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June
2010
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DCDT CONFERENCE
OSEP TRANSITION GRANTS
DCDT 2009-2010
OFFICERS & REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Dalun Zhang
PRESIDENT

Mary Morningstar
PRESIDENT-ELECT
 
      Audrey Trainor        
VICE PRESIDENT

Dale Matusovich 
 PAST PRESIDENT

Kendra Williams-Diehm
SECRETARY

Darlene Unger
TREASURER

Sally Smith
NORTHWEST

Lori Peterson
Jamie Van Dycke
SOUTHWEST

Stelios Gragoudas
NORTHEAST

Kathe Wittig
SOUTHEAST

Stacie Dojonovic
NEWSLETTER
EDITOR

Jane Razeghi
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
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DCDT Conference in Mystic, Connecticut!!
 
Mystic Pizza
  
  Transition in the 21st Century
 
    October 14-16, 2010 
 
 at the
 
  Mystic Marriott Hotel
 
 
Register today for the upcoming DCDT Conference on October 14-16 in Mystic,Connecticut at  http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=199916                                              LeDerick Horne
 
This three day event will feature keynote speaker, LeDerick Horne, a nationally recognized motivational speaker, poet, and advocate for people with disabilities. 
 
 
Early Bird Registration will be available through September 12, 2010 at the following rates:
Early Bird Registration for CEC members is $209.12.
Early Bird Registration for non-members is $250.33
Early Bird Registration for student/parent is $157.51
Early Bird Registration for Thursday or Friday is $157.51
Early Bird Registration for Saturday is $79.53
 
Additional registration information is available at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=199916.  
 
Conference registration includes breakfast on all three days and lunch on Thursday and Friday. We invite you to join us at the welcome reception, which will be hosted by DCDT, on Thursday evening.

Thursday and Friday sessions begin at 8:30 am and go through 4:00 pm. Saturday sessions run from 8:15 am and conclude at 12:00 noon.
 
Reserve your room today at the Mystic Marriott by calling 1-860-446-2600. Be sure to mention the Group Code: DCDT to get the conference rate!

Click here for the  conference flyer. The full conference program will be available mid-July 2010 on the DCDT website.

 
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Mystic Seaport
 

 Hope
to
see
you
there!

OSEP Transition Grants Available!
 
The Office of Special Education Programs/Secondary Transition Grants announces a new focus area to the 325K Competition: Focus Area E -- Training Personnel to Provide Secondary Transition Services to School-Age Children with Disabilities.
 
The following notice was published in the Federal Register, Monday, June 14, 2010:
 
Notice Inviting Applications for OSERS/OSEP -- Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (CFDA Nos. 84.325-D,K,&T).
 
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  July 14, 2010
The notice can be reviewed at the following Federal Register Web site: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14229.pdf 
 
Please direct any questions about Focus Area E to Corinne Weidenthal, corinne.weidenthal@ed.gov

DCDT values every member and is continually trying to determine additional activities and resources that can benefit our membership. Please let us know if you have suggestions for activities, publications, or member support strategies by emailing us at dcdtmembership@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
 
Linda Signature
 
Linda Maitrejean, Marketing Chair
DCDT