Where to Find Local School Board Minutes?

Local School Board Minutes Matter!!

School board minutes are one area of monitoring for special education programs. The school board minutes can give you insight on what is important to the school board members along with upcoming changes to programs and services.  

Orange County Schools 

Paoli Community Schools

Orleans Community Schools   

3rd Tuesday of each month at the time of 5:00 for Executive Sessions, 5:30 for Board Meeting.

Springs Valley Community Schools

Lawrance County Schools

Mitchell Community Schools  

Regular Session Meetings for the second Monday of each month at 6:00p.m. in the Emerson Administration Office.

North Lawrance Community Schools 

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By: Patrick Underwood ( Special Education Advocate)

E-mail: PatrickU@ourcia.org

Phone: (812) 329-0216

Written: 1/18/21

Sensory Santa 2020 is a wrap

This year Sensory Santa was one of the most challenging so far. 

We where able to visit with 10 families this year at our two events this year. This years sensory santa we used 15 minute visit slots where the families meet Santa, Mrs. Cluas, and the Grinch. During part of the visit the children done a craft with Santa's crew making a ornament to take home. 

One of the amazing parts of Sensory Santa has been seeing how some of the children have started to be a friend of santa from their first visit's 3 years ago. This year we did meet a few new families and was reminded of why we started sensory santa.

Special Thank you to 

Paoli Friends Meeting, River's Edge Fellowship Church 

Hoosier Hills Credit Union, Caufield's Novelty, Walmart Paoli,

Oriental Trading, and Community Support.

 Photographer: Ralph Carter

 

Our First Giving Tuesday

 

Today is our first Giveing Tuesday. 

As we look back over 2020 we can be proud of how we have grown, But as we look to 2021 we know their is much work still to be done in our communities. 

Over 2020 we have

• Incorporated into a non-profit charity from being a informal parent group. 
• Obtained IRS Non-Profit Status. 
• Developing local partnerships. 
• Started Grant reseach and recived our first grant. 
• Monitoring of local special education programs. 
• Hosting Sensory Santa for our third year but first as a non-profit.
• Our Santa going out in the community to help children be able see santa this year. Since some local santa visits being cancled. 

Looking to 2021 We look forward to 

• Developing more family support activites and events as in-person events become safe. 
• Contunie special education advocacy efforts to improve services for students
• Working towards opening our first physical office or center. 

If you would like to help us as we move foward please consided to making a donation. 

   DONATE NOW  

Please Self Check for Symptoms of Coronavirus before coming to sensory santa.

The CDC has a Symptoms Checker on their website along with a list of covid symptoms. Please do a self check for your family before coming to sensory santa.

 If your family cant come to sensory santa due to covid please reach out to Community Inclusion Ambassadors Inc at (812) 329-0216. We do have the ability todo virtual santa visits by video call if needed. 

CDC Covid 19 symptom checker:

 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html