2003 - SSAAM

2003 - SSAAM 2003 - SSAAM

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Meeting held on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003 Prairie Rose School Division Office Carman Provincial SSAAM South Central Report September 29,2003 Discussion: • Clinician and Resource Teacher Evaluation • Healthy Schools update (RHA received funding) • URIS changes • RHA training • Student Services Pilot • Special Education Review: Legislation re: Appropriate Educational Programming/Inclusion • MB ASCD Memberships/partnerships with regions • Provincial SSAAM Conference • Class size and Composition Grant Early Numerically Project: • Regional Project • Helen Kelleher will facilitate the Workshop « Similar to the Victoria, BC model • Build a leadership team for the division (10 members) • Workshop dates: Oct. 1 (K, Gr. 1) Assessment; Nov. 25/Follow-up on the Assessment/Develop Intervention Plans; April 27/Share learnings Updates: • Psychology Outcomes Project • SLP Outcomes Project • Regional Healthy Child Coalition • Children's Therapy Initiative Intersectoral Committee: • Meeting to be held on Sept. 18 • Committee to target regional needs SCPD: • SC YAG booklet distributed • SC Workshop Oct. 15 Faye Browntee • Michele Borba Workshop: Prairie Spirit SD Presentation: • Partners Promoting Healthy Youth • Project Coordinators will meet with schools to determine needs « Will focus on violence with special reference to violence against women Respectfully submitted by: Wilma Ritzer

MEY UPDATE September 2003 1. New Staff-New staff are in place, a listing has been sent to all SSA's in the province. We have had one additional staff change and that is Jim Hoddinot, who has been working on the SERI has accepted a position with River East Transcona S.D. as a consultant. 2. SERI, August 30, 2003 marked the last day of SERI. The ongoing work of implementing the recommendations of the Special Education Review will be assumed across the School Programs Division, with lead in the Program and Student Services Branch. An Advisory Committee on Student Services/Inclusive Education will replace the SERI Advisory Committee. Membership will be by invitation to partnership groups. 3. Categorical Grant Support-Submissions for the 2003-04 school year Additions and Deletions are due October 4th for Special Needs Funding 4. URIS- The URIS RHA Pilot for URIS Service to S.D. and Licensed Child Day Cares is underway with pilots occurring in: • Winnipeg (Rivereast Transcona S.D.,Louis Riel S.D. and St. James S.D.) • Brandon • North Eastman • Parkland • Norman • Interlake A Provincial Coordinator for the Pilot has been hired - Sandra Dalke 5. MEY REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS FOR THE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SCHOOL - A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES • SSAAM has partnered on the development of the support document (Sandy Mccaig and Tanya Edgar) • meetings have been held with representatives of MTS, MAST, MASS, MAPC, and the Parent Coalition • request was made to provincial SSAAM for regional SSAAM to host consultation evenings for parents last may • to date, swan valley S.D., Brandon S.D., southeast SSAAM (2 sessions), and garden valley S.D. has offered to host sessions • consultations are to be completed by the end of October 6. Student Services Plan • Report due by November 30, 2003 • Assessment and Evaluation is preparing a summary report of last years submissions

Meeting held on Friday, Sept. 5, <strong>2003</strong><br />

Prairie Rose School Division Office<br />

Carman<br />

Provincial <strong>SSAAM</strong><br />

South Central Report<br />

September 29,<strong>2003</strong><br />

Discussion:<br />

• Clinician and Resource Teacher Evaluation<br />

• Healthy Schools update (RHA received funding)<br />

• URIS changes<br />

• RHA training<br />

• Student Services Pilot<br />

• Special Education Review: Legislation re: Appropriate Educational<br />

Programming/Inclusion<br />

• MB ASCD Memberships/partnerships with regions<br />

• Provincial <strong>SSAAM</strong> Conference<br />

• Class size and Composition Grant<br />

Early Numerically Project:<br />

• Regional Project<br />

• Helen Kelleher will facilitate the Workshop<br />

« Similar to the Victoria, BC model<br />

• Build a leadership team for the division (10 members)<br />

• Workshop dates: Oct. 1 (K, Gr. 1) Assessment; Nov. 25/Follow-up on the<br />

Assessment/Develop Intervention Plans; April 27/Share learnings<br />

Updates:<br />

• Psychology Outcomes Project<br />

• SLP Outcomes Project<br />

• Regional Healthy Child Coalition<br />

• Children's Therapy Initiative<br />

Intersectoral Committee:<br />

• Meeting to be held on Sept. 18<br />

• Committee to target regional needs<br />

SCPD:<br />

• SC YAG booklet distributed<br />

• SC Workshop Oct. 15<br />

Faye Browntee<br />

• Michele Borba Workshop: Prairie Spirit SD<br />

Presentation:<br />

• Partners Promoting Healthy Youth<br />

• Project Coordinators will meet with schools to determine needs<br />

« Will focus on violence with special reference to violence against women<br />

Respectfully submitted by: Wilma Ritzer

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