Recruiting Special Education Committee Chairs/Members
Below is an email from Jeanne Taylor, MCCPTA Special Education Chair. Sherwood still has open a position for Special Education liaision. If interested or have questions regarding this position, please contact Sharon St.Pierre at stpierre619@verizon.net or at 301-774-3613. Thank you.
Dear Sherwood Parents,
It is estimated that at least 12% of the population has some type of disability. Thousands of children with special needs are served in our schools in both general education and special education
settings. In light of the above, it is imperative that we reach out to these families by recruiting Special Education Committee Chairs/Members for each PT(S)A.
For a variety of reasons, special needs families are often isolated. The PT(S)A can be a real lifeline for many.
The information below describes just some of the things that a Special Education Chair/Member can do to advocate for special families and those who serve them.
A Special Education Chairperson works within his or her school community to serve as a resource to parents, caregivers and school staff members by:
Helping parents to understand the Special Education Process and providing consideration of Special Education to the school and PTA policies, activities and plans by:
Sitting on the School PTA Executive Committee or Board
Participating on the School Improvement Plan Committee, Grading and Reporting or other PTA or Countywide sponsored Committees
Informing the school community of MCPS and other related resources by:
* Writing PTA Newsletter Articles
* Requesting funds from the school PTA to support purchases and
committee work (ex. Special Ed. Library)
* Placing materials in the designated areas, such as Resource
Center, Bulletin Boards, online listserves
* Staying abreast on news and bulletin items on various websites
such as MCPS Website www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org and MCCPTA Website http://www.mccpta.com/ and many others.
*And last but not least, facilitating family-school communication.
Thank you,
Jeanne Taylor
MCCPTA Special Education Chair
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under General Information, Help Wanted, Meetings and Reports.