SAGE would like to take this opportunity to thank the following Frisco ISD staff who took gave up their evening to provide parents with information on tranistioning from PPCD to elementary, elementary to middle school and middle school to high school at our Transitions Workshop in April.

Andrea Ryan - Centennial High School
Christina Driskill - Wakeland High School
Connie Riley - Stafford Middle School
Robin Weynand - Clark Middle School
Carrie Davidson - Coordinator of Special Education Services
Debbie Lair - Coordinator of Special Education Services
Judy Haven - Director of Special Education

Thank you for making time to help our parents whose children are facing these transitions and for staying late to answer parent questions.

Attached is a copy of the power point presentation that was used.

Some of the things we learned were:

*Change has considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening. To the hpeful it is encouraging. To the confident it is inspiring.

*It is important to know that your attitude will influence your child's thinking about any transition.

*It is important for parents to stay involved and support children during transitions because student achievement increases with increased duration and intensity of parental involvement.

The Special Education Department did a great job of providing transition information. Please be sure to look through the powerpoint which contains a lot of information on specific transitions. Frisco ISD Special Education Services puts out a Transitions Tips flyer for parents. If you would like a copy or, if you have any questions regarding your student's transition, feel free to call 469-633-6900.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this possible.

Sincerely,
Heather Brown