Welcome to March! For interested parents of preschool-age children, remember to sign your child up for Early Childhood Screening. The dates are March 24 for Payne, and March 25 for Grover Hill. To pre-register, call Amy at 419-587-3414
ext. 309. To be screened, children should be 3 years old by April 1, 2021. A child turning 3 after April 1 may come to the fall 2021 screening, or parents may call Help Me Grow at 419-399-4620 (for children birth – 3).  

If you have a high school-age child and would like help to plan as they make the transition to adulthood, we will be having a special virtual Coffee & Dessert session toward the end of April. There will be three short sessions: 1- Guardianship, 2- STABLE/ABLE Accounts, 3- Getting services from the Board of DD, OOD, and Social Security. You will be able to sign up for one, two, or all three sessions. Registration information will come out in next month’s newsletter.

Finally, I am happy to share that we have been awarded a mini-grant to install hallway sensory paths in both Grover Hill and Payne Elementary Schools. Sensory paths can be used for all students in whole classes, small groups, or individual students, and can help students refocus, burn off energy, and help with attention, behavior, and or sensory issues. The paths will be installed late spring.