BEESS Job Opening

Leanne Grillot, Program Specialist for DHH, VI, and DSI, announced in September at our statewide contacts meeting that she would be leaving for a different position within the Bureau. While we are saddened to have her leave us, we know she will continue to advocate for the needs of our students and will only be a phone call away. As a result, there is a position open in the Bureau. If you are interested, or know of any qualified candidates, please pass the information below along.

Working with the Experts for Teachers Working with

Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Registration is now open for "Comprehensive Approaches to Grammar Instruction: What All Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Need," presented by Kristin Di Perri and Todd Czubek. This professional development opportunity will be held on December 5 and 6, 2015, in Altamonte Springs.

Special accommodation rates are available now through November 6, 2015. More information and registration can be found at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebjz9dzd4fc32914

 For questions, contact Laura McDonald at laura.mcdonald@rmtcosbd.org or 800-356-6731

DeafTEC Regional Workshops

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is providing professional development to teachers serving students with hearing loss in general education classrooms. The goal of the grant project, DeafTEC, is to increase students with hearing loss going into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers and college programs. The first workshop will be on October 24, 2015, in Orlando. A $100 stipend and in-service credit is available. More information and registration details can be found at http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/index.php/outreach/deaftec/

For questions, contact Shelley Ardis.

2015 Northeast Florida Roundtable for Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing 

The St. Johns County Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing will be hosting a roundtable on December 17, 2015. For more information, email Julie Conger.

Florida students with visual impairments who use a white cane can participate in the Florida CaneQuest. The Cane Quest is a traveling competition designed to motivate students who are blind or low vision (Grades 3-12) to emphasize their safe travel skills. With a 2015 theme of "Where the Sidewalk Ends ... Florida Cane Quest Begins!", Cane Quest is: November 14, 2015, in Tampa, Florida. Deadline for registration is October 23, 2015. Go to http://www.fimcvi.org/cane-quest/ to learn more about the event. Contact Sue Glaser for more information or questions at FloridaCaneQuest@gmail.com or 813-695-8193.

Online Survey for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Stakeholders

As part of the Division of VR's efforts to improve employment outcomes for students with disabilities, a transition youth services survey has been developed to assess key practices throughout Florida that are resulting in successful relationships and collaborations. Feedback from various VR, exceptional student education and student services stakeholders will be used to identify best practices and gather suggestions for areas of improvement. An online survey link will be distributed to ESE Directors this week.

• November 7- DeafTEC Regional Workshop
  Tampa, FL
  Registration
    
• November 12 - TA Live!
  Time: 1:00 pm
  Where: http://connect.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmtc
   
• November 14- DeafTEC Regional Workshop
  Jacksonville, FL
  Registration