PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: ELLEN ELLEN MAISELOFFMAISELOFF

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WITH THAT STUDENTS WITH

DIVERSE LEARNING DIVERSE LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL AND BEHAVIORAL

CHALLENGESCHALLENGESRECEIVE AN APPROPRIATE RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATE AND MEANINGFUL JEWISH AND MEANINGFUL JEWISH

EDUCATIONEDUCATION..

OPENING THE DOORS:OPENING THE DOORS: NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM SUPPLIES MASTERS LEVEL SPECIAL PROGRAM SUPPLIES MASTERS LEVEL SPECIAL EDUCATOR IN EACH OF THE 26 PARTNER SCHOOLS.EDUCATOR IN EACH OF THE 26 PARTNER SCHOOLS.

DOORS TO THE FUTURE: DOORS TO THE FUTURE: PARA EDUCATORS PROVIDE PARA EDUCATORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SHORT TERM INTERVENTION FOR HIGH INDIVIDUALIZED SHORT TERM INTERVENTION FOR HIGH RISK EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS.RISK EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS.

EFSHAR CIRCLE:EFSHAR CIRCLE: AN OPENING THE DOORS AND AN OPENING THE DOORS AND FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP SUNDAY SUNDAY

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:DEVELOPMENT: ONGOING SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL ONGOING SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS, LAY LEADERS, SEMINARS FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS, LAY LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS.AND COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS.

MADRICHIM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: MADRICHIM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: SPECIALIZED SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL TEENSTEENS

ATTENTION DEFICIT ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD/HD)DISORDER (ADD/HD)

ASPERGER'S SYNDROMEASPERGER'S SYNDROME AUTISMAUTISM COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION

DISORDERSDISORDERS COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT EMOTIONAL EMOTIONAL

ISSUES/ANXIETYISSUES/ANXIETY FRAGILE X SYNDROMEFRAGILE X SYNDROME

HEARING IMPAIREDHEARING IMPAIRED LANGUAGE-BASED LANGUAGE-BASED

LEARNING DISABILITIESLEARNING DISABILITIES NON-VERBAL LEARNING NON-VERBAL LEARNING

DISABILITIESDISABILITIES SENSORY INTEGRATIONSENSORY INTEGRATION TOURETTE SYNDROMETOURETTE SYNDROME OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE

DISORDERDISORDER OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT

DISORDERDISORDER

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1996-1997

1997-1998

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2006

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

# of Students

58%22%

13%

7%

927 STUDENTS

CONGREGATIONS (536 STUDENTS)

DAY SCHOOLS (202 STUDENTS)

CONGREGATION EARLYCHILDHOOD (125 STUDENTS)

DAY SCHOOL EARLYCHILDHOOD (64 STUDENTS)

EACH DAY SCHOOL, EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND EACH DAY SCHOOL, EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND CONGREGATION SCHOOL RECEIVE SUBSIDIES CONGREGATION SCHOOL RECEIVE SUBSIDIES FROM FEDERATION’S ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH FROM FEDERATION’S ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH EDUCATION.EDUCATION.

SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED TO ADD CHALLENGE SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED TO ADD CHALLENGE FUNDS.FUNDS.

FUNDS USED TOWARDS SPECIAL EDUCATOR’S FUNDS USED TOWARDS SPECIAL EDUCATOR’S SALARY AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO STUDENTS SALARY AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND CHALLENGESWITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND CHALLENGES

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM ENABLES NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM ENABLES FEDERATION TO RESPONDS TO CRITICAL FEDERATION TO RESPONDS TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS: PROVIDES ONE SPECIAL COMMUNITY NEEDS: PROVIDES ONE SPECIAL EDUCATOR PER SCHOOLEDUCATOR PER SCHOOL

WITHOUT OPENING THE DOORS MANY CHILDREN WITHOUT OPENING THE DOORS MANY CHILDREN WOULD NOT RECEIVE A JEWISH EDUCATIONWOULD NOT RECEIVE A JEWISH EDUCATION

BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS THAT BAR CHILDREN BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS THAT BAR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FROM RECEIVING A JEWISH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FROM RECEIVING A JEWISH EDUCATIONEDUCATION

GATEWAY TO SYNAGOGUE/TEMPLE INVOLVEMENT GATEWAY TO SYNAGOGUE/TEMPLE INVOLVEMENT AND MEMBERSHIPAND MEMBERSHIP

BEGINNING OF LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS, BEGINNING OF LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS, SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND CONTINUUM OF CARE AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND CONTINUUM OF CARE AND EDUCATIONEDUCATION

LINKS FAMILIES TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WHO LINKS FAMILIES TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WHO MAY HAVE LEFT DUE TO UNMET NEEDSMAY HAVE LEFT DUE TO UNMET NEEDS

BUILDS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEELINGS OF BUILDS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEELINGS OF BELONGING AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE JEWISH BELONGING AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE JEWISH COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO FAMILIES PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO FAMILIES IN NEED AND CONNECTS THEM TO COMMUNAL IN NEED AND CONNECTS THEM TO COMMUNAL SERVICESSERVICES

THE JEWISH SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL THE JEWISH SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM AND JFNA JOIN JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN CONSORTIUM AND JFNA JOIN JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN NORTH AMERICA TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE NORTH AMERICA TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN FEBRUARY.NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN FEBRUARY.

DAN GUYER SERVES AS A CO-CHAIR FOR JFNA’S DAN GUYER SERVES AS A CO-CHAIR FOR JFNA’S AMERICA’S DISABILITY WORKGROUP AND THE AMERICA’S DISABILITY WORKGROUP AND THE ALLIANCE’S ELLEN MAISELOFF IS A MEMBER OF JEWISH ALLIANCE’S ELLEN MAISELOFF IS A MEMBER OF JEWISH SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM.SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM.

OPENING THE DOORS WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPENING THE DOORS WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS, STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS, TEENS , AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.TEENS , AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.