Parent Involvement

Research shows parent involvement is the most important factor in determining a child’s success in school. At MECP we believe that you are your child’s best teacher. We look forward to working together with you to help ensure your child enters Kindergarten ready to learn.

How can parents be involved?

• Try the ideas and suggestions recommended by your child’s providers.
• Read to your child every day.
• Talk to your child often. Describe, label, comment and ask questions.
• Play with your child.

Communication

MECP will request your email address at the point of initial referral to our program. This is so that we can send you important documents, schedule meetings, and communicate with you. We will also ask if you prefer to receive information for scheduling purposes via text message.

Please let your service coordinator know your preferred communication method, whether it is via telephone, email, text messages, or notes back and forth.

Program Calendar(s)

Program calendars can be found under “Program Calendars” on the right hand side of this page.

If your child is sick

If your child is sick and/or you need to cancel your appointment, please call your service coordinator.  Not sure whether you should keep your child home or not? Read this document to find out:

English-Keep Me Home If       Spanish-Keep me home if 

2017-18 Annual Report for Mount Hood Head Start:

http://www.ddouglas.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2017-18.pdf

Important Information from the Refugee Center Online

Want to join an Autism research study without ever leaving your house?

SPARK gives you the opportunity to become part of the biggest Autism study ever attempted. By registering online and returning a saliva sample, you can help Autism researchers undertake critical studies to advance our understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Please click here to learn more

SPARK – OHSU – Parent Brochure – Trim

Newsletter

MECP sends out newsletters to all families via email 3-4 times per year.

Click here to go to the newsletter

2020-21 Procedural Safeguards

Parent Handbooks

MECP’s PEER Preschool Program

2020-21 PEER Parent Letter – English

2020-21 PEER Parent Letter – Spanish

Multnomah Early Childhood Program has a PEER program for children three to five years of age. This is an integrated preschool for children with identified learning challenges and their non-disabled peers.

PEERS have the option of coming 4 days a week, 2.45 hours each day, in the morning or in the afternoon. The cost to attend is $32 per month on a sliding scale.

To apply for the MECP PEER Preschool Program, please follow these steps:

Para solicitar entrar como Compañero (o PEER, siglas en el inglés) en el Programa Preescolar de MECP, por favor siga estos pasos:

STEP 1: please review our Parent Informational packet located here:

• Arabic: الخطوة 1: يرجى مراجعة حزمة معلومات الآباء الموجودة هنا:
• Chinese: 步骤1：请在此处查看我们的家长信息包：
• Russian: ШАГ 1: пожалуйста, просмотрите наш информационный пакет для родителей, расположенный здесь:
• Spanish: Primer paso: por favor repase nuestro paquete informativo para padres lo cual que se encuentra aquí:
• Vietnamese: BƯỚC 1: vui lòng xem lại gói Thông tin dành cho Phụ huynh của chúng tôi ở đây:

STEP 2: Fill out our online application located here:

• Arabic: الخطوة 2: املأ طلبنا عبر الإنترنت الموجود هنا:
• Chinese: 步骤2：填写以下在线申请：
• Russian: ШАГ 2: Заполните нашу онлайн заявку, расположенную здесь:
• Spanish: Segundo paso: completar la solicitud en línea que se encuentra aquí:
• Vietnamese: BƯỚC 2: Điền vào ứng dụng trực tuyến của chúng tôi nằm ở đây:

2020-21 MECP online PEER preschool application

If you are unable to fill out the application online above, you can fill out the fillable application form located below and email it to us at: mecp_peer@ddsd40.org

• Arabic: إذا كنت غير قادر على ملء الطلب عبر الإنترنت أعلاه ، يمكنك ملء نموذج الطلب الموجود أدناه وإرساله إلينا بالبريد الإلكتروني على: mecp_peer@ddsd40.org
• Chinese: 如果您无法在线填写上方的申请表，可以填写下方的可填写的申请表，并将其通过电子邮件发送给我们：mecp_peer@ddsd40.org
• Russian: Если вы не можете заполнить онлайн-заявку выше, вы можете заполнить заполненную форму заявки, расположенную ниже, и отправить ее нам по электронной почте: mecp_peer@ddsd40.org
• Spanish: Si no puedes llenar la solicitud en línea que se encuentra aquí, puedes llenar el formulario de solicitud rellenable que se encuentra a continuación y enviarlo por correo electrónico al: mecp_peer@ddsd40.org
  Vietnamese: Nếu bạn không thể điền đơn trực tuyến ở trên, bạn có thể điền vào mẫu đơn có thể điền được bên dưới và gửi email cho chúng tôi tại: mecp_peer@ddsd40.org

STEP 3 (Final step): Fill out and sign the PEER Payment Form below and mail it to us at: MECP, 5208 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230. Once we receive this form, your application process is complete.

• Arabic: الخطوة 3 (الخطوة الأخيرة): املأ نموذج دفع PEER أدناه وقم بالتوقيع عليه وإرساله إلينا على العنوان: MECP، 5208 NE 122nd Avenue، Portland، OR 97230. بمجرد استلامنا لهذا النموذج ، تكتمل عملية تقديم الطلب.
• Chinese: 第3步（最后一步）：填写并在下面签署PEER付款表格，然后将其邮寄给我们：MECP，5208 NE 122nd Avenue，Portland，OR97230。一旦我们收到此表格，您的申请流程即告完成。
• Russian: ШАГ 3 (Последний шаг): Заполните и подпишите ниже форму оплаты PEER и отправьте ее нам по адресу: MECP, 5208 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230. Как только мы получим эту форму, ваша заявка завершится.
• Spanish: Tercer paso (y paso final): rellene y firme el formulario de pago para el Programa de Compañeros (PEER, siglas en el inglés) que se encuentra a continuación y envíenoslo por correo al: MECP, 5208 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230. Una vez que hemos recibido este formulario, su proceso de la aplicación será completado.
• Vietnamese: BƯỚC 3 (Bước cuối cùng): Điền và ký vào Mẫu thanh toán PEER bên dưới và gửi cho chúng tôi theo địa chỉ: MECP, 5208 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230. Sau khi chúng tôi nhận được mẫu đơn này, quy trình đăng ký của bạn đã hoàn tất.

Please note: Children can not start in the MECP PEER preschool program until the PEER Payment Form has been signed and mailed in.

• Arabic: يرجى ملاحظة ما يلي: لا يمكن للأطفال البدء في برنامج MECP PEER لمرحلة ما قبل المدرسة حتى يتم التوقيع على نموذج دفع PEER وإرساله بالبريد.
• Chinese: 请注意：在签署并邮寄PEER付款表格后，孩子们才能开始MECP PEER学前班计划。
• Russian: Обратите внимание: дети не могут начать обучение в дошкольной программе MECP PEER, пока форма оплаты PEER не будет подписана и отправлена ​​по почте.
• Spanish: Tenga en cuenta: los niños no pueden comenzar como compañeros (o PEER, siglas en el inglés) en el programa preescolar del MECP hasta que el Formulario de Pago para el programa PEER haya sido firmado y enviado por correo.
• Vietnamese: Xin lưu ý: Trẻ em không thể bắt đầu chương trình mầm non MECP PEER cho đến khi Mẫu thanh toán PEER đã được ký và gửi qua đường bưu điện.

Immunizations

Schools and facilities are required to have their immunization and exemption rates available.

For MECP Specific information, go here:

For Multnomah County information, go here:

English & Spanish – Multnomah County Immunization Rates March 2020

For statewide Oregon EI/ECSE Immunization Rates, go here:

http://tinyurl.com/oregon-eiecse-imm-rates

For more information regarding the requirements for reporting immunizations, go here:

PREVENTIONWELLNESS/VACCINESIMMUNIZATION/GETTINGIMMUNIZED

For information regarding what is needed to attend school, please go here:

Important Information regarding Measles

English: http://www.ddouglas.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MESD-Tri-County-PARENT-Measles-Letter-for-MECP-4.pdf

Spanish: http://www.ddouglas.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MESD-PARENT-Measles-Letter-SPANISH-for-MECP.pdf

For more information go here: https://multco.us/health/diseases-and-conditions/measles

Helpful Resources:

Resource Guide for MECP Families 2019-20

Holiday Resources-2018

Food Bank Information:

Harvest Share & East Food Pantry Flyer

Tax Information

2020 Tax Exemption for Parents of Children with Disabilities

The Oregon Tax Code provides a tax exemption for parents of eligible children with disabilities in Oregon. The procedure for claiming the exemption for the 2020 tax year is explained in the Oregon Individual Income Tax Return and Instruction booklets. A child qualifies if he or she meets all of the following criteria:

• Qualifies as a dependent of the parent(s) for tax year 2020;
• Is eligible for early intervention services (birth to age 3), early childhood special education services (ages 3 to 5) or receives special education as defined by the State Board of Education of the state where the child attends school; and,
• Is considered to have a disability as of December 31, 2020 under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related Oregon laws.

Tax exemption summaries have been created in English Page 1 and Page 2 and Spanish Page 1 and Page 2 to provide additional information.

If you have questions, please contact the Oregon Department of Education county contact for your school district.

  Looking for childcare in your area? Need information and support around housing, utilities, or food? 211 is the place to go.

http://www.211.org/

CCR&R (Child Care Resource and Referral)

http://www.ccrr-mc.org/

      Children’s Institute
http://www.childinst.org/

   FACT (Families and Communities Together)
http://factoregon.org/

     IMPACT
http://www.fv-impact.org/

     NWDSA (NW Down
Syndrome Association)
http://www.nwdsa.org/

Oregon Family to
Family
http://www.oregonfamilytofamily.org/

     Swindells Center
http://oregon.providence.org/patients/programs/swindells-resource-center