Recorded Date: April 13, 2023
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About this Event
No one person or agency can meet the needs of all transitioning students; transition planning requires shared expertise and a wide range of services. During this webinar NTACT:C staff will briefly highlight the recently developed Collaboration Framework which is designed to support operationalizing collaboration at the state, local, and student/youth levels.
The webinar will spotlight the effective practices and interagency collaborations that are occurring at Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 located in rural Clarion County, Pennsylvania. RIU6 staff along with representatives from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and a transition-age student will highlight the various strategies, programs, and resources that have been implemented over the past several years including the Pre-Employment Transition Services, Work-Based Learning Experience, and the Youth Ambassador program.
Training Objectives:
- Gain knowledge of interagency collaboration resources and strategies at the local and student levels in rural communities.
- Provide opportunities for participants to identify how to use these resources and strategies in their own secondary transition practices.
Presenters
Amy Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP
Training and Consultation Team Member
Riverview Intermediate Unit 6
Amy has been with Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 for 19 years. She is a member of the Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 Training and Consultation team, working on the Secondary Transition State Initiative for 4 years. She provides training for IU and district staff and coordinates local Secondary Transition Coordinator meetings. She works with county agency staff to plan and to promote coordination of services and activities. She is a member of the RIU6 Transition Team, working collaboratively to implement and expand opportunities to students and providing resources and support in the area of secondary transition, including the Youth Ambassador program.
Andrea Simpson, Ed.D.
Supervisor of Special Education and Transition Supervisor
Riverview Intermediate Unit 6
Andrea has been an educator for the past 19 years. She has had the opportunity to work with state agencies to place students for employment purposes. She has been working as a Special Education/Transition Supervisor for the past 1.5 years. She assisted the IU6 Transition Coordinator with piloting the Youth Ambassador program.
Deanna Sintobin, Ed.D.
Assistant Supervisor of Special Education
Riverview Intermediate Unit 6
Dr. Deanna Sintobin is the Assistant Director of Special Education for Riverview Intermediate Unit #6 where she oversees school-age special education and supervision, the Training & Consulting (TaC) Division, gifted programming, and transition programming. She has been in public education for over 28 years and has been part of RIU6 for the past 8 years. Prior to joining RIU6, Dr. Sintobin served as the Director of Education for Brookville Area School District. Early in her career, she was a high school English teacher. Dr. Sintobin’s focus is to provide rural, Western Pennsylvania students with creative options and opportunities to excel in their communities and beyond. She believes that it takes a team with a community focus to do this, and she strives to foster those relationships.
Elizabeth Bish
Youth Ambassador
Riverview Intermediate Unit 6
Liz is a senior at Keystone High School in Knox, PA. She is studying Police Science at the Clarion County Career Center. She plans to continue her education at Pennsylvania Western University-Clarion Campus in Clarion, PA, where she plans to study Criminal Justice. She has been active in extracurricular activities during her high school years. She has participated in soccer, basketball, track, color guard, and musicals.
Kathy Walton, MOT, OTR/L
Transition Coordinator
Riverview Intermediate Unit 6
Kathy has been with the Riverview Intermediate Unit for 16 years. She worked as an itinerant providing Occupational Therapy services for 15 years and has been working as the Transition Coordinator for the past year. As the Transition Coordinator, she oversees the Achieving Skills for Life program, conducts team meetings, coordinates the PAES Lab and Independent Living Lab, works with community agencies and businesses to coordinate paid work experiences for students, manages scheduling of job coaches, attends Secondary Transition meetings with IU6 district attendees, and piloted the Youth Ambassador Program at IU6 with support from her colleagues on the Transition Team.
Melody Troup, MA, CRC, LPC
Counselor
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation-Erie District
Melody resides in rural PA, near Clarion. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Clarion University and a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from The George Washington University. Her work involves services for adults, as well as Pre-ETS services for youth, in Clarion County. In her free time, she enjoys working in stained glass and playing the piano.