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Current Announcements
- The Central Region meeting is to be held May 3 from 2:30 -4:30 pm at the Learning Center in Hayesville, KS, 150 Stewart. Drinks and snacks will be provided. The topic will be a discussion on the Evaluation and Eligibility Indicators.
- A message from Bill Pfohl, Chair of NASP's National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT), and from KASP's PREPaRE crisis response committee:
As I watch the TV news today, the pictures of the weather destruction is unbelievable. It is amazing what damage tornados can do. I live in Kentucky - with our early spring tornados.
I want to remind you folks that NEAT is available for consultation or mobile response. With the huge events in spring 2011 and now spring 2012, we have significant experience with these events. I would ask that you pass on NASP materials from the crisis web page to others in your states. Recovery is a long slow process. Displacement is one big issue to deal with up front. Schools will need to provide shelter for those without homes or those displaced to safe areas in neighboring districts.
NEAT did a presentation at NASP on Natural Disasters. There are additional excellent resources on a variety of other school safety and crisis topics on the NASP website. These materials may be a huge assistance for fellow school psychologists, parents, and education leaders.
Let me know what we at NASP and NEAT specifically can do. Also we can provide names of PREPaRE trained individuals in nearby states: Additionally, you could contact PREPaRE committee chair Jim Persinger at jpersing@emporia.edu for a list of Kansas responders. Your local Red Cross can also provide Red Cross certified mental health disaster providers. Whether through NASP, KASP, and/or the Red Cross, there are individuals who could be used to help schools in crisis response management.
Stay safe and let others know of these resources.
- The winter 2012 edition of the newsletter is available for download here.
- The Kansas Technical Assistance System Network has updated materials on evaluation and eligibility practices, including webinars, at this link.
Congratulations to Dr. Marie Patterson, honored in 2011 with the KASP Lifetime Achievement Award
 The Kansas Association of School Psychologists presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Marie Patterson October 6, 2011 at the annual KASP Conference in Manhattan, Kansas.
Dr. Patterson has been in the field of education for over 40 years, with 30 of those years as a practicing school psychologist. She has made numerous contributions to the field of school psychology throughout the years. As a practitioner, she has developed and maintained a stellar reputation as a collaborator and a much sought after consultant. Her role as a leading school psychologist has been exemplified by the numerous workshops she has conducted over the years on a variety of topics including: evaluating and intervening with students with Traumatic Brain Injuries and ADHD; assisting districts with implementing student intervention teams; and, how to select and implement research based intervention to address student needs. She has also been at the forefront of introducing general education buildings to the MTSS process and continues to be an MTSS leader in her current school district.
Many who know Dr. Patterson comment on her professionalism and personal commitment to aspiring school psychologists. She spent several years as a school psychologist coordinator and has served as a practicum and internship supervisor to numerous school psychologists practicing in the field today.
Consistent with her service ideology, Dr. Patterson has been an adjunct faculty member at Wichita State University since 1993 where she continues to share her vast knowledge and rich experience with future school psychologists. She often continues to mentor and encourage students long after they graduate from Wichita State University. Dr. Patterson has been a long time member of KASP, served on the KASP Executive Board, is a member of the National Association of School Psychologist (NASP), and served on the Wichita State University Advisory Board.
Beyond her dedication to students, colleagues, graduate students, her profession and family, Dr. Patterson has found time to serve as a volunteer for several Wichita community organizations such as The Lord’s Diner, agencies assisting victims of domestic violence, and her local church as a Sunday school and vacation bible school teacher.
This is just a few of the many accomplishments of the 2011 Kansas Association of School Psychologist’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Marie Patterson.
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psychologists who hold the NCSP have long been required to engage in
activities designed to maintain, expand, and extend their professional
training and skills. Beginning with renewals in January 2010, NCSP's
must obtain one-third of their documented professional development from
a NASP-Approved provider. We're happy to report that this fall, KASP
became one of the first professional organizations to receive from NASP
the "Approved Provider" status. This means that for most professional
development opportunities we offer or help sponsor, NCSP's may use this
documented experience to meet the CPD requirement. We'll provide the
suitable documentation at these events.