Ralph Richardson Center

• February 16-20: President's Week, No School
• March 3: Mark & Monica's Pizza fundraiser
• March 30 - April 3: Spring Break, No School
• April 24: Ralph Richardson Center School Dance

Hi Friends,

We're very pleased to announce that we have four new Instructional Assistants on our campus: Nathan - room 22; Sade - room 18; Alyona - room 8; Tahmina - room 31. As you happen to see them working with our students, please help them to feel welcomed on our campus. They are already off to a great start collaborating with our staff and supporting our students.

I have some amazing news to share with you! The District has decided to remodel our campus. They plan on spending $25 million to update our site. To begin this process, the District has hired 19six as the architect who will design the structure/determine what/how to remodel. Capital Program Management is the Program Manager for the project who will make sure that things are moving ahead according to schedule. We are in the very early stages of this process. The architects are starting to meet with groups of people on campus and will be reaching out to our parent/guardian group soon. They have walked the site a few times and used a drone to take pictures from above. I wanted to give you advanced notice, so that you could begin to consider what improvements/challenges that you see at our school. Your input will be very important to this process. I'm told that since we are pretty much a year-round site, that construction could take up to four years, and it will be done in phases, so that as little disruption to our students is possible will take place. Please look for an invitation to share your input in the near future.

We are very excited to have a new partnership with Dr. D'Angelo, from CSUS, who is collaborating with our staff on swallow studies for some of our students. She has provided training to our staff and an awareness that will help to keep our students safe as they are eating.

Another very exciting partnership that is just beginning to blossom is with California North State University Dental Program. Our hope is that we can assist students with comfort as they attend future dental appointments and enable them to visit the dentist without having to be sedated.

A special thank you to room 8 for a fun Valentine themed bulletin board in the office this month. They even thought to include a bag for Ralphie to receive Valentine's Day cards! Thank you for sharing your art and creativity!

Our swimming pool happens to have a few open spots. We would love to have these filled by your children. Please complete the attached documentation that your child can experience our lovely therapy pool.

It's that time of year, when we are looking for a parent to become our PTA President. The PTA meets five times a year and helps provide activities and ideas that help our students grow and thrive. We welcome you to join us. Please provide nominations by April 9. Our next PTA meeting will be April 9 at 3:00 in the Ralph Richardson Center Conference Room. If you are unable to meet in-person, we can easily have you attend remotely through Zoom.

M.O.V.E. stands for Mobility Opportunities Via Education/Experience and is a San Juan sponsored activity-based program designed to teach children with severe disabilities the functional motor skills needed to sit, stand, and walk as independently as possible. We have students and staff working very hard on this every day!

Meet Nate! Nate has been working on walking in a gait trainer, and now walking with 2 hands held. He started this journey by practicing sit-to-stand movements, gradually bearing more and more weight, and now walking. So much progress and such a superstar. Way to go Nate!

The Regional, Equitable, Accessible, Community, Health (REACH) Community Clinic at CSUS is the Physical Therapy Department's newest pro-bono community clinic. We strive to reduce barriers to health care access by providing quality physical therapy care to our community free of charge. Our goal is to provide accessible physical therapy, wellness, and health to the uninsured/under-insured members of the community in the Sacramento area. Student physical therapists work alongside licensed physical therapy faculty to provide free physical therapy services. The clinic takes place in person at Folsom Hall, 7667 Folsom Blvd, room 1055. The clinic schedules clients throughout the year. For clinic availability, please contact us at ptclinic@csus.edu or call 916-278-6564.

REACH Clinic | Sacramento State

The Maryjane Rees Center- Audiology Clinic provides much-needed audiologic services for the community. The Clinic serves as the on-campus training site for Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) students and undergraduate students in Communication Sciences and Disorders, preparing them to become highly competent professionals in the field of audiology. Au.D. students and supervising audiologists provide evidence-based services to people with hearing, balance, and related disorders across the lifespan.

Our clinic relies on the generosity of community members to ensure that services remain accessible and affordable for all clients.

Maryjane Rees Center - Audiology Clinic | Sacramento State