–ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING SCHOOL LAW AND SPECIAL EDUCATION-
INFORMATION PRESENTED BY

COMMUNITY BOARD 3 MEMBER:DANIEL M. AJELLO
Attorney at Law
5488 AMBOY ROAD
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10312
PHONE: 718-258-9804
EMAIL:GETFAPE@AOL.COM

For those who can make it–Lobby Day is March 17

LOBBY DAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009

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Join other NYC Public School Parents & Community

members from around the City to

Rally & Lobby Albany Together!

In Albany, our parent leadership and community members will

divide into teams to meet with key legislative leaders (Assembly

Speaker Silver & Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith), the chairs

& members of the Assembly and Senate Education Committees and

staff from Governor Paterson’s office. They need to hear from us!!

The issues at stake are:

• State Budget

• Campaign for Fiscal Equity

• Parent Empowerment

• Special Education & English Language

Learners

Reserve your seat TODAY! Free round-trip bus transportation. Lunch provided.

Bus departure from Petrides, leaving by 6:30am; return by 7pm.

For more information and to reserve seats Call Federation at:

718 356-3247 or sifptadelegate@aol.com

Email or call in reservations – No later than Wednesday, March 4, 2009.

Please include your name, school and phone numbers for confirmation

31 IDEAL–FORUM ON BULLYING

Bullying: Real and Virtual
Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:00 pm
St. John’s University
300 Howard Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301

Scheduled Participants

Dr. Kenneth Poplar – Child Psychologist and Director of SI Mental Health

Greg Bowen – DOE Security Administrator

George Anthony – Executive Director of Peace Dynamics and Conflict Resolution Specialist (SWHS)

David Frey – SI Assistant District Attorney, Chief of Computer and Technology Investigative Unit

Al Pratt – NYC Public School Substance Abuse Counselor

And others

Refreshments will be served.
Seating is limited.
RSVP by March 3rd, 2009
Joan McKeever-Thomas, email: Theneeze83@yahoo.com or 718-605-1400
OR
Rosette Allegretti email:allegrer@stjohns.edu

http://sites.google.com/site/31ideal/Home

Reminder- Come for coffee on Thursday 10 am-noon

at the Coffee and Tea Mart, 420 Forest Ave (near Key Food) in West Brighton.

Fresh Air Camp–FREE! (from Jackie Tripodi)

FYI….

Fresh Air Fund Registration Now In Progress

As you all might know by now by, the Preventive Dept. already started registering for the fresh Air Fund. Please take advantage of these free vacations which is being offer to our at no cost. This is a chance for our children to enjoy at least 2 weeks (the first time), away from the city streets. AT the same time allowing their parents to relax and enjoy themselves. Don’t be afraid to send your children. Allow them to enjoy the outdoors. There are 13 different states to choose from. These families Children ages 6 to 15 years of age get to leave the city and enjoy the outdoors totally free of charge.

This is free to you and your Child. There is also no registration fee associated with the application process. This is done on a first come, first serve basis. We also do registration for special needs camps. Our Foster Care Department should take advantage and register their children now! for Hidden Valley and Camp Mariah.

If you are interested, please contact Angie Valdez-(718-)794-8500

Someone actually WANTS input from Staten Islanders and those with “invisible” disabilities!

This came via Parent to Parent. The researcher is seeking information and ideas from library users who have disabilities of any kind, including “invisible” ones. Please contact her at the email at the end of this post.
I thought I would contact her and ask her to consider coming to a Staten Island library branch, since many islanders find it difficult to get to Manhattan especially with their children. So if you do email her, please ask her about meeting on STaten Island. Thanks!
Kathleen
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I am working with the New York Public Library (libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island) to make it more welcoming of and accessible to library users with diverse disabilities. As part of this work, I am conducting focus groups and individual interviews (phone, email or in person) with library users with disabilities to learn about their library experiences good and bad and get their recommendations for change.

I will be conducting a focus group at the Mid Manhattan Library (40th and 5th Avenue, Manhattan), next Tuesday, from 2-4 PM and individual interviews for the next several weeks, including phone or email exchanges, if that’s easier. Input from parents and teachers would be greatly appreciated as long as their children or students use public libraries in the NYPL system.
I am particularly eager to get input from those who live in Staten Island and those with invisible disabilities (cognitive, emotional, etc.) since both these groups are particularly underrepresented in my work so far, but the input of any library user with a disability would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your help with this.

Regards,

Harilyn

Harilyn Rousso, LCSW

Consultant, NYPL
Director, Disabilities Unlimited
3 East 10th Street, 4B
New York, NY 10003
212-673-4284
hrousso@nyc.rr.com

Families Helping Families needs volunteers!

Earn valuable service, community and leadership credits required for National Honor Society, Graduation, Awards and Scholarships!

Become a Special Olympics Volunteer and receive Special Olympics Coaching Certification

Make your college application to competitive schools have a competitive edge!

Have fun while you help others have fun!

SPECIFICS

Attention: College and High School Students 15 years old or older

Volunteer as an Assistant Coach or a 1:1 shadow for a Special Olympic Soccer League

Mandatory Training Session to be held on:

Saturday March 7th from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM at:

Saint Joseph’s Hill Academy Gymnasium

850 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10305

Special Olympic League to be held on SATURDAYS 2:00 to 4:30 PM, Mid March to June

Earn important and valuable service, community and leadership credits, get certified as a Special Olympics Coach and have fun helping others have fun!

Interested parties please email us at:

FamiliesHelpingFamilies@msn.com

Please hurry, volunteer positions are limited!

Andrea Anna Lella
CEO & Program Director
Families Helping Families
Resource and Recreation Center

http://FamiliesHelpingFamilies.webs.com/

opportunity to participate in research at IBR

Opportunity to Participate in Dissertation Research Study: Doctoral student at Teacher’s College looking for boys between the ages of 9 and 21 diagnosed with autism and cognitive impairment to play several games of picture bingo 1:1 for to determine if prompting for eye contact has an impact on task performance. Study takes place at IBR; $50 compensation for participation. Please contact Laurie Yankowitz at 718 422-3271 or 646 734-5068 if interested.