Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative

Mid-Valley Special Education is hiring! We have several paraprofessional positions open across the cooperative, working with all ages and programs. Head to www.mvse.org and click on the employment tab (on the right) to explore our open positions and apply!

Mid-Valley is looking for additional Teacher Assistants to join our wonderful teams. If you love working with kids in a supportive, team-oriented environment, please apply here!

https://www.applitrack.com/mvse/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Support+Staff

Today is the day for our second vaccine clinic! Walk-ins are welcome and accommodations are available.

Mid-Valley Marketplace will be at the Third Annual Sleigh Bells Ring Extravaganza held at Central High School from 1:00-6:00 this Saturday. They will be bringing many of their festive crafts and sweet treats. Please stop by and enjoy this wonderful event and vendors!

Mid-Valley is looking for more teachers, teacher's assistants, nurses, and physical therapists for Extended School Year. If you know of anyone that may be interested, please have them apply at https://mvse.org/employment or contact Tanner Seal at [Email hidden].

ESY is June 21st - July 15th, M-Th 8:00-12:00. Locations include Fabyan Elementary, Geneva Middle School North, and Shelby Transition Center.

One of our wonderful parents has just had a book published! This book was inspired by Anitra's beautiful daughter, Elsa. Elsa is one of our amazing students in the ABLE program. If you would like to read up about this book on Anitra's blog, visit: https://www.anitraroweschulte.com/blog/whsdaydancingwithdaddy

If you would like to preorder the book (releases October 26th, 2021), you can find it on Amazon right now!

Congratulations Anitra and Elsa!

Cover Reveal Day! DANCING WITH DADDY — Anitra Rowe Schulte What a day this day is… so much to celebrate! First, today, April 16, is Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Day (or 4p- Day). Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome impacts individuals who have a deletion on the short arm of the fourth chromosome. Why is April 16 WHS Day?

Final No-Shave November Update: Look at this great beard! We are very pleased to announce that our campaign has raised a total of $400 for cancer prevention, research, and education. Thank you to everyone who participated and those who donated!

Our No-Shave November results are rolling in. We would like to share the results that we have so far and encourage you to make a last-minute donation to our page: https://no-shave.org/member/MidValley

Hopefully, these after pictures will help us get our final $125 of our $500 goal!! We will have some final updates soon.

Announcement: Please see the adaptive pauses observed by each of our member districts. The return to in-person will be dependent on the district your child's program is in.

It's No-Shave November! At the beginning of the month, some of our staff took a pledge to drop their razors and donate any money they would use for shaving to raise funds for the fight against cancer. They finished their pledge with a selfie to serve as their "before" picture. Please consider donating to our page: https://no-shave.org/member/MidValley

Announcement: Mid-Valley programs at Blackberry Creek and John Stewart will transition to remote learning on Wednesday, November 18th in accordance with Kaneland School District's school closures. The current date to return to in-person learning is January 4th, 2021.