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SPARK Meeting to Focus on Transition to High School
High school transition will be the topic of a free program scheduled for 7 p.m. February 1 at Plum Grove Junior High School, 2600 Plum Grove Rd., Rolling Meadows. The program is presented by SPARK (Special education Parents Accessing Resources and Knowledge), a committee of the Northwest Suburban Council of PTA/PTSA.
Presenters include Katy LaMantia, chair of the special education department at Fremd High School; Julie Schmidt, student services director at Hoffman Estates High School; and Julie Nowak, special education department chair at Palatine High School. Topics will include the continuation of services into the high school environment, how services are delivered, the responsibility of case managers, programming requirements for graduation, and looking ahead to college.
A SPARK Summer Activities Fair is scheduled for March 15. More than 45 organizations will be on hand to present information about summer programs for children with special needs as well as for typically developing children.
For more information about these programs or about SPARK, contact JoAnn Paldo, 847-303-1204, or Fran Saplis, 847-934-0641.
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