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Capitol Mid-Willamette Valley Region
Serving Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook & Yamhill Counties

For answers to your Special Education questions please call our help line at 888-891-6784. 

To request a workshop in this region please contact our Leah Skipworth at  888-505-2673 ext.214 or e-mail:  lskipworth@orpti.org

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Upcoming Workshops

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Registration Closed. Session Full October 13, 2008 "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 101" from 8:30 to 11:45 AM at the LBCC Annex (Blue Building in the South Parking Lot), 44 Industrial Way, Lebanon, Oregon 97355. For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

October 14, 2008 "Supporting Your Child in Special Education: What Every Parent Needs to Know about the IEP"  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Marion County Juvenile Department, Community Room, 3030 Center Street, Salem Or 97301. For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

October 15, 2008 " Can You Hear Me Now? Communication and Dispute Resolution" from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

October 18, 2008 "Puberty Seminar Series" will address challenges facing a person with ASD when puberty occurs. from 8:00 AM to Noon at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Street  Eugene Or 97405.  For more information call ASO at 503.636.1676.

October 21, 2008 "Can You Hear Me Now? Communicating Effectively with Your IEP Team." from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church, 435 NW 21st Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97330.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

October 22, 2008 "What Every Parent Needs to Know about the IEP" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the North Santiam School District Building, Santiam Room, 1155 North Third Avenue, Stayton Oregon 97383.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

October 23, 2008 "Supporting Your Child in Special Education:  What Every Parent Needs to Know"  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Street, Eugene Oregon 97405.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

October 28, 2008 "Parent Participation, Procedural Safeguards and Advocacy" from Noon to 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 227 NE 12th Street, Newport Oregon 97365. For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

November 6, 2008 "What Every Parent Needs to Know about the IEP" from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

November 17, 2008 "Putting the Pieces Together: Understanding the IEP Process and Product" at the Ash Creek Elementary, 1360 N 16th Street, Monmouth, 97361 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

November 24, 2008 "Putting the Pieces Together: Advocacy, Parental Rights and Safeguards" at the Ash Creek Elementary, 1360 N 16th Street, Monmouth, 97361 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

November 25, 2008 "IEP Goals, Are Your Child's Adequate and Appropriate?"  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Marion County Juvenile Department, Community Room, 3030 Center Street, Salem Or 97301. For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org  

January 20, 2009 "Is Your Child a Target of Bullying?" from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church, 435 NW 21st Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97330.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

January 27, 2009 "Transition to Kindergarten" at the Ash Creek Elementary, 1360 N 16th Street, Monmouth, 97361 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

January 28, 2009 "IEP Goals, Are Your Child's Adequate and Appropriate?" from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

February 11, 2009 "IEP Goals; Are Your Child's Adequate and Appropriate?" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Street, Eugene 97405.   For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

February 12, 2009 "Is Your Child a Target of Bullying" at the Ash Creek Elementary, 1360 N 16th Street, Monmouth, 97361 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

February  18, 2009 "Behaviors That Interfere with Learning" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the North Santiam School District Building, Santiam Room, 1155 North Third Avenue, Stayton Oregon 97383.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

February 19, 2009 "Aspergers and ADHD: What's the Same, What's Different, and What Helps in the Classroom?" from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

February 26, 2009 "IEP Goals; Are Your Child's Adequate and Appropriate?" from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church, 435 NW 21st Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97330.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

March 16, 2009 "High School Transition and Post- Secondary Options" at the Ash Creek Elementary, 1360 N 16th Street, Monmouth, 97361 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

March 31, 2009 "High School Transition Night" from 5:30 to 8:00 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

April 1, 2009 "High School Transition" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Street, Eugene 97405.   For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

April 8, 2009 "Grade to Grade Transition: Planning for Success" at the Ash Creek Elementary, 1360 N 16th Street, Monmouth, 97361 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

April 15, 2009 "Understanding ADHD" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the North Santiam School District Building, Santiam Room, 1155 North Third Avenue, Stayton Oregon 97383.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

April 16, 2009 "Behavior that Interferes with Learning." from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church, 435 NW 21st Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97330.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

April 23, 2009 "Understanding Response to Intervention and Positive Behavior Intervention Supports". A collaborative presentation with Oregon PTI and Lynda Bersani, Special Programs Coordinator for Greater Albany Public Schools  from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

May 19, 2009 "Aspergers, ADHD- What's the Same, What's Different and What Helps in the Classroom." from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church, 435 NW 21st Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97330.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

May 28, 2009 "Is Your Child a Target of Bullying?"  from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Greater Albany School District Office, 718 "7th" Street, Albany Oregon 97321.  For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

 

 

 

Workshops Available

The following workshops are available by request in all regions.

EI/ECSE

Transitioning to Kindergarten

Working with the Professionals in your child's life

"Life After High School"  Transition Issues for Students with Disabilities

Becoming an Adult; Rights and Responsibilities after turning 18

Disability Awareness

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Statewide Assessment and Students with Disabilities

Bullying

What Parents need to Know about the IEP Process

Partnerships in Special Education

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Updated 9-30-08