JEAN BALDWIN
Educational Consultant
• Selecting a school for the young child, adolescent, and older teen - day and boarding
• Testing and Assessment Issues (Educational Testing)
• Going through an independent school procedure - what to look for and how to approach it.
CHERYL GEDZELMAN, M.A.
Tutor
• Strategies for working with ADD students
• Helping students with organization and study skills
RHONA M. GORDON, M.S., CCC/SLP
• Discuss book, Georgia Irvin’s Guide to Schools: Metropolitan Washington
• School admission - the process and selection of an appropriate day, boarding or therapeutic school for your child
BRIAN GRUBER, ESQ.
Attorney
• Special Education Advocacy/Due Process
GEORGIA K. IRVIN
• Discuss book, Georgia Irvin’s Guide to Schools: Metropolitan Washington
• School admission - the process and selection of an appropriate day, boarding or therapeutic school for your child
LESLIE A. KENT, MA
Educational Consultant
• It’s Never Too Early to Think about College: How parents of ninth graders can help their children make good decisions.
• Transitions: Understanding Your Child’s Development during the Middle School Years
IVAN NALIBOTSKY
Financial Advisor
• Ivan M. Nalibotsky is a financial advisor specializing in cash flow, tax, academic and financial aid strategies to help parents reduce their costs for private school and / or college. Ivan has been in private practice since 1993, is a member of the National Association of Certified College Planners, and is a regular presenter for many local High Schools, religious organizations, as well as corporations.
RALPH PERRINO
Tutor
• Key Points to Consider when Hiring a Tutor
• Starting a Small Business
• The Socialization Process and Its Impact on Children and Learning
• Corporate Language Training
CANDACE SAHM
AD/HD Coach
• Life benefits of AD/HD Coaching
DIANA M. SAVIT
Attorney
• Legal rights of the disabled: Special Education, access and accomodations issues
• The steps involving court remedies, the likely results, and costs
RUTH SPODAK
Psychologist - Learning Disabilities, ADHS
• Value and interpretation of tests
• Diagnosis of LD and/or ADHD
• When is it too early to test?
• How to work with the schools to assure academic success
ELIZABETH STOFF, M.Ed.
Educational Consultant and Advocate
• Presentations to parents and professionals regarding effective advocacy skills, special education laws, the steps to obtain educational services, effective communication techniques, how to develop and IEP and 504 plan.
PAMELA TEDESCHI
• School admission - the process and selection of an appropriate day, boarding or theapeutic school for your child
• Parent relationships with schools
• Child development
• What to look for in a good reading or math program