TASK (Taking Action for Special Kids)

12/31/2025

Join PEATC for a free information session to discover the advantages of ABLE accounts and the national ABLEnow program.

📆 January 21, 2026 | 6:00 pm
📍Zoom

REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/zh4nvu9a

During this session, Brittany Bullock, Senior Marketing Specialist with ABLEnow, will cover the answers to these questions and more:

➡️What are ABLE accounts?
➡️Who is eligible?
➡️How can I use the money in an ABLE account?
➡️What are the features and benefits of ABLEnow?
➡️How can I learn more and open an account?

More independence, greater financial security, and a better quality of life – that’s the future ABLEnow is building.

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About the speaker:
Brittany Bullock joined Virginia529 in 2013 as a Financial Operations Analyst. Since then, she has moved into the role of Senior Marketing Associate, spending most of her time traveling the Central and Tidewater regions of the state, educating individuals and families on the importance of ABLE accounts and how empowering they are for people with disabilities. As part of the marketing team, she also conducts virtual events and webinars both statewide and nationwide.

Brittany has a B.S. in Business from Virginia Commonwealth University, with a concentration in International Business. She is passionate about helping others and looks forward to sharing this wonderful information with you all.

12/30/2025

12/30/2025

We are ONE week away from the first webinar in our FASD webinar series. Join us every Tuesday in January to learn about FASD and where you can get support.
💙FASD 101: Understanding Symptoms and Providing Support (January 6, 7-8pm)
💚Diagnosing FASD (January 13, 7-8pm)
💙The Role of Occupational Therapy (OT) in Supporting Those with FASD (January 20, 7-8pm)
💚FASD Virginia: Exploring a New Resource for Families (January 27, 7-8pm)

🔗Register at: bit.ly/FASD-Webinar-Winter-26

12/30/2025

IEP Accommodations for Improving Self-Control

Practical, evidence-based supports teachers can add to an IEP to help students manage impulses across the school day.

Link in first comment.

12/19/2025

12/19/2025

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Join us on Monday, December 29th from 3:30 - 4:30 for a Mario Kart Tournament at the Tazewell Library. This is for ages 10 to 18. We hope to see you there!

12/17/2025

Wow, time flies! If you missed an FFF webinar this year, don't worry! Our webinars are recorded and available online.

🔗bit.ly/fffwebinars

12/17/2025

Read below for tips to reduce holiday stress and set your family up for a fun and relaxing winter break!

❄️Have conversations with your children before the holidays to discuss what to expect, including potential new people, visits, or activities.
❄️Talk with other adult family members and friends about expectations and set boundaries with regard to visits, gifts, and other interactions.
❄️Prioritize stability: Maintain routines as much as possible and provide advance notice when there will be changes. Try to keep 2-3 anchors each day (for example, wake up, family meal, bedtime story).
❄️Schedule time each day for movement activities (i.e., a walk, a trip to the playground, or a game of hide-and-seek) and guard against too much screen time.
❄️Create a sensory survival or “calm down” kit that can travel with you in the car and to events that may pose challenges (i.e., long services, performances or dinners). Stuff the bag with items such as headphones, a chewy snack, a coloring book, a small blanket, fidget toys, therapy putty, and a favorite book.
❄️Incorporate downtime and don’t overcommit: Prioritize events and schedule downtime throughout the holiday season so everyone has a chance to relax and recharge.
❄️Provide quiet spaces: Offer a designated quiet area where kids can retreat and decompress if they feel overwhelmed. Establish the area and practice the 'escape' routine before it's needed.
❄️Encourage open communication about their emotions and experiences. Validate their feelings of sadness, grief, or anger. Your child can have many different feelings at the same time (i.e. they can feel joy and excitement with you and miss their first family and traditions.) Journaling, drawing, or creating holiday crafts can be a way for kids to express big feelings.
❄️Embrace new traditions: Create new traditions together that are meaningful to your family and the children in your care. Try a pajama breakfast, gratitude jar, cookie decorating, or a holiday light walk.
❄️Look for warning signs that your child is becoming overwhelmed and head for the exit to take a break.

12/17/2025

SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee) Self-Paced Training
Upcoming session: January 5, 2026 - January 26, 2026

Attention, SEAC Members and Advisors!

PEATC in partnership with the Virginia Department of Education is pleased to offer SEAC trainings aimed at helping SEAC members understand the role of the local Special Education Advisory Committee in Virginia and how to build a more efficient and effective advisory committee.

REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/7j4cb7jd

These trainings are also open to parents and professionals who are interested in learning about local SEACs in Virginia.

This self-paced training takes about 7 hours to complete and can be accessed online anytime during the 5-week timeframe.

Presented by PEATC in partnership with VDOE (the Virginia Department of Education)

12/17/2025

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A 15 year labor of love.... built by myself and many teachers and others.

IEP Goal Bank- link down below, because well, that's how the algorithm works sometimes.

12/17/2025

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Your child's behavior goes a lot deeper than just "doing it on purpose". Here are some of things that could be behind their behavior, according to the Institute of Child Psychology.

12/15/2025

Sign up for this important webinar. Click the link to register! https://bit.ly/4icErJo

Participants will learn:
-The most effective, efficient, and results-oriented communication strategies for
communicating with school staff
-What to consider when choosing email vs. a phone call vs. a meeting when
communicating with the school
-What to leave out when you are communicating with the school
-The pros and cons of providing consent for the school to communicate with private
providers
-Tips on documenting in-person and phone conversations
-How to identify key decision makers to communicate with in your child’s
school /school
district