Conejo Oaks Academy
November 2024
Hello, Conejo Oaks Academy Families and Community Members!
With the holidays approaching, it's the season of gratitude and we have so much to be thankful for including all of our students, families, teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff at COA. Thank you for all of your support, your invaluable input, and the love and care you provide for our students and each other everyday.
In this month's newsletter you will find information on the following:
- Upcoming SELPA and community events
- Information from October's Coffee with the Coordinator and Momentum Day Program
- COA's Holiday Boutique
- Conejo School Foundation's 2024 Teacher Grant Awards
- SELPA Virtual Fall Transition Fair
- General Program information and last month's newsletter
A student directory will be delivered to COA on Wednesday, November 13th. Please look for it in your student's folder/backpack. Thank you to all the students and families who participated.
The next Coffee with the Coordinator will be on November 19th from 12:30-1:30 in room 15. Suzanne Lezotte, accomplished author and COA parent, and her son Owen will share their resent successes and challenges as it relates to community access, post-secondary educational opportunities, and employment. I will take notes and/or share materials provided for anyone who does not have the opportunity to attend.
Take Care,
Amanda Glover MS.Ed.
If you have any questions, concerns, and/or compliments for our program, you can always reach me at aglover@conejousd.org or at 805-660-5262.
Important Dates
- November 13- Safety Lock Down Drill
- November 19- Coffee with the Coordinator (12:30-1:30 in Room 15)
- November 20- SELPA Virtual Fall Transition Fair (5:30pm-7:30pm)
- November 21-COA Minimum Day (School day ends at 12:30pm)
- November 25-29 Fall Break (No School)
- December 17- COA Holiday Craft Fair and Boutique (10:00am-11:30am at the Coffee Cart)
- December 20- December Culmination Ceremony (12:00pm-1:00pm for Culminating Students and Families only, invitations will be sent separately)
- December 23- January 3- Winter Break (No School)
- January 6- Secondary Planning Day (No School)
- January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
- January 22- Transition to Adult Life for Parents, Caregivers, and Young Adults (6:00pm-7:30pm at the Oxnard Tri-Counties Regional Center)
Conejo Schools Foundation 2024 Grant Recipients
Congratulations to COA's Marjorie Dalgarn and Alice O'Kieffe for being selected to receive two of Conejo School Foundation's 2024 grant awards. Marjorie plans to use the grant towards assistive technology and Alice plans to use the grant to improve the school garden.
We appreciate Conejo School Foundation's continued support for our school district and our post secondary program.
National School Psychology Week
Native American Heritage Month
Breakthrough: Resilience in Grief Parent/Guardian Workshop
Conejo Oaks Holiday Craft Fair
October Coffee with the Coordinator-Momentum Day Program
Momentum encouraged prospective students and their families to contact them for a tour of the program. More information can be found in their presentation below.
Special Education District Advisory Council
SELPA Virtual Fall Transition Fair
Help young adults with disabilities prepare for the quality adult lives they envision. Students, parents, teachers, and care providers are invited to join us at the Transition Fair. Meet local agency representatives and get information to help you make decisions about adult life.
When: November 20th
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Click the flier links below for details.
SELPA Transition to Adult Life
This session will offer information on transition to adult
life through the IEP process. Participants are
encouraged to bring a copy of their most recent IEP and
learn more about the process of moving towards
adulthood.
COA Visitor Procedures and Safety Drill Schedule
We enjoy having guests at COA. To ensure the safety of our student's we ask that all visitors/volunteers check-in and receive badges prior to coming on to school campuses. Our comprehensive campuses have the equipment needed to print badges in the front office. Since Conejo Oaks Academy does not have a front office on site, we ask that people visiting our program first check in at the District Educational Center (DEC) before coming to our campus. The DEC is located at 1400 Janss Road. Please contact your Coordinator, Mandi Glover, if you have any questions and to arrange a visit.
Please reach out to Mandi Glover if you would like to arrange a time to review the site safety plan or have any other questions about site safety.
We will be practicing safety drills throughout the school year. See the schedule below. More information will follow in future newsletters and from your student and/or teacher.
Safety Drills Schedule
- Fire Drills-September/January
- Earthquake Drills-October/February
- Intruder Drills-November/March
24.25 Service Providers
- Occupational Therapist- Rachel Yashouafar
- Psychologist- Shannon Higgoda
- Adapted PE Teacher- Victoria Alvarez
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher- Karen Mestre
- Speech Pathologist- Jennie McIntosh
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst- Karli Karamanlian
- Nurse- Jill Chen
Community Agency Resource Links
- VCOE Transition to adult life resources: https://www.vcselpa.org/For-Families/Transition-to-Adult-Life
- Tri-Counties information/link: https://www.tri-counties.org/
- Department of Rehabilitation information/link: www.dor.ca.gov
Previous COA Newsletters
About Us
Email: aglover@conejousd.org
Website: https://www.conejousd.org/Page/1724
Location: 1025 Old Farm Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: (805) 660-5262