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Bloomfield SEPAC Meeting – 4/21 Online from 6-7:30 PM
Our next Bloomfield SEPAC Meeting will be double the information for you, in a Two Part Meeting.
Bloomfield SEPAC Meeting- 4/21, School Re-opening Open Dialogue & a SPAN Presentation on the Advantages of Student-led IEPs.Meetings.
Please Note:This Two-Part Meeting will be from 6:00-7:30 PM
PART ONE Begins (1) 6-6:30 P.M.-Return to School Question and Answer Session Hybrid vs Virtual Sessions in Special Education
Meeting ID: Meeting IDmeet.google.com/onk-vfmq-qxb
Phone Numbers(US)+1 413-591-0930PIN: 949 910 954#
PART TWO- BEGINS at 6:30) 6:30-7:30 P.M.-SPAN Presentation with Dawn Monaco- How to include your child in their IEP Meetings, for greater participation and success with Q & A.
PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR FREE FOR THE ZOOM PORTION OF THE MEETING WITH SPAN. https://path_to_success_april2021.eventbrite.com/
STUDENT-LED IEP MEETINGS
FREE Virtual IEP Review
Hinkle, Prior & Fischer – A widely respected law firm, specializing in Special Needs, is offering Parents a Free Virtual Online IEP Review.
PRESS HERE for further information.
Bloomfield School District Offering offering TWO parent workshops regarding transitioning students back to school with a Psychologist specializing in child and adolescent development. May 3, & May 10, at 6:30 PM
Pre-K-6th grade- Monday 5/3 6:30 PM
Grades 7-12- Monday 5/10 6:30 PM
Google Meet Link:
meet.google.com/daw-rzge-wyu
Join by phone
(US) +1 978-484-2306 PIN: 650 371 279 #
If you are interested in attending, please
submit any questions by the Friday before
the meeting you are attending to:
Pre K-6th- MBruno@Bloomfield.K12.NJ.US
Grades 7-12: KRegina@Bloomfield.K12.NJ.US
EARLY START – 5:45 PM -This Wednesday’s (March 10th) ONLINE SEPAC MEETING. TOPICS: SCHOOL RE-OPENING PLANS & TALK WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ATTORNEYS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION RIGHTS
PLEASE NOTE THIS WEDNESDAY’S SEPAC MEETING BEGINS EARLY AT 5:45 PM.
The first quarter of the meeting features Superintendent Salvatore Gonçalves & Assistant Superintendent Joe Fleres on the SCHOOL-RE-OPENING PLAN.
The second part features the legal team of MANES & WENBERG, LLP, Special Needs Attorneys talking about you and your child’s RIGHTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING ONLINE WITH YOU PRESS HERE FOR THE GOOGLE MEETING LINK
| (US) +1 803-510-7198 (PIN: 225878420) <—-phone link – YOUR BLOOMFIELD SEPAC TEAM |
Family Support Group For Dads – 6:30- 8PM tonight, Feb. 25th
| Family Support Org. of Essex County | |
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| Network of Supports for Parents |
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| Thursday, February 25th 6:30 to 8pmOur goal is to educate, equip and empower parents to become effective advocates for their children and to develop the parenting, coping and resilience skills needed to have a happy, healthy and successful family. This Support Group for Dads is a safe place to connect with other passionate dads to learn innovative approaches to parenting while building on their strengths and supporting them as neededZoom Meeting ID: 932 9661 7237 |
| We are here for you! |
Tonight’s (Feb. 23, 2021) Board of Education Meeting Topic Includes a Presentation About Planned In-Person & Hybrid Instruction in Our Schools!
BOE MEETING SCHEDULE PUBLIC OPENING – 7:30 PM (Tentative Time)
A) -Presentation: In-Person & Hybrid Instruction in Bloomfield Schools – With Superintendent Salvatore Gonçalves
BOE MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT PHONE LINE – 973-381-7200
SURVEY ON POSSIBLE FUTURE ONLINE LEARNING, HYBRID SCHEDULES, CLOSES FEB. 16, 2021. Please Submit yours now!
Dear Parents:
Please fill in the Parents Survey- HERE
Let the School District and The Board of Education know your feelings about Online Learning, Hybrid Schedule etc., or offer your suggestions.
Information marked with a * needs to be filled in, but You can submit the Survey anonymously or make your name known, as you wish.
Thank you.
Your Bloomfield SEPAC Team
Maria Sanders, LSW – Presents at our Feb. 10, 2021 ONLINE Bloomfield SEPAC Meeting, from 6-7 P.M.
E-mail Questions NOW, to greggo1685@gmail.com
We are very pleased to have renowned Parent Coach, Maria Sanders, LSW, to participate in our ONLINE SEPAC MEETING. Ms. Sanders has consistently been very generous of her time in presenting at our Meetings and helping answer Parents questions.
Maria Sanders is a Licensed Social Worker and PCI Certified Parent Coach®. She works with parents struggling with any parenting challenge, from getting a child to sleep to communicating with a taciturn teen. A lot of her work is supported by Conscious Parenting and Collaborative Problem Solving. Maria Sanders is Certified in the Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach by Think:Kids, a program based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA
Maria works one on one with parents virtually (phone or video) or in her Montclair office. She offers programs to public schools, independent schools, preschools, pediatrician offices, professional organizations, and corporate settings.
For more information about Maria Sanders, you can check out her website:
www.mariasandersparentcoach.com
Montclair Art Museum, Access Program Open House Dec. 11, 2020, 12PM- 1 PM
https://www.montclairartmuseum.org/events/museum-events/access-program-open-house
“Access Program Open House
We invite artists, families and support coordinators to join us for a Virtual Open House to introduce MAM’s new Access Program: Private Studio Instruction. We strive for full inclusion in our Yard School of Art classes, but also understand that there are times when students may be interested in private lessons. Taught by trained educators and designed to meet the unique goals of each student, the classes are accessible to all audiences including people with physical disabilities, intellectual and learning disabilities, sight loss or hearing loss, chronic illness, memory loss, or mental illness. MAM is an approved Goods and Services provider through the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). Closed captioning will be provided.
DECEMBER 11, 2020 12 PM- 1 PM”
Bloomfield SEPAC 