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2009 Regional School to Work:

Community Partnerships Conference

Thanks to All Participants!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Keynote Presentation

Laura Owens, Ph.D. Executive Director National APSE
The Power of Connection:
Maximizing Relationships

Networking is a widely accepted practice in business and it is an important approach for job developers and job seekers. Networks are a type of social capital that encompass the connections that people have with family, friends, and acquaintances who are able to provide a job seeker with information about employment opportunities or possibly provide influence over hiring decisions. Participants will leave this presentation understanding the “endless referrals” we have in our own networks.

Click here for copy of keynote presentation(pdf)


TRANSITION IN PARTNERSHIP

Presenter: Panel
Partners include those of the Troy, Lansingburgh and Cohoes school districts, Rensselaer County One-Stop, Rensselaer County Arc, and the Workforce Development Institute of Hudson Valley Community College. This session will describe how their collaboration results in student employment upon graduation. Approximately 400 students with various disabilities are served in a curriculum-based model.

Click here for copy of presentation(pdf)


THE PATH TO SUCCESSFUL SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
Presenters: Ralph Szur & Mashal Gonzalez, Westchester Arc Directors
An overview of the VESID referral process and basic systems requirements within OMRDD from Westchester Arc experts who will examine successful vocational support for developmentally disabled high school students in the county.

Click here for copy of presentation(pdf)


COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS: DIVERSE MODELS
Presenters: The Pleasantville School District, The New Rochelle School District & The Cooke Center Academy, NYC
Explore how meaningful collaborations between school districts, parent organizations, the local chamber of commerce and civic groups can create community based vocational opportunities for high school students with developmental disabilities.

Click here for Pleasantville presentation (pdf)

Additional Pleasantville Handouts (pdf)

Click here for New Rochelle presentation (pdf)

Click here for The Cooke Center presentation (pdf)


VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PNW/BOCES TECH CENTER:
Presenters: Artie Buchman, Chris Egan & Grace Snowden
Engaging high school students in the diverse and exciting vocational opportunities available to public schools at the PNW/BOCES campus in Yorktown, NY. > Go to website (click on "video")

Questions?

For further information about the 2009 Regional Conference, please contact Ralph Szur at 914.495.4620 or email rszur@westchesterarc.

 

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