NWSC PTA presents session on Understanding Educational Assessment
On Monday, March 14, 2016, the SPARK (Special Education Parents Accessing Resources and Knowledge) Committee of the Northwest Suburban Council PTA/PTSA presents a free parent education workshop from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Walter R. Sundling Junior High School, 1100 N. Smith Street, Palatine. The topic for the workshop is "Understanding Intellectual Assessment in the Schools".
In an effort to reach as many families as possible, live Spanish translation will be provided at this meeting.
This free workshop is open to anyone in the local community. This presentation will help parents understand:
• The purpose of cognitive/intellectual assessment in the schools
• What these types of tests measure
• How these tests are used to make decisions about a student's education
• The role of standardized testing in the Response to Intervention (RtI) model
• The theory of multiple intelligences and its implication for education
Dr. Howard Atlas has had extensive experience in public education working as a school psychologist and as an administrator. He was the Director of Pupil Personnel Services for the Waukegan Public Schools from 1997-2006, has been an adjunct faculty member of National-Louis University, worked for the Illinois PBIS Network, and has presented at local, state, national, and international conferences on such topics as the assessment and intervention of students with ADHD, specific learning disabilities, functional behavior assessment, classroom management, and positive behavior intervention and supports. He has been in private practice with Lake-Cook Behavioral Health Resources since 1988 and provides consultative and contractual services to area public schools. Dr. Atlas is a member of the American Psychological Association, Illinois School Psychologists Association, and National Association of School Psychologists.
If you would like to be contacted by or connected with SPARK, contact Sarah Winter at 847-602-6902 or Jenni Bennett at 224-725-3795.
SPARK meetings are designed to give parents information to help them in their current and future steps of the journey of parenting children with unique needs. The SPARK Committee realizes the importance of providing: relevant programs and resources related to special education; opportunities to network, receive support and help; and connections for parents to outside sources. The monthly program dates and topics can be found on the District 15 website, www.ccsd15.net.
SPARK is a Northwest Suburban Council of PTA/PTSA committee serving families of children with special needs in Community Consolidated School District 15 and beyond. SPARK is proud to be in partnership with PTA.