by Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshall on June 27, 2008
A special needs camp – local, low counselor to camper ratio, trained special needs staff – WILL take place in July in Scottsdale.
The counselors and aides want to make this camp great and has invited the community to help. They need weekly special guests who can donate their time – clown, balloon artist, special animal visit, juggler, martial artist, etc.
Do you know someone with a talent who would be willing to donate forty five (45) minutes of their time (on a Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri between 9 AM and 2 PM in July) to make this camp extra special? I have arranged some local firefighters to visit the kids and I am working to find some other special guests.
The camp was created by local parents, a local church (Scottsdale Bible Church) and a local school district (SUSD) to create new summer alternatives for special needs children. The camp’s goal is to provide a successful, enjoyable camp experience for special needs kids regardless of their needs and their typical peers. Age of campers – 6 to 12 years. We are not sure how many kids will attend this first year, but I would guess about 10-20 per week.
Details regarding the camp are here:
Registration Packet for Scottsdale Special Needs Summer Camp 2008
Please let me know if you can help. Thanks so much!!!!
Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshall
chas999_99@yahoo.com
480-614-0034
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by Dru Bloomfield on June 13, 2008
by Dru Bloomfield on June 3, 2008
Both Lois Healey, SUSD Director of Special Education, and Lisa Meyerson Marshal, SEPACS VP of Strategic Partnerships, have asked me to forward this time-critical information on to you:
Hello parents and special needs kids advocates, *We are continuing to take registrations for the special needs camp*.
Our deadline was Friday but enrollment is low and we have some weeks in danger of being canceled, including our 1st week of June 9th. We need your help and support to make this pilot program successful.
I attended a planning meeting today with Veronica, our camp director, and Scott, our special education teacher and they are awesome. This is going to be such a fabulous camp, but we need your help to participate and spread the word.
If you are not registering for this camp because of cost, please contact Steve Lee at 480-824-7200 for information about partial scholarships available. We do not want finance issues to be a barrier for families that can benefit from this experience.
We are also opening this camp experience to regular education kids. So if you have siblings or friends ages 6-12 years that would like to join in, there is a discount available for them. This provides a wonderful mainstream integration experience for all kids, promotes understanding and provides leadership opportunities as well. We will have more information regarding this at the parent meeting tomorrow night.
If you are at all interested in this unique opportunity for your kids, please come to the *Parent meeting tomorrow night, Tuesday June 3rd, at 6:30pm at Scottsdale Bible Church* to meet our staff, see the wonderful facilities, and find out more!
Please let me know if you have any questions – julia.whitt@cox.net.
Thanks!
Julia
Parent of Sam
SUSD Camp Parents Meeting Notice 2008
For more information, please review SUSD Special Needs Camp Registration Packet 2008
by Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshall on June 2, 2008
Advocacy Training
Special Education Law & Your Child’s Rights
Presented by Supreme Court Winning Lawyer & U.S.
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Save the Date!
When: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Where: Tucson, Arizona
Place: TBA
Price: TBA
To become involved and/or to receive the latest details go
to www.pilotparents.org, e-mail ppsa@pilotparents.org or
call 520-324-3150
This special education and advocacy conference is being brought to you by:
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Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
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Tucson Community A.C.T.I.O.N. Team
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and the TUSD Exceptional Parent Project
by Dru Bloomfield on June 2, 2008
Please join SSG’s Board, Monday June 9, for our last meeting of this school year, and help plan our direction for 2008-2009. With all the changes we will be experiencing in the upcoming school year, come work with interested parents is finding support and ideas to increase the educational successes for your gifted and talented children. We are interested in your needs concerning speakers, support groups such as SENG, workshops and events for your children.
- Monday, June 9th
- 6pm – 7pm
- IHOP, Mountain View and 90th street, back room.
For more information, call Linda at 602.390.4496
by Dru Bloomfield on June 2, 2008
Lisa Meyerson Marshall, our VP of Strategic Relationships, continues to recommend this program strongly.
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