Quarter 4, 2017-2018
Quarter 4 Newsletter
April is National Autism Awareness Month!
For information on how to participate, advocate, and donate, click the link below.


#StandUpForAutism
Upcoming Events
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April 2018
18- Mentoring for New ESE Directors, Palatka
26- Regional Directors Meeting, Gainesville

May 2018
2- PLC Book Study: "A Framework for Understanding Poverty", Adobe Connect

June 2018
11- HEC Summer Leadership Day, Lake Placid
6 & 7- ADOS-2 Training, Palatka
13 & 14- ISRD/ CASE Summer Institute for ESE Administrators, Bonita Springs
18, 19 & 20- Certified Specialist in Restorative Practices Training, Orlando (select audience)

July 2018
9- Principal's Summer Insitute
10 & 12- NEFEC Summer Leadership Conference
17, 18 & 19- PAEC Summer Leadership Conference
28- Restorative Practices Training, Wakulla County
29- Restorative Practices Training, Gadsden County
Interesting Articles & Resources
Click HERE to read these "Up Beat News" articles: "Autism Spectrum Disorder", "Sharing the Diagnoses with your Child (For Parents)", "Classroom Strategies and Interventions"

Click HERE to read "Dyslexia: Myths, Realities, and Diagnostic Best Practices" by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Click HERE to read "Supporting Students with Chronic Trauma" by Edutopia
"The Buzz"
Click the link below to view the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS) weekly memo!

About ISRD
ISRD provides training and technical assistance for district and school-based administrators to support positive outcomes for students with disabilities across a network of 47 small and rural Florida school districts.

Click HERE to view the 2017-18 ISRD Annual Report.
Alice Schmitges, Specialist
schmitgesa@nefec.org
Amber Keene, Administrative Assistant
keenea@nefec.org
Does your school or district have a success story to share? Share a few paragraphs about a student, school administrator or implementation of a program for students with disabilities for the next issue! Please send the information to Amber at keenea@nefec.org.
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