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SVVSD Special Education Community Fair

"Our hope is that by bringing together a wide variety of organizations in one space, we can provide a large array of needed services to members of the St. Vrain Valley Schools community," states an email sent to parents.
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On May 30, the Special Education Department of SVVSD is hosting a community resource fair. The event will be held at Soaring Heights PK-8 located at 3280 County Road, Erie from 4-7 p.m.

"Our hope is that by bringing together a wide variety of organizations in one space, we can provide a large array of needed services to members of the St. Vrain Valley Schools community," states an email sent to parents.

The list of program events is below. Child care will be provided during the event, please click here and fill out the Google Form in full. 

Questions for the event can be directed to Nicole Brodeur or call 303-772-7700. 

St. Vrain Valley Schools Special Education Community Resource Fair

Table Vendors:
Table # 1 Imagine! 
Table # 2 IN! - Colorado Initiative for Inclusive Higher Education
Table # 3 ACL Boulder
Table # 4 Envision, Creative Support for People with Developmental Disabilities
Table # 5 Kids Overcoming, LLC
Table # 6 Tutor Doctor
Table # 7 Truly Inspiring
Table # 8 Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center
Table # 9 Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association
Table # 10 Autism Society of Boulder County
Table #11 Center for People with Disabilities

Presentations:
4:00 pm                                                                Speaker               
Unified Champion School                                     Amber Vanzant      
School to Work Alliance                                        Ryan Burch             
Importance of School Attendance (Spanish)        Ben Ready/Martha Bustillos 
Importance of School Attendance (English)         Karin Blough/Lauren Emerson
Child find in SVVSD                                              Andrea Johnson     
Developing Healthy Habits with Technology         Michelle Bourgeois

5:00 pm                                                                Speaker               
What you as Educators can do to combat            Meghan Meyers                     
chronic absenteeism                                                                             
Accommodating for the Classroom                       Robin Howard        
The ABC’s of Early Childhood Behavior               Andrea Johnson     
Understanding Dyslexia                                        Kathy McCall          
¿Qué es la dislexia y cómo podemos ayudar       Sandra Vasquez     
a nuestros hijos?
Boundaries to Empower Independence                Gertrude Burnett   

6:00 pm                                                                Speaker               
Preparing for Adulthood-Life after the IEP            Kim Ainsworth       
Appropriate Boundaries in Public Education        Gertrude Burnett   
DVR 101                                                               Jeff Skidders          
YES! Ambassadors (Youth Examples of              Marie
Self-Advocacy)                                                    
Using AAC to Communicate at Home                  Kelly Reardon         
The Social Diet                                                     Stacy Goreski, PhD