Here is information about past Northern Bridge Dinners.
Past Topics of Conversation
Aspergers
What determines who receives transition services?
How do you energize parents to attend trainings?
Do you need a foreign language to go to college?
How do low functioning students do in college?
Describe placement exams or Accuplacer results.
Discuss student, school and parent expectations.
Describe the differences in services between high school and college.
Discuss changes in transition.
Discuss tips for student success.
Discuss skill building.
Discuss the financial aid process.
What did you find most beneficial about the dinner?
Networking, the group driven discussions, the Q & A sessions, finding out what is available for students at community and technical colleges, talking about current issues, learning about how to make transition successful, meeting new people, hearing about suggestions for best practices, meeting resources in our field, discussion about meeting workplace conditions, assistive technology discussion, hearing the concerns of others,and input from college professionals.
Changes/topics for future events?
Northern Bridge goes on the road to meet students and parents, invite students and parents, a universal IEP, a guest speaker, longer time for questions and answers, learn more about career programs (example MCIS), provide a list of accommodations that colleges will provide, post secondary admissions requirements, lists of contact people from the meetings, technology access, help with students transitioning straight to the workforce, discussion about veteran's services, brainstorm topics ahead of time and send in before dinner, specific disability focus, use website for further networking, more time for discussions, and learn about what is available for students who are not college bound.
