In The News...
2012
MOORE MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS COOL DOWN DURING THE WEEK OF TCAPS
Wednesday April 25th following TCAP testing the Moore Magnet students rested their brains and received a choice of a cherry or grape snow cone.
Progressive Directions, Inc. supplied over two hundred and fifty snow cones for the hard working students. Moore Magnet school is PDI’s Partner in Education through the Clarksville Montgomery County School System.
“Each day is a different reward. We hope that this will give our hardworking students an incentive to try their best and give them something to look forward to after giving their best.” Said, Moore Principle Mrs. Kim Smith
PIE is a program of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce. The Partners in Education program works to unite Clarksville-Montgomery Schools with local businesses and organizations for the benefit of our entire community. This program allows us to integrate the ideas and energy of our young people with the knowledge and experience of the business and civic community. Partners have the opportunity to enhance the learning environment in our public schools with their expertise, time and financial or material resources.
This is the first year Moore Magnet school has called on their Partner in Education colleague Progressive Directions, Inc., and other community supporters to provide this type of reward to testing students.
“PDI is always happy to help keep our youth excited and engaged in learning“, said Executive Director Jay Albertia
Information about Moore Magnet Elementary School
Moore Magnet Elementary School sits on the site that was once Merricourt Farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hunter. The school was built in 1951-52 and named for C.H. Moore, long time superintendent of the Clarksville City Schools. Numerous small renovations were completed on the facility through the years. Major renovation began in the spring of 1993. Numerous classrooms, etc. were added to the facility. The entrance was reconstructed and a new office area enclosed. All portables were removed and the building was self-contained. Students began school in the newly renovated facility in the fall of 1993. Moore Elementary School was renamed Moore Magnet School of Math, Science and Technology in 2004.
Basic Rights Workshop: A Parent’s Introduction to Special Education
STEP, Inc. (Support and Training for Exceptional Parents) helps parents learn about their child’s educational needs and their rights provided under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). STEP is a federally funded program that provides information, training and support to parents of children with disabilities. Presently, STEP is holding Parent Training Workshops all over the state, and parents who have attended them have been excited with all the information they learned and the assistance that they received.
Learning about your rights is a powerful tool that can help you feel more confident in advocating for your child’s educational needs. There is going to be a workshop on BASIC Rights: A Parent’s introduction to Special Education that includes information on the law in Clarksville / Montgomery County and is being sponsored by Kids Depot Child Care Center.
The Basic Rights Workshop assists parents in gaining knowledge of special education laws, including their role in the development of an appropriate education program (IEP) for their child, and how to be an effective partner with the school’s staff.
All parents of children in special education and parents of children that might need special education are invited to come to this FREE workshop. This event will be held at Kids Depot on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 located at 3343 Highway 41A South, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
All material used at the workshop are free to parents of children with disabilities. Each family will receive our Parent Manual that includes important Federal and State laws regarding special education, as well as other helpful tools.
If you are interested in attending, please register by calling Susie Moler at 931-358-0117 ext. 111, as space is limited to 30 people.
To view the complete list of workshop dates, receive the quarterly newsletter, or furtherer information please visit the website www.tnstep.org
If you have a question or need more information about our program, please call Joey Ellis, Training Coordinator at 615-463-2310 or the Parent Information Line at 1 (800) 280-STEP (7837).
Information about Kids Depot and the Early Intervention program:
Kids Depot accommodates the Early Intervention Program and is a subsidiary of Progressive Directions, Inc.
PDI provides services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Through Progressive Directions Early Intervention program it provides help for you and your child. We ensure every child’s program is developed based on natural learning because children learn by doing, by watching and by being exposed to new things.We offer a variety of services including developmental screenings and assessments, family training, special instruction, behavior management and transitioning into other programs, if needed, at the age of three years.www.kidsdepot.org
Benefits of Early Intervention:
Current research shows that early intervention increases the developmental and educational gains for the child, improves the functioning of the family, and reaps long-term benefits for society. Early intervention is a partnership between families and caring professionals. Both are working to encourage natural learning which
occurs during the early months and years of a child’s life. Many years of research indicate that early intervention produces immediate and long-term benefits for children with delays, their families and society in general. Benefits could include children possibly needing fewer or no special education classes, being retained in grades less often and for some, being indistinguishable from other typically developing classmates. We have served children for over 16 years in early intervention and our program has assisted over 1,200 children and their families in reaching their potential.
Our Mission.
Improving the Lives of individuals served by:
Promoting a sense of PRIDE in themselves
Developing DIGNITY in accomplishing goals set and achieved
Increasing INDEPENDENCE through daily living 
