Program to coordinate police response for people with disabilities, special needs expands
Modified: 5/11/2021 9:47:59 PM
HANOVER A newly expanded program that allows residents to alert police about family members with special needs may make responding to scenes less stressful and safer for both emergency responders and the public in 20 more Upper Valley towns.
Hanover Police and the White River Junction-based Special Needs Support Center recently adopted the “special needs information program” to cover all towns within the Hanover dispatch territory, including Hanover, Canaan, Cornish, Enfield, Lyme, Orford, Plainfield, Piermont, Grafton, Springfield, Dorchester and Grantham in New Hampshire, and Norwich, Thetford, Fairlee, Bradford, Strafford, Vershire, West Fairlee and Corinth in Vermont.
District Updates
•The Chelsea SEPAC had a great presentation hosted by Laura Perez from MAC, families learned about the process of ‘Understanding the IEP’, two parents joined the SEPAC Officials during this learning session, Officials hope to welcome more families in future meetings. For any questions regarding special education or equity in access to education please contact our Help Line: (617)357-8431, massadvocates.org/linea-de-ayuda, Laura Perez, Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
•On Friday, March 26, educators, students, community organizers, and individuals across the country will celebrate the annual Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Day. This year’s theme: ‘Building Bonds, Reimagining Communities’ recognizes and reinforces the ways in which individuals, schools, and communities have used social emotional skills to remain connected and engaged during the pandemic. A special thank you to district and school-based SEL Teams who have worked to support s
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February 26, 2021
With more than 100 members of the University of Wyoming community serving on groups charged with developing a university strategic plan, various university constituents and Wyoming residents are invited to attend upcoming virtual sessions as part of the Strategic Scenario Planning Listening Tour.
The listening tour kicked off with the UW Alumni Association Thursday evening, with over 50 alumni in attendance. Future sessions include one for UW staff Tuesday, March 2, and Friday, March 5; UW students Monday, March 8; and faculty Wednesday, March 10. A complete tour schedule and Zoom links will be available at www.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs/plans.
Additional groups to be included are the UW Foundation, UW parents/students, the Associated Students of UW (ASUW), Wyoming legislative committees and the Laramie/Albany County community.
February 11, 2021
More than 100 members of the University of Wyoming community have agreed to serve on groups charged with developing a university strategic plan to recommend to President Ed Seidel and the UW Board of Trustees later this spring.
In addition to a 13-member Strategic Scenario Planning Team, five groups have been assembled to address specific pieces in the planning process. Their work, including solicitation of input from across the university and around the state, will help the administration chart the university’s course for the future.
Strategic scenario planning is taking place concurrently with reviews of academic and other programs of the university in response to significant budget reductions driven by losses of state funding.