Newsletter Archives (pdfs)
Alpha List of Newsletter articles
Archives: 2014 ~ 2013 ~ 2012 ~ 2011
May 2015 (pdf)
– What to Do at the End of the School Year!
– Continue Learning this Summer – FASD
– Pupil Services Welcome Back BBQ
– Celebrations – Retirements, Departures, and Awards
April 2015 (pdf)
– Back from the Alaska State Special Education Conference
– Goals of the Month
– Changing LRE When the Class Isn’t Available
– April 2015 FAQs
February 2015 (pdf)
– If a Student Has Difficulty, Try This!
– Reminders/Precautions about Airwalker (Snuggle) Swings
– Celebrations – Inclusive Practices Award Nominations
– February 2015 FAQs
– Goal of the Month
January 2015 (pdf)
– Instructional Adaptations
– Goals of the Month
– Celebrations – ASSEC Presentations
– Shortened Days for Students
– January 2015 FAQs
December 2014 (pdf)
– Ready for Break? Did You Take Data for ESY?
– Goal of the Month
– Celebrations – Redoubt Philosophies
– Standards Based Reporting – One Teacher’s View
November 2014 (pdf)
– Develop Relationships to Discuss Student Needs
– Celebrations – Thank you to our Educational Support Professionals!
– Goals of the Month
– Meet Kris Kempf
– Reminders!
– November 2014 FAQs
October 2014 (pdf)
– The Social Well-Being of Children
– Goals of the Month
– Out-of-District IEPs
– Celebrating PBIS in our Schools
– October 2014 FAQs
– Celebrations – Project SEARCH
September 2014 (pdf)
– Mark Your Calendar! IEP Saturday Dates
– A Hodge Podge Page – Beginning of the Year Reminders!
– Guiding Questions when Writing your PLAAFPs
– September 2014 FAQs
May 2014 (pdf)
– What to do at the end of the school year
– Look what’s new on the Pupil Services Resource Page!
– Pupil Services Welcome Back BBQ!
– Celebrations! – Congratulations to those Retiring!
April 2014 (pdf)
– Effectively Shortening Assignments
– Autism Awareness Walk
– Make Your Own Carpet Skates!
– Celebrations! – Transition Opportunities
– Three Pointers to Strong PWNs
– April 2014 Reminders
– April 2014 FAQs
Feburary 2014 (pdf)
– Adaptations for Students with Disabilities
– Announcing Monthly Newsletter Givaways!
– Celebrations! – Congrats to Homer High Sped Department
– Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
– Reminders! IEP Signatures and End of Year Paperwork
– February 2014 FAQs
January 2014 (pdf)
– Maintain a Positive Learning Environment for a Happy New Year
– ESER Reminders for the New Year
– Celebrations – ASSEC Presenters
– Parents Couldn’t Make it to the Meeting? Follow Up!
– Winners of the Resource Page Scavenger Hunt
– Best Practice Tip for Resource Teachers (Mostly Secondary)
– January 2014 FAQs
December 2013 (pdf)
– Holiday Strategies for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
– Working with Tough Kids is…TOUGH!
– Pupil Services Resource Page Scavenger Hunt – Contest!
– Celebrations! – Nikiski North Star Intensive Needs Team
October/November 2013 (pdf)
– Invisible Skills Needed in Physical Education
– Two New Checklists for your IEP Writing Pleasure
– Out-of-District IEPs – What do we do?
– October/November 2013 FAQs
September 2013 (pdf)
– What is FAPE?
– PLAAFP — The First “P” Stands for Present!
– September 2013 FAQs
May 2013 (pdf)
– Happy Retirements!
– End of the Year Mini-Checklist is Back!
April 2013 (pdf)
– Sensory Boxes
– Notes from ASSEC
– Cover Page Reminders – Secondary Transition
– Pre-K Math Enrichment (not just for Pre-K)
– Celebrations! – Nikiski Jr/Sr
– April 2013 FAQs
March 2013 (pdf)
– What if Students Don’t Want Accommodations?
– Notes from ASSEC
– Celebrations! – KCHS Study Skills
– March 2013 FAQs
February 2013 (pdf)
– Using Blogs for Writers
– Teleconference Meeting Etiquette
– Notes from ASSEC
– ESERs! (Again?)
– February 2013 FAQs
January 2013 (pdf)
– Accommodations & Modifications & Interventions, Oh My!
– Eligibility Decisions Are Not Always Easy
– January 2013 FAQs
December 2012 (pdf)
– Common Views and Myths about Bullying
– Amending an ESER to Add a Service
– A Mindful List: Helpful Hints and Reminders
November 2012 (pdf)
– More Collaborative IEP Meetings This Year
– What’s Your Agenda
– Tips from Autism Seminar: Visual Supports
– More Math!
– November 2012 FAQs
October 2012 (pdf)
– The Focus is Math
– Adding Services to IEPs
– The Golden Rule of Intensive Supports
– Stepping Back to Develop Independent Learners
– Seminar Review: Autism, Asperger’s, Sensory, & ADHD
– October 2012 FAQs
September 2012 (pdf)
– Welcome Back!
– Increase Parent Satisfaction with the IEP Process
– Helping Students Develop Friendships
– September 2012 FAQs
May 2012 (pdf)
– End of the Year Checklist
– Story Champs
– Related Services Corner – Counseling
– May 2012 FAQs
April 2012 (pdf)
– The Ins and Outs of Meeting Invitations
– What’s New? – Project Search
– Math Instruction…You Can Do It!
– Extended School Year (ESY) Reminders
– April 2012 FAQs
March 2012 (pdf)
– 55 Gentle Ways to Take Care of Yourself When You’re Busy, Busy, Busy!
– What’s New? – Connections Home School Program
– Alaska Braille Challenge
– Related Services Corner – Speech and Language
– Conflict Reduction and Resolution
– March 2012 FAQs
February 2012 (pdf)
– What’s New? – District Wide
– Confidentiality
– Tourette Syndrome Association Training Review
– Related Services Corner – Occupational Therapy
– February 2012 FAQs
January 2012 (pdf)
– Enought About Compliance, I Teach Too!: Teaching Math to Students with Disabilities
– Enought About Compliance, I Teach Too!: Reading Instruction and the Big 5
– Strategies for Returning to School After a Break
– Post-Secondary Transition (Part 2)
– January 2012 FAQs
December 2011 (pdf)
– What’s up with the Newsletter?
– Writing the PLAAFP in an IEP
– Using Audio CDs and Read Alouds for the HSGQE
– Post-Secondary Transition
– Related Services Corner – Adapted PE
– December 2011 FAQs
November 2011 (pdf)
– Parents want to revoke consent for special education services?
– What Goes in the School’s Sped File?
– Check it Out! – Behavioral Interventions Resource
– November 2011 FAQs
October 2011 (pdf)
– The New Year Has Started!
– Ponder This…. (Communication Strategies)
– RTI – Following the Process Helps All!
– Section 504 and IDEA
– October 2011 FAQs