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2010-2011 School Year
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Dr. Frankiewicz’s educational training has been in the areas of moderate and severe/profound mentally impaired. She has been working with students with special needs since she was in high school when she began volunteering for special education recreation programs. Currently, Dr. Frankiewicz is the Director of Pupil Personnel Services for Community Unit School District # 300 in Carpentersville, Illinois a position she has held for the past 7 years. Prior to that appointment, she had been a special education administrator since 1991 in Community Unit School District # 300 and the  Northwestern Illinois Association. Dr. Frankiewicz  had also worked for 14 years at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL.) as an instructor, a coordinator of special education clinical experiences and the interim director of clinical experiences.

In addition, Dr. Frankiewicz has served on the Illinois Advisory Board for Services for Persons who are Deaf/Blind since 1992 (serving 2 years as the chair of the Board). She has also been a member of the Northwestern Illinois Association executive board since 2002 serving as the chair since 2003.

Dr. Frankiewicz’s training and experience in the field of special education as well as her knowledge of the NIA organization have provided her with skills to be the Regional Director of the Northwestern Illinois Association.

The NIA Regional Autism Training and Technical Assistance team recently offered Autism Make-n-Take workshops in the St. Charles and Rockford offices.  The Make-n-Take workshops provide an opportunity for district and cooperative staff, parents, and community agencies a chance to design and make individualized visual supports for students with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities.  The visual supports provide students who are visual learners with an additional strategy for receptive and expressive communication, social skills, activities of daily living, for developing independence in a variety of settings and so much more!

Workshop participants can browse the resource library, use Boardmaker and other software programs, make visual supports, write social stories, create work systems, and take photographs of the many visual support samples.

The NIA Autism Team hopes that additional Make-n-Takes can be hosted in the satellite offices.

Do you work with a student with Autism/PDD?

Would you like to problem solve with the NIA Autism/PDD Training Team?

Call (815) 964-0937 x10 today, to find out how you and your team can meet with the NIA Regional Autism Training and Technical Assistance Team.

We can share ideas, brainstorm a specific need, develop an adaptation, identify relevant teaching strategies, materials, and resources for a particular student.

For more information:
Contact your local special education director regarding the referral process and cost.

Call Tammy Boyer at (815) 964-0937 X10
(Consultation slots fill fast!)