by Pam Murphy on May 16, 2010
SUSD is announcing a new Summer Reading Program for students with special needs. It is for students entering grades 1-8 who are currently enrolled in Fundations/Wilson Reading Program.
It will be held at Redfield and ANLC for two sessions – June 1, 2010 to June 24, 2010 and July 5, 2010 to July 22, 2010 Monday through Thursday from 8-10am or 10:15-12:15. The cost is $80/week. Assigned sessions will be determined by registration and grouping numbers.
For more information go to susd.org/community schools
by Pam Murphy on May 16, 2010
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Dear SUSD Families and Friends,
As you know, next Tuesday, May 18th will determine if PROP 100, the temporary sales tax increase, will pass. It is imperative that everyone votes YES, as SUSD will incur $11,000,000 in additional cuts if it fails. This would be catastrophic, and decimate education as we know it.
If you don’t know where your polling place is, you can find it at www.recorder.maricopa.gov/pollingplace
If you have not mailed your early ballot, it is best, at this point, to drop it off at a polling place, to ensure it gets counted in time.
We all know that Arizona is currently ranked 50th/50 in funding for public education – Let’s do all we can to mitigate further loss.
Thank you,
Anna-Marie Mars
President, Scottsdale Parent Council
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by Pam Murphy on May 12, 2010
Ms. Mary Lou Muccino, presently the principal of Chaparral HS, is being recommended by Dr. Catalani to the governing board as the new Special Education Director of the Scottsdale Unified School District. Ms. Muccino started her teaching career in special education. She has been at Chaparral HS for the past 15 years and is dedicated to the inclusion of special education students into the general school community. SEPAC of Scottsdale welcomes her.
by Pam Murphy on May 5, 2010
The Arizona Technology Access Program (www.aztap.org) is presenting a 1-day Assistive Technology (AT) conference this summer. ADE/ESS is a sponsor. It will be held at the Glendale Civic Center on Thursday, July 22, 2010.
They are offering a special rate to parents and consumers. For only $35.00 you can attend a full day of Assistive Technology (AT) sessions, and breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included! This is a really great deal, limited to 200 participants.
The keynote for this year is Dr. Christina Whalen, Ph.D., BCBA-D. Her keynote presentation will be about AT and Autism. She is the editor of the book, Real Life, Real Progress for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Strategies for Successful Generalization in Natural Environments.
by Dru Bloomfield on April 29, 2010
by Pam Murphy on April 26, 2010
Apple, for autism awareness month, has discounted applications frequently used for autism.
Any app you have for ipod touch or iphone, can be downloaded to iPad for free; no buying Proloquo to go twice! Yay!
Here are the free/or pretty low cost autism programs from Apple:
iSentence (scrables sentences) Sentence Builder is the name of the co.
TapToTalk – funny voice w/big, basic icons acts like a ‘talker’
Going Places – that social story one, Dr’s ofc, grocery store, 4 more too
dragon dictation – changes speech into text
Sponge Bob tickle lite (for laughs)
Textfree – the app that turns the ipod touch into a texting device-another person must also download the app on iphone/ipod touch for the devices to ‘text’ each other. We use that program to
Free Apps until the end of April, from Apple for Autism/ABA
Each app from Kindergarten.com is audio/text flashcards:
Actions – we use that one for pronouns (what is she doing? kind of thing)
Receptive
Vehicles
Function
Zoo
Sports
Science
Combined
Places
Vegetables
Shapes
Play
Fruits&nuts
Eat
Class
Feature
Emotions
WR – what rhymes
WGT – which go together
WDNB-what does not belong
HH-healthy habits
Please forward, and add to it!
by Pam Murphy on April 26, 2010
Calling all Scottsdale area parents of ASD kids-are your kids in school? Do you want to meet with other parents to share information?
Please come to the 1st meeting of the Autism Spectrum School kids in the Scottsdale area.
Any school, any kind of kid 
Tuesday night, May 11th at 5:30 pm, Barnes and Noble cafe’ at 90th street and Shea Blvd.
RSVP Charwrites@msn.com – or just show up.
We can join together and help each other, and our kids-by meeting and sharing what we know.
by Pam Murphy on April 26, 2010
Question and Answer Session with Dr. Gary Catalani, SUSD Superintendent. Following the session, there will be a Tribute to Lois Healey recognizing her wonderful efforts for Special Education at SUSD. Dinner will be provided. See you there!
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Place: Mohave District Annex, Kachina Room
8505 E. Valley View Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
by Madeline Papazian on April 11, 2010
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN) is holding public meetings around the state to get consumer input regarding the needs of high school students and young adults with disabilities with regards to transition and health care.
The Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Women’s & Children’s Health and the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs invite you to participate in a discussion about the health of women and children and the most important needs in your community. Your input will help shape the Federal Title V Maternal Child Health Block Grant for the next five years.
Four public input sessions will be held at the following locations:
April 6, 2010
Tucson 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Pima County Health Department
Abrams Health Center
3950 S Country Club Rd, Room 1106/08
April 19, 2010
Flagstaff 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
North Country HealthCare
Learning Center Conference Room
2920 N 4th Street
April 22, 2010
Mesa 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Banner Desert Medical Center
Rosati Education Center
Saguaro Room
1400 S Dobson Rd
April 28, 2010
Phoenix 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
St. Mary’s Food Bank Volunteer Center
2831 N 31st Avenue
