A Special Message From The Executive Director:
Dear Parents, Guardians and Consumers, I hope all of you are enjoying the spring season and anticipating the fun activities it brings. I wanted to give you a little advance notice of some fun and exciting happenings.
June 15, 2012 Mainstream Academy will be celebrating its 5th anniversary. There will be an open house from 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. Refreshments will be provided. The Academy will be open to the public. Family and friends are encouraged to attend as we celebrate this important milestone. RSVP is not required but would be appreciated. Contact Pam Hodge at 304-522-1945.
On July 19th we will be hosting Christmas in July. It will be held at Dreamland Pool. We will provide hot dogs, chips and drinks. Ed Laymen will be providing music. We really had a great time last year. We had the pool to ourselves. I hope you will be able to attend.
In keeping with the Christmas theme, our annual Christmas Party will be held December 8, 2012. I am hoping to have it at Kellogg Elementary again but that is not confirmed.
To help us help others, we've created a flyer to be distributed where allowed, at places of business and locations visible to potential members and their families. Simply download the PDF here, and print as needed.
If you have any questions about these gatherings or an idea for something else please let me know.
Deana ← imagine elegant, flowing signature there.
Deana PrinceExecutive Director
Phone: 304-522-1945, Ext. 101
Email: Deana Prince
Applying for Waiver:
The process to apply for Title XIX Waiver has changed. The application is to be completed and submitted to Charleston (the address at the bottom of the application). Within 5 days, the Charleston Office will contact the family with a list of psychologists who can complete the evaluation. A final determination will be presented to the family within 90 days. Unfortunately, one thing about the Waiver application process has not changed....the wait list! If you don't start the process you can never get your waiver slot.
You can download the application here in
MS Word or 
PDF formats (click desired icon).
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***PROMINENT NOTICE***
MSI's Financial Statement appeared in the 15 FEB 2012 edition of the Wayne County News.
$$$ You may view your pay stub online here. $$$
★ Training Schedules ★
All trainings will take place during the second full week of each month.
Training Schedule for 2012:
- May 15-18
- June 12-15
- July 10-13
- August 14-17
- September 11-14
- October 16-19
- November 13-16
- December 11-14
- Tuesday- New Hire Training and Orientation to Mainstream
- Wednesday- CPR/FA, Blood Bourne Pathogen, Med training, 1st half of CPI
- Thursday- TC training, 2nd Half of CPI
- Friday- Shadowing
CPI training for May is
- Wednesday, 09 MAY 2012, 5-8PM (Refresher)
- Wednesday, 16 MAY 2012, 4-8PM,
and
Thursday, 17 MAY 2012, 4-8PM.
- Saturday, 20 MAY, 2012, 1-4PM (Refresher)
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training is a mandated training that everyone working for Mainstream Services must have. Please make arrangements to take this class; there are no exceptions. Do not wear open-toed shoes and remove all jewelry/earrings that could get pulled or damaged. For more details, please contact Cullie Queen.
and Thursday, 17 MAY 2012, 4-8PM.
- Bloodborne Pathogen training is scheduled for 8:30-9:30AM on Wednesday.
- Med. training is scheduled for 9:45AM on Wednesday.
- CPR and First Aid training is scheduled for 12-4PM on Wednesday.
For nursing training details, contact:
Michelle WilcoxRegistered Nurse
Phone: 304-522-1945,
Ext. 105
Email: Michelle Wilcox
For further information on other trainings (New Hire, Member specific, etc.), contact:
Kristie HarveyHuman Resources Manager
Phone: 304-522-1945,
Ext. 107
Email: Kristie Harvey
