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O.C.A.R.E. and Official Subcommittees hold regular quarterly meetings on the 2nd Thursday of January, April, July and October at the BEC/2nd Chance Thrift Shop starting at 5:30 p.m. These meetings are open to the public.
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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides American Rescue Plan funds to Owsley County Alliance for Recreation & Entertainment Inc. with federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Owsley County Parent Task-force has learned about this FREE learning opportunity for families of students with disabilities. A great deal of useful information will be shared during this time and we hope that you will be able to register to attend one, some, or all of the sessions.
KY-SPIN & Partners for Education Presents
Beyond COVID: Supporting Eastern KY Families of Students with Disabilities
April 26. 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Welcome
Becca Parrish, Partners for Education (PFE) at Berea College & Rhonda Logsdon, KY Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
Skills for Effective Partnership
Kellie Smith, KY-SPIN
April 26. 2021 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Basics IDEA-IEP and 504
Whitney Hayse, KY Protection and Advocacy (P&A) & Rhonda Logsdon, KY-SPIN
April 27. 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Moving Forward: Considerations for Successful Transition to In-Person Learning
Shasta Hensley & Bill Buchanan, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)
April 27. 2021 from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Resource Roundtable
Michaela Evans, KY-SPIN; Desirae Bailey, KY Partnership for Families and Children (KPFC); Heidi Cooley-Cook, KY Autism Training Center (KATC); Whitney Hayse, KY P&A
April 28, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
COVID & Beyond: Resilience, Resources & Barrier-Busting" Part 1 "Resilience & Resources
Diane Gruen-Kidd, BHDID & Donnie Ray, Mountain Comp
April 28, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
COVID & Beyond: Resilience, Resources & Barrier-Busting" Part 2 "Barrier-Busting
Kellie Smith, KY-SPIN & Joe Nelson, LCSW, CSW, CSAT, CDA-PD-S Clinical Social Worker - Therapist
April 29, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Social Strategies and Friendship Building
Amanda Bruce, Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC)
April 29, 2021 from 1:30-2:30 pm
Virtual Learning: Where are we now?
Dr. Laura Clarke, Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (NKCES)
You can register for any of these sessions by clicking on the following link:
