RISD SLP Virtual Meeting Place

I know a bunch of you have a subscription to Bilinguistics like I do, but just in case you don't, I just got this article emailed to me and I thought I would share. It is especially good for our new CF's so take a look here . - Nichole

Hey everyone! I needed to print out the LCRM Elementary Level 1 pictures, so I put them all into a powerpoint for easy printing.  If you need them, you can find them here . If the link doesn't work for some reason, you can find them this way: SLP Google Drive >> Evaluations >> LCRM Thanks! Hailey

Time & Assignment Schools 12:00-2:00 MSB Training in A112 https://risd.truenorthlogic.com/U/P/Channel/-/ExternalChannel?_ct=ProfessionalDevelopment&Path=%2Fia%2Fapp%2Fregistration%2Fstart%3Fid%3D12954 CENTRAL EVALUATION STAFF AIKIN ARAPAHO AUDELIA CREEK BIG SPRINGS BOWIE BRENTFIELD CANYON CREEK CAROLYN G. BUKHAIR DARTMOUTH DOBIE PRIMARY  DOVER FOREST LANE ACADEMY FORESTRIDGE GREENWOOD HILLS HAMILTON PARK HEIGHTS JESS HARBEN LHE MARK TWAIN MERRIMAN PARK MOHAWK MOSS HAVEN MST NORTHLAKE NORTHRICH NORTHWOOD HILLS O. HENRY PRAIRIE CREEK 2:00-4:00 MSB Training, A112 https://risd.truenorthlogic.com/U/P/Channel/-/ExternalChannel?_ct=ProfessionalDevelopment&Path=%2Fia%2Fapp%2Fregistration%2Fstart%3Fid%3D12955 PRESTONWOOD RICHLAND RISD ACADEMY SKYVIEW SPRING CREEK SPRINGRIDGE SPRING VALLEY STULTS ROAD TERRACE THURGOOD MARSHALL W...

I talked to you about Lead4Ward on August 17th.  It will be rolling out gradually, but I wanted you to have this resource: http://lead4ward.com/resources/

Y'all I came across this video last night and my mind is blown. I've spent the morning creating data sheets for my junior high caseload and my high school caseload is on my agenda for this afternoon (and part of Saturday, let's be honest). I am so excited to be able to show parents charts/graphs of their child's progress at ARD meetings. Our google drive has some great folders with data collection sheets used by other SLPs in the district. What are your favorite ways to collect data? Any tips/tricks for various grade levels/classroom types that have served you well and saved you time? -Sara Wilkerson (Westwood JH / Berkner HS)

Hi all, The photo directory is here!! Click here if you need to know who your fellow SLPs are. We are still waiting on a few pictures for the central staff section of the directory but wanted to give you the campus section now. I will post again when I have the completed directory. -Nichole

Do you need help with transfer procedures? Natalie and Kathleen will be meeting with new SLPs tomorrow, 8/22 from 3:15-4:15  in PDC A303 to review these procedures in detail. Please feel free to join us if you would like a refresher!

Mary! Thank you for sharing your story and your vision with us at our training on Thursday.  I've been processing your story and what we learned on Thursday over the past two days.  I think it's important for us to know the stories of our leadership team.  I think it helps to provide a common ground and a common vision moving forward. So, thank you for your story.  I am in awe of your passion and dedication to our field, our RISD vision, and our RISD SLPs/Related Services staff members.  You are an inspiration! Hailey

Try as you might it won't come out as good!!!!  Here you go: Shoshana’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe: 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of brown sugar 1 cup of oil 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 2 ¾ - 3 cups of flour (start with less and add more if too sticky to roll into balls) Roll into small balls and add three chips to each cookie J Bake at 350 for 6-8 min depending on oven and how you prefer your cookies. Enjoy! J Shoshana

Please see this message from Keya regarding eSped access: Hey Everyone, In an attempt to streamline the requests for eStar Access, I went ahead and made a Google Form that teachers and staff can fill out to get/change their access in eStar. If you could direct people to the link so that way we have one list that Jerry, Julie, and I can work on as needed and not overlap, it would be appreciated. Here is the link  to send to the staff who need new/revised access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmxaXLC_0rSD_NIM_dH1wNxjyZ1uYECAqBWcql35Bb-Rsf8w/viewform Thanks for the help! Keya Saleh Coordinator, Special Student Services PDC – C-117 469-593-7533 @SSS_Keya Keya.Saleh@richardson.k12.tx.us

Here is an awesome   IEP Distribution Cheat Sheet  to give to teachers if you are doing electronic IEP distribution! Allyson Harrison shared this with teachers at LHE with this message: Teachers, Please see attached document, outlining procedure for electronic distribution of IEPs.  I would highly encourage you to save this attachment to your desktop, for quick access throughout the school year.  It is important to remember that IEPs are LEGAL documents, and must be treated as such.  There is an easy, two-step process for receiving documents:  saving the attachment, and clicking a link to sign the receipt.  You are expected to sign for every document received.  From there, you can save on your computer, or print out as you deem necessary.  Please let any special education staff member know, if you have any questions.   - Natalie

Welcome to all of you. We are excited to have you in RISD!

Major shoutout to Hailey Gaida for making my transition to MHE so easy! She has been so organized and helpful. I can see how well taken care of her students at MHE are!! Thanks girl!! Lori Hartgraves

Shout out to Mandy for being an awesome CF supervisor (all of ya'll new CFs that have her are very lucky), helping me get this new blog thing figured out, and just generally being the best SLP to share a school with :)  - Aaminah Akhtar

You are the best SLP and I love seeing your smiling face every day!

Shout out to Sara Wilkerson and Maggie McCarty for taking the GIANT leap into secondary!! You will do AMAZING!! -Nichole

For all the amazing (and time-consuming!) support they have provided me.  we are s lucky to have them!

We'll miss you at Northrich!  Thanks for all your hard work these past couple of years!

Hello RISD SLPs

Thank you Josie Beller for helping me quiet my internal panicking as I transition to secondary!!! - Sara Wilkerson

Nechama Wolf thanks for all your help in this process of adjusting. We're going to have a great year! Woohooooo!!! -Vilmette Mangual

Thank you to Stephanie Allen for all of her hard work with helping one of my new kinder students transition to my school :) - Caitlin Hagans

Lauren McIntyre and Mandy Stanton are the best for answering all my crazy questions!!

Nichole Brezel you are awesome and you helped me so much last year!

Rivka- thank you for your dedication to your students and their families! -Kathleen

Wishing everyone a smooth transition into the school year! - Rachel Holliday

Snaps for Mandy for answering all my little, stupid and crazy questions about all things SLP and RISD! -Faulkner

Coming from another school district, I've been so appreciative of the clear, concise communication from the top down in RISD. Everyone has been helpful, understanding, and welcoming! I'm grateful to be part of this team. Alex Wilks

Thank you to the entire SLP Leadership team for making my start in RISD a great and welcoming one! -Abigail

I am so excited to be working with Lauren this school year at Audelia Creek Elementary!  I can't wait to learn from her wealth of knowledge about DP!! #proud2bACE #cantstopRISD <3 Hailey Gaida

I've enjoyed working with Nechama Wolf the past 2 years. She is always so flexible, collaborative and supportive! Maggie McCarty

Shoutout to Lauren McIntyre, who will be joining the SLP team at my campus this year!! I can't wait to collaborate with you!  Also a special shout out to all of our new SLPs! Welcome to RISD!  I hope you all have a great year! -Kristina Barth, JHE

Shout out to the awesome leads that support us in everything we do!

Thanks to Adam for being so funny!

I love ALL my Lake Highlands SLPs!

Thank you Kristin Cameron for making the cutest SLP tshirts for us to wear this year!!!! <3 Lauren

For helping me sign in to this blog!!

Shoshana Ringelheim is the best!

Please click the link to order a t-shirt! The link will be live until 8/31. https://www.b-unlimited.com/collections/richardson-isd-speech-pathologist  

Welcome Amazing SLPs! We are so excited to welcome our new SLPs to RISD, and wanted to wish a huge welcome back to our team of returning SLPs! We hope you had a wonderful, relaxing summer break. There is no group of people who deserved it more! When brainstorming ways we could build our community of SLPs and improve our communication, we decided to transform the google docs that hosted our separate area virtual meetings into a blog. This format has some great advantages that we hope you will love! You will find all information in one place Everyone will have access to the same information at the same time Posts can be categorized and are searchable You will be notified of new posts, so you don't need to check it constantly! If you add a comment to a post, you can select to be notified when someone responds to your comment! Go check out the blog at:  https://risdslpvirtualmeetingplace.blogspot.com/ As a first step please use your @risd.org email to sign up ...