Family Engagement Series

Help Families Unlock Their Strength, Live Their Potential The Family Engagement Series is designed to unlock your strength, build a foundation, and learn skills and strategies to manage family stressors. These hands-on sessions will teach you practical ways to manage pressure, patience, and learn creative ways to modify your existing methods of coping and caring for those you love. The …

Falloween Carnival & Bean Dinner

Come join us for an afternoon of family, food, fun and fright! *Bean Dinner from 12-4* Haunted House – $5 Unlimited Game Pass – $5 Bean Dinner – $7 (includes bowl of beans, corn bread, dessert and drink. hot dogs optional)

Thank You Knights of Columbus

Thank you to the Knights of Columbus, Bishop Flaget Council #1071 for presenting Pioneer School with a check for $500. Their support means so much, not only to the school, but to the kids they are helping. Pioneer will be using this donation towards providing upgrades in our programming, technology and adaptive equipment to meet all of our students needs. Pictured …

Facility Upgrades Bolster Services to Pioneer Students

Chris Balusik, Chillicothe Gazette CHILLICOTHE – Facility renovations designed to enhance the ability to teach daily living skills are among the changes that welcomed students back to the Pioneer School this week. “This is our home training room, where we work on activities of daily living to teach students life skills,” said Regina Speas, Pioneer’s director of education, gesturing around …

Thank You to Premiere Women’s Health

A big thank you to Dr. Villarreal and the employees out at Premier Women’s Health OB GYN as well as all who voted in the Most Photogenic Baby Contest for raising $1,500 during the Ross County Fair! This money is going to the Pioneer School’s renovations on the Home Training Room to get it up to date and have more options …

Aesop’s Table Fundraiser

A local fundraiser is putting a “fabled” twist on an event benefiting 16 non-profits in Chillicothe and Ross County. This event, entitled “Aesop’s Tables”, requested each organization select a fable written by Aesop and have an artist design and paint a picnic table reflecting the story. These tables will then be displayed near the Majestic Theatre on 2nd Street and …

IDEA Part B Funding Public Forum

At our next board meeting, May 17, 2018, we will be holding a public forum regarding our plans to use IDEA Part B funds in accordance with federal regulations. Any interested community member is invited to attend to learn more and provide input. Our board meeting starts at 6:00pm at the Administrative Building Training Room and the public forum portion …

Family Support Group Meeting

Pioneer Center would like to invite all interested parents of children with disabilities to join us for a special meeting. Do you have questions to ask that only other parents would be able to answer? Do you want to know how to plan for your child’s future? Do you have questions for workers in the disabilities field? Do you need …

Reverse Job Fair on March 29!

Thursday March 29 1:00pm-3:00pm Ross County Service Center Reverse Job Fair flips the typical career fair design! Jobseekers sit at tables with their resumes while employers circulate the booths. This is a GREAT opportunity to be matched with an employee who is the most qualified for your opinion.   Contact Art Nickles at jobs@rossdd.org to receive personalized matches for your …

Music Time is here!

Stimulate your child’s development through playful music and movement activities! For children ages birth to 5 years old. For more information, contact: Lisa Liston – Developmental Specialist Kris Ramsey – Music Therapist at the Ross County Board of DD/Pioneer Center (740) 775-7044 or (740) 773-2165 9AM, 10AM and 11AM – 30 minutes sessions are held at the Chillicothe and Ross …