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| Mission
Statement: |
| KAASP is committed
to promoting the professional growth of school psychologists
by sharing ideas, methods, and current research and practices
in the area of school psychology and other related fields.
This association will also acknowledge its affiliation with
and support of the Ohio School Psychologists Association and
the National Association of School Psychologists by promoting
membership and participation in said organizations. |
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| Newsletter
and Publications: |
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 10/08
Newsletter (PDF)
(Note: This file is provided in Adobe Acrobat
format and requires the free Acrobat reader to view.)
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| Membership
Form (Updated September, 2009): |
KAASP
Membership Form
(Note: Requires Adobe
Acrobat to view and print this document.) |
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| Ohio
Counties Served: |
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Medina, Portage, Stark,
Summit, and Wayne
Effective 3/26/2006:
CASP, KAASP and the OSPA Executive Board have changed regional
affiliations for Lake, Geauga, and Medina counties based
on current membership data. Lake and Geauga have been
moved from KAASP to CASP and Medina has been moved to KAASP. |
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| Current
President : |
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Stacey Ambrose
397 Garner Drive
Mogadore, OH. 44260
Cell: 330-760-1300
Email: sambrose@akron.k12.oh.us |
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| Past
President: |
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Nicole Crist Polster
713 Avondale Street
Kent, OH. 44240
Work: 330-689-5236
Email: st_crist@smfcsd.org |
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| President-Elect: |
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Cindy Thompson
661 River Bend Blvd.
Kent, OH. 44240
Work: 330-676-8312
Email: ke_cthompson@kentschools.net |
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| Secretary: |
106 Gaylord Drive
Munroe Falls, OH 44262
Cell: 330-472-8121
Email: st_aprilmiller@smfcsd.org |
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| Treasurer: |
Lillian Vardon
317 Mill Race Run
Akron, OH. 44312
Home: 330-733-2946
Work: 330-297-1436
Email: lstovic@ameritech.net |
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| OSPA
Representatives: |
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Kelly Kowalski
3499 E. Normandy Pk. Dr. O-8
Medina, OH. 44256
Cell: 330-352-3442
Email: kkowalsk@akron.k12.oh.us
Aimee Kirsch
5232 Crown Pointe Drive
Medina, OH. 44256
Work: 330-761-7908
Email: akirsch@akron.k12.oh.us |
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| Membership
Coordinator: |
1443 Saratoga Avenue, S.W.
Canton, OH. 44710
Cell: 330-705-8893
Email: kwalker@akron.k12.oh.us |
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| Current
Membership: |
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| Number
of OSPA Executive Board Members: |
| 2 |
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| Usual
Meeting Location: |
| Akron Public Library-
Main Branch, Akron, OH |
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| 2009-10
Meeting Schedule: |
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10/0/09
- Child and Adolescent Suicide
12/15/09
- Implementing Tier II Positive Behavior Supports: Supporting
All Teachers
2/16/10
- Pharmacotherapy Update – Depression & Bipolar
Disorder |
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Contact
for
Meeting Information: |
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Cindy Thompson
Email: ke_cthompson@kentschools.net
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| Special
Affiliations or Roles: |
| Currently KAASP affiliates
with the Mid-Eastern Ohio SERRC. |
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| Addition
Information: |
| KAASP
is not only committed to accomplishing its stated mission
but to enhance it by actively pursuing collaborative relationships
with other organizations and agencies whose purposes are similar
to KAASP in meeting the mental health needs of children. |
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| "Celebrities"
or Special Stories: |
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Our
2002-2003 KAASP Awards were presented to:
Mr. Donald J. Saracusa, Mr. Brian Hill,, Patrick McGown,
Robert Kubick Jr., and Aimee Kirsch for Best Practices
Patrick McGown for our School Psychologist of the Year
Recent OSPA Award winners in our region include:
Elizabeth Bard, Ph.D. winner of the Clyde V. Bartlett Distinguished
Service Award in 2001
Jane Groh winner of the Pete Gross Best Practice Award in
2001
Janet Brunecz winner of the OSPA School Psychologist of
the Year award in 2002
Aimee Kirsch and Jeff York winner of OSPA Pete Gross Best
Practice Awards during 2002 |
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| Special
Activities : |
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The Neuropsychology of Emotional Disturbance
- Dr. Steven Feifer, 3/20/2009
(Handout)
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Pediatric Bipolar Disorder presentation-
Dr. Steven Jewell, 3/3/08
(Handout)
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Handouts from the 1/11/08
KAASP meeting, all documents are in PDF format:
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Attention Deficit Disorder: Diagnosis and
Mangagement in Primary Care - Dr. Tim Brown, PharmD
(Handout)
Kids and Antidepressants: Do They Play Nice Together? -
Dr. Tim Brown, PharmD
(Handout)
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| Handouts from the KAASP/CASP
Response To Intervention (RTI) presentation (9/22/06), all
documents are in PDF format: |
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RTI Overview - Dr. Cathy Telzrow (Handout)
A Paradigm for Improving Performance for All Learners and
Identifying Students with SLD - Dr. Telzrow
(Full
Presentation) (Print
Friendly Version)
RTI: Selected References - Dr. Telzrow
(Handout)
The District Perspective - Sharon Humphrey
(Full
Presentation) (Print
Friendly Version)
Practical Applications - A School Psychologist’s
role in a District-Wide Response to Intervention Initiative
- Dana Marolt
(Full
Presentation) (Print
Friendly Version)
Building Wide Support for Successful RTI - Bobbi Ingraham
(Full
Presentation) (Print
Friendly Version)
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