Kindergarten appeal to Premier fails

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
CBC News

Premier Robert Ghiz is sticking with the Department of Education’s decision not to fund a new kindergarten program in Stratford.
Kindergartens on P.E.I. are run by private operators, but the province pays for students to attend in registered programs. The program at Chances in Stratford is new this fall, and [...]

Premier chooses kindergarten operators over needs of children

We finally received word from the Premier yesterday regarding his decision on our request to fund the kindergarten program that we have chosen to enroll our children in. It is extremely disappointing to read the following response from the Premier…….
From: Robert Ghiz <RWJGHIZ@gov.pe.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:18:51 -0300
Subject: Re: Kindergarten Meeting
Hello Dawn:
I am writing as a follow-up [...]

Parent meeting on Autism Services tonight

The community discussion on Autism Services will take place tonight from 7pm-9pm at the Sobeys located in Stratford. Dave Mikkelsen from the Autism Treatment Services of Canada from Alberta will be joining us to talk about the services that are provided in Alberta and briefly across Canada with their affliate partners.
For more information, please contact [...]

Home and School Parent Engagement Survey

This initiative of the PEI Home and School Federation is a benefit to all families with school-age children, but even more so for those families with children who have special needs. Please take the time to fill out the survey to help the Home and School Federation shed light on both area of support and [...]

Community Discussion on Autism Services

When: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm—9:00 pm
Where: Sobeys Community Room,
9 Kinlock Road, Stratford, PE
Who: David Mikkelsen, Autism Treatment Services of Canada
Autism treatment services of Canada is a national affiliation of organizations that provide, or are actively planning to provide, treatment, educational, management and consultative services to people with autism and related disorder across Canada.
David [...]

Advocacy Workshop Scheduled

The Autism Society of PEI is proud to present:
Advocacy Workshop

In follow up demand to the two hour sessions that were hosted previously by the Autism Society of PEI, Pat Coady will be back presenting a review of the original session as well as a more indepth look at advocacy scenarios, role playing as well as [...]