Michigan School for the eaf Brainiacs: Designed for deaf ... time and budget money. She suggested taking on responsibility for their own laundry, cooking and waking up on time.

M i c h i g a n S c h o o l f o r t h e D e a f

P a r e n t R e s o u r c e C e n t e r N e w s April 2018

MSD Princ ipal is 2018 MSU Outstanding Alumni Award Recip ient

Michigan School for the Deaf is pleased to share this announcement from Janis Weckstein, Assistant Director, MDE Office of Special Education:

Michigan State University’s Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities presents an Outstanding Alumni Award each year recognizing the accomplishments, leadership, and dedication of MSU graduates

who make significant contributions to their field.

Natalie Grupido is the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient.

The award will be presented to Natalie by Scott Westerman, Director of the MSU Alumni Association, at an Awards Reception in Lansing on April 20, 2018.

Congratulat ions Natal ie ! This is an amazing honor and the MDE-OSE is so proud of you!!

Book Fair will be

open during

Parent Teacher

Conferences on

Thursday, April

12, from 5:30

pm—8:00 pm!

The Winter 2018

Issue of

THE ENDEAVOR

is available online now!

THE ENDEAVOR is

a quarterly publication from

ASDC

Sign up now at BTFE.COM/JOIN to

support our school and track our

earnings progress

Questions:

Leaner Coleman-Fairfax

[email protected]

Parent Teacher

Conferences Thursday, April 12

5:30—8:00 pm Contact Val Baker

to schedule appointments with your child’s teachers:

[email protected] or 810 257 1467 or 810 275 0969 VP

Coming SOON to MSD!

What is Positive Behavior Support?

School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a prevention model and serves as an approach to school-wide discipline. It is based on the premise that all students can benefit from well implemented, evidence-based practices for improving student behavior. With PBIS, students are explicitly taught the expectations and procedures for the school as a whole. Through explicit instruction, students learn what kind of behavior is and is not appropriate in each specific area of the school. PBIS strives on being a positive support system. The adults in the school recognize good behavior and decision-making. It also provides informed decision-making, based upon data analysis that guides the process of assessing student needs and providing additional levels of behavior support to students in need. When behavior expectations are explicitly taught, clearly defined, and consistent across all areas of the school, instructional time is increased.

School-wide PBIS Provides:

A positive behavior management process to make MSD a safe place to be a

student

A system of clear school-wide expectations with consequences and incentives

Interventions when students need help

Recognizing and celebrating all students when they are successful

School-wide PBIS at MSD

The PBIS team has been working together in order to create a set of school-wide behavior

expectations that will be used as a tool for teaching expected behaviors. The Michigan

School for the Deaf Tartars are:

Re s p e ct f u l

Re s p on s ib l e

S a fe

It’s time to make summer plans!

SUMMER CAMPS

Carls Family Village, Brooklyn, Michigan

NAD Youth Leadership Camp

Camp Chris Williams, Greenville,

Michigan

Camp MDO Deaf Youth Sports Festival,

Indianapolis

Camp Mark 7, Old Forge, NY

ACORN Art and Drama Week, Brooklyn,

Michigan

Gallaudet Summer Youth Camps

Discover Your Future: Designed for deaf and hard of hearing students entering Grades 10-12 who want to learn more about themselves, their skills, and potential careers. Students will also explore what vibrant Washington, D.C. has to offer. Immerse Into ASL: A great opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing students entering Grades 10-12 to expand their American Sign Language (ASL) skills and learn more about Deaf culture and history. Beginner and Intermediate course levels are offered.

Bison Brainiacs: Designed for deaf and hard of hearing students entering Grades 9-12 who want to explore science and technology during the camp.

Blackbox Theatre Camp: Designed for deaf and hard of hearing thespians entering Grades 9-12 who want to learn about the various parts of a theater production and get an opportunity to create their own production.

Got Skills?(Middle School Leadership and Sports camp): A design-your-own camp for deaf and hard of hearing students entering Grades 7-9 who want to enhance their leadership and sports skills.

2018 RIT/NTID Outreach Programs

EYF Explore Your Future: high school sophomores and juniors—deadline to apply April 30

Techgirlz: entering grades 7, 8 or 9—deadline May 15

Techboyz: entering grades 7, 8 or 9—deadline May 15

Health Care Careers Exploration: entering grades 10, 11 or 12—deadline May 15

The Importance of Fami ly Involvement Parent Workshop with Sher i Cook

The MSD Parent Resource Center was very pleased to host Sheri Cook, Director of Gallaudet University Outreach Center—Midwest (GURC) on Thursday evening,

March 15, for a parent workshop on the importance of family involvement to the development of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. The workshop was in

collaboration with Michigan Department of Education—Low Incidence Outreach (MDE-LIO) and Michigan Hands & Voices.

Sheri, who is Deaf, shared her experiences growing up and how her parents and grandparents contributed to her language and academic development. She

offered many tips and ideas for families which focused on language and social

skills including family games—especially games related to vocabulary building and

math concepts like board games and cards, trips to museums and libraries for

hands on experiences, and ways to include the child in family gatherings.

She stressed again and again the critical importance of family communication

beginning in early childhood (infancy to age 8) when the human brain is primed

to develop language skills and make social/emotional attachments. Every

situation offers opportunities for language development—mealtime, bath time, story time, play time, shopping,

photo albums, playing outdoors, cooking, play dates, and more!

College and Career Readiness Skills for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students

On Friday morning, March 16, Sheri Cook presented to MSD high school students and staff on college and career readiness skills. She encouraged the students to think about life after high school—college (two year and four year) or vocational/technical training programs, entering the workforce, how to manage time and budget money. She suggested taking on responsibility for their own laundry, cooking and waking up on time. She explained the value of summer jobs—not only for earning money, but also learning new skills, life experience and resume building. If no summer work is available, volunteering regularly provides the same benefits. She stressed the importance of “soft skills” - cooperation, appropriate interactions when socializing, team work and problem solving as well as “rules for keeping a job” - be on time or early, good attendance, follow rules at work, finish work assignments, be friendly, and ask for help when needed. Motivation, self discipline and willingness to work hard are important traits for the future!

During her workshop

with parents on March

15, Sheri Cook shared

this handout:

Raising the Whole Child: Social

Emotional Development in Deaf

Children

Research Brief 11 from VL2

Mark Bouvy

State Administrative Manager

[email protected]

Natalie Grupido, EdS

Principal

[email protected]

Linda Stumpo, PAS

Central Office

[email protected]

Alvin Shaw

RCA Supervisor

[email protected]

Rebecca Calaman

Parent Resource Center (PRC)

[email protected]

Enjoy Spring Break!

Classes Resume

Monday, April 9

April 10—16 (Tuesday—Monday)

Book Fair in PRC

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Parent Teacher Conferences

And Science Fair

June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION

1:00 pm—6:00 pm

Michigan School for the Deaf, Flint

www.michiganschoolforthedeaf.org

GO TARTARS!

MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

MAIN OFFICE

1235 West Court Street

Flint, MI 48503

Phone: 810 257 1400

VP: 810 515 8243

FAX: 810 257 1490