SSD Pattonville Dispatch
September 2023
Resources for SSD Families
Helping Students Navigate Back-to-School Anxiety: Tips for Families
Online SSD Resources to Help You All Year
Visit SSDMO.org for links to resources that will direct you to information that will be helpful throughout the year - bookmark the webpage to make it easy to find. The links below apply to all SSD students districtwide.
Partner District Communication Sequence
Do you want to learn more about SSD? FACE is offering a Virtual Open House on Tuesday, September 21st at 6pm for an introduction to the services and resources available through SSD. Join us here.
SSD Family Leadership Institute
Registration for SSD's Family and Community Engagement (FACE) program's fall Family Leadership Institute (FLI) is now open.
Family Leadership Institute participants have the opportunity to:
Build an understanding of future planning and problem-solving using Charting the LifeCourse tools.
Learn to effectively participate in their student's education and improve the educational climate for all children.
Learn how to positively interact and collaborate with other families and school personnel.
Discover new resources and network with other families.
This program, which is offered at no cost to participants, is designed for family members who are the educational decision-makers for a student with a disability.
FLI is held during three, in-person sessions on Wednesday evenings, from 5:30-8 PM, on Sept. 20, 27, and Oct. 4. Dinner will be provided for attendees.
Click here to find out more and to register.
For More Information
Call 314.989.8460 or email face@ssdmo.org.Join FACE for the first Family Cafe of the 2023/24 school year. On Sep 14, 2023 at North Technical High School. FACE will join with families to provide a safe and welcoming space to connect and learn from each other. Family Cafes are centered on the Strengthening Families Protective Factors: Resilience, Relationships, Knowledge, Support, and Communication. Register today!
New this year, SSD's FACE (Family and Community Engagement) will be offering an immersive environment for learning American Sign Language (ASL)! Learn to communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HoH) individuals with an introduction to fingerspelling and basic signs to use in the home, school, and community. There are only 20 spots available for this six part series that will be held weekly starting September 21st. Click here to register!
SSD PAC Message
Greetings Families!
Has special education got you stressed out? The beginning of a new year and unknowns can be extra scary with an IEP or 504. The system can be hard to navigate even in the best districts. Those great documents, laws, & policies put into place to help us are hard to understand. It can be a lonely journey. But you are not alone! You have the SSD PAC.
The SSD PAC is open to every family with a child receiving SSD services. We have monthly zoom meetings. We are parents like you. We get it. You can just log on and watch. SSD and FACE share updates, great information, and presentations based on your needs. We advocate to inform policy with our parent voice. We share parent perspective to help our schools know how to best help our kids.
We’re having an in-person Family Gathering on Sept. 13, 6:30 PM, at the SSD Learning Center in Hazelwood. Please come; tap into this community that exists for you.
Your New SSD PAC President,
Rebecca Flieg
Message from Pattonville's Parent Advisory Council(PAC) President
Hello my name is Kari Ellis and I am the Pattonville PAC president. I just wanted to introduce myself to you. I am a Pattonville parent with a 5th grade son at Willow Brook Elementary School and a sophomore son at Pattonville High School. I have been in the district since my oldest started 1st grade. I currently work for Special School District in University City and have previously worked in the Parkway School District. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Welcome to the PAC looking forward to meeting you next month.
Sincerely,
Kari Ellis
Pattonville Parent Advisory Council Meeting
The Pattonville Parent Advisory Council will hold the monthly meeting Thursday, September 21, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. A local parent advisory committee provides parents an opportunity to learn more about the supports and resources available to parents of students with disabilities and collaborate with other local parents. Click here to view this month's agenda.
Join Zoom Meeting: ZOOM LINK
Free Flu Shots Through BJC
Receiving a flu shot helps keep you and your community healthy! Free flu vaccinations are being provided through Barnes-Jewish Hospital. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit https://bit.ly/3oCxqYu
The Family Resource Hub
For more information visit the The Family Resource Hub.
The Family Resource Hub Satellite Food Pantry is located at North Tech High School which supports families with access to non-perishable food items and household supplies.
Special School District of St. Louis County
Email: DByrnes@ssdmo.org
Website: www.ssdmo.org
Location: 12110 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO, USA
Phone: 314.989.8100
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SSDStLCo
Twitter: @SSDDStLCo
Pattonville School District
Dr. Tori Cain, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
Deidre Smalls, Special Education Coordinator - Bridgeway, Drummond, Rose Acres
Carla Addoh, Special Education Coordinator - Remington, Parkwood, Willow Brook
Dee Byrnes, Special Education Coordinator - Holman Middle
Leigh Ann Richelman, Special Education Coordinator - Pattonville Heights & Pattonville HighWebsite: https://www.psdr3.org/
Location: 11097 St Charles Rock Rd, Saint Ann, MO, USA
Phone: 314-213-8500