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February Parent Coffee
February 12, 2010
Hosted by Maureen Pardi
211 Morning Sun Avenue - Mill Valley
9:00-11:00 am

Our monthly coffees are a forum for parents to meet and support other parents of students with learning challenges.   This month's coffee is hosted by Tam Valley parent Maurren Pardi.  Questions can be directed to maureenpardi@comcast.net or 415-389-8942.



February Family Activity - Bowling
February 21, 2010

10:30 am
Country Club Bowl
88 Vivian Way, San Rafael

The price for bowling is $3 for shoe rental and $6/game per person.
Contact Mark McGahan (markmchagan1@mac.com) to RSVP




Who are we?
It Takes a Village is a support group for parents of Mill Valley School District (K-8) students with learning challenges.  We are also a Special Education PTA (SEPTA) that participates in Mill Valley’s PTA council. 

We have a very diverse membership that includes parents of children with learning disabilities, including students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).  Our membership also includes parents of children with very mild issues.  In fact, many of our parents have children without learning disabilities; they simply want to learn more about strategies to strengthen their children’s education.  Teachers, administrators and other service providers are also a key component of our membership
.

We are run by an elected board which includes parent liaisons from each of the District’s schools and a District liaison from the Mill Valley School District. 


What do we do?
We work closely with the District’s administration and teachers to create positive and productive relationships between the District and parents.

We provide information and resources to help parents and Mill Valley’s schools understand, identify and teach students with learning differences. We identify concerns of parents and collaborate on solutions. We have monthly speaker events, parent coffees, a children’s playgroup, and an appreciation holiday party.  Our meetings, including our speaker events, are open to all District parents who want to help their children learn.  Past speaker events have included topics such as:
  • Reading strategies for all types of early readers
  • How different learning styles affect homework 
  • Understanding sensory integration dysfunction

Temple Grandin - Autism Gave Her A Vision. She gave it a voice.
Challenger League 2010
Social/Family Activities
2010 Social/Family Activities
Shop & Give - easy as pie
Counselor's Corner Claudia Trinklein-Engman
2009-10 Parent Education Series

September 16, 2009
Project Eye to Eye:  Learning Outside the Lines
David Flink

October 8,2009
Mastery and Competence: The Role of Learning
in the Emotional Development of the Pre-adolescent Child
Matthew O'Byrne Ph.D.


November 5, 2009
From the Back of Their Head to the Center of Their World-
Being the Rare Adult That Youth Will Listen To
Jeffrey Leiken, M.A.

January 7, 2010
Executive Functioning
Maeve Burke, M.S.

February 4, 2010
Psychological Evaluations and Effective Child Advocacy
Brendan Pratt, Ph.D.

March 4, 2010
Social and Emotional Challenges
Devora Depper Ph.D.

April 8, 2010
Transitions - the Public School Years;
Pre-K to Elementary, Elementary to Middle School,
Middle School to High School
Teri McGlaughlin, Terry Sullivan, Barbara O'Toole, Karen Mates

May 6, 2010
Living with a Learning Disability - How Does this Affect Families and How Can Families Cope?
Michele Saloner, Ph.D.  & Susan Schmidt, Ph.D.




ITAV Featured in Marin Magazine

It Takes A Village is a non-profit tax exempt organization
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Our tax identification number is 20-3411435.
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