Saturday, April 20th at 7pm

Our Savior Lutheran in Fenton

• Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place
• Rams' Cheerleaders Appearance!
• Softdrinks and bottled water provided
• 50/50 drawing

Registration is $96 for a table of up to eight people.  Get three Mulligans for an additional $10 per table at the door.  Doors open at 6pm.

Silent Auction Items include, but not limited to: 

• 4 One-day Disney Park Hopper Passes (valid for two years)
• One-night Deluxe King Suite at Camden on the Lake Resort, Spa & Yacht Club at Lake of the Ozarks
• St. Louis Cardinals David Freese Autographed Baseball
• St. Louis Rams Marc Bulger Autographed Jersey
• 4 Missouri Botanical Garden Tickets
• 4 $10 Gift Certificates to The Old Spaghetti Factory
• 2 $10 Gift Certificates to Fitz's

The Governor's Council on Disability is now accepting applications for the Missouri Youth Leadership Forum July 21-24, 2013, at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  This is a great opportunity for high school students with disabilities age 16 to 21 to learn about leadership skills and career development strategies and hear from outstanding mentors and speakers sharing their experiences with school and careers.  The youth delegates make new friends from all over the state.  The Forum is at no cost to participants.

If you have any questions, please contact the Governor's Council on Disability at 800-877-8249.  

A free workshop, "Resilience in Deaf Children," will be held on April 27, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at DEAF, Inc., 25 E Frisco Ave, Webster Groves, MO.  The workshop will be presented by Drs. Debra Zand and Katherine Pierce, psychologists and editors of Resilience in Deaf Children; Karen Lister, B.S.W., deaf specialist with Paraquad; and, Cindy McMurtrey, President of Missouri Hands and Voices.

This workshop will provide information about resilience and what families and professionals can do to build resilience in children that are deaf or hard of hearing.  To register, contact Larry Hoard at larry.hoard@msd.dese.mo.gov , Voice/TTY 573-592-2543, or VP 573-826-4606. Provide your name, email address, whether you are a parent, teacher, etc, and school district.

ASL interpreters will be at the training.  Requests for other accommodations must be made by March 27, 2013.

Professional development hours are available for teachers. 

DESE has created a public communication guide to support parents' and community members' understanding of the implementation of Missouri Learning Standards. 

"Missouri is raising its standards to help all of our students receive a world-class education. Across the state, schools are implementing the Missouri Learning Standards, which include the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and mathematics.These standardswill help our students gain the academic knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college, career and life. The standardswill not only improve what students learn, but also how they learn by teaching critical thinking, problem solving and effective communication skills"

excerpt from the introduction of Missouri Learning Standards and the Common Core State Standards Communication Toolkit