SERG
April 2022 Parent Presentation - Preparing for an IEP
Our April Parent meeting featured Pepi Silverman, from Bridge Educational Advocacy, presenting information on IEPs.
Click the gray box below to see the 40-min recorded session.
Recording of Jan 2022 Parent Panel - Building Friendships
As parents, we want our children to build trusted and meaningful friendships.
In this panel, parents will share how they encouraged and fostered socialization for their child. Hear an honest discussion on which techniques worked well and which tactics they should have avoided.
Hear the replay at the link below.
Zoom Link
Managing School Transitions for your Student
Check out these resources as you plan for your student's transition from one grade or building to another.
- Moving from Middle School to York High School
- Moving from Elementary School to Middle School
- Moving from Madison Early Childhood to Elementary School
Webinar Replay
2021-2022 State of D205 Special Education Services
D205 Student Services Administrators and our new Superintendent presented improvements and plans for this school year.
Hear the replay at the link below.
If prompted for a password, copy-n-paste: H8nFZB6*
SERG MISSION - Empowering This Generation and The Next
To support parents of children with special needs from ages 3 to 21 by...
- Educating families within District 205 to increase awareness and gain support for individuals with disabilities in our community.
- Connecting parents, educators and administrators to increase understanding and collaboration.
- Providing information about resources in our community
- Sponsoring programs on a variety of topics related to special education.
- Providing resources for parents on topics of services, policies and procedures for children with special needs.
SERG is organized and funded by the District 205 PTA Council.
Monthly eNewsletter
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SERG PARENT REPRESENTATIVES 2021-2022
|
School Represented |
Name |
|---|---|
| SERG Co-Chair | Elena Cutri |
| SERG Co-Chair | Mary Young |
| Madison | Jeniffer Dotson |
| Edison | |
| Emerson | open |
| Field | Micki Chan |
| Fischer | |
| Hawthorne | |
| Jackson | |
| Jefferson | |
| Lincoln | n/a |
| Bryan | Kristy Weseloh |
| Churchville | |
| Sandburg | |
| York | Angela Sebastian |
SERG Representative Responsibilities
Are you interested in volunteering at your child's school, but have little time? Do you like sharing Special Education resources with fellow parents?
Being a SERG representative is an easy way of supporting your school community!
As a SERG school rep, you will be asked to do the following:
- Gather parent feedback, questions, and issues about Special Education topics at your school.
- Attend meetings to provide SERG information and to gather parent feedback:
- Attend your school’s PTA meetings (monthly)
- Attend SERG rep meetings (every 6-8 weeks)
- Attend SERG parent meetings (a few times a year)
- Distribute SERG information:
- Submit SERG program information for the principal’s weekly newsletter.
- Submit SERG program information for the PTA President’s weekly email.
- Share SERG info with Resource Teachers and Special Education Teachers at your school and ask them to pass along to students and/or their room parents.
- Partner with your school’s PTA committees to make events accessible to all students.
If you're interested in joining SERG as a rep, contact the current rep listed above or your school's PTA President.