Alabama Parent Education Center’s PTI project is hosting a statewide conference for families of children with disabilities, educators, and professionals working with families.  Improving Outcomes for Children With Disabilities Parents and Teachers Together is set for June 15th.  Registration is at 7:30 a.m.  Sessions are from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Conference sessions are designed to give participants increased knowledge and understanding of:
1. Alabama’s Special Education System and Services
2. Standards Based Education and the New Common Core Standards
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A Student Recruitment and Admissions Officer from the University of Alabama will be in Greenville on Thursday, May 17th at the Greenville-Butler County Public Library at 3:30 p.m. to speak with students and their parents from Butler County and all surrounding counties. 

Everyone is invited to attend if their child is considering a future at The University of Alabama.  Perfect opportunity to ask one-on-one questions about college life, curriculum, financial aid, student housing and more.

Source: University of Alabama Association Butler County Chapter

Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts – beware.  The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 21 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don’t buckle up. 

The Tallapoosa County Sheriff Department is joining with other state and local law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country to help save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws around the clock.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010 nationally, 61 percent of the 10,647 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes overnight (6 p.m.