Welcome to 20062007 School Year

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Welcome to 2006-2007 School Year!

• Delaware School for the Deaf
• August 21, 2006

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A Little Story

• This is a story about four people named
  Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
• There was an important job to be done and
  Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
• Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
• Everybody though Anybody could do it, but Nobody
  realized that Everybody wouldnt do it.
• It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when
  Nobody did what Anybody could have done!

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Mondays schedule

• 800am-1000am Districts Back to School Event
• 1045am 1130am DSDs Opening
• 1130am 1230pm LUNCH
• 1230pm 200pm DSDs Organizational Meeting
• 200pm 330pm
• Elementary and Secondary Department Meetings
• Residence Hall Set-up

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DSDs Opening Agenda1045am-1130am

• WELCOME
• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• Overview of weeks schedule
• Goals for the week

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Introductions

• Welcome new faces to DSDs team
• Marianne Belsky 3rd Grade Teacher
• Marie Oettel Speech Language Pathologist
• Janine Cashman - Paraprofessional
• Ardena Johnson - Paraprofessional
• Changes
• Claudia Bock Technology Teacher
• Mike Cashman PE/Health Teacher
• Shannon Taylor Middle School Teacher
• Ann Weiford - Interpreter
• Christina Sutton - Secondary
• Susan Gompers Elementary
• Chris Congleton - Secondary

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Icebreaker Activity

• Worksheet
• You only have 10 minutes to complete the
  activity.
• When the light flashes, please turn in your
  worksheet
• We will review it and announce the winner(s)
  after lunch
• Have FUN!

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Schedule for the Week

• Monday, August 21 (800am 330pm)
• CSD Opening Event at GHS 800-1000am
• DSD Welcome Opening in MPR 1030am 1130am
• Lunch on your own 1130am 1230pm
• Organizational Meeting in MPR 1230pm 145pm
• Department Meetings 200pm 330pm
• Tuesday, August 22 (800am 330pm)
• Continental Breakfast 730am 800am
  (Optional)
• Professional Development
• Department/Group/Committee Meetings
• Lunch on your own (please keep it within 1 hour)
• Wednesday, August 23 (800am 330pm)
• Continental Breakfast 730am 800am
  (Optional)
• Professional Development
• Department/Group/Committee Meetings
• Lunch on your own (please keep it within 1 hour)
• Thursday, August 24 (800am 330pm)
• Continental Breakfast 730am 800am
  (Optional)
• Classroom/Residence Hall Set-Up Day

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Goals for the week

• Have your classroom/dorm area ready for students
• Bulletin Boards/Hallways/Common areas
• Student and Curriculum Materials
• Parent Letters/Syllabus need to be pre-approved
  and ready for first day
• Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
• Students first week schedule/activities
• Staff assignments
• Attend and participate in professional
  development activities
• Have a great and productive week!

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Lunch Break and throughout the week

• Staff Sharing
• Please ask each other what they did over the
  summer
• Mike McKibbin/Shannon Taylor/Val Ward went to the
  Netherlands
• Carol Koffenberger-Jones/Todd Harvey went to
  Italy
• Eileen Casey went to Brazil
• Mary Gorman went to Armenia
• Susan Rushing had her baby
• Yvonne and Josh Weinstein got married
• AND MANY MORE!

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Enjoy your lunch break and be back here by
1230pm.