SEAstar Winners announced

Join us as we congratulate the 2009 SEAstar Winners!

Once again SEA will be presenting the SEAstar awards at the beginning of the respective May school board meetings. We encourage you to join us in recognizing these individuals who have made a difference:

D97 (to be awarded on May 27th during the D97 Board Meeting - 7:30pm: The board room - Administration building, 970 W. Madison)

* Jayme Barnard
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Band Teacher
* Patricia Feierberg
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Social Studies Teacher
* Rachel Griffith
Holmes Elementary School
Classroom Teacher
* Darren Kraft
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Resource Teacher
* Arlene Mennenga O’Meara
Lincoln Elementary School
Teaching Assistant
* Jacqueline Maher
Brooks Middle School
Resource Teacher
* Donna Middleton
Julian Middle School
Resource Teacher
* Ty Smith
Holmes Elementary School
Teaching Assistant

D200 (to be awarded May 28th during the D200 Board Meeting - 7:30pm: Room 213 at the high school)

* Brandi Ambrose
Oak Park River Forest High School
Counselor
* Colleen Biggins
Oak Park River Forest High School
Program Chair, Learning Development Program
* Lisa Vincent
Oak Park River Forest High School
Assistive Technology Facilitator

Autism One Conference

The Autism One Conference will be held this year at the Westin O'Hare Hotel on Memorial Day weekend. The conference is a wonderful opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn more about helping children with autism. There will be a full-day special ed law day, a full-day dietary intervention day and speakers from around the world to present on a wide range of topics. Please consider attending this conference if you've never been. There will also be a new parent social mixer on Thursday night, May 21, with parent mentors from TACA (Talk About Curing Autism).

For more information, visit the website:
www.autismone.org

Also, the ARC of IL and Starnet both provide stipends to families attending conferences. If your child is under 6 years of age, click on this link:
http://www.thecenterweb.org/starnet/funding.html
Otherwise, visit this site:
http://www.thearcofil.org/document.asp?did=35

SEAstar Nomination Period Now Closed

Thanks to all who nominated individuals for the annual SEAstar award. The nomination period is now closed. Please watch this space (and your email) for more information about this year's winners.


Each SEAStar award recipient will be recognized in May at the school board meetings in D97 & D200, in addition to receiving a pin & commendation certificate.