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Special Education Parent Teacher Group Meeting


Second Wednesday of Every Month


LOCATIONS VARY EVERY MONTH


 


 


For future meeting info please be aware that we will now be posting all of the meeting information on the School’s District Website, Edline and Patch.com .    These and lawn signs we will have for the future will be the only reminders from now on.  Because we are combining our group to form an area wide Special Education Parent Teacher Group the meeting locations will vary.


 


 


This month’s meeting is December 12, 2012 at 6:15pm 


The meeting will be located at the Central Office of Haddam Killingworth Schools
57 Little City Road
Higganum, CT 06441
Telephone: 860-345-4534


 


Topics to be presented:


Speaker  - Tracy Whaples, District Director of Pupil Services, Regional School District 17.


·         Topic - Formalizing a Regional Special Education PTA


·         Update - Special Education and Gifted/Talented Resource Guide for Parents/Caregivers and School Staff/Teachers


Our goals are to create a group that offers parents and teachers a way to connect and discuss programming, create support groups to offer parents guidance, assistance, resources and support to help their children and their families to thrive.  We want you to know we are there to help, even if it is only to listen.  There are many different forms that Special Education takes-it can be overwhelming.  If you want to know more, how to start the process of questioning, needing to vent-Come find out what we have to offer!


 


If you have any questions please contact


For more information contact


Tracy Whaples at  twhaples@rsd17.org


Candy Blanton in Haddam at candaceblanton@hotmail.com


Laurel White in East Haddam at bluesky@snet.net


 


 


 


 

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