PRS Special Education Series

Diploma OptionsLeigh Bennett, Assessment Services SupervisorTracy Jackson, School Counseling SupervisorNykea Purnell, Special Education SupervisorView VideoView Presentation

High School ConnectionElizabeth Martinez, Special Education SupervisorRenee Tayal, Special Education Dean - Briar Woods High SchoolView VideoView Presentation

Kindergarten ConnectionLori Padgett, Special Education Supervisor and Panel View Video

Mandt Overview for FamiliesAlison Lyons, Behavior SpecialistView VideoView Presentation

Message of Behavior:  What is Your child Trying to Communicate?Diane Lancor, Specialized Instructional Facilitator - BehaviorJamie Moses - Edmonds, Specialized Instructional Facilitator - BehaviorView Video

Middle School ConnectionBeth Robinson, Assistant Director of Special Education - ProgramsByron Woodard, Special Education SupervisorKaryn O'Neill, Assistant Principal, Harper Park Middle SchoolView Video

Overview of the Virginia IEP SystemTom Chelgren, Special Education SupervisorMargaret Ausberry, Special Education SupervisorHollie Wilee, Special Education SupervisorView VideoView Presentation

Child Find Chat:  Developing Skills Through Play and RoutineDawn Harvey, Early Identification Services, SupervisorBarbara Madgwick, Speech TherapistJessica Miller, Special Education TeacherView Video

Seven Steps to Earning Instructional Control with Your ChildMaria Capati-Echevarria, Specialized Instructional Facilitator - BehaviorAnne Synder, Specialized Instructional Facilitator - BehaviorView Video

What is Child Find?Dawn Harvey, Early Identification Services SupervisorSusan Supcoe, Eligibility CoordinatorSusan Wheeler, Eligibility CoordinatorView VideoView Presentation

When the Bus Stops ComingBridget Gorey, Special Education SupervisorJenna Arndt, Transition SpecialistSarah Conlin, Transition SpecialistNatasha Fry, Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative ServiceJohn Hudson, Loudoun County Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental ServicesView LCPS Transition PresentationView Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services PresentationView Loudoun County Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Services PresentationView Vendor List

While the Bus is Still Coming:  Exploring Self-Advocacy and Workplace Readiness in Elementary SchoolBridget Gorey, Special Education SupervisorJenna Arndt, Transition SpecialistSarah Conlin, Transition SpecialistDeborah Schwind, Occupational TherapistView VideoView Presentation

While the Bus is Still Coming:  Transition in Middle and Early High SchoolBridget Gorey, Special Education SupervisorJenna Arndt, Transition SpecialistSarah Conlin, Transition SpecialistView VideoView Presentation

Mental Health and Wellness Parent Education Series

How Parents Can Help Students Launch into Life After High SchoolKevin Grigsby, Student Asistance Services SpecialiatSuchita Palit, Student Asistance Services SpecialiatView Video
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Parent Project:  A New LCPS Initiative Colleen Mosely, School CounselorLaura Nguyen, School Social WorkerMichelle, Toland, School Social WorkerView Video

Restorative PracticesGary Ricci, Restroative Practices SpecialistRyan Khatcheressian, Instructional Facilitator  View Presentation

Social-Emotional Learning:  Using Skills and Strategies to Support Academic LearningLindsay Orme, SEL SpecialistDevon Becker, Consulting TeacherMeredith Miller, Consulting TeacherView Video

Sources of StrengthMaral Abooali, School PsychologistFiona Brown, Student Assistance Services SpecialistView Presentation

Substance Use Trends and Student AssistanceBlaise Carland, Student Assistance Services SpecialistAmy Emery, Student Assistance Services Specialist Megan Marshall, Student Assistance Services SpecialistView Presentation

Mental Health and Wellness ConferenceCulture, Identity, and Mental Health:  What Families Need to KnowCharles Barrett, Diagnostics and Psychological Services CoordinatorMaral Abooali, School PsychologistZara Ahmed, School PsychologistWei Lo, School PsychologistLaetita Sakponou, School Psychologist View Video

It Takes a Village:  Helping Stressed StudentsCassandra Askehuano, LCPS School CounselorRiverside PEER View Video

Making Sense of Executive Functioning:  Not Just Organizing, Planning, and PrioritizingKelsey Jackson, School PsychologistKate Tannuzzo, School PsychologistView Video

Partnering with Parents to Reduce Anxiety in Elementary-Aged StudentsJoel Essinger, School PsychologistView Video

School Connectedness:  The Good, the Bad, and the UsefulTracy Wood, School CounselorSources of Strength Representatives from Riverside High SchoolView Video

Schools Building Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills to Help Young People Thrive in Learning and LifeLindsay Orme, SEL SpecialistView Video

 Supporting Students with School Anxiety and Avoidance BehaviorsLynsey Riley, School Psychologist View Video 

SEAC PresentationsSeptember Meeting - Overview of Virginia IEP SystemTom Chelgren, Special Education SupervisorMargaret Ausberry, Special Education SupervisorHollie Wilee, Special Education SupervisorView Presentation

October Meeting - Meet the LCPS Special Education Department:  Understanding Their Roles and ResponsibilitesLCPS Special Education Staff View Presentation

November Meeting - SEAC Annual ReportSEAC MembersView Presentation

December Meeting - Transition Planning and the IEPTammy Burns, PEATCView Presentation

January Meeting - Reading Comprehension and Autism: Meeting the Needs of Our Students with Reading Comprehension DeficitsDr. Carlin Conner, UVA, School of Education and Human DevelopmentDr. Alyssa Henry, UVA, School of Education and Human DevelopmentView Presentation

February Meeting - From Dysregulation to Regulation:  Calming and Self-Regulation StrategiesRachel Robers, Occupational Therapist, Children's Therapy Center/Fleming TherapySandy Sutton, Occupational Therapist, Children's Therapy Center/Fleming TherapyView Presentation

 March Meeting - Virginia Developmentally Disability (DD) WaiversEmily Gebhart, Program Manager, ID/DD Support CoordinationJohn Hudson, Transition Support Coordinator, Loudoun County Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Disability Services View Presentation

April Meeting - Pathways to Graduation, Alternative Assessments, and Graduation RequirementsKarin Berlin, George Mason T-TACLeigh Bennett, Assessment Services SupervisorTracy Jackson, School Counseling SupervisorNykea Purnell, Special Education SupervisorView Presentation

May Meeting - Development of Division-Wide Equity StatementPathways to Graduation, Alternative Assessments, and Graduation RequirementsLoyttie Spurlock, Director of EquityView Presentation