Broward: ESE workshops 2nd semester schedule-UPDATED.doc

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2011 ESE Parent Education Workshops

January 2011 – June

2011

To register, contact Jane Derringer, FDLRS

Parent Services Specialist

at or email

jane.derringer@...

ESE Parent Workshop Information is

available on the ESE website

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/studentsupport/ese/html/WORKSHOP.htm

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right-hand side of the page.

After you register you will receive an

Email confirmation. You MUST click the link in that confirmation Email in order

to complete your registration.

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Interpreter Services: Available for

Saturday workshops only (Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Sign

Language)

Request interpreter services when registering for

a workshop.

All workshops are for adults only. No childcare

is provided.

RESPITE SERVICES (in-home support for

parents)

Parents

may use respite services to attend a

parent workshop, conferences, support group, and/or any

activities that provide needed alone time or time with other family members.

Families of students with disabilities who receive respite services have the

opportunity to get a much-needed break to relax, refresh and renew themselves.

Respite services can be received in your home for up to 120 hours a year.

Broward

Children’s Center also provides extended stay services at their facility.

Eligibility:

Children who are eligible for respite services must be diagnosed with a

physical disability or developmental disability (i.e. Autism, Prader-Willi,

Spina Bifida, Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy). United Cerebral Palsy

also provides services to children with special needs who have additional

medical needs (auditory and visual impairments, seizures, breathing and

swallowing challenges, diabetes and cardiac conditions, etc.). Children

(birth-age 17) must be residents of Broward County and may receive services

through age 21, if enrolled in an educational program.

Cost:

Respite services are funded through a grant; however, a minimal sliding

fee is required. In order to access these respite services, eligible families

must reside in Broward County and cannot be utilizing any other respite

services or receive Med Waiver funding.

Funding:

Services are provided by various non-profit community agencies and funded

in partnership with the Children’s Services Administration Division.

To apply for respite care services,

contact:

Broward Children’s Center at

ext. 112; or

United Cerebral Palsy of Broward, Inc.

at

For more information contact:

Broward 211 (24 Hour Crisis Helpline)

Dial 211 or

2nd

Semester

Topic/Presenter

Location

July 2010 - June

2011

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

Financial Assistance for ESE Parent

Conferences/Workshops

Pending the availability of grant funds, financial support

may be provided for families of students with disabilities to attend local,

regional, state, or national conferences and workshops that will foster and

promote collaborative educational partnerships. Parent requests for

assistance are limited to up to $1,000 per family within a school year.

Request an application by contacting FDLRS Parent Services at or

jane.derringer@....

Submit a completed application 30 days prior to the conference/workshop.

Eligibility: High

consideration will be given to those parents who have not previously accessed

funds. Priority will also be given to those parents who are actively

involved in one or more of the following activities: ESE Advisory

Council, School Advisory Council, School Improvement Team, PTA/PTO,

Local/State Parent Support Group Organizations, and School Volunteers.

Childcare: Childcare

expenses may be reimbursed at a flat rate of $50 per day (or $8 per hour for

a maximum of 6 hours; an original receipt must accompany the reimbursement

request. Parents

may apply for financial assistance from July 1, 2010—March 1,

2011.

Local, regional, state, or national conferences or

workshops

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

(web-based; 24 hours per day/7 days per week)

Additional Parent Resources/Online

Tutorials

Just like attending a Family Network on Disabilities

(FND) workshop . . . only from the comfort of your own home! Go to the

FND of Florida website (www.fndfl.org/Tutorials.asp).

Viewing each workshop takes about 30 minutes … but go at your own

pace! There are 29 tutorials including a variety of topics: Exceptional

Student Education (IDEA/Individuals with Disabilities Education Act),

Conflict Resolution, IEP, FCAT Accommodations, Collaborative Communication,

Related Services, Juvenile Justice and IDEA, Evaluation, Positive Behavior

Supports, 504 Plans, Rights and Responsibilities, Self-Determination); Transition

from School to Community (Transition, Olmstead disability civil rights

term/person’s right to choose where they live, From IEP to

IPE/Individualized Plan for Employment, Rehabilitation Act, Assistive

Technology, Why the Arts/Career in the Arts/career interests); Trusts and

Special Needs Planning (Tools for Independence, Involve the Whole

Family), and Parent Involvement (Bullying , Helping with Homework,

Impact on Family and Community, Father’s Involvement, A Compact for

Reading, Understanding Your Child’s Learning Styles, Effective Parent

Conferences, Family Literacy). The Family Network on Disabilities (FND)

of Broward County may be reached at: (fndbroward@...).

Take a workshop on your own computer from the comfort of

your own home.

July 1, 2010-March 1, 2011

Web-based (24 hours per day/7 days per week)

Cost: $49.95 (payable to: Active Parenting Publishers)

Financial assistance is available for parents of students with disabilities.

Request an application by contacting FDLRS Parent Services at .

Parents may apply for financial assistance from July 1, 2010-March 1,

2011.

Registration: Contact the Active Parenting Publishers at

or through the website. Maximum class size 25 (online class

begins usually within 2-7 weeks after you register). You will be notified by

e-mail of your class start date after registration. Questions? Send e-mail

message to online@...

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Online Six-Week Workshop: Active

Parenting NOW (for parents of children ages preschool-12)

Growing up today can be stressful for both children and

parents. Active Parenting is an award-winning program written by

parenting expert

H. Popkin, Ph.D. Millions of parents have achieved

success with this internationally-acclaimed video and discussion program,

which makes it easy to learn a whole model of effective parenting based on

Adlerian psychology. Parents learn critical 21st century Active

Parenting skills to help develop your child's full potential.

Even if you don't have time to take a weekly class

outside of your home, Active Parenting brings the lessons to you with a

unique, interactive online class. The class "meets" for six weeks

and features a variety of topics, including: using effective communication

skills; understanding why children misbehave; basic and advanced discipline

techniques; holding family meetings; and much more! You can complete

the lessons wherever and whenever you would like, and review past lessons as

many times as you need. The online class allows you to connect with other

parents to hold discussions and complete activities. With your

certified Active Parenting Online Leader, you're not alone in cyberspace.

Join an online Active Parenting class to receive excellent advice and

parenting techniques, access to online resources and videos, and the ability

to discuss parenting with other adults around the country. It's so

simple.

·

Watch the entertaining video scenes

depicting real-life family situations

·

Participate in online discussion and

activities with fellow class members and your group leader

·

Review past lessons

·

Take part in optional "live

chat"

More info available at: http://www.activeparenting.com/ParentInfo.htm

Learn proven Active Parenting techniques on your own

computer from the comfort of your own home! For six weeks, you name the time and

place. Each week is a new lesson, and you'll have all that week to

"click on and off" to complete the lesson. The six-week enrollment

period allows you "24/7" access to all online activities,

discussions and past lessons.

January

Monday,

January 3, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active Parenting of Teens (For parents

of children ages 12-18)

Six session series: Session 1/The

Active

Parent

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising a teenager into

opportunities for growth. Participants will learn: styles of parenting;

positive skills for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and

advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to make better choices

resulting in appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene

and build self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help

your child resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using

family meetings and the FLAC method; 5 goals of teen behavior; decreasing

power struggles; handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent

.... and much more, including important issues such as teens online,

bullying, alcohol and other drugs, and depression. Join us at the next

session and see the difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes

in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Indian Ridge Middle

Room 207

1355 Nob Hill Road

Davie, FL 33324

January 5, 2011

(9:30 am – 11:30 am)

Active Parenting Now! (For parents of

children ages 5-12)

Six-Session Series: Session 1/The

Active Parent

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children

(preschool-age 12) into opportunities for growth. Participants will

learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication;

respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to

make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the

Think-Feel-Do Cycle and BANK method to intervene and build self-esteem;

concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child resist peer

pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings and the

FLAC method; 4 goals of their child's behavior; decreasing power struggles;

handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and much more,

including important issues such as alcohol and other drugs. Join us at

the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and

realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in

your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting

Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room C)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

*Saturday*

January 8, 2011

(9:00 am – 10:30 am)

(10:30 am – 12:00 pm)

Problem-Solving Techniques for

Elementary Children/Helping Your Child Fit into His World

This session covers basic life skills necessary for

elementary-aged children to master at home, school, and in their

community. Parents are given brainstorming ideas, specific

behavioral strategies, and step-by-step lesson plans to help their child

focus on developing problem-solving skills.

Problem-Solving Techniques for

Secondary Students/Helping Your Child Make Good Decisions at Home, School,

and Work

This session focuses on problem-solving issues that will

help the older child succeed at school, relate to others, handle vocational

opportunities, and become independent in solving personal issues.

Parents are encouraged to develop strategies to assist their older child by

using a variety of strategies.

Presenter: Darlene Mannix, La Porte, IN

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

Monday,

January 10, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

ESE Advisory Council Meeting

ESE

Advisory Council offers many resources, assistance and information regarding ESE

education. Parents are encouraged to attend monthly meetings. ESE

Advisory Council welcomes parent participation.

Note: Registration is not required.

Piper High School

(Auditorium)

8000 NW 44th Street

Sunrise, FL 33351

Wednesday,

January 12, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

“Getting Ready for

Kindergarten†Session: One

·

What parents can do to prepare for

kindergarten

·

Program Options

·

How to plan for this process

·

How and why diagnostic data is used

Presenter: Hess, NBCT

Britton, NBCT

Gator Run Elementary

1101 Glades Parkway

Weston, FL 33327

Wednesday,

January 19, 2011

(9:30 am – 11:30 am)

Active Parenting Now! (For parents of

children ages 5-12)

Six-Session Series: Session 2/Winning

ation

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children

(preschool-age 12) into opportunities for growth. Participants will

learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication;

respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to

make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the

Think-Feel-Do Cycle and BANK method to intervene and build self-esteem;

concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child resist peer

pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings and the

FLAC method; 4 goals of their child's behavior; decreasing power struggles;

handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and much more,

including important issues such as alcohol and other drugs. Join us at

the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and

realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in

your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified

Active

Parenting Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room C)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

Thursday,

January 20, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

“Getting Ready for

Kindergarten†Session: Two

·

What parents can do to prepare for

kindergarten

·

Program Options

·

How to plan for this process

·

How and why diagnostic data is used

Presenter: Sherry

Swanson

Park Springs Elementary

5800 NW 66th Terrace

Coral Springs, FL 33067

Monday,

January 24, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active Parenting of Teens (For parents

of children ages 12-18)

Six session series: Session 2/Winning

Communication

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising a teenager into

opportunities for growth. Participants will learn: styles of parenting;

positive skills for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and

advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to make better choices

resulting in appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene

and build self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help

your child resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using

family meetings and the FLAC method; 5 goals of teen behavior; decreasing power

struggles; handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and

much more, including important issues such as teens online, bullying, alcohol

and other drugs, and depression. Join us at the next session and see the

difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes in your family's

daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Indian Ridge Middle

Room 207

1355 Nob Hill Road

Davie, FL 33324

Tuesday,

January 25, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active

Parenting: For Parents of Preschoolers

Session I: You and

Your Child: Special People in a Special Relationship

·

Learn all about developmental stages of preschool

aged children

·

Distinguish three styles of parenting: “too

hardâ€, “too softâ€, and “just rightâ€

·

Learn the importance of building a parent/child

bond, while emphasizing play

·

Understand the importance of parent self-care and

have parents begin developing a self-care plan

Presenter: Gigi McIntire,

Guidance Counselor, NBCT,

Mirror Lake Elementary, Certified Active Parenting Leader

Mirror Lake Elementary

(Media Center)

1200 NW 72 Avenue

Plantation, FL 33313

754 322-7100

Wednesday,

January 26, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

“Getting Ready for

Kindergarten†Session: Three

·

What parents can do to prepare for

kindergarten

·

Program Options

·

How to plan for this process

·

How and why diagnostic data is used

Presenter: Hess, NBCT

Britton, NBCT

Croissant

Park Elementary

1800

SW 4th Avenue

Ft.

Lauderdale, FL 33315

(754)

323-5300

January 28, 2011

(9:00 am – 11:00 am)

Active

Parenting: For Parents of Preschoolers

Session I: You

and Your Child: Special People in a Special Relationship

·

Learn all about developmental stages of preschool

aged children

·

Distinguish three styles of parenting: “too

hardâ€, “too softâ€, and “just rightâ€

·

Learn the importance of building a parent/child

bond, while emphasizing play

·

Understand the importance of parent self-care and

have parents begin developing a self-care plan

Presenter: Lori Sugar, Preschool

ESE Program Specialist, Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Baudhuin

Preschool

7600

SW 36th Street

Davie,

FL 33024

Phone:

*Saturday*

January 29, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Helping My Child with Homework and

Study Skills

This

interactive workshop for parents will discuss why homework is important and

also will describe typical problems that students have that interfere with

homework completion. The primary focus will be on strategies that parents can

use to help their children complete homework assignments accurately and on

time.

Presenter: Marjorie Montague, PhD

University of Miami

Nova Southeastern Univ.

3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd.

Alvin Sherman Library

4th floor, Room 4009

Davie, FL 33314

Monday,

January 31, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active Parenting of Teens (For parents

of children ages 12-18)

Six session series: Session

3/Responsibility and Discipline

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising a teenager into

opportunities for growth. Participants will learn: styles of parenting;

positive skills for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and

advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to make better choices

resulting in appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene

and build self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help

your child resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using

family meetings and the FLAC method; 5 goals of teen behavior; decreasing

power struggles; handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent

.... and much more, including important issues such as teens online,

bullying, alcohol and other drugs, and depression. Join us at the next

session and see the difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes

in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Indian Ridge Middle

Room 207

1355 Nob Hill Road

Davie, FL 33324

February

Wednesday,

February 2, 2011

(9:30 am – 11:30 am)

Active Parenting Now! (For parents of

children ages 5-12)

Six-Session Series: Session

3/Responsibility and Discipline

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children

(preschool-age 12) into opportunities for growth. Participants will

learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication;

respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to

make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the

Think-Feel-Do Cycle and BANK method to intervene and build self-esteem;

concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child resist peer

pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings and the

FLAC method; 4 goals of their child's behavior; decreasing power struggles;

handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and much more,

including important issues such as alcohol and other drugs. Join us at

the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and

realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in

your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room C)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

Friday,

February 4, 2011

(9:00 am – 11:00 am)

Active

Parenting: For Parents of Preschoolers

Session II:

Preventing Problems

·

Define discipline

·

Understand the importance of choices with young

children to prevent misbehavior

·

Learn the ACT model for redirecting misbehavior

·

Using rules consistently

·

The importance of routines and expressing

affection

Presenter: Lori Sugar, Preschool

ESE Program Specialist,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified

Active Parenting

Leader

Baudhuin

Preschool

7600

SW 36th Street

Davie,

FL 33024

Phone:

Monday,

February 7, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active Parenting of Teens (For parents

of children ages 12-18)

Six session series: Session 4/Building

Courage, Redirecting Misbehavior

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising a teenager into

opportunities for growth. Participants will learn: styles of parenting;

positive skills for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and

advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to make better choices

resulting in appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene

and build self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help

your child resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using

family meetings and the FLAC method; 5 goals of teen behavior; decreasing

power struggles; handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent

.... and much more, including important issues such as teens online,

bullying, alcohol and other drugs, and depression. Join us at the next

session and see the difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes

in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting

Leader

Indian Ridge Middle

Room 207

1355 Nob Hill Road

Davie, FL 33324

Tuesday,

February 8, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active

Parenting: For Parents of Preschoolers

Session II:

Preventing Problems

·

Define discipline

·

Understand the importance of choices with young

children to prevent misbehavior

·

Learn the ACT model for redirecting misbehavior

·

Using rules consistently

·

The importance of routines and expressing

affection

Presenter: Gigi McIntire,

Guidance Counselor, NBCT,

Mirror Lake Elementary, Certified

Active Parenting Leader

Mirror Lake Elementary

(Media Center)

1200 NW 72 Avenue

Plantation, FL 33313

754 322-7100

Friday,

February 11, 2011

(9:00 am – 11:00 am)

Active

Parenting: For Parents of Preschoolers

Session III:

Encouraging Positive Behavior

·

Understand the choice and consequences as a

discipline method

·

Handling tantrums

·

Build awareness of how to encourage children

·

Practice methods of encouragement

Presenter: Lori Sugar, Preschool

ESE Program Specialist,

Broward

County Public Schools, Certified Active Parenting

Leader

Baudhuin

Preschool

7600

SW 36th Street

Davie,

FL 33024

Phone:

*Saturday*

February 12, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Literacy Skill

Development for Students with Special Learning Needs

The reading program presented in

this workshop is designed to access students’ strengths in visual

learning and is appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorder, Down

syndrome, hearing disabilities, English language learners, and learning

disabilities. This top-down, language-experience reading program, is

systematic, sign-assisted and follows the core sequence of match, select, and

name. Reading vocabulary is personal and meaningful and used immediately in

sentences. Whole words are taught by sight; letters, phonics, spelling and

printing are introduced based on individual abilities and

needs.

Presenter: Oelwein, Bellevue,

WA

Nova Southeastern Univ.

3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd.

Alvin Sherman Library

4th floor, Room 4009

Davie, FL 33314

Wednesday,

February 16, 2011

(9:30 am – 11:30 am)

Active Parenting Now! (For parents of

children ages 5-12)

Six-Session Series: Session

4/Understanding and Redirecting

Misbehavior

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children

(preschool-age 12) into opportunities for growth. Participants will

learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication;

respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to

make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the

Think-Feel-Do Cycle and BANK method to intervene and build self-esteem;

concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child resist peer

pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings and the

FLAC method; 4 goals of their child's behavior; decreasing power struggles;

handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and much more,

including important issues such as alcohol and other drugs. Join us at

the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and

realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in

your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting

Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room 105)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

Tuesday,

February 22, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active

Parenting: For Parents of Preschoolers

Session III:

Encouraging Positive Behavior

·

Understand the choice and consequences as a

discipline method

·

Handling tantrums

·

Build awareness of how to encourage children

·

Practice methods of encouragement

Presenter: Gigi McIntire,

Guidance Counselor, NBCT,

Mirror Lake Elementary, Certified

Active Parenting Leader

Mirror Lake Elementary

(Media Center)

1200 NW 72 Avenue

Plantation, FL 33313

754 322-7100

Thursday,

February 24, 2011

(9:30 am – 10:30 am)

(10:45 am – 11:45 am)

The ABC’s of Developing Your

Child’s IEP

The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize parents

with the development and components of a quality Individual Education Plan (IEP)

including: present levels performance; annual goals and short-term

objectives. This session explains the IEP process and emphasizes the

importance of parental participation. Helpful tips and strategies will be

provided for effectively participating in your child’s IEP. Information

will be provided to families to increase your understanding of the IEP

process and document.

Florida Alternate Assessment

The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize parents

with the Florida Alternate Assessment and the Access Points. Alternate

Assessment is required for students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP)

and who are unable to participate in state or local assessments. Information

will be

disseminated to families to increase understanding of

the Alternate Assessment process and Access Points.

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active Parenting

Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room C)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

*Saturday*

February 26, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Transitions: Supporting the Dreams of Children and Youth

with Disabilities and their Families

This

workshop will cover:

The Transition

to School and within School: Considerations for:

·

Early Childhood

·

Elementary

·

Middle School

High School and Beyond

·

Transition Assessment:

Developing a Vision

·

Employment and Careers

·

Post-Secondary Education and

Training

·

Community Living and Participation

·

Social Relationships

·

Self- Determination and Advocacy

Presenter: Rick Blumberg, Ph.D.

Blumberg Associates, Ewing, NJ

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

Monday,

February 28, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

ESE Advisory Council Meeting

ESE

Advisory Council offers many resources, assistance and information regarding ESE

education. Parents are encouraged to attend monthly meetings. ESE

Advisory Council welcomes parent participation.

Note: Registration is not required.

Piper High School

(Auditorium)

8000 NW 44th Street

Sunrise, FL 33351

Monday,

February 28, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active Parenting of Teens (For parents of children ages

12-18)

Six session series: Session 5/Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence:

Reducing the Risks, Part One

This

six session series will provide parents with guidance and support to

transform the challenges of raising a teenager into opportunities for

growth. Participants will learn: styles of parenting; positive skills

for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and advanced discipline

techniques to teach your child to make better choices resulting in

appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene and build

self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your

child resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using family

meetings and the FLAC method; 5 goals of teen behavior; decreasing power

struggles; handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and

much more, including important issues such as teens online, bullying, alcohol

and other drugs, and depression. Join us at the next session and see the

difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes in your family's

daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS

Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Indian

Ridge Middle

Room

207

1355

Nob Hill Road

Davie,

FL 33324

March

Wednesday,

March 2, 2011

(9:30 am – 11:30 am)

Active Parenting Now! (For parents of

children ages 5-12)

Six-Session Series: Session 5/Building

Courage, Character, & Self-Esteem

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children

(preschool-age 12) into opportunities for growth. Participants will

learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication;

respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to

make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the

Think-Feel-Do Cycle and BANK method to intervene and build self-esteem;

concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child resist peer

pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings and the

FLAC method; 4 goals of their child's behavior; decreasing power struggles;

handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and much more,

including important issues such as alcohol and other drugs. Join us at

the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and

realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in

your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room C)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

March 4, 2011

(9:00 am – 11:00 am)

Family Literacy

This workshop will address the six skills needed to get

children ready to read. Parents will learn how to teach early literacy skills

in the home as well as fun activities to encourage participation from their

child.

Presenter: Lori Sugar, Preschool

ESE Program

Specialist, Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Baudhuin

Preschool

7600

SW 36th Street

Davie,

FL 33024

Phone:

*Saturday*

March 5, 2011

(9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

Helping My Child Develop a Healthy

Self-Esteem

This presentation will provide parents an overview about

identifying when their children are experiencing feelings of inadequacy and

poor self-esteem. Parents will learn the importance of knowing their

children's strengths and weaknesses, and how these play a big part in the

development of one’s personal self worth. More importantly,

parents will understand the power of fostering self-esteem by expressing

affection and support, and setting up realistic goals and objectives for

achievement.

Presenter: Kity Laboriel, Psy.D., Head

Start Mental Health Specialist,

Broward County Public Schools

Nova Southeastern Univ.

3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd.

Alvin Sherman Library

4th floor, Room 4009

Davie, FL 33314

Monday,

March 07, 2011

(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

Active Parenting of Teens (For parents

of children ages 12-18)

Six session series: Session 6/Drugs,

Sexuality, and Violence: Reducing the Risks, Part Two

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising a teenager into

opportunities for growth. Participants will learn: styles of parenting;

positive skills for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and

advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to make better choices

resulting in appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene

and build self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help

your child resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using

family meetings and the FLAC method; 5 goals of teen behavior; decreasing

power struggles; handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent

.... and much more, including important issues such as teens online,

bullying, alcohol and other drugs, and depression. Join us at the next

session and see the difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes

in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS

Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Indian Ridge Middle

Room 207

1355 Nob Hill Road

Davie, FL 33324

Wednesday,

March 23, 2011

(9:30 am – 11:30 am)

Active Parenting Now! (For parents of

children ages 5-12)

Six-Session Series: Session 6/The

Active Family Now

This six session series will provide parents with

guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children

(preschool-age 12) into opportunities for growth. Participants will

learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication;

respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to

make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the

Think-Feel-Do Cycle and BANK method to intervene and build self-esteem; concrete

strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child resist peer

pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings and the

FLAC method; 4 goals of their child's behavior; decreasing power struggles;

handling anger; how to become an encouraging parent ... and much more,

including important issues such as alcohol and other drugs. Join us at

the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and

realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in

your home!

Presenter: Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program Specialist-Parent Services,

Broward County Public

Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

South Area Office

(Training Room C)

1643 N. on Parkway, Bldg.

H

Sunrise, FL 33323

*Saturday*

March 26, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Improving a child's attention, focus,

and function through self-regulation

Self-regulation, also known as

sensory modulation, is a foundation skill needed for all children to sit

quietly, attend and learn. The goal of sensory modulation is to get the

child into a calm alert state, a state in which the child is alert, attentive

and eager to learn. A child with sensory modulation disorder (SMD) may

display any or all of the three types of modulation difficulties. They may be

a sensory seeker, passive under-responder or an over-responder. This workshop

will explore the types of SMD seen, characteristics of each type, and

strategies to improve the child’s attention, focus and function. Videos

will be used to clarify the characteristics and behaviors seen. Time will be

allotted to answer questions.

Presenters: Carolyn Murray, M.S., OTR

and Betty Paris, M.Ed., PT

STAR Services, Inc., Hollywood, FL

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

Monday,

March 28, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

ESE Advisory Council Meeting

ESE Advisory

Council offers many resources, assistance and information regarding ESE

education. Parents are encouraged to attend monthly meetings. ESE

Advisory Council welcomes parent participation.

Note: Registration is not required.

Piper High School

(Auditorium)

8000 NW 44th Street

Sunrise, FL 33351

April

*Saturday*

April 2011

(9:00 am – 1:00 pm)

Cost is Free!

Breakfast will be provided by UM/NSU

CARD

Parent Institute

More info to follow.

Presenters: Sue & Cabot

Nova Southeastern Univ.

3200 S. University Drive

Davie, FL 33328

Health Professions

Assembly Bldg.

Saturday*

April 2, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Tools for Positive Behavior

Change: Changing Behavior & Improving Parent & Child

Relationship

This workshop is for parents who have children who

misbehave often and as a result have negative home-environment. It will

provide participants with a review of common parenting approaches that are

rarely effective, but often used. It will address reactive versus

proactive parenting approaches and provide participants with a variety of

parenting strategies that will not only improve behavior, but also result a

more positive relationship between the parent and child.

Presenter:

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

Friday,

April 8, 2011

(9:00 am – 11:00 am)

Family Math for Preschool

Learn how to:

§

a positive attitude toward

math.

§

Integrate math concepts and

activities into everyday life through experiences such as preparing dinner,

shopping, and playing games.

§

Support your child’s

understanding and use of math skills

Presenter: Lori Sugar, Preschool

ESE Program

Specialist, Broward County Public Schools, Certified Active

Parenting Leader

Baudhuin

Preschool

7600

SW 36th Street

Davie,

FL 33024

Phone:

*Saturday*

April 16, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Family Yoga: For Children, Parent

Partners, and Siblings

For preschool students and parents (9:00 – 9:30

am)

For lower elementary students and parents (9:45 –

10:15 am)

For upper elementary students and parents (10:30 –

11:00 am)

For middle and high school students and parents (11:15

– 11:45 am)

Bring

a yoga mat or beach towel for each child and parent. Wear loose,

comfortable clothing. You and your child may take the class barefoot or

in socks, but no shoes please. Purpose of the class: To have fun with

your child; to learn exercises together to stretch, strengthen and improve

balance; to help your child control the movements of his or her body; and to

learn techniques for relaxation. No prior training is required. Your

role will be to support your child when needed and to participate as a

student. In this class, you and your child will have the opportunity to

share some quiet moments together.

Note:

Siblings are welcome to attend if they are participating in the yoga class.

Please arrive a few minutes before your selected class to register.

Presenter: Louise Goldberg, MA

Licensed Massage Therapist/Certified Yoga

Instructor

Creative Relaxation, Margate, FL

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

Monday,

April 25, 2011

(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

ESE Advisory Council Meeting

ESE Advisory

Council offers many resources, assistance and information regarding ESE

education. Parents are encouraged to attend monthly meetings. ESE

Advisory Council welcomes parent participation.

Note: Registration is not required.

Piper High School

(Auditorium)

8000 NW 44th Street

Sunrise, FL 33351

*Saturday*

April 30, 2011

(9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

Building Respect and Abolishing

Bullying in our Homes and Schools

Participants will receive an in-depth overview of bullying

to help them protect their children whether they may be an aggressor, target,

or bystander. The tools given will be useful both within the home and

school environment. The workshop will focus on the three key elements:

What is bullying and what are

today's trends in violence including cyber-bullying and sexting?

Why should we care about

bullying - what are its short and long term effects on each of us? and

What can we as

parents can do to help our children prevent and intervene safely when

bullying occurs?

Presenter: Aimee C.

Wood, Prevention Specialist,

Broward

County Public Schools

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

May

Friday,

May 6, 2011

(9:00 am – 11:00 am)

Toilet Training Preschoolers with

Special Needs

This intensive toilet training program is designed to

help parents train children who have not been successful in previous attempts

at toilet training. The workshop will address readiness signs, preparation,

materials needed, toileting procedures and the coordination between home and

school.

Presenter: Lori Sugar, Preschool

ESE Program Specialist,

Broward County Public Schools,

Certified Active Parenting Leader

Baudhuin

Preschool

7600

SW 36th Street

Davie,

FL 33024

Phone:

*Saturday*

May 7, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate

for your Special Ed Child

A workshop with families that will generally follow the

recommendations and strategies of the "The Complete IEP

Guide." The goal of the workshop is to provide families with both

the information and confidence to represent their children in the IEP process.

Families are encouraged to come to the workshop with specific questions

regarding Assessments, Goals and Objectives, Related Services, Least

Restrictive Environment, and any other IEP matters - the workshop will be

"interactive" with Lawrence Siegel introducing each subject, but

asking families to partake in a give and take throughout the workshop.

Presenter: Zatopa, Attorney,

San Francisco, CA

Broward County Public Schools

Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

Thursday,

May 12, 2011

(9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

Surrogate Parent Training

Do you know a caring adult who would be interested in

serving as a Surrogate Parent volunteer to help a student who needs

assistance in making decisions regarding their education? This is a

rewarding opportunity to make an important difference in the life of a

child. The Surrogate Parent Training provides information and resources

to interested individuals so that they may represent students with

disabilities in the special education process when no parent can be

identified, the parents’ whereabouts are unknown, the child is in

foster care, the child is an unaccompanied homeless youth or the child is a

ward of the state. Surrogate Parent volunteers receive a background security

clearance (fingerprinting). School Board employees are exempt from

participating.

Presenters:

Dr. Ellen Breslow, FDLRS Program

Specialist, Preschool Case Management

Jane Derringer, FDLRS Program

Specialist – Parent Services

Opal , School/Parent Liaison

Broward County Public Schools

KCW 9th Floor/ESE

West

Conference Room

600 SE 3rd Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Monday,

May 16, 2011

(7:00 – 8:30 pm)

ESE Advisory Council Meeting

ESE

Advisory Council offers many resources, assistance and information regarding

ESE education. Parents are encouraged to attend monthly meetings. ESE

Advisory Council welcomes parent participation.

Note: Registration is not required.

Piper High School

(Auditorium)

8000 NW 44th Street

Sunrise, FL 33351

June

*

Denotes “Weekend with the Experts†series

About the

Presenters:

Opal T. is the

School/Parent Liaison with the Exceptional Student Education Department of

Broward County Public Schools. Mrs. provides support to schools

and parents regarding processes and procedures of Exceptional Student

Education. Mrs. holds a Bachelors degree in Educational

Psychology from the University of Georgia. She also has earned Masters

degrees in Varying Exceptionalities and Educational Leadership from Georgia

State University and Florida Atlantic University respectively. Mrs.

has taught students with varying exceptionalities in Georgia and

Florida. She has served as an ESE Specialist and Program Specialist for

Broward County Public Schools since 2004.

Blumberg holds a

Ph.D. in Special Education and Rehabilitation from the University of Oregon,

and an M.A. in Counseling from the University of San Francisco. Dr. Blumberg is

an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education, Language and

Literacy at the College of New Jersey and is a Psychotherapist and Consultant

in private practice. He is currently Co-Director of the Career and Community

Studies Program, and co-editor of the NADD bulletin, the publication of the

National Association for Dual Diagnosis. He conducts research and has

published articles and book chapters in the areas of Positive Behavioral

Support, the Transition from School to Adult Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders,

and the needs of individuals who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and

intellectual disability.

Dr. Ellen Breslow is a Child

Find Specialist with the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System.

Primary responsibilities include obtaining services for children ages birth

to five and coordinating the preschool screening program for Broward County

Schools. She has worked for the School Board of Broward County for over 30

years and began her career as one of the first Speech/Language Pathologists

with the county’s preschool Speech/Language Program: PEPPER. Dr.

Breslow has her Masters Degree in the area of Speech/Language Pathology and

her Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership.

Britton has been an

ESE teacher in Broward County Public Schools for over 10 years. She has a

Preschool Handicapped Endorsement and is certified K-12 and age 3 to Grade 3.

Jane Derringer is the

FDLRS Program Specialist- Parent Services with the Broward County Public

Schools. She facilitates parent trainings for parents of children with

special needs. She also facilitates the online Professional Development

modules (PDA) offered to teachers through the Florida Department of Education

Bureau of Exceptional Student Education. Jane has been with the Broward

County Schools since 1976, with a degree in Speech Correction and Exceptional

Student Education grades pre k -adulthood. Jane has also served as an ESE

Specialist and Program Specialist for Autism and Behavior.

is the

Clinical Director of Behavior Analysis, Inc. He earned his graduate

degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas in 1996 and is

a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Mr. has conducted training

workshops throughout the United States and internationally on topics related

to children with autism and special needs. He has published several

studies related to challenging behavior and has served as a guest reviewer

for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. In 2008 he was selected

as the Outstanding Clinician of the year by the University of Miami and Nova

Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.

Louise Goldberg, MA,

Registered Yoga Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist, has been teaching yoga for

nearly 30 years. She has been a consultant to the Broward schools since

1981, teaching relaxation and exercise to children with exceptionalities and

providing faculty in-service training. Since 2000 she has worked

extensively with children within the autism spectrum and their coaches,

teachers, and families and teaches yoga at the Dan Marino Center summer camp.

She is author of the DVD Creative Relaxation: Yoga for Children featuring

children on the spectrum and co-author of S.T.O.P. and RELAX©. She has been

published in the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and her curriculum is

taught at the Kevala School in England. She is on the faculty of the

Yoga Teacher Training course at the Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Hess, Integrated

Preschool Teacher, Gator Run Elementary. She has a Bachelor of

Science/Special Education K-12, from Lock Haven University,

Pennsylvania. Also, she is a National Board Certified

Teacher/Endorsement in Pre-K Disabilities & ESOL, Certification –Age

3 to Grade 3.

Kity

Laboriel is a Florida

Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Mental Health Specialist in the Head

Start Department in Broward County. She has 13 years of experience

working in the mental health field serving adolescents, children, and

families. Dr. Laboriel is also the parent of a child with special needs

who has achieved remarkable goals regarding self-esteem in her first year of

school.

Darlene Mannix has over 25 years of experience as a classroom

teacher in both general and special education. She has taught learning

disabled, emotionally impaired, and mentally challenged students from

preschool to high school, and is currently a Title 1 reading/math

teacher. She is the best-selling author of numerous books for

special educators.

Gigi McIntire has been an elementary school guidance counselor

in Broward County since 1995. She previously taught 4thand 5th

grades at the University School for fifteen years. Mrs. McIntire

graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelors degree in

preschool/primary education in 1979. She later earned a masters degree in

gifted education and a guidance and counseling certification from Nova

Southeastern University. In addition to over 30 years of experience in

education, she holds a national board certification in guidance and

counseling. Mrs. McIntire has been a Certified Active Parenting Leader

since 2003 and has taught several parenting classes at Mirror Lake Elementary

Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, MS OTR, is

director of Rehabilitation for Children, Inc, a pediatric private practice.

She co-founded M P Rehabilitative Services, a pediatric private practice that

specializes in outpatient, home and school-based therapy in Florida, which

was acquired by a national corporation in 2001. She received her

undergraduate degree in special education from Ohio University and her

master's degree in occupational therapy from Boston University in 1977.

Carolyn is certified in sensory integration (SI) and neurodevelopmental

treatment (NDT) for pediatrics, infants and adults. Her work experience

includes working in direct patient care, consultative, educational, and

administrative positions. She is also an adjunct professor teaching

occupational and physical therapy students. She received the Manager of the

Year award while serving as Director of Rehabilitation for an acute care

facility and she was honored by the Florida Occupational Therapy Association

with the Award of Excellence for her long-standing and significant

contributions to the occupational therapy profession.

Marjorie Montague, Ph.D., is

a professor of special education at the University of Miami and specializes

in learning, attention, and behavior disorders. She received her degree from the

University of Arizona in 1984. Dr. Montague conducts research on cognitive

strategy instruction for improving mathematical problem solving for students

with learning disabilities. She also studies academic, personal-social, and

behavioral outcomes for children and adolescents at risk for learning and

emotional-behavioral disorders. Dr. Montague has over 60 published articles,

chapters, curricular materials, and books. She serves on the editorial board

of several journals including Learning Disability Quarterly and Learning

Disabilities Research and Practice and served on the executive board of the

Council of Exceptional Children- Division for Research and the International

Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. Dr. Montague regularly

presents at national and international conferences on topics related to

understanding and remedying learning, attention, and behavior disorders.

Oelwein, M.Ed., a

consultant in private practice, worked at the University of Washington

in the Down Syndrome Programs for twenty-five years as teacher,

coordinator, and outreach trainer. Over the past 35 years, in her

positions as outreach trainer and consultant, she has provided training in

specialized educational methods for students with special learning needs throughout

the United States and in fourteen other countries spanning six continents.

Her publications include research articles, chapters in textbooks,

assessments, and two books on teaching reading.

Betty Paris, PT M.Ed.

attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Florida

International University and her master’s in education from the

University of Phoenix. Betty holds certificates in sensory integration (SI)

and neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) in pediatrics and in babies. She has

used her dual certificates to develop a unique blend of NDT and SI treatments

offered to children and young adults in a variety of settings and shared with

therapists, parents, and other professionals through educational seminars.

Her professional experience includes a wide range of venues including

hospital, community-based services, as well as being co-founder of MP

Rehabilitative Services, a multi-clinic private practice that was sold to a

national corporation. Betty has used her expertise, dual certifications in

NDT and SI, and her M.Ed. as adjunct professor, offering online programs to

occupational and physical therapy students.

Mr.

Zatopa has been

practicing law for more than 25 years. He represents private non-profit

corporations in contracting, licensing, rate-setting and other governmental

matters involving youth mental health and disability law, as well as

representing private residential treatment programs and schools, group homes,

developmental programs and mental health providers. He also mediates disputes

involving special education issues.

Sherry Swanson has Masters Degree in Special Education

from Florida Atlantic University. She has worked for Broward County

Schools for the past 23 years. She has served as the Broward County

Schools liaison for 10 contracted Preschool Agency Programs for the past 18

years. Prior to this, she was the Grant Manager for a State Preschool

Assessment Training Grant.

Lori Sugar is a

Program Specialist with the Pre-K ESE Department of the Broward County

Schools. Ms. Sugar provides ongoing staff development for the preschool ESE

classes in the county. She provides on site technical assistance and assists

school support staff and administration in understanding the essential

components of a preschool ESE classroom. She has served as a preschool

ESE classroom teacher, Reading Specialist and Behavior Specialist. She

has over 20 years experience in working with young children with special

needs.

Aimee Wood works within

Student Support Services, Office of Prevention Programs for the Broward

County Public Schools. Ms. Wood began her career as a Family Counselor,

working with youth deemed ungovernable, runaway and truant, then moved on to

write a Sun-Sentinel parenting advice column for seven years, and finally

focused her efforts on violence and substance abuse prevention within the

Office of Prevention by being both a trainer and the co-creator of a Telly

Award winning television show, "Reality Avenue". This presenter has

trained thousands of students, teachers and parents on bullying and the power

that each of us holds to prevent violence and intervene safely.

The School Board of Broward County, Florida,

prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis

of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, marital status, race,

religion, or sexual orientation. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination

and/or harassment complaint may call the Director of Equal Educational

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Individuals with disabilities requesting

accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may call Equal

Educational Opportunities (EEO) at or Teletype Machine TTY (754)

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