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Program Agenda
School District of Palm Beach County
Exceptional Student Education Department
3300 Forest Hill Blvd, Suite A-203
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406
561-434-8527
Date:
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Location: Palm Beach State College/
Palm Beach Gardens Campus
Room BB303 - Navigating the Individual Education Plan (IEP) English
and Spanish"
The purpose of this bilingual session is to help you in navigating your child's
IEP as the IEP can be seen as the map to guide your child's journey through
their specialized educational program. Today we will go through the process
which begins with where they are now based on present levels of performance, followed by identifying their goals, services required to achieve these
goals and where these services can be provided.
The purpose of this bilingual session is to help you in navigating your child's
IEP as the IEP can be seen as the map to guide your child's journey through
their specialized educational program. Today we will go through the process
which begins with where they are now based on present levels of performance, followed by identifying their goals, services required to achieve
these goals and where these services can be provided.
Joanne Thornton and Linda Guzman
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Room BB309 - Transition Basics
This presentation provides some essential elements of Transition including
career awareness and post-secondary education resources as well as ideas to
develop student independence and self-determination skills. Information on
graduation requirements, deferment of diploma and local agencies will be provided.
Rusti Johnson, Merryl Turkowitz, and Shaquira Young
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Room BB316 - "What can I do now?" - Behavior Strategies for Families
This presentation will provide families with information and tools on strategies for use in the home and community. Participants should expect to review
the ABC's of Behavior and be exposed to various types of prevention and deescalation supports.
Program Agenda—10:30 am—11:-45 am
Program Agenda—9:00 am—10:-15 am
Room BB303 - Navigating the Individual Education Plan (IEP) English
and Spanish
Sessions
Sessions
Room BB323 - Helping Children Develop Language through Everyday
Activities
Eileen Petersen
Room BB309 - Transition Basics
This presentation provides some essential elements of Transition including
career awareness and post-secondary education resources as well as ideas to
develop student independence and self-determination skills. Information on
graduation requirements, deferment of diploma and local agencies will be
provided.
Rusti Johnson, Merryl Turkowitz, and Shaquira Young
_____________________________________________________________
Room BB316 - "What can I do now?" - Behavior Strategies for Families
This presentation will provide families with information and tools on strategies for use in the home and community. Participants should expect to review the ABC's of Behavior and be exposed to various types of prevention
and de-escalation supports.
Cheryl Harris and Michelle Beatty
_____________________________________________________________
Room BB323 - "Helping Children Develop Language through Everyday Activities
Cheryl Harris and Michelle Beatty
_______________________________________________________________
Language is the basis for academic readiness and achievement. This session
will do a brief review of important research that shows the importance of language development. The presenter will give specific strategies that parents
can implement to facilitate language activities through everyday activities.
Joanne Thornton and Linda Guzman
_____________________________________________________________
Language is the basis for academic readiness and achievement. This session
will do a brief review of important research that shows the importance of
language development. The presenter will give specific strategies that parents can implement to facilitate language activities through everyday activities.
Eileen Petersen