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Welcome to It Takes A Village!
It Takes A Village (ITAV) promotes the academic success of all students in Mill Valley schools who learn differently through parent education and advocacy.Join Us!
It Takes A Village, Mill Valley School District's Special Education PTA, recognizes and supports challenges in parenting and educating children with learning differences. Membership dues are $20 per person. Students can be members. (ITAV provides free memberships to MVSD teachers, administrators and other service providers.)
Additional donations will help fund educational seminars for parents, professional development for teachers and programs for students.NEW! Click to join or renew online!
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It Takes a Village maintains an e-mail list of parents who would like to be reminded of the monthly meetings and are interested in occasionally receiving notice of educational events and opportunities offered by other similar organizations.ITAV First Friday Connect Series
Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center Presentation
Matrix shares how you can access individual support to help you understand your child's educational plan and access the systems that serve students in our public schools.
ITAV Student Perspectives PresentationsKai Bernstein-Lawler, Jewish Community High School
MVSD graduate and podcast creator Kai Bernstein-Lawler (currently a senior at Jewish Community High School of the Bay) documents his day-to-day experiences of living with ADHD and some of his takeaways from his interviews (with an expert and adults living with ADHD) in the hopes of helping to create a deeper understanding of people with ADHD.
Zach B.
Local high school student and MVSD alum Zach B. discusses his poignant journey through his diagnosis of, and what it's like to live with, PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections), and how he came to be a PANDAS Advocate.
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ITAV HIKE!
Join us for one of our favorite ways of gathering community! Hikes are scheduled throughout the school year. Keep an eye out on your school newsletter and ParentSquare for upcoming dates!
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First Friday Connect
ITAV welcomes you to join other MVSD parents for our FIRST FRIDAY CONNECT series. First Friday Connect parent group, held the first Friday of each month offers informal community where talking about the challenges of parenting and academics is welcome!