Back to School 2023-24
August 2023
Welcome Back
Hi Families,
Welcome back to school! We hope your return was as smooth as possible for you and your students. We are excited to be back with our friends and we are ready to learn even more this school year. The Parent Resource Center is NOW OPEN! The Parent Resource Center is a place to support families with information and partnerships within the Conroe ISD community.
When parents need resources for:
•Guardianship
•Social Security Disability
•Social Skills
•Financial Tools
•Therapies
•Counseling
•Volunteer Opportunities
•Summer Camps
•Day Programs
•Medicaid Waiver Program
•Job Opportunities
•and more....
Conroe Stars Compete at Special Olympics Texas Summer Games
The Conroe Stars traveled to San Antonio to compete in track and field events at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games.
Cadie Darnell and Rafael Ramos from the Academy of Science and Technology, each finished first in the 100 meters.
Caney Creek’s Nicholas Breeden and David Mills each placed first in the javelin. Victor Lopez and Haley Tangume each placed first in the 100 meters, and Eddi Marin placed first in the mile. Also competing for CCHS were McKenzie Smothermon, Natalie Mills, Nicolas Wilson, and Jason Navarro.
Conroe High’s Angel Quintana placed first in the javelin and also competed in the 100 meters. Washington High’s Raul Figueroa placed first in the 100-meters and first in the javelin.
Grand Oaks’ George Champion placed first in the javelin and Kailee Chatman placed first in the softball toss. Tyrin Ouzenne and Bianca Perez also competed in the 100-meter
Oak Ridge’s Jason Sodders placed first in both the 50-meter wheelchair track event and the 100-meter wheelchair track event. Jude Shepherd, Zainab “Yosala” Shonubi, Jordan Barlow, and Kayla Lytton also competed at Oak Ridge.
The Woodlands’ Reese Adams placed first in the softball toss field event, while Jordan Sallick placed first in the javelin. Taylor Sallick placed and Abigail Walker also competed for The Woodlands.
Unlocking the Spectrum
ABA therapy, or Applied Behavior Analysis, is an intensive treatment program that has been proven effective at improving socially significant behaviors, such as social skills, language and communication, reading, academics, and other adaptive living skills that your child needs to thrive.
By systematically applying principles and techniques based on the science of learning and behavior, ABA is able to teach these skills by breaking them down into concrete steps. We track data to measure the progress of your child and ensure that we are meeting our goals.
Using the principles of ABA we help our learners develop new skills, as well as to modify any problem behaviors. We do this by looking at the function, or the reason for, each behavior. The use of reinforcement is critical to an ABA program and allows us to make learning fun for your child!
What is assistive technology?
Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.
- AT can be low-tech: communication boards made of cardboard or fuzzy felt.
- AT can be high-tech: special-purpose computers.
- AT can be hardware: prosthetics, mounting systems, and positioning devices.
- AT can be computer hardware: special switches, keyboards, and pointing devices.
- AT can be computer software: screen readers and communication programs.
- AT can be inclusive or specialized learning materials and curriculum aids.
- AT can be specialized curricular software.
- AT can be much more—electronic devices, wheelchairs, walkers, braces, educational software, power lifts, pencil holders, eye-gaze and head trackers, and much more.
Assistive technology helps people who have difficulty speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, and many other things. Different disabilities require different assistive technologies.
ALL EARS! CENTER
ALL EARS! Listening & Language Center is the only preschool and therapy center in Montgomery County based on Auditory Verbal principles where children with hearing loss learn spoken language. Parents from All Ears! Listening & Language Center share their journey into the world of hearing loss and what All Ears! means to their family.
Mission
Fostering lifelong learning, inclusion, and independence for children with hearing loss through a comprehensive listening and spoken language program.
For more information:
Parent Resource Center Liaison
Prof Sp Ed/Parent Liaison
Special Education
M-F from 9 AM to 3 PM.
Email: parentresourcecenter@conroeisd.net
Website: www.conroeisd.net
Location: 701 North 3rd Street, Conroe, TX, USA
Phone: 936-709-8209