[Mdpobc] MDPOBC Parents Workshop Absence Weiver

[Trudy Pickrel]

That is great Christopher but with this letter or one like it you may not have to use vacation days and hopefully all student like you said can get them classified as educational. My kids they have not even counted them absent. 

Trudy Pickrel
President Md Parent Blind Children. 
301-501-1818
Www.TLCbytheLake.com


> On Oct 20, 2013, at 8:30 PM, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Miss Trudy,
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> 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.
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> Chris Nusbaum
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Oct 20, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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.  
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>> Please remember this is a weekend of mentoring that they can not get anywhere in their everyday living.  
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>> 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.
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>> WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
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>> IEP YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY-Question and Answers- Instructor: Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President,
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> USING THE IEP FOR INDEPENDENCE GOAL/SKILLS GOALS ON THE IEP-.  Instructor: Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President,
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>> 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
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>> Trudy L. Pickrel
>> President
>> Maryland Parents of Blind Children 
>> www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org
>> TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's
>> www.tlcbythelake.com
>> 301-501-1818
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>> <Absense weiver.docx>
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