Mental Health Association of Northwestern PA

Coalition of Advocates

All meetings will be held on the first Friday of each month from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Each meeting will be hosted in 4 locations: Achieva (Pittsburgh), Total Learning Center (TLC) in Wexford, TLC in Murrysville, and Mental Health Association in Erie. This year, we are planning to host each meeting via “webinar” – more details about this will follow.

During each COA meeting, time will be allotted for networking, sharing information/announcements, discussing collective advocacy opportunities and strategies, and substantive training on an education/advocacy topic.

Schedule of Educational Meetings

Meeting Schedule
Date Presenter Subject
Nov 2 2007 Dr. Carol Utay, Total Learning Centers(TLC) Testing, ESY and RTI
Jan 4 2008 Sandy Zelno, ELC NCLB Reporting and What it Means for Students with Disabilities
Feb 1 2008 Jeannine Brinkley, PA Dept of Education(PDE) How to use the Available NCLB Data to Support Educational Decisions and Improve Educational Programs
Mar 7 2008 Tina Calabro, Pittsburgh LTF How to Work Effectively with the Media: Highlighting Student Needs and Making Systemic Change
Apr 4 2008 Ron Tarosky, Director of Special Ed, Franklin Regional School District A School District's Perspective and How We Support Our Special and Regular Education Teachers
May 2 2008 Pam Cook, ABC Consulting Services Assistive Technology to Try Over the Summer
  Liz Healy, Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership(PEAL)Center and Shari Mamas, DRN What We Accomplished This Year