What's New (continued):

9/28/09 - Another installment on the SLP in the Pre-K SPED class is posted on the Speech and Language page, check out "The SLP and the High/Scope Curriculum."

9/25/09 - Want to see which Pre-K SPED teachers are recommending students for the Consult Model? Check the Shout Out page. What about adding your name to the list...?

9/22/09 - Results from the Adaptive Equipment survey are coming in. If you are looking for equipment, check the Extra Equipment page.

9/17/09 - A new presentation is up on the Speech and Language page entitled, "Greeting Time in the Pre-K SPED Classroom and the SLP." Check it out!

9/14/09 - Two new links featured this month on Links for Teachers - thanks to Dolores for the suggestion on how families and friends can help out with classroom materials in "tough times".

9/11/09 - You will all want to check out the Speech and Language page today! Tina McAlpin and Joan Reisinger, two of our Pre-K SPED SLPs have some exciting online presentations to share about how SLPs and teachers can work together in the classroom. The first in this series is up NOW!

9/11/09 - New on the Links for Children page is "storyplace.org" contributed by Marietta Faget and Natalie Schneider at Kendale Elem. Thanks!

9/11/09 - Check out a home/school communication idea from Stephanie Rad Quintana in the Idea Gallery! She also contributed new Boardmaker boards to the Flip Chart page and the Activity Specific page.

9/8/09 - The Professional Development Calendar with workshop dates and descriptions has been posted in Teacher Handbook, Appendix G.

9/3/09 - Take note of the new Consult Model section - with a button right in the left hand navigation bar. We're proud to have a home page for all our great VPK teachers. And check out the Shout Out page to honor all our Pre-K SPED teachers who have referred students to the Consult Model - ENJOY! 9/3/09 - The new Sibshops Calendar of meetings and the FDLRS Fall Training Series are now posted on the For Familes and Para Familias pages.

8/18/09 - Much of the Teacher Handbook was updated over the summer. Any changes made after 7/23/09 are listed in red behind the item. Be sure to print/use the most current version of any document and CHECK BACK as some changes may still be made.

5/22/09 - Informational Flyer for MDCPS Summer VPK Program.

5/22/09 - New photos of two great events have been added to the Photo Gallery - thanks to Kerrianne Perry and Roni!

4/29/09 - Photo Gallery updated with photos from Week of the Young Child Event (thanks Delia!)

4/21/09 - Check out the featured links on the Links for Families and the Links for Teachers pages: Autism Internet Modules. Thanks to Diane Adreon from C.A.R.D., Dolores Mendoza and Tina McAlpin for the great link!

4/21/09 - Photo Gallery updated with photos from the 2009 Youth Fair (thanks to Laura Cawley for the photos!) and from Robbie Dockswell's recent retirement party at Pre-K. (thanks to Maria de la Vega for the photos!).

4/13/09 - M-DCPS Parent Involvement Survey added to For Families and Para Familias pages. Flyer also includes info in Haitian-Creole. Please encourage our families to participate in the survey.

3/26/09 - Updates were made to the Suggested Goals and Benchmarks for Kindergarten, Appendices B9 & V4 (the same document) to include goals at the supported and participatory level.

3/13/09 - Samantha D'Angelo from Blue Lakes Elementary shared some awesome Planning and Recall communication boards. They were so good I added a new page to Boardmaker Downloads. Check it out here. If anyone would like to contribute planning or recall boards I will add them.

3/6/09 - March Parent Training Calendars added to For Families and Para Familias pages.

3/6/09 - The main section of the Teacher Handbook and Appendix G-3 reflect changes in number of sub days for end-of-the-year post testing.

2/23/09 - Many documents in Teacher Handbook, Appendix B changed from .pdf to Word documents so they are editable and copyable. Thanks to Violet for the suggestion.

2/18/09 - Suggested Goals and Benchmarks for Kindergarten (Reading, Language Arts, and Math) added to the Teacher Handbook, Appendix B (IEP) and V (Transition). Thanks Cecilia!!

2/2/09 - House area furniture added to the Extra Equipment page.

1/23/09 - Photos of Roni's Educational Leadership Award moved to the Photo Gallery.

1/16/09 - EVEN MORE January events and trainings posted on For Families and Para Familias.

1/12/09 - Photo Gallery updated - thanks to Maria de la Vega for the photos of Liberty City Elementary.

12/15/08 - Two new helpful documents for IEP writing have been added to the Teacher Handbook, Appendix B7 & B8. Thanks to Cecilia Nuñez and the staffing specialists.

12/11/08 - Lissette Gil, psychologist, shares a great link appropriate for families to keep their children safe during the holiday shopping season. Check it out in the Idea Gallery.

ALSO, she shared a great link for calculating a child's chronological age. The link is on the Teacher Handbook, Appendix U-6. Thanks Lissette!

11/26/08 - Parent Training Calendars for December added to For Families and Para Familias.

11/26/08 - Idea Gallery updated with a great idea from Ame Travieso at Redondo Elementary!

11/3/08 - Results from the Adaptive Equipment Survey added to the Extra Equipment page. Spread the word to therapists to look there first for equipment. Thanks to all who responded to the survey!

11/3/08 - November PD Calendar for Pre-K SPED.

10/31/08 - Parent training calendars for November posted on For Families and Para Familias.

10/31/08 - Family Fest November 1, 2008 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts.

10/29/08 - New key note documentation form added to the Teacher Handbook, Appendix T. Hope you find it helpful - thanks to the Tropical teachers for the idea.

10/28/08 - New forms for monitoring a student's diet, allergy and medical condition have been added to Teacher Handbook Appendix A-6 (Daily- Sample), Appendix A-7 (Daily - Blank), Appendix A-8 (Weekly/ Monthly - Blank), Appendix A-9 (Monthly - Blank).

10/29/08 - Photos from Malena Suarez's class at Stirrup Elementary added to the Photo Gallery - lots of fun!

10/29/08 - New Featured Link added to the Links for Teachers page. Great printable materials.

10/17/08 - The University of Miami has announced 90% tuition support for Pre-K Disabilities Master's Program - print here for more information.

9/16/08 - Parent and Child Activity Calendars added to For Families and Para Familias.

9/8/08 - Teachers - here is your invitation to the CEC Disability History and Awareness Weeks Reception. Also, here is how to order a CEC T-shirt for ESE Week.

9/8/08 - A very handy chart for keeping up with students assessments has been added to Teacher Handbook Appendix U-4. Thanks Dawn Peralta!

9/03/08 - Parents: Check out the M-DCPS Parent Pathway and School Board Rules on Parent Involvement on For Families.

8/20/08 - Coming Soon - Photos from our 1st Annual Classroom Preparation Day and a feedback survey for attendees...

8/12/08 - The Extra Equipment page will be continually updated as teachers notify us of available materials.

7/22/08 - "Encouraging Communication" Power Point added to Speech and Language page and to Power Point Downloads page. Thanks to Dolores Mendoza!

7/22/08 - Updates posted to the Boardmaker Flip Chart page. Thanks to Paula Blair for the new graphics and boards!

7/14/08 - First Then Board Templates added to Boardmaker Behavioral/Social page.

7/8/08 - Keep an eye on the Teacher Handbook page as we post updates throughout the summer. Updates are indicated in red.

7/8/08 - Information about the Half-Day Speech and Language classes has been added to the Speech and Language page. Thank you very much to Jo Kneuer from Hibiscus Elementary!

6/25/08 - All emails from Roni and Dolores from the 2007-2008 school year are archived and available here. The regular Email and Memos page will begin displaying emails from the 2008-2009 school year.

6/25/08 - Our LEAP curriculum page has been updated with detailed research findings and a new LEAP Informational Flyer for download.

5/27/08 - Check out the Photo Gallery for a special treat from Julie Harte and Lorna Harrington at Hibiscus Elementary!

5/27/08 - Deanna DeCario from South Miami Elementary shares the words of a very catchy greeting time song/chant in the Idea Gallery. Thanks Deanna!

5/27/08 - Summer Camp Lists from the Autism Society, Miami-Dade Chapter and for South Dade added to For Families.

5/27/08 - New Link of the Month for Families.

3/19/08 - New Links for Teachers and Links for Families on Visual Strategies.

3/12/08 - Photo Gallery updated with pics of Karma the Therapy Dog at Silver Bluff Elementary.

3/11/08 - List of Websites for Communication / Behavior added to Appendix N of the Teacher Handbook - great stuff!

3/6/08 - Several newly posted emails from Roni and Dolores.

3/4/08 - Special NEW Boardmaker Download - the "Words!" Book, communication system. Check it out!
___ ALSO - New Boardmaker Downloads for Spanish boards and Story Symbols - thanks to Stephanie Rad Quintana from Air Base Elementary for all the great new boards!

2/12/08 - New Link for Teachers for February. In addition, check out this entire page of great Pre-K Links -Internet 4 Classrooms. Thanks to Diane Koehnk for the link!

2/12/08 - "Baking Cookies" board added to Boardmaker Activity Specific page.

12/13/07 - New link of the month on the Links for Teachers and Links for Families pages. GREAT information on toys for children with special needs - just in time for the holidays. Thanks to Beth Saunders for the link.

12/11/07 - Updated Full-day & Half-day Lesson Plan in Appendix E of Teacher Handbook.

12/11/07 - New link on Links for Families about Family Cafe, their annual Questions and Answers Book and their annual conference.

11/20/07 - A new photo tour of the Islands of Possibility class (PMH) at Arcola Lake Elem. added to the Power Point Downloads page. Thanks Cynthia!

11/14/07 - New Cheap Talk 8 overlays for the nursery rhyme posters on the BELL Phonological page.

11/13/07 - Teacher Handbook Appendix Q is no longer empty! Check out the different customizable data collection forms.

11/13/07 - Idea Gallery updated with Shared Reading Book List for parents created by Dawn Peralta. Thanks Dawn!

11/13/07 - Extra classroom equipment available at Christina Eve Elem.

11/7/07 - Great new idea added to the Idea Gallery and BELL Shared Reading download pages. Thanks to Michelle Skalski and Delia Katz!

10/30/07 - PELI Stages of Writing score sheet added to Teacher Handbook, Appendix U.

10/30/07 - LAP-D Age Equivalents for 3rd Edition added to Teacher Handbook, Appendix U in English and Spanish.

10/30/07 - Links of the Month for November posted on Links > For Families and Links > For Teachers (psst, teachers, you won't want to miss this one!).

10/25/07 - Photo Gallery updated with photos from Stephanie Rad-Quintana of Air Base Elementary.

10/10/07 - Parent Education Meetings for October posted in English and Spanish on both For Families and Para Familias.

10/1/07 - New Boardmaker Downloads page - inspired by contributions from Diane Koehnk - Home and Family.

9/29/07 - Check out Math in action from Kristi Perez at Stirrup Elem. in the Idea Gallery.

9/29/07 - Positive Parenting Practices schedules for DAYTIME and EVENING posted on For Families and Para Familias.

9/29/07 - New featured links for October on the Links for Families and Links for Teachers pages.

9/29/07 - Conscious Discipline page updated.

9/24/07 - Photo Gallery updated with photos from Diana Chica at Claude Pepper Elementary - THANKS DIANA!

9/24/07 - New Open House Power Point added to Power Point Downloads page. Thank you to the Pre-K staff at Charles Hadley Elem.

9/14/07 - Samples of completed ATIPs added to Appendix J of Teacher Handbook.

9/12/07 - Schedules of "For Males Only" support group meetings posted on For Families and Para Familias.

9/11/07 - Items added to Extra Equipment page.

9/11/07 - New Teacher Handbook Appendix A-6 - "Organizing Classroom Documents and Record Keeping" - and E-5 - "Substitute Letter" - THANKS Zilkia!

9/7/07 - Photo Gallery updated with photos from Priscilla Fernandez's class at JW Johnson Elem. PLC.

9/7/07 - Before attending any Pre-K SPED workshop or afternoon meeting, check the PD Calendar, as updates including sites and date changes are ongoing.

9/7/07 - Sibshops schedule for 2007-2008 now in English AND Spanish posted on both For Families and Para Familias.

9/5/07 - New Parent Presentation flyers in Appendix Y and new "FREE Pre-K" flyer in Spanish in Appendix S of the Teacher Handbook.

9/4/07 - Shared Reading lesson plan and PMH lesson plan #2 added to Appendix E of Teacher Handbook.

8/27/07 - New presentation, "A Good Foundation: Adaptive Positioning and Equipment in Pre-K" added to Power Point Downloads.

8/27/07 - Sample of a completed IEP added to Teacher Handbook, Appendix B-2.

8/27/07 - The School List has been updated on the Directory page.

8/27/07 - "La Hora del Café" flyer added to Para Familias page.

8/27/07 - New additions to Appendix M of the Teacher Handbook.

8/27/07 - Date changed (Oct. 6 -> Oct. 5) in PD Calendar.

8/22/07 - The front section of the Teacher Handbook is now posted.

8/21/07 - Added workshop (Sept. 29) and minor revisions to the Professional Development Calendar.

8/21/07 - By request, Pre-K SPED Staff Emails have been added to the Directory.

8/20/07 - Updates to the Teacher Handbook including the all new Appendix M.

8/16/07 - Sibshops Schedule flyer added to For Families page.

8/16/07 - Many updates to Teacher Handbook Appendices.

8/14/07 - Great content and photos added to Conscious Discipline page (Thank you Maria de la Vega)

8/14/07 - Updates to the Teacher Handbook added from today on will have the date in red beside the entry

8/14/07 - Some new classroom materials added to Extra Equipment page

8/14/07 - Print Resource Materials for Autism added to the Print/Video Library page

7/31/07 - Teacher Resource Room is now called Boardmaker Downloads (under the Resources button).

7/31/07 - Boardmaker Downloads now includes picture boards (and online activities if you have Boardmaker PLUS!) for Phonological Awareness.

7/31/07 - Our site is housed on a new server that does not support the "search this site" feature. If you are having trouble finding something on our site, email me at smiguel@dadeschools.net.

7/31/07 - In addition to continuing some familiar curriculum components (under the Curriculum button) - BELL, LEAP, Conscious Discipline, and Math - we introduce 2 new pages: Islands of Possibility (our curriculum for our Classrooms for Profoundly Mentally Handicapped) and Speech & Language (ideas for SLPs and teachers)!

7/31/07 - Speaking of curriculum components, PRIME Time Assistive Technology is no longer a mini site within a site but a page under the Curriculum button. And the old "Device Gallery" is now called the Adaptation Station and can be found under the Galleries button.

7/31/07 - A new feature is a page called Power Points Downloads (under the Resources button). If you would like to submit a Power Point to share, email the file to smiguel@dadeschools.net.

7/31/07 - Our old "Links" page has been divided into separate pages to make relevant links easier to find - check out the options under the Links button. The only exceptions are links that feature great websites in Spanish and those can be found on the Para Familias page.

7/31/07 - We still REALLY, REALLY need photo and idea submissions for our Photo Gallery and Idea Gallery (found under the Galleries button) both now and throughout the year! Submit photos and text to smiguel@dadeschools.net (make sure that you have a signed web release for each child in each photo).

7/31/07 - The old "Pre-K Network" page has been discontinued but we are looking into the possibility of offering online message boards for our teachers and paras.

7/31/07 - Get ready for great audio content this year! We will be offering podcasts (audio downloads) of some of the afternoon trainings and discussions as well as original content.