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• CONTENTS •

Welcome 1

General Information 2

Conference Agenda 3

C. David Anderson Award 4

MRS/MTSA Collaborative Project, Educator and Sponsorship Recipients 5

Scholarship Awards – Mini Grants – Lifetime Members 6

Conference At – A – Glance 7 - 8

Pre-Conference Workshop 9

Thursday – Keynote 10Concurrent Sessions 1 11 - 13

Concurrent Sessions 2 14 - 15

Thursday Post-Session Activities 15



Friday – Keynote 20



Board Members 25

Committee Chairpersons & Liaisons 26

Conference Planning Committee 27

Lead Presenters 28

Notes 29 - 31

Meeting Room Maps 31 - Inside Back Cover

Please be aware that photographs will be taken throughout the conference. These photos maybe used in future written or electronic publications related to MTSA. If you would prefer not to bephotographed, kindly notify the photographer or step to the side if you are in a group scene.

The Michigan Transition Services Association does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, natural origin,gender, age, disability, genetic information, religion, or any other legally protected status in its programs,

services and activities. The president of the Association has been designated to handle inquiries regardingnondiscrimination.


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Michigan T r ansition Ser vices Associa tion

24 th Spr ing Conf er ence

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Gener al Inf or ma tion

• MTSA Conference Headquarters InformationAny questions regarding the conference can be addressed at the Conference Registration Table in theRiver Rooms Lobby.

• Registration Check-In Information Registration check-in on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, will be from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 5:00-6:00 p.m.Registration on Thursday, March 17, 2016, begins at 7:00 a.m. and continues until 4:00 p.m.

• Presenter Information Presenter information is available at the Presenters/Facilitators Registration Table in the River Rooms Lobby.Thank you for presenting at the 2016 MTSA Conference!

• Facilitator Information Please pick up your Facilitator Folder at the Presenters/Facilitators table in the River Rooms Lobby.Thank you for volunteering!

• Continuing Education Credits If you are requesting either SCECHs or CRCCs, please check in at the Credit Table on Wednesday from 11:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5:00-6:00 p.m. or Thursday morning. Credit can be earned by attending the Pre-Conferencesession on Wednesday. Credit can also be earned on Thursday and Friday by attending the keynotepresentation and a session in each time slot offered. You must enter the Session Code given to you at the endof each session on your MDE SCECH or CRCC Conference Form. You must stay for the entire session in order to

receive credit. Questions can be directed to Jo Cherry.

• Breakfast Information Continental breakfast will be served on Thursday. A breakfast buffet will be available on Friday. Breakfast onboth days will be available from 7:00-8:30 a.m. in the Enclosed Courtyard, Composer Rooms Lobby and RiverRooms Lobby.

• Food InformationSome food is included in the conference registration fee. This includes Wednesday’s Pre-Conference andWelcome Reception, Thursday’s continental breakfast and box lunch, and Friday’s breakfast buffet. If youwould like to purchase any food a la carte, the fees are: continental breakfast (Thursday): $7.50; box lunch(Thursday): $15.00; awards banquet (Thursday Evening): $25.00; breakfast buffet (Friday): $7.50. You may payfor any of these at the Conference Registration Table.

• Lunch InformationA box lunch is provided Thursday, March 17, from 12:15-1:00 p.m. for all registered conference attendees andfor those who purchased individual tickets. Please present the ticket found in your name badge when youpick up your lunch in the Enclosed Courtyard or Composer and River Rooms Lobbies. Special lunches, arrangedahead of time, will be available only in the Enclosed Courtyard.

• MTSA Awards Banquet - By Reservation Only - Check your name badge! If you signed up and paid for the Awards Banquet when you registered for the Conference, you have a dinnerreservation! The stamp on your name badge serves as your entry ticket. Please present your name badge atthe door. If you signed up for the banquet and do not have a stamp on your name badge, or you would like topurchase a dinner reservation, please see Marian Kramer or Jennifer Trackwell at the Conference RegistrationTable.

• Message Board A message board for conference attendees will be located at the Conference Registration Table. You mayleave or receive messages here for other attendees. Please check the message board periodically for anymessages.

• Exhibits and Marketplace Exhibits will be open from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday and some until 11:00 a.m. on Friday in the ComposerRooms Lobby and the River Rooms Lobby.

• Name Badges Badges must be worn at all functions and can be picked up at the Conference Registration Table.

• Lost and Found Lost and Found is located at the Conference Registration Table. Any items remaining at the conclusion of theconference will be turned over to the Bavarian Inn Lodge.

• Smoking Smoking is allowed only in designated areas. There is no smoking allowed inside the Bavarian Inn Restaurant andthe Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference Center per state law.


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“Transition ~ Innovate, Inspire, Ignite”OVERALL CONFERENCE A GEND A

• W ednesda y , Mar ch 16, 2016 •

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration Open - River Rooms Lobby

12:30 - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop:

Stevie Hopkins, “Stevie Speaks”, Co-founder of 3ELove LLC“Self-Determination and the Social Model of Disability”&Dr. Richard Luecking, Research Professor, University of Maryland

“Seamless Transition for Youth with Disabilities”- Composer Rooms

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception - River Rooms Lobby

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration Open - River Rooms Lobby

• Thursda y , Mar ch 17, 2016 •

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Enclosed Courtyard, River & Composer Lobbies

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration Open

8:15 - 8:30 a.m. President’s Welcome – Michelle Rutan - Composer Rooms

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Address: Anna Dusbiber, Independent Living Youth Services Manager

“Explore, Create, Maximize: A Path Towards Personal Independence”

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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 2

8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Exhibits and Marketplace Open - River & Composer Rooms Lobbies

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Enclosed Courtyard, River & Composer Lobbies 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 3 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 4

3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Annual MTSA General Membership Meeting – Lorelei Lounge & Rhine Rooms

3:45 – 5:15 p.m. ODEP Seamless Transition to Employment Pilot Sites Meeting (by invitation)- Danube & Mosel Rooms

6:00 - 7:45 p.m. Awards Banquet - Composer Rooms

8:30 pm. - 12:30 a.m. Networking & Entertainment - “The Rhythm Kings”

• F r ida y , Mar ch 18, 2016 •

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet - Enclosed Courtyard, River & Composer Rooms Lobbies

7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration Table Open

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Welcome & Announcements – Michelle Rutan, MTSA President

8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Opening Keynote Address:Teri Chapman , “What’s New at the Michigan Department ofEducation, Office of Special Education?” - Composer Rooms

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 5 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 6


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C . Da vid Anderson T r ansition Aw ar d In honor of C. David Anderson, MTSA ’s dear friend and colleague , an annual aw ard is given to a MTSA member who exemplifies outstanding supporand promotion of transition ser vices through leadership , advocac y, and/or inno vation. David passed unexpectedly onNo vembe r 22, 1999, after numerous years of devotion to the education and transition of youth with disabilities .

1999-2000 Sheryl Avery-Meints

Michig an De par tment of Career Development -Rehabilitation Services

2007-2008 Mary-Eileen Goss Bay Arenac Inter mediate School District

2000-2001 Rose Marie Galvin Farmington Training Center and Past-President of MTSA

2008-2009 Ann Marie Ball Tuscola Inter mediate School District

2001-2002 Jan Yoak Newman Transition Services Project and Past-President of MTSA

2009-2010 Maria Peak Eaton Inter mediate School District

2002-2003 Rick Conklin Nor ther n Transition, Inc. and Past-President of MTSA

2010-2011 Linda Ratliff East China School District and Past-President of MTSA

2003-2004 Martha Smith

St. Clair County Inter mediate School District

2011-2012 Chuck Saur

Michigan Transition Outcomes Project

2004-2005 Arv Anderson Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids

2012-2013 Cathy SchmidtOakland Schools

2005-2006 Linda Hubert Livonia Public Schools

2013-2014 Laurie BradleyMichigan Transition Outcomes Project

2006-2007 Julie Longstreet Berrien County Inter mediate School District

2014-2015 Joetta CherrySt. Joseph County Intermediate School District andPast-President of MTSA

2014-2015 C . Da vid Anderson Aw ar d Recipient

The Michigan Transition Services Association (MTSA) congratulates Joetta Cherry as the recipient of the2015 C. David Anderson Award!

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Joetta Cherry, Transition CoordinatorSt. Joseph County ISD


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2016 MRS /MTSA Collaborative Project Team RecipientsThe MRS/MTSA Collaborative Project began in 2011 to establish and strengthen a collaborative relationship between

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CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS Sponsorships for conference attendance are awarded to those who without financial assistance

would otherwise not be able to attend. MTSA is proud to offer this opportunity to parents,educators, agency personnel and college students.

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MTSA Mini-Gr ants MTSA provides more than $11,000 annually through mini-grant awards!

Mini-g rants are distributed among all five regions . MTSA members may apply to thei r RegionalRepresentati ves to fund transition-related activities in their districts . Applications can be found on

the MTSA w ebsite each fall. For more information visit www.michigantsa.com .

MTSA Lif etime Members Lifetime membership status in Michigan Transition Services Association is attained by

tho se who h ave held the of fices of President-Elect, President, and Past-President. The MTSA Executi ve Board gratefully ackno wledges the dedication and commitment

shown by those who have been critical to our contin ued gro wth.

More information regarding the history of MTSA can be found onthe website at www .michigantsa.com

2000 - Rose Marie Galvin

2001 - Jan Yoak Newman2002 - John Murphy2003 - Joetta Cherry2004 - Kim Norman2005 - Pamela Timmerman2006 - Andria Carmien2007 - Rick Conklin2008 - Larry Phillippi

2009 - Linda Ratliff

2010 - Julia Flowerday2011 - Geoff Dickenson2012 - Mary Glovak2013 - Jim Samsel2014 - Joetta Cherry2015 - Beth Opdycke2016 - Open

2016 MTSA Scholarship Aw ar ds The Michigan Transition Services Association scholarship awards were established in the

year 2000. A total of five scholarships , one per region, are made available yearl y. The Association is interested in assisting those pursuing an education and career in the areas ofspecial education or rehabilitation.

Scholarships are awarded to MTSA members at the discretion of the committee estab lished by each Regional Representative , and approved by the Board .

We encou rage MTSA members who are working to further their education, to apply for next year ’s scholarship awards!

• 2016 MTSA Scholarship Recipients •

Region 1 - No RecipientRegion 2 – Brittany Hamilton-Reed, East Lansing, MI - Michigan State University Region 3 – Nicholas Smedes, Grand Rapids, MI - Western Michigan University

Wild Card * - Shelli Burdo, Charlotte, MI – Michigan State UniversityRegion 4 – Rebecca Racine, Escanaba, MI - Western Michigan UniversityRegion 5 – Cora Heyboer, Gratiot, MI - University of Michigan Dearborn

Please join us as we congratulate the recipients of the 15th annual MTSA Col


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Your evaluations enable us to do a better job for you!Your feedback, suggestions and speaker recommendations are greatly appreciated!

FYI: Prizes will be drawn at various locations throu hout the conference. You must be resent to win!

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• Wednesday Afternoon • Pr e-Conf er ence W or kshop

12:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Stevie Hopkins:“Self-Determination and the Social Model of Disability”

Stevie will share his story about how he fell in love with life.Through highs and lows of adventuring through his life with adisability, running a business, and forging his own path in theface of adversity and tragedy, he tells a tale of inspiration andstrength unlike any other.

A student panel from Bay City Central High School will also befeatured to offer their personal experiences.

Dr. Richard Luecking:“Seamless Transition for Youth with Disabilities”

Wouldn’t it be ideal if youth exit school with a job already in place?Wouldn’t it also be ideal if the day after exiting school looks the same as

the day before: a job and supports to maintain employment? The goodnews is we know how to make this happen for all youth with disabilities.With stories and the latest professional consensus on what constitutesoptimum transition service, Dr. Luecking will share why we should presumeall youth can be employed and why we should expect that theculmination of special education services is a seamless transition to a job with a clearcareer path.

• W ednesda y Ev ening •

W elcome Reception“Chat & Snack”

in the River Rooms Lobby

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2017 Annual MTSA Conference,please contact Jo Cherry, MTSA Conference Coordinator at [email protected]

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Keynote Address Thursda y, Mar ch 17, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Anna DusbiberIndependent LivingYouth Services Manager

Explore, Create, Maximize: A Path Towards Personal Independence

All youth and young adults with disabilities have their own limitations and strengthsbut it’s moving beyond these limitations and maximizing their strengths that createopportunities. Throughout my life I saw opportunities as unique experiences that wouldenrich my life in significant ways. Grabbing onto these opportunities lead to igniting mypassions and living my success story.

My personal journey toward successful transition began by recognizing the power ofpersonal independence. At an early age, I met someone with a disability who lived herlife on her terms and it lit my fire to someday do the same. As professionals, we need torecognize desires, capabilities, and passions of the youth for which we are serving. Withlinking these three pieces of the puzzle together, we can create a unique opportunity forour youth and young adults to grow and thrive. Innovative methods for doing so includepeer support and Respite activities for connecting youth and young adults with othercaregivers in addition to their natural supports. Broadening their sense of community andaccess to resources. In my role as a Youth Services Manager at the Ann Arbor Center forIndependent Living, it is my job to assist youth and families in identifying their own personal

journey. Everyone’s idea of independence is unique; there is no right or wrong way to goabout it. Everyone can create their own success story.

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Concurrent Sessions 1 - Thursday, March 17, 2016 – 10:00 – 11:00 A.M.

BAVARIAN INN RESTAURANT: East Alpine~ 2-Hour Session • Job Coaching to Build Independence

Lori Eshenroder

The most important roles are those associatedwith supporting an individual with a disability infinding 'real work for real pay', while alsoproviding valuable services to businesses(Wehman, Inge, Revell, & Brooke 2007). As such,a job coach has two customers:1. the individual with a disability and2. the employer who will hire the job seeker.These two roles require unique and different skills.A job coach must have the ability to representthe job seeker as a valuable asset to businesseswhile also being able to identify and facilitate thenecessary supports for the individual to becomea successful employee. This presentation willprovide the necessary information to take awayfrom this conference to implement a trainingcomponent for staff as 'job coaches'.

BAVARIAN INN RESTAURANT: West Alpine~ 2-Hour Session • Federal & State Legislation that

Allows a Person to Earn Over$30,000 a Year and Save Money Joe Longcor

This interactive session will focus on both:• Specific Social Security work incentives; and• The Michigan ABLE Act allowing individuals to

REMAIN Medicaid Eligible and save up to$14,000 a year … up to $500,000 total (inaddition to their historical $2,000asset/resource limit)!

BAVARIAN INN RESTAURANT: North Austrian~ 2-Hour Session • Building Employment Skills into

the Transition Process Janet Peters

Employment is a crucial aspect of a youth's journey towards adulthood and an eye towardseventual employment is a key part of transitionplanning. This session will highlight how to helpstudents understand the importance of buildingbasic work skills so they are prepared foremployment through a new, free resourcecalled Punch-In developed by the Great LakesADA Center.

BAVARIAN INN RESTAURANT: South Austrian~ 2-Hour Session • Natural Supports for Individuals

with ASD in Employment Settings Kelly Dunlap

This session will cover steps needed to develop anatural supports (peer to peer) system for anindividual with ASD in an employment setting.The session includes the strategies for connectingco-workers with individuals with ASD and with

problem-solving challenges. The session alsointroduces strategies outlined by MichaelCallahan for employment success.

BAVARIAN INN RESTAURANT: Swiss Valley~ 2-Hour Session • The Transition IEP:

The SPP-13 Checklist, the Goals,the Compliance! Larry Stemple

IDEA (2004) requires schools to help studentsidentify their appropriate measurablepostsecondary goals and to help them prepareto achieve their goals as they meet thechallenges of adult living. This workshop willprovide information on how to write appropriatemeasurable postsecondary goals and how toalign them with the IEP, including transitionservices and annual goals. In addition, the newSPP 13 compliance checklist will be reviewed.

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Altmuehl• Building a Foundation for Student

EngagementGeorge Armstrong

This presentation will make connections betweenthe standards established for exemplary

transition programs; the preconditions that mustbe in place before classroom instruction begins,the pedagogy needed for rigorous and relevantlearning and teacher evaluation. Promisingpractices and research based interventions willbe embedded in this session. The goal of thisexperience is to share specific principles, habits,skills, and strategies that will lead to an integratedapproach to instruction that cultivates andsupports student engagement at the highest

level possible for each individual student.

Bach • Work-Based Learning & the IEP

Christa Conroy

This presentation will discuss how one ISD isdeveloping IEPs to include work-based learningservices in a meaningful way that supportsquality IEPs and transition services.

Beethoven• Strides Toward Self-Empowerment Anna Dusbiber

In order for our youth and young adults to reachtheir goals and maximize their potential, we mustcreate a space where they can realize what theirvision of independence looks like. During thisbreakout session, you will be taken through anactivity that will lead your students on a path ofdiscovering their personal vision to fulfill their lives.They can identify their areas of interest such ascommunity activities, hobbies and interests,social opportunities, and potential employment.Maximizing the importance of self-determination,empowerment, and strong self-advocacy skills isof prime importance for them.

Brahms ~ 2-Hour Session • Employment Strategies for Individuals

with Unusual or Complex SupportNeeds Dr. Richard Luecking

A key principle of any sincere employment

initiative is the presumption of employability for allpeople with disabilities. The field has the tools tomake integrated employment work for all jobseekers - regardless of disability label, need forsupport, or economic conditions of thecommunity in which they live. This presentationwill introduce practical contemporary strategiesfor assisting job seekers plan for the job search, aswell as for employer contact and negotiationsbased on a solid job search plan.

Danube• Governor Snyder’s Directive on Hiring

People with Disabilities Sharon Ellis

State ADA Compliance Director, Sharon Ellis, willprovide a progress report on Governor Snyder’sExecutive Directive hiring people with disabilitiesinto the State of Michigan, as well as Lt. GovernorCalley and Supreme Court Justice Bernstein’sconcurrent efforts toward the private sector.Attendees will learn about the ExecutiveDirective, what the State is doing to improveemployment opportunities for people withdisabilities, and how attendees can effectivelywork with state agencies to prepare their clientsfor job opportunities.

Lorelei Lounge• Ready for Life: A College Experience

Jane FinnReady for Life is a unique Michigan program atHope College which provides students withmoderate disabilities the opportunity to have acollege experience. During this presentation, wewill describe the program, share a videodocumenting a day in the life of the students,and hear from a panel of Ready for Lifeparticipants about their college experiences.

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Mosel • Career & Technical Education (CTE) and

Special Education: A CollaborativePartnership for Oakland County Mary Kaye Aukee

College and career readiness preparation arean essential function of transition planning. Oneoption connected to both is Career & TechnicalEducation (CTE). Learn the foundations of CTEand supporting students with an IEP in the CTEenvironment. Experience the tools and processesOakland Schools have developed to assiststudents, families, and school staffs in matchingthe right student to the right program at the righttime.

Mozart • The Secondary Transition Guide for

Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Cynthia Patton-Johnson

This guide is a suggested tool to collect thenecessary data for a student who is deaf or hardof hearing and to assist in making a successfultransition into post-school life. In this session,participants will learn how to enhance successfuloutcomes for students leaving high schoolwhether it's matriculation into post-secondaryeducation or other training program, oremployment.

Rhine• YEP – Working Works!

Amelie Clutts

YEP - Youth Employment Project is funded by the

MRS-MTSA Grant. Students will present on howtheir participation in this project has changedthem. Our collaborative partners will present thecomponents of the project: Paid Work-BasedLearning, Job Shadows, Paid Job Practicums,Job Readiness Classes, videos, publictransportation experiences, informational flashdrives and employer backing, to name a few.

Pick up yourBoxed Lunch!

Courtyard, River & Composer Room Lobbies

12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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Concurrent Sessions 2 - Thursday, March 17, 2016 – 11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.

Altmuehl• Transition & the Classroom Teacher

John Murphy

This presentation will cover transition assessment,grades 5-12 timeline. The IEP process with agencyservice collaboration in the process will bediscussed. The parent night and neededtransition services will also be highlighted. Bringquestions for discussion.

Bach • Transition Requirements & the IEP

Hilary Curtis

This presentation focuses on building a qualityand compliant IEP with emphasis on the new SPP-13 checklist. Participants will be able to write awell-developed, organized PLAAFP based ondata, with emphasis on eligibility, and have aclear vision of how to choose connected goalsand supplementary aides/services. Emphasis willbe placed on how to make connections to post-secondary needs for transition age students.

Beethoven

• Personal Curriculum: Individualizingthe Rigor and Relevance of theMichigan Merit Curriculum for ALLStudents Rashell Bowerman

As Michigan strives to ensure that all students arecareer and college ready, the requirements ofthe Michigan Merit Curriculum may need to bemodified to meet the potential of every student.

This session explains the modifications that areallowable through a Personal Curriculum,providing options for students to customize theireducation according to their post-school goals.

Danube• Michigan’s Statewide Initiatives Strategy:

Removing Barriers in the College GoingProcess Christi Taylor

The Michigan College Access Networkcoordinates a suite of interconnected eventsdesigned to hit all of the milestones a seniorexperiences during the college admissionsprocess. Learn about College Application Week,the College Cash Campaign, College DecisionDay and how these initiatives build and supporta college-going culture in the high schoolbuilding.

Lorelei Lounge • Positive Programming for Students Who

Need the Most SupportAngelica Rachor

All students CAN learn.....but some of them needa little extra love and patience. Want to increaseproductivity and decrease negative behaviors?In this session you will learn creative programmingand engaging, hands-on tasks for working withstudents with low-incidence disabilities.

Mosel • Transition Activities in 15 Minutes a Day!

Patricia VerMeer

Struggling to meet the transition needs of yourmainstreamed students? Is the transition page aplace of ideals or a working portion of the IEP?'Transition Activities in 15 Minutes' will reveal howone high school teacher, without teacherassistants, teaches transition in her resourceroom. Learn how to achieve transition goals andcreate prepared employees, trades people, andcollege students.

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Beginning at 8:30 p.m.on March 17 th :

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Mozart • One Person’s Trash =

Post-Secondary Treasure! Jocelyn Reese

Learn how to start with staff donations and aschool’s lost and founds, and turn them into aprofitable thrift store and up-cycling program.The Mixter Institute of Transition in Lincoln Parkruns a thrift store and crafting program thatprovides a multitude of job and life skills practice,as well as funding CBI trips. Come see how tomake something out of nothing.

Rhine

• Revolutionizing the Way We GetEmployers to See Beyond BarriersJustin Caine

Justin once struggled to get employers to givehim a chance, due to his physical disability. Withfew options, he started a, now, successfulcompany. He recently started a secondorganization focused on helping otherindividuals with disabilities, to bust through

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Concurrent Sessions 3 - Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 1:15 - 2:15 P.M.

Altmuehl • Infect - Effect - Affect

Patrick Shinn

With MTSA's conference theme of 'Innovate,Inspire, Ignite' the West Shore Educational

Service District's Employ+Ability Skills Class (ESC) isa perfect fit! The ESC's innovative curriculum andspecific learning targets (and ulterior targets) willbe presented. The ESC is a full-year programtargeting 10th and 11th grade students. Thecurriculum is designed to help students exploretheir vocational interests, develop essential skillsand foster a positive work ethic. Come preparedto be INFECTED and inspired to EFFECT change inyour students' AFFECT!

Bach • Transition Resource: A One-Stop Shop

Kai McDonald

We’ve definitely all heard, “I don’t have time tolook for all of the resources I need! There are somany other things on my plate!”. That’s why wecreated a “one stop shop” for all transitionresources in our county. Using a constantly

updated Live Binder website, staff now haveeverything they need right at their fingertips! Thispresentation will demonstrate the structure andusability of our resource website, as well asprovide the steps needed to create your own.

Beethoven• Using the Common Core Essential

Elements to Teach Daily Living SkillsMary Orloski

We have been developing a curriculum that isbased on the Common Core Essential Elementsto teach daily living skills in a simulated homesituation. We have a house that belongs to theschool and we use it regularly to teach andpractice daily living skills. We will present thecurriculum and explain how we are using it at thehouse as well as in the classroom.

Brahms• Community-Based Transition Center and

My Life After High SchoolBill Nelson

The Community-Based Transition Center (CTC) isa part of the Van Buren Intermediate SchoolDistrict. Students attend the CTC after they havecompleted all of their high school requirements.Students are introduced to a transition-basedcurriculum so they can be successful in theircommunity and eventually learn the skills that willenable them to live independently.

Danube •

Boys and High School Graduation Standard A Toxic Mix IIDerrick Fries Ph.D.

At-risk and 'special' boys are failing at AmericanK-12 schools at unrestrained rates. Today, 56students will drop-out of Michigan high schoolsand approximately 46 will be males. Thesuspension and expulsion rate at Americanpublic schools is predominately a male-orientedactivity. Many of these boys have had failed

transitional planning and educationalexperiences which disenfranchise success inschools. This presentation will address ideas andsolutions to keep boys, in special education,headed to graduation.

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Lorelei Lounge• Supporting Students with Disabilities in

Career Technical Education ProgramsValerie Felder

Career and Technical Education (CTE) isavailable to students in grades 9-12. This sessionwill discuss the programs within CTE and the dataconcerning students with disabilities that are inthe CTE programs. Modifications vs.accommodations of programs will also bediscussed. Collaboration of CTE staff andtransition coordinators, special education staff,and other staff is key for students with disabilitiesto be successful in CTE programs.

Mosel ~ 2-Hour Session • Workplace Readiness Course:

Technology-Driven Teaching Tool George Manson

This presentation will give the history, overview,instructional delivery methodology, data points,SPP-13 relevance, and general feedback of the'Work Readiness' program in the Microcomputersin the Evaluation of Careers and Academics(MECA) series of courses from the ConoverCompany. This course was used as a pilot inSpring 2015 at Leslie High School.

Mozart

• MTSA- What is MTSA and Why YouShould be InvolvedSue Delsi, Beth Opdycke & Michelle Rutan

Knowing what Michigan Transition ServicesAssociation can do for you as a professional, andhow it can impact your students is another partof the job, one that can make a difference.Come and learn more!

Rhine• Web-Based Curriculum Designed for

Students with Special NeedsMark Lyons

Currently our ISD is implementing an effectivesymbol-supported tool that provides materials forstudents with special needs. We are utilizing thisas our special education curriculum. This

presentation will focus on the transition PassportBinder, a four-part resource that providessections which include: Vocational, Daily Living,Personal Life and Community. The goal of thisprogram is to assist students into becomingsuccessful and productive citizens in theircommunities.

March 17 th

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Altmuehl • Pretty.Tough.Girls.

Sarah Britton

Pretty. Tough. Girls. is a cutting edge rawpresentation about the challenges facing girls intransition. Participants will have the opportunityto watch a video featuring the stories of threeyouth working for Peckham. The presentation willreveal the brutal statistics against girls in the

justice system, who often have disabilities, andthe many societal obstacles they face and needto overcome.

Bach

• Project SEARCH: Tips and Tools toPrepare Students for SuccessCathy Schmidt

Nationally, Project SEARCH employmentoutcomes are at 73% for young adults whocomplete the one year business-led transitionprogram. Project SEARCH sites in Michigan haveachieved 65% employment outcomes with somesites reaching 100% of interns employed! The

instructors from Michigan sites will share tips,lessons learned, and resources to facilitate theshift from a school-based mindset toemployment and adulthood. Their stories willinspire and boost expectations for young adultswith disabilities.

Beethoven • Vocational Rehabilitation Implements

the Workforce Innovation andOpportunity ActCynthia Wright

On July 22, 2014 President Obama signed theWorkforce Innovation Act that includes theRehabilitation Act. The new legislation hasimplications regarding how MRS will providetransition services. This presentation discusseshow the changes will impact students attransition-age.

Brahms • What’s the Risk? What You Need to Kno

About Work-Based Learning Maria Peak

Are your students participating in work-basedlearning in your school building or accessing thecommunity to develop work skills? If so, you'llwant to make sure that you are following all ofthe rules to ensure your student's success andsafety. This session will provide a variety ofresources and an overview of the pupil

accounting rules to ensure a successful work-based learning experience.

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Danube • Every Student, Every Day: Career

Preparation in the Sturgis Schools Claudia Pahls

Sturgis Schools provides all students with asystemic and well-organized approach to careerawareness, preparation and developmentbeginning with kindergarten and continuingthrough the end of their senior year. The goalsare for every student to have the tools, guidanceand opportunity to create and follow a careerpath, to assist students in transitions from schoolto work at all levels, and to provide curriculumand training for involved adults. Coordinatingefforts with the St. Joseph County ISD, the St.Joseph County College Access Network, and the

Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce enables thedistrict to reach these goals much moreeffectively than they would be able to on theirown. This presentation details the activities,philosophy, curriculum, professionaldevelopment, partnerships, and assessmentsinvolved at each level.

Lorelei Lounge• Transitions in Translation:

Language of College Success

Renee Craig

Ever feel lost in a new environment? The transitionto college requires a deep understanding of thecultural, language, and legislative shifts thatoccur across contexts. Participants will developthe ability to empower students to craft effectivepartnerships to build communities of support usingthe Ecological Model and utilize tools to promotecontextual understanding, self-awareness, and

self-advocacy.

Mozart• CMH Supported Employment:

A Case StudyElizabeth Brouwer

Are you wondering how to help your studentsbecome employed after they have completedschool? This session will offer case study examplesof how in St. Joseph County, the ISD, CMH, andMRS work as a team to maximize employmentresults. We will be giving facts about our process,as well as sample materials that you can takehome to your home community.

Rhine• How Educators Can Empower

Parents/Students to Connect withCommunity AgenciesAndrea Scheidel

Have you been frustrated about limited post-secondary options for your students? Learn howyou can increase participation from agenciesthat may likely fund transition services after highschool or aging-out adults. Newaygo CountyRESA shares their practical, inexpensive methodsto connect parents with agencies and resourcesin their community.

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Keynote Address Frida y, Mar ch 18

Teri ChapmanDirector, Office of Special Education,Michigan Department of Education

What’s New at theMichigan Department ofEducation and the Officeof Special Education?

Teri Chapman is the Director of the Office of

Special Education, Michigan Department of

Education (MDE). She holds an Ed. S. in Special

Education Administration from Saginaw Valley

State University, and both an undergraduate

and Master’s Degree in Special Education from

Eastern Michigan University.

Creating balance between meeting the requirements of state and federal laws

governing the effective implementation of special education programs and services

with the need to improve outcomes for students, means designing an effective system

to support this vision.

The Michigan Department of Education and the Office of Special Education are

working to re-envision the role each plays in providing a new type of technical

assistance in which to partner with ISDs and local districts in a common effort to

improve education outcomes for all students. This vision requires a new system to work

within. Join Teri to learn the steps both the Department as well as the Office of Special

Education is taking to create a system to actualize this collaborative work to improve

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Concurrent Sessions 5 - Friday, March 18, 2016 – 10:00 – 11:00 A.M.

Altmuehl • Accepting, Not Expecting

Alex Kimmel

'Accepting, Not Excepting' attendees will beable to: differentiate between acceptance and

awareness; create personalized philosophypromoting acceptance; understand concept ofneurodiversity; allies and self-advocates re-examine their role to play in furthering the self-determination movement. I promise we will sharelaughs along the way!

Bach ~ 2-Hour Session • Social Media Revolution

Trooper Michael Darrow

This session will inform communities of emergingtrends of social networking and provide safetytips to help our children, teens and parentssocialize safely online.

Beethoven ~ 2-Hour Session • MRS and MTSA Collaborative

Project: Year 4 Cynthia Wright

On July 22, 2014 President Obama signed theWorkforce Innovation Act that includes theRehabilitation Act. The new legislation hasimplications regarding how MRS will provideTransition services. This presentation discusseshow the changes will impact Transition students.

Brahms• Michigan’s Alternate Content

Standards and Alternative Assessments: A New DirectionJohn Jaquith

This workshop will focus on the shift to the use ofEssential Elements as Michigan's alternatecontent standards in ELA and Mathematics andthe impact on Michigan's alternate assessment,MI-Access.

Danube• Effective and Meaningful Activities to

Ensure a Successful Transition Madelyn Haskel

Transition planning for high school students

represents a significant event in the lives ofadolescents, one that necessitates support fromand collaboration among teachers, parents,counselors, and administrators. For specialeducation students this event becomes more ofa goal driven and individualized process thatmust be successfully planned for from middleschool on. Middle school and high schoolspecial education teachers will walk away with atoolkit on how to support and ensure a successfultransition from middle school into high schooland from high school into post-secondarytraining.

Lorelei Lounge• Compliance Marginalizes People with

Severe Autism Michael DeCenso

Compliance is not a friend to everyone.Compliance to the IDEA Act is hurting peoplewith severe and profound disabilities in a seriousway. The compliance aspect of the transitionprocess is focused on three unattainable things,“…further education, employment andindependent living..” Legislators connectfunding to these aspects, leaving those thatcan’t, marginalized.

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Concurrent Sessions 5 - Friday, March 18, 2016 – 10:00 – 11:00 A.M.

Mosel • The In’s and Out’s of Placing

Students in a Work EnvironmentRachel Hard

Michigan Career Placement Association

provides key information and resources forindividuals who coordinate work-based learningfor high school students. This is especially helpfulto anyone new to work-based learningcoordination. Topics include: key componentsof a quality program, pupil accountingrequirements, training agreements/plans, laborlaws and safety instruction. Handouts and Web-links provided.

Mozart• Collaboration for Student SuccessCheryl Levine

Planning for students with disabilities requiresadults to collaborate and transition planningworks best when that collaboration includescommunity providers and most importantly thestudents. Learn how the 5 dimensions ofcollaboration, Governance, Administration,

Organizational autonomy, Mutuality and Normscan improve student success.

Rhine• Learning Skills to Pay the Bills

Melinda Cucinella

Career Skills is a program designed to givestruggling learners who are in 10th or 11th gradean opportunity to explore career pathways andlearn daily living skills. Billed as the “CTC Buffet,”students sample five different Career andTechnical Education (CTE) programs and learnsome valuable life skills in the process. CareerSkills is life-impacting and encouraging to thisspecial population of students.

Prize Patrol Awarding:

Each session

Welcome reception

Board meeting

Awards banquet

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Concurrent Sessions 6 - Friday, March 18, 2016 – 11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.

Altmuehl • MCTI Offers Opportunities for Transition

Youth, Pre- and Post-GraduationCarol Harms

MCTI is now offering evaluation services and online learning opportunities prior to high schoolgraduation. In addition, MCTI continues to offerCareer Assessment Services, Math Remediationand Trade Training. Traits of successful MCTIstudents will be presented along with informationabout the types of services that are available.

Brahms • Tips, Tricks and Transitions:

From High School to College

April Sue Platt

Attending college is an exciting time forgraduating seniors, but it can also beoverwhelming, hectic/chaotic, and challenging.This session will provide tips in helping studentsand their support team prepare for and transitionfrom high school to college. In addition, sharingimportant facts about navigating collegebarriers, support services, social/coping skills, anddifferences in accommodations and classroomexpectations will be shared.

Danube • Inter-Agency Cash Transfer Agreements

and Services They Can ProvideJohn Murphy

This presentation is provided by the Charlevoix-Emmet ISD Career Technical Educationmembers and one of the Michigan RehabilitationServices Counselor. They will share information on

the ISD Cash Transfer Agreement with MRS. Thispresentation will include tools and forms that areuseable at both the high school and centerbased programs to develop studentemployment skills and opportunities. Highlightswill cover classroom support, community careerexploration and a large summer programsupported through the Inter-Agency CashTransfer Agreement.

Lorelei Lounge • Developing a Post-High School Schedule

for Students in TransitionLarry Prout

This presentation will highlight partnering withagencies, evaluating vocational support needs,micro business, identifying students’ serviceneeds (individual goals), and individual studentschedules (part time and full time). Participantswill leave with new ideas to try, when building apost-high school schedule for adults withdevelopmental disabilities.

Mosel • The Right to Vote: Promoting Voter

Participation and Identifying Barriers forStudents in TransitionAshley Steffen

Voting is at the heart of the Americandemocratic process. Yet unfortunately, peoplewith disabilities are severely underrepresented atthe polls. People with disabilities would benefitfrom efforts to increase accessibility to pollinglocations and to increase accessibility to theelectoral process. No new policies or proceduresshould be considered that would allow a

jurisdiction to diminish voting access for peoplewith disabilities or to restrict their rights to vote.

Mozart • Restorative Justice – The Fourth R

David Gruber

Restorative Justice can help students withdisabilities avoid lost class time when disciplinedfor misconduct. That's what the data say from aMichigan Special Education Mediation Program(MSEMP) pilot project. Discover how studentslearn responsibility with their other three Rs.Explore how you can turn discipline intoeducation.

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Concurrent Sessions 6 - Friday, March 18, 2016 – 11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.

Rhine • Facilitating Collaboration Through

Transition & Employment Services Daniel Mitchell

The main goal and focus of this presentation willbe to provide an understanding of how theBureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) iscurrently providing pre-employment services totransition-aged youth consistent with recentWIOA Legislation changes. BSBP will also providean opportunity for participants to gain anunderstanding of collaborations currently inplace with Michigan Works and the local Centerfor Independent Living. In addition, there will bean opportunity for participants to brainstormideas on how employment services can continueto be enhanced throughout the school year andsummer months through collaborative efforts.

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2015-2016 MTSA Ex ecuti v e Boar d

• President Michelle Rutan Ingham ISD 517.244.1211 [email protected]

• President-Elect

Sue Delsi Retired 269.599.4068 [email protected]

• Secretary Jennifer Hirst

DHS / MRS268.968.4489 [email protected]

• Treasurer

Jennifer TrackwellLivingston ESA 517.202.0748 [email protected]

• Region I Representative Ty Lanway 989.295.7883 [email protected]

• Region II Representative Hillary Leatherman

Insight School of [email protected]

• Region III Representative Shannon Delora Muskegon ISD 231-767-7258

[email protected]

• Region IV Representative Cheryl Brown Ann Arbor Public Schools 734.994.8292 x [email protected]

• Region V Co-Representative

Chad RowleyMarquette Alger [email protected]

• Region V Co-Representative Lois WeberCopper Country [email protected]

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Board Appointed Committee Chairpersons

• Archives/Yolanda Bell Scholarship/Conference Coordinator Jo CherrySt. Joseph County ISD 269.467.5444 [email protected]

• Conference & Education Sponsorships Cheryl BrownAnn Arbor Public Schools734.994.8292 x 52129 [email protected]

• Constitution Mary Eileen GrossBay-Arenac Intermediate School District 989.667.3285 x 3325 [email protected]

• Finance Audit Michelle RutanIngham ISD 517.244.1211 [email protected]

• Membership Beth OpdyckeTekonsha Community Schools 517.767.4121 [email protected]

• Michigan Association on Higher Education and Disability Judy HernandezHarrison High School, Farmington Hills 248.426.1105 [email protected]

• Mini-Grants Jim Samsel

Retired 734.439.8175 [email protected]

• NewsletterTeresa RootWest Shore Educational School District 231.898-1607 [email protected]

• Nominations/Parliamentarian Sue DelsiRetired 269.599.4068 [email protected]

• Scholarship Justin HodgeCEI-CMH 517.346.8016 [email protected]

• Technology Services/Information Services Sandy Steele989.422.3225 [email protected]

• Transition Issues Hillary LeathermanInsight School of Michigan 269.838.8584 [email protected]

Board Appointed Liaison Representatives

• Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Shannon McVoy269.337.3449 [email protected]

• Council for Exceptional Children

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• Department of Health & Human Services /Michigan Rehabilitation Services

Cynthia Wright517.241.3957 [email protected]

• Michigan Career Placement Association Jo CherrySt. Joseph County ISD 269.467.5444 [email protected]

• Michigan Dept. of Education – Low Incidence Outreach

Cynthia Patton-Johnson313.494.0961 [email protected]

• Special Education Advisory Committee Jennifer TrackwellLivingston ESA517.202.0748 [email protected]

• Western Michigan University,National Technical Assistance Center on Transition

June Gothberg269.387.2821 [email protected]

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2016 Conf er ence Planning CommitteeThe Michigan Transition Services Association Board would like to acknowledge everyone on the Conference Planning Committee for atime and hard work in making this conference possible. The success of this conference is due to their efforts and to your participation.

• Jo Cherry & Marian Kramer ABC Registration System• Mary Eileen Goss & Maria Peak Accommodations• Teresa Root Advertising• Sue Delsi & Michelle Rutan (C. David) Anderson Award• Sue Delsi Appreciations• Sue Delsi Banquet Program•

Jo Cherry Credits• Jo Cherry Entertainment• Jennifer Trackwell Exhibitors (including Art Work)• Jo Cherry Evaluation (Overall & Sessions)• Delisle Horton-Willis Facilitators• Sue Delsi Food• Jo Cherry & Committee Keynote Speakers• Beth Opdycke Membership• Jim Samsel Mini-Grants• Cheryl Brown & Krista Krefeld-Freier Photography• Laurie Bradley & Maria Peak Pre-Conference• Jo Cherry & Committee Presenters• Cynthia Patton-Johnson, Michelle Rutan & Justin Hodge Prize Patrol• Theresa Rowe Program for Conference• Jo Cherry & Committee Promotional Items• Jo Cherry, Marian Kramer & Jennifer Trackwell Registration• Justin Hodge Scholarships• Mary Eileen Goss Signage• Michelle Rutan Speeches• Jo Cherry Sponsors• Cheryl Brown Conference & Educator Sponsorships• Maria Peak, Chad Rowley & Jason Towler Technology• Sue Delsi Voting• Jo Cherry Other Considerations

Interested in being on the planning committee, presenting or volunteering for next year’s conference?Contact Jo Cherry at [email protected]

W e’ d also lik e to thank . . .

• Theresa Rowe, St. Joseph County ISD, for coordinating the credits and conference program development • Livonia Public Schools for printing the conference program • All of the Facilitators and Volunteers for their willingness to help!

• Frankenmuth local businesses, MTSA Board Members and others for Prize Patrol donations • All of the Presenters for their willingness to share their practices and expertise!

A special thank you to the Bavarian Inn Lodge & Conference Center, Bavarian Inn Restaurant,Bethany Burnett , and the staff!

We appreciate their continued dedication to making this conference a success with their hospitality and willingnessto accommodate the needs of MTSA and its conference participants.

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2016 Conf er ence LEAD PRESENTERS

The Michigan Transition Services Association sincerely appreciates the commitment made by each of our presenter Their time and energy add to the success of this conference.

George Armstrong [email protected] Public Schools of PetoskeyMary Kaye Aukee [email protected] Oakland SchoolsRashell Bowerman [email protected] Michigan Dept. of EducationSarah Britton [email protected] Peckham, Inc.Elizabeth Brouwer [email protected] Community Mental Health of St. Joseph CountyJustin Caine [email protected] Beyond Our BarriersTeri Chapman [email protected] Michigan Dept. of EducationAmelie Clutts [email protected] State of Michigan - MRSChrista Conroy [email protected] St. Joseph County ISDRenee Craig [email protected] Transitions in TranslationMelinda Cucinella [email protected] Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical CenterHilary Curtis [email protected] St. Joseph County ISDMichael Darrow [email protected] Michigan State PoliceMichael DeCenso [email protected] Grosse Pointe SchoolsSue Delsi [email protected] MTSAKelly Dunlap [email protected] START, Grand Valley State University

Anna Dusbiber [email protected] Ann Arbor Center for Independent LivingSharon Ellis [email protected] Michigan Dept. of Civil RightsLori Eshenroder [email protected] Monroe County ISDValerie Felder [email protected] Michigan Dept. of Education – CTEJane Finn [email protected] Hope CollegeDerrick Fries [email protected] Eastern Michigan UniversityDavid Gruber [email protected] DRER, Inc.: MSEMPRachel Hard [email protected] Branch ISDCarol Harms [email protected] Michigan Career & Technical InstituteMadelyn Haskel [email protected] Pine River Area SchoolsStevie Hopkins [email protected] Self- Employed EntrepreneurJohn Jaquith [email protected] Michigan Dept. of EducationAlex Kimmel [email protected] Self-Employed

Cheryl Levine [email protected] DRER, Inc.: MSEMPJoe Longcor [email protected] MDHHS/BHDDARichard Luecking [email protected] RetiredMark Lyons [email protected] Bay Area ISDGeorge Manson [email protected] Leslie Public SchoolsKai McDonald [email protected] Kalamazoo RESADaniel Mitchell [email protected] Bureau of Services for Blind PersonsJohn Murphy [email protected] Charlevoix-Emmet ISDBill Nelson [email protected] Van Buren ISDMary Orloski [email protected] Clare Gladwin RESDClaudia Pahls [email protected] Sturgis Public SchoolsCynthia Patton-Johnson [email protected] Detroit Public SchoolsMaria Peak [email protected] ASPPIREJanet Peters [email protected] Great Lakes ADA CenterApril Sue Platt [email protected] Lenawee ISD Tech Center, Jackson CollegeLarry Prout [email protected] Livingston ESAAngelica Rachor [email protected] Lincoln Park Public SchoolsJocelyn Reese [email protected] Lincoln Park SchoolsAndrea Scheidel [email protected] Newaygo County RESACathy Schmidt [email protected] Oakland SchoolsPatrick Shinn [email protected] West Shore ESDAshley Steffen [email protected] Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc.Larry Stemple [email protected] Wayne RESAChristi Taylor [email protected] College Access NetworkPatricia VerMeer [email protected] Ravenna Public SchoolsCynthia Wright [email protected] MRS

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