This section will provide the membership with the latest SCASP Board minutes. This will hopefully provide the membership with some of the intricacies of how SCASP works and why certain decisions are made.
Present:
C. Cantrell, Tate Manning, Davis, Brewer,
Bailey, Posey, Grier, Jones,
Allen, Sorrenti, Freeberg, B. Cantrell,
Tudor, Collins, Beck, Pruitt
Minutes:
Approved
Special Report:
Individuals should contact Pam Burris, Wellbrook, to set up golf rounds ($47) to be played at 3:00 after the conference.
Director’s Report:
Past discussion about need for liability insurance for the conferences. It was questioned whether or not there is any need for this. NASP will be checked with for liability insurance situations. John Tate, an attorney, suggested liability insurance should be covered for conferences and a waiver could be added to the registration form. Sandy Manning will seek additional information.
One nomination was received for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of School Psychology – Melanie DeWitt (Director of Psychological Services in Greenville County); this was voted upon and approved.
Nominations for the other two awards have not yet been received. Additional nominations will be solicited if outstanding individuals or groups exist. The WIS media team was nominated and approved for the Outstanding Media Contributor. A reminder will be provided at regional meetings with a deadline of 2/23/04 for nominations to be delivered to Sandy for board approval.
Treasurer’s Report:
The 1/31/04 report was reviewed with a checking total of $21,216.66.
President’s Report:
Legislative information regarding the bill supported by Senator Thomas in Greenville was discussed and members were asked to send in opposition. See Legislative minutes section.
Information regarding qualifications for the continuing education requirements for conferences and workshops was discussed.
NASP Delegate:
A Litchfield weekend was donated without a golf round. Grants are available in small amounts as cited in the last newsletter. A state workshop proposal for safe, supportive and successful schools was received (per the book of the same name by Sopris West). A training program using these materials (full and half day interactive presentations are available for $45 for the book price for each attendee, committing to an action plan and $2000 plus expenses for two trainers; more than 20 and less than 50 people allowed).
Membership:
Catherine Wilkinson , Janna McElveen, Kim Hills and Joshua Pitts were all accepted for student membership.
Program:
Fall conference planning is being completed.
Technology:
Conference information will be on the website this weekend. The host and carrier have been changed.
Children’s Services:
Final donations are being collected. The auction will be moved to an earlier time in order to encourage good attendance.
Legislative:
A bill has been proposed by Senator Dave Thomas in Greenville allowing non-psychologists to evaluate, diagnose and prescribe treatments to those at risk. SCPA is proposing formal opposition. SCASP members are encouraged to contact the senators on the Medical Affairs Committee to express concern through email and phone calls. The board has been forwarded the contact information (see email). A SCASP position statement will be drafted by Bill Cantrell and Lynn Collins. Feedback regarding additional issues has not been received to date. Bob Cantrell shared continued concerns regarding the high school diploma. Bob Hatchett is being contacted regarding the status since he took part in the committee that was granted money to develop a career track. A suggestion was made to set up a meeting with Inez Tennenbaum.
Professional Standards:
Additional questions were requested in response to the newsletter article about the use of new tests. WIAT-2 scoring errors using the software is incorrect for reading comprehension on versions 1, 2, and maybe 4; version 3 is perhaps correct. Manual scoring remains accurate with use of the updated manual and updated protocols. Updates can be obtained on the PsycCorp website. Gail Rodin will be asked to address this in her Spring Conference presentation. Betsy Grier will find out the appropriate person to contact at NASP and will inform the SCASP members appropriately. A question was received regarding serving children outside of their initial eligibility area without additional testing; opinions varied.
Newsletter:
The newsletter is going out this weekend. The next deadline is March 15. Zandra Jefferies-McFadden will be writing the article.
PR/PI:
Press releases to newspapers around Litchfield have been sent out. Pens have been ordered. Larger items will also be purchased.
Research:
One application for the award was received. Additional applications can be sent in until the next board meeting (3/5/04).
Student Representative:
The panels for the undergraduate institutions are being assembled and are made up of students and professionals in the field to talk about the profession to students and will take place April 5 through 12. A table at the conference will be available for internships contacts and job openings. Feedback about the student scholarship indicated that the requirements are perhaps too strenuous for the amount of money; this may need to be revisited. The legislative information will be forwarded to the students and professors. The regional meetings will be added to the student newsletter if regional reps. forward the dates to Ashley Brewer. A welcome and invitation for membership will be provided to the new USC professor, Dan Reschley’s daughter.
Midlands:
A Feb 19 meeting has been scheduled. In April, the Backyard Salamanders will be performing at a social event to be planned.
Low Country:
Ruth Freeburg discussed the local meeting and Life Management Systems, a lowcountry business involved in working with children and families with special needs.
Submitted by Susan Kreh Beck, Secretary
Present: Manning, Collins, Stewart, Sorrenti, C. Cantrell, Lieb, Tudor, Allen, Sullivan, Tate, Beck, Dye, Bailey, Brewer, Palmer, B. Cantrell, Pruitt
Introduction of New Board Members
Review of Budget for 2003-2004 State Dept. to help sponsor trainings with SCASP this year; will not be counted as additional income (Other Professional Development listing) Membership is down
Bank charges are new this year; staying at same bank discussed
Discussion of scholarship account and CD situation
On page 2 add postage to $400; on page 4 add $1000 to PE travel and subsistence, on page 4 Fall program add to $2000 to purchased services
In Spring add Adjust Pres. travel and subsistence to $1500 Income add $825 to Fall and Spring conf.
Budget approved as amended
Regional Reports
Children’s Fund auction money $500 to each region by July 1. Reps should contact Sandy with philanthropy to be donated to. Can send Sandy a picture of presentation. Sandy will send a check to the rep. Reminder: reps must write one article or have someone in region write one, must attend 50% of board meetings as voting member or can send a proxy and counts as you attending. Theme for 2003-2004 - Supporting Appropriate Interventions for All Children. Newsletter Articles for 2003-2004 - Info. on handout from Sandy on Newsletter Deadlines and Assignments: August C. Cantrell/L. Collins/B. Cantrell/D. Stewart---starting the year off right to communicate what we do to community groups with website access to handouts/materials; October Monica Katsaris; December Carolyn Allen; February Ken Bailey; April Zandra Jeffery-McFadden; June Greenwood (currently vacant) & Ashley Brewer.
Reps encouraged to send in regional news Committees send in updates.
Board Meetings for 2003-2004; August 22, 12:00 Harbison Shoney’s; October 8, 6:00 Dinner after conf. Location TBA; December 5 12:00 Harbison Shoney’s; February 6, 12:00 Harbison Shoney’s; March 3, 5:00 Diane Stewart’s for meeting and dinner; May 14th evening 5:00, 15th AM Retreat in Columbia location TBA.
Conferences/Workshops for 2003-2004 - Fall 2003 @ Columbia Embassy with band/social immediately after workshop. Spring 2004 @ Litchfield with 20-slot golf package of groups of 5 for $75. Cantrell with assist with price negotiations for better rate or finding new location for 2004 @ Fall Columbia Embassy with band/social immediately after workshop; 2005 @ Spring Greenville Hyatt--discussed moving to Thur/Fri/Sat vs. Wed/Thurs/Fri.
Legislative Agenda for 2003-2004. Discussed third curriculum. Discussed under-representation of birth to 3. Focus on NASP positions and pursuing those positions locally through groups such as Friends of Education. High stakes testing was one area of concern to address. Collecting/writing position statements and spreading them to the community/state. Zero to 3--trainings for daycares, contact with medical community through training and materials Need quick response through NASP GPR committee. SC has been slow to respond to calls for replies through Advocacy Center site. Leg. to work together with SPAN coordinator to network for responses, to monitor that part of the website and send info to key people to spread to a network tree for state and national issues. Meeting at 9:00 every other Tues during legislative session; summer once per month; next one is June 3, 2003
Scholarship Update: Need to notify trainers of criteria: $450 this year, considered $500-$600 next year - approved $600.
School Psych Week moved to November 10
Medicaid Reimbursement for school-based and private practice-based school psychologists has been discussed at the NASP level. Discussed addressing school psych reimbursement at state level; counseling reimbursement would provide much more access to - Lynn Collins will investigate with Health and Human Services. Discussed funding GA position at USC for summer/fall for 3rd year SP student and then use as system’s project in spring. Discussed Lieb contacting School of Public Health. Discussed contacting Sandy White/Loretta Price re: taking assignment for pay to research the solution/action. Sullivan to call Janet Kerr’s husband, Robbie, head of Health and Human Services - Pruitt/Sullivan/Lieb/Collins/C. Cantrell to form committee
Present: S. Beck, L. Jones, M. Posey, N. Tate, C. Cantrell, S. Manning, T. Pruitt, T. Taylor, L. Collins, L. McAlister, C. Sorrenti, L. Tudor, D. Evans, N. Palmer, D. Stewart
Minutes: Approved
Director’s Report: 140 people are registered for this year's spring conference. There was a discussion about what impact budget cuts will have on next year's attendance. Next year's conference will be held at Litchfield Beach as well; the contract has been signed. The TBI conference is full. The presenter limited available spaces to 50. There has been difficulties with sending/receiving mail. New checks were ordered, but the post office has lost them. This is being investigated. In addition, a number of newsletters were sent out but never received.
Treasurer’s Report: A balance sheet was distributed. A budget worksheet was distributed to aid in projecting the proposed budget for next year. It should be completed and returned by April 1.
President’s Report: The awards are ready for presentation at the spring conference.
President-Elect: There was a discussion about the location for the planning retreat. It was decided to use the conference room at the Lexington One district office.
NASP Delegate: Several books will be raffled off at the spring conference. The raffle is open to NASP members.
Membership: Five student memberships were voted on and approved.
Program: Everything is set for the spring conference. There was a discussion about topics for workshops at the fall conference.
Technology: The website was hacked into. The hacker controlled the screen, but did not destroy any of the programming. There was a discussion about ways to back up the system. It was agreed that S. Manning will keep a disk with backup information on it. The technology chair will update this disk twice a year.
Children’s Services: Many great items will be available in the auction this year.
Legislative: The School Boards Association is doing legislative monitoring and sending out regular bulletins. The diabetes bill is being reintroduced.
Professional Standards: The current chair has resigned, so a new chair is needed.
Newsletter: The next deadline is in the middle of March.
PR/PI: The give-away item at the spring conference will be post it notes. Press releases about the spring conference have been sent to local newspapers and television stations.
Research: The research award is ready to be given.
Student Representative: The student survey will be mailed out soon. It was voted and approved to have a drawing from the returned surveys. A free student membership (1 year) will be awarded to the winner of the drawing.
Licensure: If changes are needed in the LPES laws, then they needed to be advocated for. Areas that are frequently mentioned include third party reimbursement and advertising. There was a discussion about supervision requirements. It was agreed that a future conference should include an informational session on LPES. The professional standards chair will be responsible for this.
Midlands: A participation interest survey has been created. Copies will be available at the registration table.
Pee Dee: The has been discussion about the effect budget cuts will have on psychologists. Vacant Positions: Professional standards, Low Country (maybe), Midlands (maybe), Piedmont, Catawba, Greenwood (maybe)
Submitted by Nicole Tate, Secretary
Present: S. Beck, B. Davis, S. Manning, C. Sorrenti, L. Tudor, C. Cantrell, K. Dye, L. McAlister, D. Stewart, L. Collins, L. Jones, N. Palmer, N. Tate
Minutes: Approved
Director’s Report: S. Manning reported that over 100 people were registered for the CAPD workshop. R. Ferrante has asked SCASP to co-sponsor a workshop. S. Hooper, a neuropsychologist from NC, will be presenting on TBI. The March 31st workshop will be a continuation of one put on last year. Discussions have been held with G. Alderman about a summer institute on academic interventions. Having it in Rock Hill during the first week of June is a possibility.
Treasurer’s Report: There is a balance of $28, 804.88. It was voted on and approved to put $10,000 in a 30 day CD. Approximately $200 has been put into the scholarship account.
President’s Report: The Constitution was reviewed. The following measures were voted on and approved. 1) All members of the executive board must have full membership in SCASP. 2) Balloting by mail also includes the use of email and fax machines. -The bylaws will also be changed to reflect this. 3) It is a duty of each regional representative to contribute at least one article for the newsletter each year. 4) Board members shall attend more than 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings. Sending a proxy vote counts as attending a meeting. 5) In order to be the representative for a region, the person must either live or work in that region. Four people attended the Futures Conference. While SC is not in the worst position with the shortage of school psychologists, it is not in the best either. The State Dept of Education has sent out a survey about vacancies. This information will be used to determine whether meet requirements for loan forgiveness. Currently, the SC Loan program that forgives teacher loans does not cover school psychologists. It was decided that information about how many school psychologists are planning on retiring in the next few years needs to be gathered at the spring conference.
President-Elect: C. Cantrell gathered information at the Southeastern regional conference about what types of things other states offer their boards. Each state did something different, but most did something. It was voted on and approved to reduce membership dues to the student rate for board members and committee chairs. Who is eligible will be determine by who is on the board each January 1. Information was gathered about how many recent graduates in school psychology remain in SC. Very few USC graduates remain in SC, while about 50% of Winthrop University's graduates remain. The rates for The Citadel and Francis Marion are slightly above 50%. The Developmental Pediatrics Clinic is interested in developing an APA approved internship. Materials for promoting school psychology as a profession are available.
NASP Delegate: The nomination for the school psychologist of the year has been submitted. The nomination for the Special Friend of Children Award is being completed.
Membership: One student member was voted on and approved.
Program: There was a discussion about accepting purchase orders for conference registration. It was decided that the policy against accepting them will remain in place. The spring pre-conference workshop will be on CBM. The morning conference session will be on positive behavioural supports and the state improvement plan. Miss United States will be the luncheon speaker. There was a discussion about putting all of the handouts into a notebook for each participant. A condensed version of the notebook could be created for those who do not attend the pre-conference workshop. The feasibility of this will be investigated.
Children’s Services: Waiting to hear from the regional representatives about auction donations.
Legislative: R. Davis with Capitol Consultants, Inc sent information about available lobbying actitivies. No other proposals were received. It was voted on and approved to hire Capitol Consultants, Inc for weekly tracking.
Newsletter: The next newsletter will be released next week.
PR/PI: Ideas for promotional items should be sent to T. Taylor.
Research: A reminder about the research award will be in the next newsletter.
Student Representative: 84 letters asking districts about internship possibilities were sent out. Approximately 40 have been returned. This information will be posted on the website and sent to program directors.
Low Country: A. Safa has resigned as the regional representative. Monica Hutchinson has agreed to be the new representative.
Pee Dee: Officer nominations are being held.
Piedmont: The regional representative position is currently vacant.
Submitted by Nicole Tate, Secretary
Present: S. Beck, K. Dye, S. Manning, C. Sorrenti, C. Cantrell, L. Jones, L. McAlister, D. Stewart, L. Collins, A. Jordan, N. Palmer, N. Tate, B. Davis, J. Lieb, T. Pruitt, T. Taylor
Minutes: Approved
Director’s Report: The fall conference registration was sent out this week. Newsletters are due out soon. The autism workshop is being planned, but a speaker is still needed. Updated phone/address lists for board members were passed out.
Treasurer’s Report: There is $36,187.37 in the checking account, with $3970.45 still outstanding. This leaves a balance of $32,216.92. The contingency fund CD has $10,376.91, while the scholarship CD has $10,394.11. Scholarship applications have been received. The committee to choose the winner will consist of K. Dye, P. Silva, N. Palmer, S. Manning, and D. Stewart. There was a discussion about the art contest for designing notecards. An idea of cost is needed before proceeding.
President’s Report: There was a discussion about sites for holding the futures conference, which is a conference to discuss the future of the profession. Francis Marion, USC, and Richland 1 are possible locations. The conference will be Nov 14-18, and it will consist of 5 presentations (via satellite link) and small group activities. The Constitution is up for review; it will be discussed at the October meeting.
NASP Delegate: A new brochure on making a difference has been produced; some will be available at the fall conference. The delegate assembly was held. The budget was passed, handouts for 9/11 were created, and there was discussion about reauthorization. A partnership with elementary school principals was entered into, with the focus being on collaboration. NASP has developed guidelines for needed coursework for people who have a doctorate in psychology (clinical, etc) and who want to work in a school system. Renewal rates for NCSP have declined, and NASP wants to put effort into promoting it. However, they will not be pursuing the idea of an advanced credential for salary enhancement. The regional meeting will be October 25-27 in Tampa. T. Pruitt, C. Cantrell, C. Sorrenti will be attending.
The deadline for award nominations is December 13.
State Department: A new certificate renewal system is being piloted in some districts. It includes 11 choices for getting CEUs, and it should be in place statewide for next year. A CAPD task force is being developed. Two proposed amendments to the redbook have passed their second reading. One concerns incarcerated students age 18 to 21, while the other concerns preschool eligibility. They will be incorporated by the end of October.
Membership: There were 3 applications for full membership, and 3 for student membership. All were approved by vote. Overall, membership has declined.
Program: I. Tenenbaum will deliver the luncheon address, with D. Smallwood being the keynote speaker. There will be a party on the Wednesday evening, with the Backyard Salamanders performing. The spring 2003 conference will be at Litchfield Beach. Ideas for presentations were discussed, including counseling and research based interventions. It was discussed, voted, and approved to have the spring 2004 conference at Litchfield Beach. Greenville will be considered for the spring 2005 conference.
Children’s Services: Items for the auction are being collected. A list of these will be available before the spring conference. Having a door prize to encourage people to attend the auction may be an option.
Legislative: H. Leatherman was nominated, voted on, and approved for the Friend of Children Award.
Newsletter: Next deadline is September 3.
PR/PI: A press release for the fall conference is being developed. School psychology week will be March 24-28.
Student Representative: Each district will be contacted in order to determine what opportunities are available for interns.
Greenwood: First meeting for this school year will be September 13. The auction donation went to Meg's House, a shelter for abused women and children.
Midlands: The auction donation went to Camp Kemo.
Pee Dee: The Free Will Baptist Children's Home was the auction donation recipient.
Submitted by Nicole Tate
February 1, 2002
Present: C. Cantrell, R. Gagnon, N. Palmer, N. Tate, T. Cahill, A. Jordan, M. Posey, M. Tidwell, L. Collins, S. Manning, T. Pruitt, S. White, K. Dye, J. Mullis, P. Silva
Minutes: Approved
Special Report: (Crisis Intervention) - J. Adams spoke with P. Lazarus about the possibilities for advanced training for the crisis intervention team. The possibilities include training for just the team or ½ or full day workshops at the fall conference. It was agreed that more detailed information is needed before a decision can be made.
Director’s Report: The ad from "The Andy Thomas Show" was played. L. Graham has received a great deal of feedback about voting against full funding for IDEA. The School Boards Association met with him to discuss IDEA; S. Manning had the opportunity to provide background information for the School Boards Association. There was a discussion about the points that the association plans to bring up.
The Parent Involvement Act mandates that parents be involved with the schools. To facilitate this, the State Dept of Education has formed a parent-community-partnership program. SCASP has been invited to be a part of this. SCASP is also being urged to join the national network of partnership schools. Since SCASP does not have the resources to fulfill all the requirements for the national network, declining to join was recommended.
The question of whether someone who has TERI can have a retired membership in SCASP was raised. The answer is no because the SCASP constitution requires retirement from active involvement. The question of whether someone who only has a LPES can work in the schools was raised. The answer is that it depends on the district and the materials. If the person is solely LPES, they would have to provide all of their own materials. It was decided that K. Dye and N. Palmer would keep the legislative alert list and be responsible for sending out information.
Treasurer’s Report: There is $24, 477.78 in the checking account.
President’s Report: C. Sorrenti will not be able to go to NASP. There was a discussion about who will be at NASP and what rooms should be reserved. It was voted and approved that one room would be reserved for Monday to Saturday. Also, ½ of the NASP delegate’s room on Thursday, as well as the delegate’s registration will be covered.
The State Dept of Education is applying for a grant for a summit on IDEA. SCASP is interested in participating. There was a discussion about attendance at conferences, and the effect that the current state budget would have on this. It was agreed to monitor attendance at the upcoming spring conference.
President-Elect: The planning retreat will be Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. It will be at the Ocean Creek Resort in Myrtle Beach.
NASP Delegate: The Dept of Corrections is looking for contract psychologists. The information will be posted on the SCASP website. NASP wants feedback on increasing dues. There was a negative response to this idea. The Friends of Education has been nominated for an award. The new criteria for the NASP school psychologist of the year was reviewed. These criteria will be implemented in 2003. T. Pruitt is part of a committee evaluating the delegate process. A survey has been developed, and it will be discussed at the assembly. The leadership training sessions at NASP were discussed. It was decided who would attend which sessions.
Membership: No new members were proposed.
Program: Registration materials for the spring conference have been distributed. The theme will be the 35th anniversary of SCASP. Eight districts are already registered for the job fair. Technology: A section for LPES information (Dave’s Corner) has been developed. Conference information is currently on the website. The registration form will be added.
Children’s Services: Donations for the auction are beginning to be received. It was decided that a silent auction would not be held since it wasn’t as successful in the past.
Legislative: Speech pathologists have had their bill about national certification referred to committee. If this is discussed in committee, then it would be useful to have someone from SCASP present. There was a discussion about ways to use data to help legislators understand the importance of school psychologists.
Newsletter: The next deadline is March 15. A. Jordan will write an article.
Catawba: There was excellent attendance at the last regional meeting. This has been true for the past several meetings.
Greenwood: The focus has been to investigate new tests being published. D. Schwartz will be the presenter at the next meeting.
Midlands: The focus has been on preparing for the G. Alderman conference. Low Country: There is interest in learning more about reading. The next meeting will occur in two weeks.
Pee Dee: The most recent meeting was the December one, which featured a presentation on DAS. A secretary and vice-president were elected.
Piedmont: The focus has been on discussing new tests and electing new officers.
Submitted by Nicole Tate, Secretary
December 7, 2001 Present:J. Adams, K. Dye, N. Palmer, N. Tate, C. Cantrell, R. Gagnon, T. Pruitt, T. Taylor, L. Collins, A. Jordan, P. Silva, M. Tidwell, B. Davis, S. Manning, C. Sorrenti, L. Tudor
Minutes: Approved
Director’s Report: The Greenwood workshop was successful. If regions are interested in hosting a workshop, S. Manning has a list of topics that D. Schwarz can present on. G. Anderson contacted SCASP to see if there was interest in sponsoring a state wide read aloud campaign. There was a discussion about this campaign, as well as other campaigns already in action in South Carolina. It was decided that SCASP would not sponsor this campaign, but the information would be forwarded to the governor’s office. The dates for the fall conference are October 2-4, 2002. In February, G. Alderman will present workshops on behaviour management in Greenville and Lexington. S. Manning attended a Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony in Washington, DC. While there, she obtained information on developing public relations plans.
Treasurer’s Report: There is $14,944.22 in the checking account. There is a little over $10,000 in each CD. A report detailing expenses for the year was distributed.
President’s Report: There was a discussion about whether dues should be raised. It was decided not to raise them. C. Sorrenti was interviewed on The Andy Thomas Show. She discussed the need for school psychologists and the current shortage of available people. There was a discussion about the need for legislative monitoring, whether an outside monitor should be hired, and whether S. Manning could do the monitoring. It was voted and approved for S. Manning to be hired to conduct legislative monitoring. This may include monitoring bills, gathering information, and sending out emails to the SCASP membership.
NASP Delegate: Medicaid issues were discussed at the southeastern Leadership meeting. NASP is interested in gathering information on how medicaid is handled in different states, and they have asked that each state organization have a medicaid representative. A state plan needs to be put together, but information is needed first. A nomination for the NASP GPR award has been submitted. Summaries downloaded from the NASP website were passed around. The subject was the identification of learning disabilities.
Program: Please notify S. Manning if you have a topic to present on at the spring conference. B. Davis will do a short update on information from the State Dept of Education. A topic that may be of interest to a number of people is auditory processing.
Membership: One membership application was approved by vote.
PR/PI: C. Cantrell recorded 2 public service announcements for The Andy Thomas Show. One on teen suicide and one on depression. She has also been on the teen forum, a call in show about issues pertinent to teens.
Children’s Services: A notice about needing auction items will be put in the newsletter. Information about the criteria for APA approved internships is being gathered.
Legislative: Sen. L. Graham voted against full funding for IDEA. Please continue to write his office expressing support for full funding for IDEA. The committee’s goal is to contact a senator and a representative each week and let them know what SCASP does for children.
Newsletter: Next deadline is January 3.
Student Representative: A letter introducing the new student representative has been sent to all student members. It also asks for concerns and questions to be sent to the representative. B. Davis spoke at The Citadel about state regulations. There has been a request to have more information about the various school districts and internship possibilities on the website.
Catawba: The most recent meeting focused on facilitating communication about ADHD between doctors and schools. The next meeting will feature a pharmacist discussing medications used with children.
Greenwood: As well as hosting a workshop, two meetings have been held. TRhe next meeting will focus on updating members’ knowledge of test materials.
Low Country: There is interest in having a training session about reading.
Pee Dee: One meeting has been held, and a Christmas social is being planned.
Submitted by Nicole Tate, Secretary
Special Report: