FDLRS Heartland Center

🍁🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from your FDLRS Heartland crew! 🦃🍁

Join us for our Parent and Family Service Webinar on Understanding IEPs on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 10:00-11:00!
Link to register: https://bit.ly/Parent-Webinar-Feb2024

The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is pleased to announce that registration is open for this no-cost six-week webinar series, which will begin on August 2, 2023. All general education and special education teachers, district-level personnel, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, early interventionists, psychologists, behavior specialists, social workers, paraprofessionals, college students, and anyone else interested in learning about students with autism are encouraged to attend.
Visit: https://autismnavigator.com/webinar-autism-navigator-for-classroom-success-in-prek-through-2nd-grade/ for more information and to register.

Teachers: Do you need hours for renewing your teaching certificate? FDLRS offers FREE professional learning courses online through the Professional Development Alternatives portal, and we are currently offering 4 courses that are still open for registration: Differentiating Science Instruction, Introduction to Differentiated Instruction, Technology for the Diverse Classroom, and Technology to Support Reading Comprehension. Please see more information on our flyers below, and register at: https://bit.ly/PDA-Winter2023

There's still time to sign up for our first Gifted Endorsement course of the 22-23 school year! FDLRS Heartland offers free courses for teachers to earn their Gifted Endorsement in our four districts, and there are five 60-hour courses to complete the endorsement requirements.
See our PD page at https://www.fdlrsheartland.org/hrd/pd for more info and registration details.

FDLRS Heartland, in collaboration with the Institute for Small and Rural Districts, is pleased to provide professional development in the IEP Meeting Process for leaders across Highlands and DeSoto counties. We are excited for the wealth of information we know Julie Weatherly, Esq. & Timothy Havard, Ph.D. will provide!

Parents/Caregivers:
Join us for a brief webinar on Wednesday, August 25th from 11:30am to 12:30pm, we will go over tips and tricks to make this school year easier for your child and their teacher.
Register at: https://bit.ly/Improving-Connection to receive your Zoom link to view the webinar.

We have been busy this summer planning for professional development to offer our Heartland teachers and support personnel!
One of our first courses is "Technology for the Diverse Classroom" starting on August 31st.
We also have a full list of courses available on our website at https://www.fdlrsheartland.org/hrd/pd including other PDA courses and Gifted Endorsement courses as well as webinars for self-paced training.

Parent Specialist Rebecca Cox and Child Find Specialist Joyce Dean recently presented “A Parent’s Toolkit for Actively Engaging in the IEP Process” at the 23rd Annual Family Cafe in Orlando, Florida. We were proud to have them selected as presenters and to represent us at this state event.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮-𝘁𝗼-𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 If you are a paraprofessional working with students with disabilities, now is the time to follow your passion for the classroom and earn a bachelor’s degree in exceptional student education (ESE). If you already have an Associate in Arts degree or equivalent college coursework, you can join a live recruitment Zoom session and learn more. Please join Dr. Keri Fogle and Russell Gremillion, co-directors of the state-funded Para-to-Teacher Tuition Support Program, on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭, 𝗮𝘁 𝟰 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗗𝗧. They will discuss the program’s requirements and the application process and then answer questions on earning your bachelor’s degree in ESE, deaf education, or visual disabilities. For program information on the Para-to-Teacher Tuition Support Program, go to https://paratoteacherprogram.com. To receive a link to join the session, contact Dr. Keri Fogle at [email protected] or Russell Gremillion at [email protected].

Para-to-Teacher Tuition Support for Exceptional Student Educators If you answered yes to all three questions above, the Para-to-Teacher Tuition Support Program can help make your dream of teaching become a reality. The Para-to-Teacher Tuition Support Program provides financial assistance for paraprofessionals who are currently working in Florida’s public schools...

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Calling all parents of students with Individual Educational Plans (IEPs): The Florida Department of Education wants to hear from you! This survey is for parents of students with individual educational plans (IEP) receiving special education services during the 2020-21 school year. All information provided will remain confidential. You may submit one online survey for each child receiving services.
Take the survey on the web at: http://www.esesurvey.com/altlogin.php