MN Parent to Parent Group

Welcome back to the Marple Newtown Parent To Parent Group as we kick off the beginning of our 5th year. I am proud to say that our group has been very successful in fulfilling its mission of providing information and help to parents in order for them to be better advocates for their children. Parent To Parent meetings are a way for all of us to share our experiences and knowledge in order to provide information to parents so that they can understand how to help their children in a proactive rather than reactive way.

All of our speakers have been a great source of information and guidance to us. We appreciate all of the extra time and effort as well as all of the hand out materials they have provided to the parents in our group. We also want to thank Dr. Duffy, Mrs. Horowitz and their staff for their continued support and guidance throughout the years. Please know that our group is available to all parents who might have questions regarding even the slightest educational problem.

The Parent To Parent Group will continue to meet on the third Wednesday of the month at the Marple Newtown High School Library at 7:30 pm. unless otherwise specified. Please note that there are a few changes to our current calendar below.

Anyone interested in learning more about our group, or if you would like to be involved please contact one of the following parents: Diane Reott at 610.353.3699 or e-mail dreott@wojdak.com; Cathy Petrillo at 610.325.0637 or email, petrillo_family@yahoo.com, Margie Seiler at 610.353.7857 or email tfseiler@comcast.net

The following is the current 2007-2008 Parent To Parent Group Calendar:

• October 17th – Our opening meeting will start at 7:00 pm to allow School Board member Jeff Shapiro to provide us with important information regarding the November School Board Elections. Michelle Vanderhoof, Huntington Learning Center will follow at 7:30 pm with her presentation on ‘Homework: A Parent’s Survival Guide’

• November 14t h – Linda Wigo, MN Counselor/Special Education, Transitioning from Middle School to High School

• December – Holiday Month

• January 16th – Andrew Braun, Financial Planner, Planning for your child’s educational future. Snow date: January 23rd

• February 20th – Dr. William Duffy, Head of MNSD Student Services to discuss current and future news regarding our school district. Snow date: February 27th

• March 12th – Lisa Goldstein, M.D. Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Different aspects of ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia as well as other issues and what to look for to avoid a misdiagnoses

• April 16th – Lisa Goldstein, MD Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Different aspects of ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia as well as other issues and what to look for to avoid a misdiagnoses

• May 6th – Bob McMcormick, MNHS Special Ed Leader, discussing special education in the High School and answering questions on how it works.