• We provide various information sessions or workshops throughout the school year for families. We offer a wide range of topics such as how to help your child with homework, organizational skills for those with weak executive functioning skills, behavioral expectations, internet safety, mental health, and bullying.
• We provide free consultative services for families who may be experiencing problems with their child at home or at school. We sit with families and listen carefully to their concerns, and offer recommendations on how to best work with your child at home, or with your child's teacher or school to address school concerns. We work closely with families of children with special needs through the special education process so they can be an informed and active member of their child's special education team.
• We maintain a free lending library full of learning resources that reinforce elementary literacy and math skills, social skills, and early childhood education skills. We provide books, DVDs and brochures for parents and caretakers about behavior, emotions, special education topics, and various parenting topics. We also provide information on various community agencies that assist with financial needs, mental health, and the care of adults with disabilities.

Are you new to Spotsylvania County Public Schools? If you are, you may not be aware of the Parent Resource Center, or what services the PRC provides. We are here to provide information, resources and assistance to support the success of all of our students.

PRC Staff consists of a teacher and a parent, which models the working relationship between the school and family. Courtney Seely is a teacher with over 20 years of experience as a special education teacher and a middle school math teacher. Sandy Sprague is a parent who has extensive experience working with the schools, teachers and community agencies who supported her children with disabilities as they attended Spotsylvania County Public Schools. She helped create the SCPS Parent Resource Center, which has been in use for the past 29 years, and was one of the first Parent Resource Centers in the state of Virginia. This year, the SCPS Parent Resource Center is please to welcome Jordana Reylon as she joins the PRC as the full-time administrative assistant. Jordana speaks fluent Spanish, and supports the PRC Library program.

Never been to the PRC Library? Check out our PRC Virtual Library Tour to see some of the exciting new resources we have available to all of our families in Spotsylvania County!

Our library is open from 8-4pm, Monday through Friday. Parents are welcome to come in to check out resources, or contact us to send requested resources to your child's school. Visit our library catalog to see our growing collection of resources, books, and eBooks! https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/43326

If an interpreter is needed, please contact us at least a week 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.

Title I is the largest federal assistance program for our nation's public schools. Spotsylvania County Public Schools utilize Title 1 funds to provide literacy and math support for children in grades K-5 who are in need of additional support.

Check out the Family Engagement events that these Title I schools have coming up:

• Battlefield Elementary School Title I Orientation and Academic Night, Thursday, September 15, 2022 will be presented with dinner provided from 5-5:30. Learn about the Title I program, as well as how you can get reading and math help for your child from 5:30-6:30pm. A Spanish interpreter will be provided. RSVP by September 8, 2022.

• Harrison Road Elementary School invites their families to a “Family STEM Night” on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Dinner and a presentation of the Family Engagement Plan will be from 5:30-6pm. Come and hear the plan of school and families partnering this year. Please share your ideas and feedback with us! STEM Fun will be from 6-7:30 pm. Come and explore a great night of hands-on exploration and learning.

• Spotswood Elementary School invites their families to a “Family STEM Night” on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Dinner and Presentation of the Family Engagement Plan will be from 5:30-6pm. Come and hear the plan of school and families partnering this year. Please share your ideas and feedback with us! STEM Fun will be from 6-7:30 pm. Come and explore a great night of hands-on exploration and learning.

THANK YOU!

A huge shout out to Cedar Forest and Salem Elementary Schools for inviting the Parent Resource Center to attend their Open House events. The Cedar Forest Back to the Pack Open House Event on August 4th and the Salem Elementary Open House on August 8th were well attended, and we enjoyed meeting so many families and introducing ourselves, and handing out resources!

Two dates available: September 17 and October 25.

To sign up, contact caregiversupportteam@coninuumgroup.net.

Find out what type of accommodations and supports are available for individuals with disabilities attending college or university after high school. Meet Jessica Machado, Director of the Office of Disability Resources at the University of Mary Washington, Win Stevens, Coordinator of Office of Accessibility Resources at Germanna Community College, and Kim Lett, Program Manager and Deputy Director at the disAbility Resource Center, as they discuss the differences between the various types of support available in high school and higher education settings.

Register for this event at https://cildrc.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/preparing-for-college.

Don't miss out on this free clothing and food event at Battlefield Middle School on September 30! The Moss Free Clinic and additional community resources will also be available.

Did you know that the PRC maintains a Tutor List for area tutors? Click on the document above to visit our 2022-2023 Tutor List, which you can find on the PRC website at www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/prc.

Visit https://www.librarypoint.org/at-your-library/ for a digital copy of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) monthly publication to keep up with all of the wonderful events and resources that CRRL has to offer!

Do you have a Central Rappahannock Regional Library card? September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, so head on over to your nearest CRRL branch and fill out an application, or visit https://www.librarypoint.org/card/ to apply online.

The Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP) has temporarily expanded their eligibility to offer financial assistance to more families than ever before. You may apply in one of the following ways:

• online at CommonHelp
• Contact your local department of social services

To learn more, visit ChildCareVA.com.

The goal of transition planning is to support students with disabilities as they progress through school and prepare for life as an adult. This includes planning for college, work, transportation, living arrangements, health care, and daily living.

Transition planning for a student’s future begins as early as elementary school with career awareness and exploration activities. In Virginia, formal transition planning begins through the IEP process the year the student turns 14 and drives the development of the IEP.

The Fredericksburg Area Council on Transition (FACT) has developed a comprehensive transition guide that helps break down transition in an easy to understand format, and gives families, staff and community members access to various local community and state agencies that assist individuals with transition.

Learn how to use library apps such as the CRRL Mobile, Libby, and Beanstack Tracker apps, and which parental controls are available.

https://www.librarypoint.org/news/helping-your-child-use-library-apps/

Hours:

Monday-Friday

8am-4pm

Courtney Seely, Teacher Facilitator

Sandy Sprague, Parent Facilitator

Jordana Neylon, 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