Partners for Success - SMCPS



St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS)

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Partners for Success Resource Center for Families and Schools

2020 Winter/Spring Calendar of Events

|Date & Time |Event |Description |Location |

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|Wednesday, January 2020 |Transition to Adulthood:|Glennis Daniels- Bacchus, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |Dohrman Conference Center |

| | |Coordinator for CSM and a representative from the Division of |Dr. James A. Forrest Career and |

| |College or Career? |Rehabilitation Services (DORS) will present information about college and |Technology Center |

|6:00 PM-8:00 PM | |career supports for students who received special education services while |24005 Point Lookout Rd |

| | |in high school. Eligibility requirements for receiving supports services |Leonardtown, MD 20650 |

| | |and accommodations in college or on the job will be explained. | |

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|Wednesday, |Special Education: What |Please join Missy Alexander, Parent Educator for Parents’ Place of Maryland|Dohrman Conference Center |

|February 5, 2020 |You Need to Know |as she explores the parent’s role in the Individualized Education Program |Dr. James A. Forrest Career and |

| | |(IEP) process. Participants should expect to learn about what the |Technology Center |

|6:00 PM-8:00 PM | |Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) says about a child’s right to |24005 Point Lookout Rd |

| | |special education services, a parent’s role in the IEP process and |Leonardtown, MD 20650 |

| | |strategies for a parent’s effective involvement in the IEP process. | |

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|Wednesday, |Life After an ASD |Do you have a child diagnosed with autism? Not sure where to go for help? |Dohrman Conference Center |

|March 11, 2020 |Diagnosis? |Join Allysa Ware, Project Director for Family Voices and mother of a child |Dr. James A. Forrest Career and |

| | |with autism as she presents facts about autism, debunks common myths, |Technology Center |

| |Medical vs. Educational:|describes evidence- based treatments, shares names of community resources |24005 Point Lookout Rd |

|6:00 PM-8:00 PM |What’s the Difference? |and explains funding options available to families who have a child with |Leonardtown, MD 20650 |

| | |autism. Ms. Ware will also explore the difference between a medical and an| |

| | |educational diagnosis and how that difference impacts a child’s IEP. | |

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|Wednesday, |SSI and Medical |Join Michael Dalto, Work Incentives Project Director for Maryland Dept. of |Dohrman Conference Center |

|April 2020 |Assistance: How to Get |Disabilities, as he explains how people with disabilities can work and keep|Dr. James A. Forrest Career and |

| |SSI and Medical |essential benefits using special rules called work incentives. Learn how |Technology Center |

| |Assistance, Work and |work incentives enable people to work while keeping cash and medical |24005 Point Lookout Rd |

| |Live to Tell About It! |benefits, restore cash benefits quickly and easily if earnings drop or |Leonardtown, MD 20650 |

|6:00 PM-8:00 PM | |stop, make people eligible for some extra benefits if they work (that they | |

| | |don’t qualify for if they don’t work) and much more! | |

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|Wednesday, |Planning Ahead: Future |Joann Wood, local attorney at law, will present information regarding Legal|Dohrman Conference Center |

|May 6, 2020 |Finances and Supports |Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Special Needs Trusts for individuals with |Dr. James A. Forrest Career and |

| | |disabilities and the Maryland ABLE Act. |Technology Center |

|6:00 PM to | | |24005 Point Lookout Rd |

|7:30 PM | | |Leonardtown, MD 20650 |

To register for these free workshops, please contact Susan Shannon

at partnersforsuccess@.

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