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5/31 PS/ES Field Day Senior Prom

6/1 FAA Field Day Movie Night

6/4 HR Chat

6/6 Think Tank Sports & Honor Roll Banquet

6/7 Deaf Club

6/8 Family Fun Day

6/10 HS/MS Awards Day

Dear Fanwood Staff Members, What an eventful week with the recent AstroDance performance, as well as the upcoming Day in Clay, PROM, FAA Field Day, and Movie Night later this week! (For Movie Night details see page 6) I would encourage you to join these fun end-‐of-‐year events, and in doing so, support our students, alumni, and community. In addition, today we wrap up our staff accreditation process. THANK YOU for your participation in this process. I am looking forward to learning more about your experience and perspectives as we work together to move Fanwood toward a successful future. Enjoy your week, Dr. Janet Dickinson

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SPRING 2012 THE LOREM IPSUMS

AstroDance Visits Fanwood!

On Tuesday, May 28th, Fanwood hosted the performing group, AstroDance. AstroDance is an innovative multimedia performance that uses dance to tell the story of black holes and the gravitational pull of particles in the universe.

Their performance blended live dancers, narration, multimedia imagery and film that created and educational and entertaining experience. The show was created and choreographed by Thomas Warfield, director of dance at the NTID. AstroDance is a joint project between RIT’s College of Science, the B. Thomas Golisano School of Computing and Information Sciences, and NTID’s Performing Arts program, and intends to provide deaf, hard-‐of-‐hearing and hearing children and adults with general information and basic concepts from the fields of gravitational physics and astrophysics while engaging

them in an enjoyable and interesting theatrical experience.

After the performance, the dancers took some time for questions and answers from the students. After

the question and answer session, they stayed even longer to talk to groups of students who wanted to ask more in depth questions. Students asked questions about whether it was difficult for the dancers to keep rhythm to what their college experience was like to how they chose their majors. It was a great experience for our students and a perfect opportunity to talk with college students.

New York School for the Deaf May 28, 2013

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Fanwood Deaf Club On Friday, June 7th, 2103 we will be hosting the final Deaf Club of the year! We will enjoy an “End Of Year” BBQ followed by a softball game. The last softball game was a big hit…so you don’t want to miss it! It would be so great to have more staff involved in the last Deaf Club of the school year.

Fanwood Deaf Club is June 7th at 6:30 pm….hope to see you all there!

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Kate Strouse Ro Zanfardino Paul Ditimi


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SPRING 2012 THE LOREM IPSUMS New York School for the Deaf May 20, 2013

STAFF NIGHT OUT Due to the Prom on May 31st, Staff Night Out is canceled

this month. Thanks and see you in the fall : )

Positive, Behavioral Interventions and Support-‐PBIS

On May 15th, all educational staff members met in the Auditorium for PBIS training. Positive, Behavioral Interventions and Supports helps to create a Proactive School Wide Discipline Plan which will be the framework for designing and implementing proactive and preventive interventions. PBIS involves six components: 1. Select Expectations and define rules 2. Teach behavior and routines 3. Actively monitor behavior 4. Acknowledge appropriate behavior 5. Review data 6. Correct Behavioral errors. This supplements our current discipline plan with teaching social skills lessons. There is also a focus on being positive and acknowledging positive behaviors. This plan looks at behavior in various school settings, including: classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, arrival/ dismissal, cafeteria, etc. This year, a Fanwood core team of six staff members received training at PNWBOCES on 4 different occasions. Now we have a team of ten staff members to work on implementing this program. The meeting on Wednesday, May 15th focused on designing two expectations for students in the cafeteria and hallways. Robert March, Ph. D, Director of Successful Schools. Inc. www. successfulschools.org

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Defensive Driving Class Liberty Mutual is coming on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 9am-‐3pm to provide a defensive driving course. In order to receive

the car insurance discount, you must stay for the entire class.

-‐ The cost is $28 per person (a discounted rate) -‐ Please make your check out to "Empire Safety Council" and bring it to the HR office.

-‐ We must have a minimum of 25 people and a maximum of 40.

IMPORTANT: You will not be added to the list until I receive your check.

If you are interested, please send me an email as soon as possible. Thank you!

Human Resources Updates

Employment Opportunity Open House New York School for the Deaf (Fanwood) is excited to announce our second annual Employment Opportunity Open House!

We are always looking for great applicants for a multitude of positions within Deaf Education.

When: June 3, 2013 Time: 11am -‐ 2pm

Where: Small gym located in Currier Hall.

If someone you know would be interested in employment at the New York School for the Deaf, please have them join us for our employment opportunity open house.

HR Chat The next HR Chat will be on Tuesday, June 4th! As a reminder, these sessions are optional, but I encourage anyone interested in the topic to join in.

For this session, we will invite special guest, Hakim Brown, Payroll/Benefits Coordinator to discuss: Benefits -‐ Medical, Dental and Optional Benefits

In order to make it accessible to everyone, there will be two session start times: 2:45pm for 10 month staff members and 3:30pm for 11 and 12 month staff members. We will meet in the Board Room.

Hope to see you there!


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ACCREDITATION REMINDERS

As you know we are wrapping up our team accreditation work and are coming close to our Presentation Day! Please know how much I appreciate your participation and hard work to make Fanwood a place where students succeed. The accreditation process is never easy, but it is so valuable to the future of our school.

IMPORTANT DATES May 29, 2013 1. TEAM PRESENTATIONS

(Please note: only Fanwood staff members will be in attendance.) 2. Last day to submit FINAL CHART to your team's FIRST CLASS

ACCREDITATION FOLDER

June 2013 NYSD's BOARD will review all accreditation work & prioritize goals for the strategic plan July 2013 Dr. Dickinson will submit final accreditation & strategic plan to CEASD & MIDDLE STATES November 17-‐20 2013 OUTSIDE ACCREDITATION TEAM will visit Fanwood!

Professional Development Schedule (Also Posted in First Class)

May 29: Accreditation Presentations (Full Staff)

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Knitting Club at NYSD Our Knitting Club has been a big hit! Please feel free to join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, May 28th.

Details: Place: Parent Room in Peet Hall. Time: 2:45-‐ 4:45 All are welcome to join. Extra needles, yarn and patterns will be available. Come when you can, leave when you must. We end our workdays at different times, so join us when you are available! With questions, please email Marla Rachlin at: [email protected] Any and all ideas are welcome!

Future Knitting Club Meeting Dates: Tuesday, June 11

FANWOOD HELPING HANDS Email us at: Helping Hands Project [email protected] Feel overwhelmed? Have too much to do? Need some help?

The Functional Academic students want to help make your work load lighter! We are able to help with a variety of tasks including:

~laminating, cutting, collating ~Prep work for bulletin boards ~moving items from room to room ~help carry items from your car ~help rearrange furniture ~deliver packages from the front desk ...and much, much more!!!! Please think of using Helping Hands! We are very helpful! When you need our help, just email us as soon as possible. The more time we have, the more helpful we can be.

We appreciate your support!


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Looking For a Suitable Home for a Deaf Labrador Retriever Puppy

Recently, we received a message from a breeder of champion Labrador puppies. She has asked Fanwood to share her message with the community. If you are interested in adopting this puppy, or know of someone interested, feel free to contact her directly. Her contact information is included below. I am a breeder of champion Labrador Retrievers, living here in Westchester. I breed infrequently, and only when I want to continue a bloodline of a dog that typifies all the wonderful

qualities of this fantastic breed. In my most recent litter, born 8 weeks ago, I have a deaf puppy. She was diagnosed at 4 weeks using a BAER test (brainstem auditory evoked response) performed by a leading veterinary neurologist. He confirmed what I knew, she is completely deaf, healthy, normal and happy. Conventional wisdom, in the past, has dictated that these puppies be euthanized. However, there has been much advancement in training deaf puppies and dogs. After much soul-‐searching, I have decided to keep this little girl for a couple of months and start her initial training which will involve hand signals and the use of a vibrating collar. It occurred to me that if I could find a suitable home where the family is not dependent on auditory communication but rather visual communication and sign language, the puppy could really thrive. She is a delightful puppy, the daughter of two Grand Champions who have all their health clearances and were bred for their outstanding temperaments. The mother lives here with me in Scarsdale and is a delight to live with. I thought perhaps you might have some thoughts on this idea. If you do, please feel free to get in touch. I can best be reached by cell phone: 914-‐522-‐9751 or via email. If you would like to see my website, you can go to: www.ridgecrestlabradors.com Thank you for your time, Betsy Broyd

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OOPS! As with most things in life…sometimes this newsletter is not perfect. If you see a mistake….please let us know. Always feel free to contact Alli Gorey at [email protected] with your thoughts, ideas suggestions and CLARIFICATIONS : )


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