Announcements - Jan. 13th

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  Dear KDES students, teachers and staff -
  As I spend my last few days here as the KDES school social worker, I wanted to share a few words with you. Please know that I consider myself very fortunate to have worked with such wonderful, kind and supportive people during the last 10 years. We have truly worked as a team in our efforts to improve the quality of life for our students. You have given me incredible and generous support through two personal tragedies, as well as through challenging professional situations. Being moved from MSSD to KDES in 1996, during restructuring, was the best thing that could have happened to me. It gave me a place to work where I felt valued, respected and appreciated. It also gave me the opportunity to learn new skills in working with younger deaf children. And of course, the opportunity to know so many of our students, their families and all of you.
  
  I am brought to tears (lots of them, as you may have noticed) by your kind words, hugs, messages of encouragement and displays of appreciation. There are so many people here who are very special to me. I especially want to recognize and thank the present (and past) members of our mental health team who have provided an atmosphere of trust, collegiality, team work and rock solid support.
  
  I will visit as often as I can. Please feel free to call, e-mail or stop by and see me in the social work department at Gallaudet.
  HMB – 3RD Floor West
  X5160
  Beth.Betman@Gallaudet.edu
  

Hi Everyone,

The next issue of Connections will be coming out soon. I need to submit Highlights by Tuesday, Jan. 17. Highlights will include activities during December and January.

I would like to know if you have done or will be doing the following outside of Clerc Center:

· Presenting a workshop
· Conducting a training session
· Guest Speaker at a college undergraduate or graduate class
· Member of a national conference planning committee
· Teaching an online course
· Teaching a course outside of Clerc Center

Please include details such as title of training/class/committee, dates, location, who it was for, etc. Also, if you did not have the chance to include activities from before December, feel free to still share information with me.

I would appreciate getting the information by this Friday, January 13. I apologize for not giving you more notice.

Thank you,

~Lisa Jacobs
Outreach Specialist
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Gallaudet University
202-651-5472 VP
202-651-5857 Fax
Lisa.Jacobs@gallaudet.edu
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/