FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
JOHN L. WINN
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
October 11, 2004
M E M O R A N D U M #04-67
TO:
Exceptional Student Education Directors
FROM
: Bambi J. Lockman
SUBJECT:
Council for Exceptional Children Applications
We are pleased to provide you with information about two opportunities through the Council for
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Exceptional Children (CEC): the CEC Internship Program and the YES I CAN! Awards Program.
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The CEC Internship Program for the diversity unit is based at the Headquarters Office in Arlington,
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Virginia. Internship opportunities are available to graduate students and advanced undergraduate
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students. Available opportunities are related to diversity/special populations, public relations, marketing,
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media, communications, research and special education, foundation/fundraising, and development of
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business partnerships. More information on this internship opportunity can be found online at
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http://www.cec.sped.org/nw/CEC_Internship_FormDivYIC.pdf.
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The YES I CAN! Awards Program recognizes the achievements of children and youth with disabilities.
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Nominations for this award are being accepted until December 20, 2004. Information on this program
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can be found online at http://yesican.cec.sped.org/.
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Please take the opportunity to disseminate this information to interested parties in your district.
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Further information regarding these programs can be obtained from Betty Greene-Bryant, Acting Director
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for the YES I CAN! Foundation, at
bettygb@cec.sped.org, or from Sheryl Brainard, Program Specialist,
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at (850)245-0478 or via electronic mail at sheryl.brainard@fldoe.org.
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Thank you.
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BL/sbr
cc:
Student Services Directors
BAMBI J. LOCKMAN
Chief
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org
