Join Our Email List Your Email Address:

Click on any underlined title to link to the flyer in printable PDF format.  
Click on this Adobe icon to get the Adobe Reader.

July 22, 2008 "Transition to Kindergarten workshop: Early Intervention to the Individualized Education Program"  from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM- at the Alyce Hatch Center in Bend Oregon. Pizza will be provided courtesy of the Autism Society of Oregon. The Alyce Hatch Center is located at 1406 NW Juniper Street, Bend, Oregon 97701. For information, or to register contact Donna Helman at 541-523-2390 or email dhelman@orpti.org 

July 23, 2008 "Can You Hear Me Now? Communicating Effectively with Your IEP Team." from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Crook County Library's Juniper Room 175 N.W. Meadow Lake Drive Prineville, Oregon 97754.   For information, or to register contact Donna Helman at 541-523-2390 or email dhelman@orpti.org 

July 24, 2008 "Transition to Kindergarten workshop: Early Intervention to the Individualized Education Program" from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the the Grant County Health Department's Titus room (conference room is accessible by the back door). Pizza will be provided courtesy of the Autism Society of Oregon. The address is 528 E. Main Street, John Day, OR 97845.   For information, or to register contact Donna Helman at 541-523-2390 or email dhelman@orpti.org 

July 29 & August 5, 2008 "IEP Partner Training" will be held in Portland at the Swindells Center Conference Room.  This intensive two-day training is for people who would like to become volunteers for OrPTI and support other parents at their IEP meetings.  For more information contact Karen Ripplinger at 1-888-505-2673 Ext. 212 or Email: kripplinger@orpti.org   

August 1, 2008 "Aspergers and ADHD; What's the Same, What's Different, What Helps in the Classroom" from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Children's Farm Home, 4455 NE Highway 20, Corvallis, OR 97330. For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

August 12, 2008 "Advocacy: Supporting Your Child in Special Education" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the  Columbia Gorge Community College, Board Room, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles OR 97058. For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

August 19, 2008 "Building Parent/Professional Partnerships with your Child's School" from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Clatsop Service Center, NW Regional ESD, 3194 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

August 21, 2008 "Building Parent Professional Partnerships with Your Child's School" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Beaverton Community Center, Sycamore Room 12350 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, OR 97005.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

August 28, 2008 "Aspergers and ADHD; What's the Same, What's Different, What Helps in the Classroom" from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Salem Senior Center (Back Door Entrance), 6450 Fairway Avenue, Salem, Oregon 97301. For information, or to register contact Leah Skipworth at lskipworth@orpti.org 

September 2, 2008 "The I.D.E.A. & Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: What Parents Should Know" from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Midland Library, 805 SE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97233. For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 4, 2008 "Grade to Grade Transition" from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the NW Regional ESD, Room 315, 5825 NE Ray Circle, Hillsboro, OR 97124.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 9, 2008 " Advocacy: Supporting Your Child in Special Education" from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Swindells Center, (inside the Providence Child Center) 830 NE 47th Ave. Portland, Oregon. For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 10, 2008 " Grade to Grade Transition" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the  Columbia Gorge Community College, Board Room, 400 East Scenic Dr., The Dalles OR 97058.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 11, 2008 " What Every Parent Needs to Know about the IEP" from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Ashland Public Library.  For information or to register contact Lynda Bell at lbell@orpti.org 

September 11, 2008 " What Every Parent Needs to Know about the IEP" fom 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Medford Library.   For information or to register contact Lynda Bell at lbell@orpti.org 

September 11, 2008 "ABC's and IEP's: Reading Literacy and Children with Disabilities" 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

September 16, 2008, "Entering Kindergarten from ECSE: Tips for Parents"  from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Clatsop Service Center, NW Regional ESD, 3194 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 18, 2008 "Advocacy: Supporting Your Child in Special Education" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Providence Child Center Board Room, 830 NE 47th Ave, Portland.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 20, 2008 "Puberty Seminar Series" will address challenges facing a person with ASD when puberty occurs. from 8:00 AM to Noon at the Seaside Convention Center, 415 1st Ave, Seaside Or 97138.  For more information call 503.626.1676.

September 25, 2008  "Entering Kindergarten from ECSE: Tips for Parents"  from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the NW Regional ESD, Room 315, 5825 NE Ray Circle, Hillsboro, OR 97124.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

September 25, 2008 "IEP Goals, Are Your Child's Adequate and Appropriate?" 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 

October 2, 2008 "Can You Hear Me Now? Communicating Effectively with your IEP Team"  from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Swindells Center, (inside the Providence Child Center) 830 NE 47th Ave. Portland OR 97213.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

October 7, 2008 "Can You Hear Me Now? Communicating Effectively with your IEP Team"  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Providence Child Center, 830 NE 47th Ave. Portland OR 97213.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

October 8, 2008 "Behaviors That Interfere with Learning"  from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Clatsop Service Center, NW Regional ESD, 3194 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

October 14, 2008 "Testing, Testing 123: State-wide Assessments"  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Providence Child Center Board Room, 830 NE 47th Ave. Portland, OR 97213. For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@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 503.626.1676.

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 21, 2008 "Aspergers and ADHD: What's the Same, What's Different, and What works in the Classroom" from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Beaverton Library Meeting Room A, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, Or.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@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 22 & 23, 2008 "IEP Partner Training"  from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on both days, at the South Coast ESD Board Room in Coos Bay.  For information or registration information please contact Karen Ripplinger at 888.505.2673 ext. 212 o email kripplinger@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 5, 2008 "Anxiety and Related Disorders"  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Beaverton Library Meeting Room A, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, Or.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@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 8, 2008 "Puberty Seminar Series" will address challenges facing a person with ASD when puberty occurs. from 8:00 AM to Noon at the Kingstad Center, 15450 SW Millikan,  Beaverton Or 97006.  For more information call 503.626.1676.

November 18, 2008 "Annual Goals: Are Your Child's IEP Goals Adequate and Appropriate?"  from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Swindells Center, (inside the Providence Child Center) 830 NE 47th Ave. Portland OR 97213.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

November 19, 2008 "What Parents Need to Know about the IEP"  from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Clatsop Service Center, NW Regional ESD, 3194 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

November 20, 2008 "Annual Goals: Are Your Child's IEP Goals Adequate and Appropriate?"   from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Providence Child Center, 830 NE 47th Ave. Portland OR 97213.  For more information or to register contact Victoria Haight 503-510-2289 or email vhaight@orpti.org 

December 2, 2008 "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 20, 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 

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  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 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 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 "Grade to Grade Transition; Planning for Success." 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 23, 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 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Is Your Child a Target of Bullying?

Behaviors That Interfere with Learning

Transition to Kindergarten

Working with the Professionals in your child's life

"Are We There Yet?  Life After High School"  Transition Issues for Students with Disabilities

Becoming an Adult; Rights and Responsibilities after turning 18

Disability Awareness

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Understanding ADHD

Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD; What's the Same, What's Different and What Helps Both

Understanding Autism

Grade to Grade Transition

What Parents Need to Know about the IEP Process

The IEP Dance: Learning the Steps

The IEP Dance:  Avoiding Stepping on Toes

Partnerships in Special Education

504 & IDEA, What's the Difference

IDEA 04, Special Education Law

Updated 7-18-08