San Joaquin County Office of Education Special Education Local Plan Area Kathleen Skeels, Assistant Superintendent Special Education, SELPA Director May 2010 STAFF DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN This is a summary of many upcoming staff development opportunities For more information, please contact the person listed May 2010 May Curriculum Relevant Therapy: Day - The Design • Presenter: Diann Grimm, Diagnostic Center of Northern California • Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education, Santa Clara, CA • For more information, please contact Linda McCabe at linda_mccabe@sccoe.org or 408-453-6725 May Financial and Estate Planning Issues for Families of Children with Special Needs • Presenters: Frank Quacinella, Merrill Lynch and Mark Drobney, Attorney • Sponsored by Family Resource Network, Merrill Lynch and San Joaquin County SELPA • Location: SJCOE - ESC Bldg • 6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m • For more information regarding registration, please contact FRN at 209-472-3674 or 800-847-3030 May Community Advisory Committee - CAC - Appreciation Dinner (FREE EVENT) • Location: SJCOE - ESC Bldg, Burwood Auditorium • 6:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m • For more information regarding registration, please contact Patti Farhat at 209-468-4928 May 5-6 Closing the Achievement Gap: Using Parent Involvement to Increase Student Success • Presented by California Parent Center at SDSU Research Foundation in Partnership with Los Angeles COE • Location: Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA • For more information please contact Melissa Popovich at mpopovich@projects.sdsu.edu or 619-594-4756 May 11 Will He Catch Up? Talking to Parents about Cognitive Impairment • Presenter: Mirit Friedland, Diagnostic Center of Northern California • Location: Solano SELPA, Fairfield, CA • For more information, please contact Susan Christensen at schristensen@solanocoe.net or 707-399-4468 May 16-19 University of California Integration Institute • Presented by: University of California •Location: UCLA Arrowhead Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, CA • For more information, please contact Hannah Frankel at hannah.frankel@ucop.edu or 510-9879636 May 17-18 6th Annual California Afterschool Challenge • Presented by: California School-Age Consortium • Location: Sheraton Grand & State Capitol, Sacramento, CA • For more information contact Ruth Obel-Jorgensen at ruthoj@calsac.org or 415-957-9795 May 21 Curriculum Relevant Therapy: Day - The Delivery • Presenter: Diann Grimm, Diagnostic Center of Northern California • Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education, Santa Clara, CA • For more information, please contact Linda McCabe at linda_mccabe@sccoe.org or 408-453-6725 May 24-25 Title Annual State Conference - North • Location: Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, CA • For more information please contact Sandi Ridge at sridge@cde.ca.gov or 916-319-0243 May 25 Curriculum Relevant Therapy: An Update • Presenter: Diann Grimm, Diagnostic Center of Northern California • Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education, Santa Clara, CA • For more information, please contact Linda McCabe at linda_mccabe@sccoe.org or 408-453-6725 June 3-4 Parent Involvement Liaison Certificate Program • Presented by: California Parent Center at SDSU Research Foundation in Consultation with California Dept of Education • Location: Los Angeles COE - Ed Center West Building, Downey, CA • For more information please contact Melissa Popovich at mpopovich@sdsu.edu or 619564-4756 June 22-24 Summer Workshop & Tour for Educators • Presented by: E.A.T Foundation • Location: UC Davis Co-operative Extension, Hanford, CA • For more information please contact Kelly at either kellyg@eatfdn.org or 559-707-8823 June 23-25 Coaching for Educational Equity Institute • Presented by: Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools • Location: Preservation Park, Oakland, CA • For more information please contact Sara Brown at sara@bayces.org or 510-208-0160 x315 July 13-15 Summer Workshop & Tours for Educators • Presented by EAT Foundation • Location: UC Davis Cooperative Extension, Hanford, CA • For more information please contact Kelly at kellyg@eatfdn.org or 559-707-8823 Aug 5-7 Coaching for Educational Equity Institute • Presented by: Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools • For more information please contact Sara Brown at sara@bayces.org or 510-208-0160 x315 Please access the San Joaquin County Office of Education's home page at www.sjcoe.org for additional workshop information under the Calendar of Events, and California Department of Education at www.dcc-cde.ca.gov The Staff Development Bulletin is a publication of the San Joaquin SELPA, P O Box 213030, Stockton, CA 95213-9030 Margaret St George - Editor and Kimberly Andreasen - Desktop Publisher Published monthly during the school year Submissions of staff development opportunities are welcome and must be received by the 15th day of the month prior to publication ... Please access the San Joaquin County Office of Education' s home page at www.sjcoe.org for additional workshop information under the Calendar of Events, and California Department of Education at www.dcc-cde.ca.gov... of the San Joaquin SELPA, P O Box 213030, Stockton, CA 95213-9030 Margaret St George - Editor and Kimberly Andreasen - Desktop Publisher Published monthly during the school year Submissions of. .. contact Kelly at kellyg@eatfdn.org or 559-707-8823 Aug 5-7 Coaching for Educational Equity Institute • Presented by: Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools • For more information please contact