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The White House Endorses Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Package (IvySCIP)
Designed in partnership with award-winning research and development company
3C Institute and funded by the Small Business Innovation Research program at the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, IvySCIP has been created to address President Obama's call to overhaul the testing and assessment of students.
IvySCIP is a comprehensive tool for enabling practitioners to assess the social and emotional learning needs of elementary students diagnosed with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. IvySCIP assesses five key social competencies: self-knowledge and self-advocacy, social interaction, emotional regulation, executive skills and problem solving, and self-care.
Described by the White House as
the "next generation of assessments in education,"
IvySCIP has been piloted by more than 50 teachers and related service providers and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Reports generated from IvySCIP help educators prioritize instruction, develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and track student growth and progress toward meeting goals.
IvySCIP co-author, Eve Müller, explains that IvySCIP is the first product of its kind to support teachers through all aspects of social learning instruction for students with higher functioning autism. "Social learning is an area where teachers often don't know where to begin," says Müller. "IvySCIP addresses this need head on, starting with assessing the strengths and needs of students."
As the emphasis on the importance of children's social and emotional learning (SEL) in education increases, IvySCIP has enabled Ivymount staff to share their wealth of autism expertise with the field more broadly.
"Eve Müller, Lynn Cannon, and Melissa Cherry have taken some of the best Ivymount SEL programming and assessments, and designed the IvySCIP in response to that need," says Jan Wintrol, CEO, Ivymount Corporation. "It is an outstanding achievement that the IvySCIP was recognized as worthy of a Federal Grant from the Department of Education to develop this product for educators nationally. Hats off to these women."
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National Walk for Autism Speaks - 10/1!
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Get ready Team Ivymount!
The National Walk Now for Autism Speaks will take place on
the National Mall on
Saturday, Oct. 1st.
We are ready, set & go! In 2014, Team Ivymount was voted
"Best School Team" by Best of Autism Speaks.
Instructions for joining the Ivymount team can be found by clicking here.
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Sep. 5
Labor Day Holiday (school closed)
Sep. 13
Back to School Night
Sep. 27
Project SEARCH Information Night #1
Sep. 30
Professional Day (no school for students)
Oct. 3
Rosh Hashanah Holiday (school closed)
Oct. 12
Yom Kippur Holiday (school closed)
Nov. 9
Project SEARCH Information Night #2
Nov. 19
Ivymount Auction
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Back to School Night - 9/13
Back to School Night is
Tuesday, September 13th. Please join us to meet Ivymount Leadership, your student's teachers, and learn about Ivymount events and programs.
The event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. and is for parents only: Babysitting is not provided.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Project SEARCH Information Sessions
Parents, professionals and potential students who are interested in applying to the Project SEARCH programs should make plans to attend one of the upcoming information sessions.
Session #1
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27th
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Venue: The Ivymount School
Session #2
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 9th
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Venue: SEEC, 8905 Fairview Road, Silver Spring, MD
The agenda at both sessions will include:
*Program Overview: NIH, Montgomery County, Smithsonian
Project SEARCH partners
*"A Day in the Life of a Project SEARCH Intern"
*Meet current and former students and parents
*Review application process and receive application material
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Free Webinar Series
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council are hosting a free webinar series throughout the Fall.
The series of webinars, Building the Future, Now!, provide tools, information, and ideas for people with developmental disabilities and families to improve quality of life and effect change. The dates/topic are below:
September 21: Part 1 -
Everything You Wanted to Know about DDA, but Were Afraid to Ask
October 20: Part 2 -
You're Approved for DDA Services: What's Next?
November 10: Part 3 -
Employment First: New Opportunities, Dispelling Myths & Misconceptions
For further information, including registration details
click here.
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Upcoming Community Events
September 10
Kids in Action 10th Annual Charity Crab Feast
DC Autism: Metro Accessibility Community Presentation, HSC Pediatric Center
Run Wild for Autism 5k,
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Transitioning Youth Resource Fair,
Montgomery College, Takoma Park
Pathfinders for Autism Celebrity Fashion Show,
American Visionary Art Museum
Community Opportunities:
Esther Seals Camp Fairlee: Year round adventures for all ages and abilities
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Research Studies
Seeking children with ASD between 6 and 14 to participate in a behavioral assessments
The Development Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
University of Maryland
Seeking children with ASD between 6 and 17 to participate in a study about perceiving sounds
The School of Nursing
University of Maryland
Seeking families with adolescent boys or girls on the autism spectrum to complete questionnaires related to personality and social communication
Ball State University
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Ivymount Classroom Businesses
Every school day, except Wednesday
9:05-9:30
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Ivymount and AmazonSmile
Whenever you shop at Amazon, keep Ivymount's partnership with the new Amazon Smiles in mind! If you are planning to shop through
Amazon.com, please use this
Special IVYMOUNT Link to select Ivymount as your charity of choice and when you shop at Amazon - Ivymount will receive a portion of the proceeds. Feel free to share this link with family and friends and colleagues!
Once you select your charity, make sure you change any bookmarks you have to:
smile.amazon.com as you need to go through this portal for your purchases to count for donations. (Please note that if you are given an option, select
Ivymount Foundation).
This is an ongoing campaign!
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Support Ivymount Through Your Workplace CFC and United Way Campaigns
If you work for the Federal Government, remember Ivymount when you donate through the
Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area
. This is a wonderful way to support your workplace giving campaign and Ivymount at the same time.
To designate your gift for Ivymount, use code 90799.(See our listing in the CFC's "Catalog of Caring" under United Way organizations).
United Way is also launching its workplace campaigns at this time of year.
To donate to Ivymount through United Way, use code 8575. Your gift through CFC or United Way will also be listed as part of Ivymount's Annual Fund.
Thank you to those who regularly give to Ivymount via the CFC or United Way!
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DC Parents! Mandatory DC Residency Verification for 2016-17
For the 2016-17 school year all parents/guardians of DCPS funded students at Ivymount are required to complete the residency verification process, including completion of the
Student Enrollment Form
by October 5, 2016. Important: Parents should complete the process at DCPS located at 1200 First Street, NE or at a satellite location. Please see this Residency Verification Form from DCPS for information on how to complete this process.
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This email alert is distributed every Tuesday to email addresses we have on file for all Ivymount parents and caregivers. Please make sure that
[email protected]
is on your email safelist. If you need to change or update your email address, please alert Amy Alvord at [email protected]
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Ivymount Benefit Auction 2016
November 19, 2016
Ivymount's largest fundraiser to support all programs
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