WORDS bookstore in Maplewood is hosting a series called “Second Sundays,” held the second Sunday of the month, for children in the community with special needs to experience fun activities led by local providers of children’s programs. Each Sunday event will be divided into two sessions: 2:00 to 3:00 PM for children ages 3 to 10. And 3:30 to 4:30 PM for children 11 years old and up. The February event will be karate, in March: acting, in April: cooking, and in May: yoga. All events are free, but space is limited so please register by emailing info@wordsbookstore.com

* Parents/caregivers are expected to stay with their children for the duration of the event. WORDS is located at 170 Maplewood Avenue.

Thanks,
Jenny Lindstrom
jlindstromhome@verizon.net

Hosted by the South Orange/Maplewood Special Ed PTO and Maplewood Recreation Department Office.
 
Sunday November 6, 2011 2:00-3:00pm at Maplecrest Park (rain location is Maplewood Middle School Gym.

Children with special needs of all ages – as well as their friends and siblings – are welcome. Parents are expected to stay during the clinic.

For more information, email the South Orange Maplewood Special Education PTO or call 973-868-7595.

Future sports clinic dates to reserve: January 29, 2012, March 25, 2012, May 20, 2012.

The Special Education PTO will be meeting on Tuesday, September 27th at 7:30 pm at the Board of Education meeting room at 525 Academy Street, Maplewood.

For more information about the Special Ed PTO and for contact information for the Clinton PTA Special Ed PTO liaison, see below:

The Special Ed PTO provides parents with the tools and information they need to work collaboratively with the school district and to be effective advocates for their children.

The Special Ed PTO holds several meetings throughout the year to help parents network with other parents, share information about Special Education issues and educational concerns, and understand changing special education laws. We support the on-going professional development of district staff regarding special education and encourage the inclusion of children with disabilities in our communities.

Membership in the Special Ed PTO is free. All parents who have a child receiving special education services in the district or who live in the district but whose child is in an out-of-district special ed placement are already members of the Special Ed PTO.

Meetings are held in the Board of Education meeting room at 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, and begin at 7:30pm and end at 9pm.

Scheduled meetings for the 2011-2012 school year are:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

For more information on these and other activities, please visit the District’s web site. Sign up for email communications and PTO meeting minutes by contacting Barry Berg and join the group on Facebook at South Orange/Maplewood Sp. Ed. PTO. Clinton Liaison

Our Clinton School liaison to the Special Ed PTO is Jenny Lindstrom. Please contact her with any questions, for more information, or to get involved:

Jenny Lindstrom
Email: jlindstrom@verizon.net

We hope you will go to the Special Education section of the website (see left) and read an important letter from Jenny Lindstrom. In addition, we have posted a few upcoming events you may want to attend (see bottom part of the Special Ed page).

South Orange/Maplewood Special Ed PTO and the Maplewood Recreation Department Present a Special Needs Friendly, Pool Pizza Party, FREE of charge, at the Maplewood Swimming Pool

Date: Saturday September 11th, 2010
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: 187 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ, 07040

Join us for swimming, games, and pizza! Up to 4 family members along with
child may attend. For more information and to RSVP please call or text 973-868-7595 or email somaspedpto@gmail.com by September 4th. For email include a
subject of “pool pizza party” and provide your name, contact information, and number of attendees.

NOTE: in case of inclement weather, such as thunder & lightening or torrential rain, the party will be canceled.

An Evening with Educational Advocate-Renay Zamloot

Where: South Orange Maplewood Board of Education, 525 Academy St, Maplewood, NJ 07040
Date: June 15, 2010
Time: 7:00pm–9:00pm

The SPED-PTO is pleased to have Renay Zamloot – Education Advocate present a workshop for parents of children in the South Orange Maplewood school district. Participants are asked to register for this workshop by sending an email to: somaspedpto@gmail.com

Renay Zamloot is a professional Education Advocate with years of experience assisting families throughout the state of NJ in securing appropriate educational services for their children with disabilities.

Ms. Zamloot conducts presentations/workshops on “Understanding the IEP Process,” “Advanced Advocacy Strategies,” “Effective Parent- Professional Communication in the IEP Process,” and more for School Districts, Parent Groups and other organizations throughout the state including: Montclair University, Seton Hall University, William Paterson University, COSAC, ASPEN, CHADD, SPAN, NJPTA, BEAM and many others. She is actively involved in numerous initiatives on the local, state and federal levels to support the rights of students with disabilities and their families.

She is a member of COPPA and the NJ Special Education Practitioners’ Group. She is also a Surrogate Educational Parent for the New Jersey Department of Human Services and a graduate of the Special Education Advocacy Training Project co-sponsored by the US Department of Education and the University of Southern California.