Hey all!

Hope you are having a wonderful week after testing! Things are heating up and moving so quickly it's hard to keep my head above water these days. If I haven't seen you in a while, please forgive me. If you need me, please call or email me. 

Big things in the Special Education World. Arkansas SB 33 To Ensure That Children With Dyslexia Have Their Needs Met By The Public School System was delivered to the governor 04/12/13 and is now Act 1294. I encourage you to read the text of the law and to be sure we are ready for what is coming. I feel like we have an amazing head start on this next chapter of Arkansas Education, but I want you to all feel prepared.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2013/2013R/Acts/Act1294.pdf

There have been/will be a lot of changes in this legislative session. I hope this one has a very positive impact on our students. It's really kind of exciting! If you would like additional training on dyslexia interventions/treatments, please let me know and we will work together to find you some. I have heard The Apple Group is offering additional training this summer to help meet some of this growing need.

Here is contact and training info. If you are interested, call Cherry or Mary Margaret and get more details and then let me know. :)

http://theapplegroupfordyslexia.org/info/events.php

Have a great week you guys!

Hey guys

Happy Benchmark Week! I hope it goes quickly and painlessly for you all.

I know the next thing on the agenda is Annual Review. Please review and print the previous blog regarding those fun events. Send me your annual review schedule if you think of it. I'd like to attend some! If there are special cases you NEED me to attend, I'll be glad to. Let me know quickly so I can get them on my calendar.

Please remember to bubble the LEA and building number on your parent surveys and get them ALL completed. We need 100% participation on this. If you run out of forms you can access the form online while the parent is there and they can complete it via internet

https://arksped.k12.ar.us/applications/Surveys/FamilySurveyLogin.aspx

This is the web address for the survey. You can call special education department at ADE (501) 682-4225 for the user id and password.

I know the end of the year is crazy, but we are in the home stretch now. If you need me, you know where I am!

Carla