[Mdpobc] MDPOBC Parents Workshop Absence Weiver

[christopher nusbaum]

Miss Trudy,

Interesting--I have never needed such a letter to get my absence for the
convention excused. While I do need to fill out a "vacation form" and get
it signed by my teachers and an administrator, there has been no problem
and my experience in actually getting it excused. Once my form has been
turned into our schools attendance secretary, she will excuse the absence
in the system. I believe I have even gotten this absence classified as an
educational one. This classification is the same that they would use if I
were absent for a college visit or an internship. Each county may have
different policies regarding this sort of absence, but I have never needed
a special letter requesting that it be waived.

Chris Nusbaum

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On Oct 20, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com> wrote:





Parents

Please see attached the Teen/Tween Agenda and a Sample letter you can use
to get your childs absents excused for their time out of school.  This has
worked in our county for many years.

Please remember this is a weekend of mentoring that they can not get
anywhere in their everyday living.

Can not wait to see you all their.  The final Parents workshop agenda
should be out tomorrow.  Here is just a taste of what you don't want to
miss out on.


*WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS*

*IEP YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY-Question and Answers- Instructor:
Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President,*

*USING THE IEP FOR INDEPENDENCE GOAL/SKILLS GOALS ON THE IEP-*Goals you can
add to your IEP to assure Independent and preparedness for Future.
*Instructor:
Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President, & Susan Polansky
Parent & 1st Vice President MDPOBC*

*LIVING LIFE OUT LOUD:* Strategies to prepare blind children for the real
world- In this interactive workshop, participants will learn about and
discuss strategies that encourage learning, exploration and problem-solving
activities for blind children. The presenters will share their observations
and experiences working in a summer program for blind teenagers and suggest
fun and insightful activities that will encourage blind children to take on
age-appropriate responsibilities and learn from mistakes. The goals of this
workshop is to have parents leave with a list of relevant projects and
activities that challenge blind children to become active participants at
school and in their homes and communities and to have them know that they
do not need to have the perfect training or background to train blind
children who will become successful blind adults-* Instructor:
Melody**Roane, director, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
and Vision
Impaired, Richmond, Virginia; president, National Association of Blind
Rehabilitation Professionals & Mellisa Riccabono*

*YOUR CHILDS INDEPENDENCE STARTS WITH YOU- **Degree is NOT Required- *A
Continuation from LIVING LIFE Out LOUD-* Instructor: Amy Phelps, CRC, NOMC,
assistant Director for instruction, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the
Blind and Vision Impaired*

*USING THE IEP FOR INDEPENDENCE GOAL/SKILLS GOALS ON THE IEP-*.  *Instructor:
Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President,***

*Tactile Graphics: Do your own thing! New capabilities and more
opportunities for blind persons*- Learn how to use E.A.S.Y. LLC’s inTACT™
sketchpad to do your own STEM diagrams and freehand art. Correct and edit
with our inTACT™ thermal eraser. Transmit digital copies of your drawings
over the internet for distance learning and collaboration with colleagues.
Come one, come all! *Presenters: Dr. Al Maneki, Chairman, Board of
Advisors, E.A.S.Y. LLC; Senior STEM Advisor, NFB Jernigan Institute,
Columbia, MD*




*Trudy L. Pickrel*
*President*
*Maryland Parents of Blind Children *
*www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org*
<http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org><http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org>
*TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's*
*www.tlcbythelake.com*
*301-501-1818*
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