CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALREADY MAY? We are already planning some fun, new things for the fall, so keep your eye out for our first newsletter of the 2022-2023 school year!

As you and your family are preparing for the end of the school year, please return all of your checked out Parent Resource Center Library resources no later than May 20 so that we can begin our summer inventory!

Our Parent Resource Library is currently open from 8-4pm, Monday through Friday, through May 27. Our PRC Library summer hours will be from 9-3pm, Monday through Thursday, beginning May 30.

Visit our library catalog to see our growing collection of resources, books, and eBooks! https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/43326

Please return all overdue resources no later than May 20 so our office staff can complete our end of the year inventory. As always, we do not charge late fees, so we appreciate your assistance in making sure these resources are returned. Emails will be go out at the beginning of May to remind you of the resources you have checked out in your name. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at prc@spotsylvania.k12.va.us or call 540-582-7060.

If you are returning items to your child's school to send to us, please remember to drop them off with the front office staff, bagged, rather than giving them to your child's teacher. Please attach a note to send it to the Parent Resource Center via interoffice mail.Thank you!

We will continue to allow items to be checked out during the inventory process.

If an interpreter is needed, please contact us at least two weeks before the event so we can secure one for you. Email us in your preferred language at prc@spotsylvania.k12.va.us to make this request. Thank you.

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to the Spotsylvania County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) for an outstanding school year! Your valuable input to the Office of Student Support Services and monthly presentations to parents and stakeholders of students with disabilities were informative and very much appreciated. We have enjoyed working with you as consultants to the committee.

Congratulations to the new SEAC executive board members that were elected for the upcoming school year! We look forward to working with you!

2022-2023 SEAC Executive Board:

Laura Burrus - Chair

Kimberly Osam - Vice Chair

Yolanda Simmons - Secretary

- Courtney Seely & Sandy Sprague

Looking for summer camps? Need to find some activities for you and your child to do this summer? Want to have a list of websites handy that will keep summertime screen time safe and productive? Check out our 2022 Summer Resource Guide! Click the link below to open the guide.

As the school year winds down, we'd like to give a big shout out to all of our wonderful Title I schools for all of their hard work and dedication to their students and families! The family engagement activities you planned this year were interactive, informative, and just plain FUN!

Date: May 6, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Location: Spotsylvania County Museum

Address: 6159 Plank Rd. Fredericksburg, VA 22407

Head on over to the Spotsylvania County Museum on Friday nights in May for outdoor movies! Each movie night will have children's activities, museum tours, and food trucks!

• May 6, 2022: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone

Food Trucks: Ray's Home Cooking & Pop Pop's Kettle Corn

• May 13, 2022: National Treasure

Food Trucks: 716 Slice & Pop Pop's Kettle Corn

• May 20, 2022: Up!

Food Trucks: Fire Escape Food Truck & Pop Pop's Kettle Corn

Gates open at 7:00 pm each Friday for activities, food trucks, and museum tours.

Movies will begin at dark.

We recommend you bring a comfy chair or blanket of your choosing for movie night!

Admission is FREE!

Register at: https://cildrc.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/the-basics-of-social-security

Visit the James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library Facebook event page for more information.

https://www.facebook.com/events/728779631450064?ref=newsfeed

Children’s Challenging Behaviors (CCB) is a six-hour workshop for parents of children and youth with mental health needs. In this workshop, a trained and experienced parent provides information to help parents understand typical behaviors versus challenging behaviors that require intervention. Parents learn when and how to seek help, develop parenting strategies, learn the ins and outs of special education and other educational supports, and discover community resources available to families and youth. With this class, you’ll find out that you’re not alone. Learning to cope with your child’s mental health condition is a journey, and there is hope.

When: May 20th 6-8:30pm; May 21st 10-12:30pm; May 22nd 2-4pm

Where: Zoom

Cost: FREE

If you have any questions contact Nicole Anjum at nanjum@namivirginia.org.

https://namivirginia.org/childrens-challenging-behaviors/

All Day Event - FREE

706 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA

Located at the Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania Elementary School, and Spotsylvania Courthouse Village. The event will consist of musical entertainment, children’s activities, historical site tours, and will culminate with a fireworks display. The event is free to the public.

(Rain date: July 3)

https://www.librarypoint.org/at-your-library/https://www.librarypoint.org/at-your-library/

Click on the image below to open up the Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training & Support May Newsletter.

This month's edition covers:

• Bullying & Mental Health
• At Home Learning Strategies
• Virtual Conferences for Families of Children with Disabilities
• Podcast on Autism

https://servingongroups.org/sites/default/files/newsletters/2022%20May%20FE%20Newsletter.pdf

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to reduce the cost of getting online. The ACP provides a discount of up to:

• $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households
• $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands

Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 toward purchasing a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers. To qualify for this one-time discount, households must contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. Any household with an individual who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is eligible to receive discounted internet service through the ACP. Social Security doesn’t count ACP assistance as income or a resource for SSI purposes. Receipt of this assistance will not affect a person’s SSI payment.

SCPS preschool programs provide comprehensive services for 4 year old children of income-eligible families living in Spotsylvania County.

Children must be 4 years old by September 30, 2022.

• There is no application or tuition fee.
• Meals and Transportation are provided.
• Student selection is based on eligibility, not first come, first served.
• We encourage the participation of children with special needs.

Applications for the 2022-2023 are available online or at the Center for Family and Preschool Services building at 7409 Brock Road, Spotsylvania, VA, 22553 on March 28, 2022.

SCPS participates in an ongoing process of identifying and evaluating children ages birth to twenty-one who are suspected of having a disability.

Any child who is identified as having a disability and qualifies as in need of special education is entitled to a free, appropriate public education designed to meet his/her needs. Early identification assists parents, students and schools in the design of appropriate educational services. Referrals can be made by anyone concerned with the child's educational performance including the parent, child's teacher, community agency or a school official.

For additional information, contact:

Birth - age 2: PEID (Parent Education Infant Development)

(540)371-2712

Age 2 - 5 prior to entrance to kindergarten: Early Childhood Special Education Office

(540)582-7020

For school age children: Call your neighborhood school or

Office of Student Support Services (540)834-2500, extension 1005

Hours:

Monday-Friday

8am-4pm

Courtney Seely, Teacher Facilitator

Sandy Sprague, Parent Facilitator

Sarah Bell, Administrative Assistant

Email: prc@spotsylvania.k12.va.us
Website: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/prc
Location: 7409 Brock Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22553, USA
Phone: 540-582-7060
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotsyprc
Twitter: @SCSPRC