Cleveland Association of School Psychologists

OSPA
104 Mill Street Suite F
Gahanna OH 43230
Tel: 614.414.5980
Fax: 614.414.5982
Email: mail@OSPAonline.org

Cleveland Association of School Psychologists
(CASP)


CASP History
Merritt F. Waters, CASP President
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Cleveland Association of School Psychologists is to support school psychology in Northeast Ohio by providing opportunities for professional growth and collaboration that will enhance the mental health and educational competence of children in a diverse society.

Newsletter and Publications:
CASPLINE, the quarterly newsletter of CASP, is mailed to members each August, November, February, and June. For convenience, you may simply go to "Click for CASPLINE" at the top of this page for our most recent CASPLINE newsletter and archival collection.

Membership Form (Updated August, 2008):
CASP Membership Form (Note: Requires Adobe Acrobat to view and print this document.)

Website:
This is it!

Ohio Counties Served:
Although CASP is designated as the regional association for Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties, our membership includes professionals from a total of thirteen surrounding counties at this time (including Ashtabula, Lorain, Lucas, Medina, Portage, Richfield, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne). We welcome and encourage participation and dual membership from members of other regional school psychology organizations for greater professional growth and collegiality. All school psychologists (practicing, retired, university trainers, interns, practicum students, and first year students) are welcome and encouraged to become a part of CASP today!

Current President:
Merritt F. Waters W 440.427.6140 mwaters@ofcs.net

President-Elect:
Shayla Brown W 216.587.3200 x1023 shayla.brown@lnoca.org

Secretary:
Mauni Khoury W 440.655.8303 Mekhoury@mac.com

Treasurer:
Mitchell Moisio mmoisio@yahoo.com

Current Membership:
225 and growing

Number of OSPA Executive Board Members:
3

Usual Meeting Location:
Meeting location for 2008-2009 will be the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown, 1100 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland 44115 (across from Progressive Field); park in rear. The Fall meeting will take place on Friday, September 19, 2008; 12:30pm registration; 1:00pm meeting with presentation to follow. The topic is Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Students in the Schools. The speakers and flyer will be available soon.

Meeting Schedule:
CASP meets on Friday afternoons. 12:30 pm registration; 1:00pm meeting with presentation to follow. An optional luncheon will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn before each meeting. Refer to flyer (see above) for details. Dates: Fall meeting: September 19, 2008 Winter meeting: December 5, 2008 Spring Meeting: March 6, 2009 CASP Spring Banquet: May 28, 2009 Maggiano's at Beachwood Place Mall

Contact for Meeting Information:
President-Elect; email and phone listed above.

Special Affiliations or Roles:
In addition to our contribution to the OSPA Scholarship, CASP has committed to offering its members opportunities for group service projects. For the current 2008-09 school year, three organizations will be supported: Toys for Tots, The Ronald McDonald House, and the Northeast Ohio Autism Group.

Additional Information:
The CASP Executive Board meets four times per year. Committee Chairs/CASP Reps to OSPA are invited to attend, as are any other CASP members. Meetings for the 2008-09 school year will occur at 4:00pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown as follows: August 21, 2008 October 19, 2008 February 19, 2009 March 26, 2009 RSVP to the President in advance is requested in order to attend Executive Board meetings The General Meetings are held four times per year, with the final meeting occurring at our end-of-the-year Spring Banquet. School psychology-related lectures -- presented by area mental health, medical, educational, and social service professionals -- follow the fall, winter, and spring meetings. We bestow the CASP "School Psychologist of the Year" award at our Spring Banquet. Numerous other members serve CASP in various roles, such as CASP Representatives to OSPA and CASP Committee Chairs. They are: Past President Linda M. Neiheiser, Ph.D. W 216.523.8498 LMNei@aol.com CASP Regional Representative to OSPA Wendy Eckert W 216.523.8498 Wendy.J.Eckert@CMSDnet.net CASP Regional Representative to OSPA Gail Fadel W 216-752-2440 x8257 wa_fadel@lgca.org CASP Regional Representative to OSPA Dan Dean W 440.885.2448 lsrrc@cox.net CASP At-Large Representative Favia Becker W 216.227.5126 Favia.becker@lakewood.k12.oh.us CASPLINE Editor Dana Marolt W 440.801.5050 x.4782 dmarol@leeca.org CASP University Rep. CSU (Student) Rachel Ryan M 440.478.2338 ryanrl@sbcglobal.net CASP University Rep. JCU (Student) Kelly Kreske kkreske09@jcu.edu CASP University Rep. KSU (Student) Caitlyn Cushner M 330.310.1705 ccushner@kent.edu Ohio Delegate to NASP Juliette Madigan H 216.221.8854 Julmadigan@aol.com STANDING COMMITTEES CASP Program Committee Shayla Brown (Duty of President-Elect) W 216.587.3200 x1023 shayla.brown@lnoca.org CASP Membership Committee Gina Worsdall, Co-Chair W 440.943.7797 Gmbando6@yahoo.com Wendy Jovan, Co-Chair jovwen@yahoo.com Nominations/Elections Committee Ralph Pajka, Chair W 216.227.5129 Ralph.Pajka@lakewood.k12.oh.us Awards Committee Lucy Simm, Chair 216.701.1499 lucysimm@roadrunner.com AD HOC COMMITTEES CASP Rep. to OSPA Fall Conference Jeremy J. Ryman W 440.268.5910 Rymo5@juno.com CASP Rep. to OSPA Spring Conference Sal Karanouh-Schuler (OSPA Spring Conference Co-Chair) H 440.243.5007 salks@sbcglobal.net CASP Children’s Advocacy Committee Valorie Wolcott-Mendelson, Co-Chair M 216.272.0891 valwm@roadrunner.com Amy Such, Co-Chair M 440.212.2589 alsuch72@sbcglobal.net CASP Intervention Committee Sal Karanouh-Schuler, Chair H 440.243.5007 salks@sbcglobal.net CASP Professional Development Committee Amy Such, Chair M 440.212.2589 alsuch72@sbcglobal.net CASP Legislative Committee Juliette Madigan H 216.221.8854 Julmadigan@aol.com CASP Historian Valorie Wolcott Mendelson H 440.256.1748 valwm@roadrunner.com CASP Constitution Review Committee Linda Neiheiser, Ph.D., Chair W 216.523.8498 LMNei@aol.com

"Celebrities" or Special Stories:
Our membership is comprised of school psychologists who have gone beyond the "role of the school psychologist" in their respective school districts. In addition to chairing district committees, supervising interns and practicum students, and providing professional development to staff, many have also held elected offices and/or chaired committees in our professional associations; presented at international, national, state and regional conventions and conferences; and served as university faculty members and/or supervisors for district school psychology departments. The following CASP members are especially celebrated for their leadership roles in our profession: CASP PRESIDENTS 1970 Marilyn Bate 1971 John Keshock 1972 Pat Crisci 1973 Lee Horowitz 1974 Jim Harvey 1975 Bruce Konya 1976 Bertha Stroud 1977 Don McPherson 1978 Audrey Bashian 1979 Lucy Simm 1980 Henry Winter 1981 Cathy Telzrow 1982 Carol Larson 1983 Laurie Albright 1984 Linda Downing 1985 Dave Botnik 1986 Peg Schultz 1987 Carol Redmond 1988 Sandy Beckett 1989 Bruce Konya 1990 Terri Chiarra 1991 Deb Grilly 1993 Denise Kuna 1994 Jim Harvey 1995 Mike Bailey 1996 Mary Ann Teitelbum 1997 Rich Starn 1998 Laura Gabel 1999 Lucy Simm 2000 Marija Colic-Turcinov 2001 Barbara Lambert 2002 Kim Strausser 2003 Miriam Farrow 2004 Denise DiMaria-Lopardo 2005 Gail Fadel 2006 Becky Dingeldein 2007 Linda Neiheiser 2008 Merritt Waters 2009 Shayla Brown OSPA PRESIDENTS (CASP MEMBERS) 1976 Barb Garwood 1984 Cathy Telzrow 1987 Audrey Bashian 1990 Dennis Pinciotti 1992 Nancy Reynolds 1994 Laurie Albright 1997 Valorie Wolcott Mendelson 1999 Juliette Madigan 2009 Linda Neiheiser CASP LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP AWARD 2004 Miriam Farrow 2005 Valorie Wolcott Mendelson 2008 Lucy Simm CASP SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OF THE YEAR 1975 Esther Gray 1976 Jim Harvey 1977 Al Becker 1978 Louise Federici 1979 Bruce Konya 1980 Ben Candee 1981 Bertha Stroud 1982 Cathy Telzrow 1983 Dave Jones 1984 Dave Botnik 1985 Lucy Simm 1986 Audrey Bashian 1987 Peg Schultz 1988 Laurie Albright 1989 Nancy Reynolds 1990 Bill Deal 1991 Gilda Newman 1992 Richard Starn 1993 Bruce Oppenheimer 1994 Valorie Wolcott Mendelson 1995 Denise Kuna 1996 Joanne Wasco 1997 Juliette Madigan 1998 Donna Yohe 1999 Laura Gabel 2000 Gail Fadel 2001 ------------ 2002 Ralph Pajka 2003 Susan Berk 2004 Becky Dingeldein 2005 Mary Ann Teitelbaum 2006 Denise DiMaria-Lopardo 2007 Dana Marolt 2008 Sal Karanouh-Schuler OSPA SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OF THE YEAR (CASP MEMBERS) 1993 Bruce Oppenheimer 1996 Joanne Wasco 1997 Juliette Madigan 1999 Laura White 2004 Rebecca Dingeldein 2005 Mary Ann Teitelbaum 2008 Sal Karanouh-Schuler OSPA CLYDE V. BARTLETT DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD (CASP MEMBERS) 1975 Nicholas Gallo 1989 Cathy Telzrow 1993 Audrey Bashian 1996 Kathy McNamara 2003 Valorie Wolcott Mendelson OSPA R.A. HORN HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD (CASP MEMBERS) (Not awarded every year) Don McPherson James Harvey Barb Garwood Bruce Konya Audrey Bashian Esther Gray Nancy Reynolds Gilda Newman Valorie Wolcott Mendelson OSPA PETE GROSS BEST PRACTICE AWARDS (CASP MEMBERS) 1999 Dan Dean and Bill Stencil 2008 Dana Marolt

Special Activities :
Powerpoint from the Spring (2008-2009) CASP Meeting: Gaining Skills and Competence in your Work with Child and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual and other Traumas (Click here) Handouts from Fall (2008-2009) CASP meeting: Issues of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Youth in the Schools LGBTQ Youth Statistics (PDF) LGBTQ Resources for Educators and Students (PDF) Issues Affecting LGBT Individuals (PDF) How Supporters Can Help Make Schools Save for LGBTQ Students (PDF) Notes from Spring (2007-2008) CASP meeting: Law Enforcement and Public Schools: Shared Issues of Concern for At-Risk Youth Officer Jeff Stanczyk of the Cleveland Police Department (Outline - PDF) Notes from Winter (2007-2008) CASP meeting: The Role of OT as a Related Service When Assessing Fine Motor Skills and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Lynne Pape M.Ed. OTR/L (Outline-PDF) Handouts from Fall (2007-2008) CASP meeting: ADHD, Mood Disorders, and Substance Abuse in Schools: Assessment and Interventions Luis Felipe Amunategui, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Case Medical Center (Handouts-PDF) Handouts from Spring (2006-2007) CASP meeting: Self Injury, Eating Disorders, and Effective Treatment Mark Warren, MD, Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders (Powerpoint) (Handouts-PDF) Handouts from Winter (2006-2007) CASP meeting: Pediatric Head Injury and Epilepsy: A One Act Play of Two Parts - Patricia Klaas, Ph.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Cleveland Clinic (Full Presentation) (Print Friendly Version) Handouts from the Fall (2006-2007) CASP/KAASP meeting (six subject areas): 1. Response To Intervention (RTI) Overview Cathy F. Telzrow, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor/Coordinator of the School Psychology Program, Kent State University (Handout) 2. A Paradigm for Improving Performance for All Learners and Identifying Students with SLD (Dr. Telzrow, continued) (Full Presentation) (Print Friendly Version) 3. RTI: Selected References (Dr. Telzrow, continued) (Handout) 4. The District Perspective - Sharon Humphrey, M.Ed., Director of Pupil Personnel Services, North Olmsted City School District (Full Presentation) (Print Friendly Version) 5. Practical Applications - A School Psychologist’s role in a District-Wide Response to Intervention Initiative - Dana Marolt, Psy.S., School Psychologist, North Olmsted City School District (Full Presentation) (Print Friendly Version) 6. Building Wide Support for Successful RTI - Bobbi Ingraham, M.Ed., Principal, Mentor City School District (Full Presentation) (Print Friendly Version)

Recognizing School Psychs:
As we go about our professional careers and the daily requirements that entails, it is easy for those of us in the field of School Psychology to forget some of the outstanding day-to-day contributions that School Psychologists make to both children and their families, and our profession alike. As a way of recognizing some of these outstanding day-to-day accomplishments, CASP will periodically acknowledge the accomplishments of members both on this website, and in CASPLINE. Suggestion for who to recognize will be taken at future CASP meetings.

Lauren Janus Avon Lake City Schools A recent graduate from John Carroll University’s school psychology graduate program, Lauren Janus is in her third year of practicing at Avon Lake City Schools. In the fall of 2006, Lauren was hired to initiate the challenging but rewarding Response to Intervention process in the district’s four elementary (K-4) buildings. In the last 2 years, the elementary buildings have made great strides embracing the educational philosophy promoted through the RTI process and Lauren has been a strong leader facilitating this process. The amount of growth the district has made since RTI was introduced is commendable. Lauren has provided professional development to administrators and teachers regarding the RTI process, the “Big 5” reading components, the importance of universal screeners and progress monitoring, and using data to drive instruction. Lauren assists the building teams with analyzing the data and making data-based decisions to provide appropriate instruction and interventions for students. In order to further drive the RTI process within the district, Lauren developed and is a lead facilitator of the District RTI Committee. Lauren’s data analysis and consultation skills helped to pinpoint a systemic weakness in the district’s core curriculum. This led to the district adopting and implementing a supplemental phonics program (Fundations) in the classroom and as part of the reading intervention program. The current DIBELS data indicates students have stronger phonemic awareness, basic decoding skills, and oral reading fluency since Fundations has been implemented district-wide. Far fewer students require Tier II/reading intervention support and the number of students placed on IEPs for reading disabilities has been significantly reduced. In addition to her work with RtI, Lauren has taken an active role in providing direct intervention services to students. To address the social and emotional needs of the students she serves, she co-facilitates counseling groups to address bullying. Lauren also formed and conducts a Cheerleading Club during recess to promote social skill development for girls in her school. Academically, Lauren co-facilitated Reader’s Theatre groups to improve reading fluency with students. Lauren has a passion for providing prevention and intervention to students in both academics and emotional areas. This diversity was highlighted as she participated on the 2007 practitioner panel at the Fall Intern Conference in Columbus. Additionally, Lauren enjoys coaching football cheerleading at the middle school level. When not working, Lauren likes running, weight lifting, baking, making greeting cards and scrapbooks, and spending time with friends and family. Each summer vacation Lauren enjoys traveling overseas to various countries. Grand River Cellars CASP Outing Fall 2008--CASP members, family and friends Dana Marolt, Psy.S., CASP School Psychologist of the Year, 2006-2007 New CASP members (Kent State University School Psychologists in Training), left to right: Carrie Wiesenbach, Mallory Gertscher, Jessica Janigian, Kate McBride, Lauren Slaughter, Alison Bland, Renee Missella, and Michelle Goots. This is how we enjoy our after-meeting social hour(s)! Welcome, new members and future school psychologists! The US Marines Toys for Tots Drive at the CASP Winter, 2007 meeting, held at the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown. Left to right: Sgt. Daniel Staples, Sgt. Juan Arias, CASP Membership Co-Chairs Gina Bando and Shayla Brown, and Gunnery Sgt. Mark DePhillips. All three of these men have served in Iraq. A special "thank you" to Gina and Shayla for organizing this worthy event, benefiting the children of Greater Cleveland. We salute YOU CASP supports our troops! The US Marines Toys for Tots Drive received over 600 toys for Christmas 2007 from CASP members, who purchased toys and also collected them from generous teachers. The toys will be distributed to needy children throughout Greater Cleveland. The Marines are, from left to right: Sgt. Juan Arias, Gunnery Sgt. Mark DePhillips, and Sgt. Daniel Staples. Semper Fi! Former CASP President Becky Dingeldein gives a speech during the CASP Annual Banquet at the Shoreby Club in Bratenahl, May 25, 2007 CASP Executive Board members at the banquet. CASP members enjoying the banquet, including CASPLine Editor Dana Marolt (second from left), former board member Diane Moyer (fourth from left), President-Elect Merritt Waters (fourth from right), CASP Membership Co-Chairs Gina Bando and Shayla Brown (third and second from right), and CASP Rep. to OSPA Fall Conference Jeremy Ryman (first on right). CASP members and friends enjoying the pre-banquet social including CASP Rep. to OSPA Technology/Website Tad Fitch (third from left), and CASP Rep. to Professional Development Amy Such (third from right). CASP Rep. to OSPA Nominations/Elections Ralph Pajka has an in-depth discussion with CASP Historian Valorie Wolcott Mendelson.