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Parent Advisory. March 21, 2012. Agenda March 21, 2012 . Parent Advisory Meeting Welcome and Introductions Charlie Lange Remarks Paul Tina Why Parent Advisories? (Upcoming Survey) The Best Kept Secret in River Dell Charlie Lange Interest Survey (Slide) Our staff
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Parent Advisory March 21, 2012
Agenda March 21, 2012 • Parent Advisory MeetingWelcome and Introductions Charlie Lange • Remarks Paul Tina • Why Parent Advisories? (Upcoming Survey) • The Best Kept Secret in River Dell Charlie Lange • Interest Survey (Slide) Our staff • Where to go from here? Stay in large group or divide by topic? • Large or small group discussion • Future meetings (topics and tentative dates) • Adjourn
Upcoming Parent Survey • Please refer to the handout entitled “Sample” • Last time: our data looked good but we did not have a high enough response rate to satisfy the criteria for the state’s benchmark. • The upcoming benchmark is a roughly an 80% response rate. • By way of comparison the response rate to this meeting is 37 replies from 255 students or about 14.5%. • So how can we reach out and convince more families to respond?
The best kept secret…. • The Special Services website…. • http://www.riverdell.org/riverdell/site/default.asp • Quick tour so you know where to find us.
IEP development • This is a complex process facilitated by our new service provider, IEP Direct. • We fully comply with all state and federal requirements and we have automated as many procedures as possible.to free up our case managers. We now have: • Electronic access (immediate) to all past IEP’s in they system. • Progress reports are generated and sent to you online. • We can send you a PDF of your IEP anytime and from anywhere we have access to the internet. • Your information and concerns can be integrated easily.
Moby Math • Take the tour at: • http://www.mobymath.com/MobyMath/Home.php Individualized instruction Progress reports available when needed Going live to parents this fall! Key question: how much training would be needed to make the most of the program?
Achieve 3000, Empower 3000 • Non fiction stories, written from Associated Press, United Press International and now National Geographic. • Presented at your student’s reading level. • Always integrates standards, writing, thinking • Research based: http://www.achieve3000.com/research • Let’s have a look at a real assignment • http://login.achieve3000.com/ • Key question: open the program to parents? How much training would ne needed to achieve the full benefit ?
What’s next? • Paul Tina contact information • ptptmt@verizon.net • 201-986-1140 • Direct link to the Special Services Webpage • http://www.riverdell.org/22131031095734620/site/default.asp • Meeting dates and Topics