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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here are the May parent division meeting notes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Ellen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>May Parent Division Meeting Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Call to order:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The May parent division meeting was called to order on May 21, at 6:06 P.M. The people who were in attendance were Youme Nguyen Ly, Hai Nguyen Ly, Stephanie Valdes, Dana Lynn Stockwood, Jen Bose, and Ellen Bartelt. Stephanie led everyone in the NFB pledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Secretary Report:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The secretary’s report was table for the May meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Convention:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Mass has one student who is a scholarship finalist for this years national convention. The dates for national convention are July 3-8 in Austin Texas. The main hotel has filled up, but there are overflow hotels. You can register to attend convention online if you cannot attend in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Flyer:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jen and Youme have been working on a flyer to send out to families. They are trying to find the programs that the national parent division does every year. Stephanie said she will look through her emails for a list of programs from national. There was also discussion about having IEP services on the flyer. Ellen and Stephanie are trained on the IEP laws in Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Legislation:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Stephanie said the day at the state capital is June 25. The parent bill in Mass has hit a dead end for right now. We plan to invite Kyra to the next parent meeting to help the division with ideas to move forward with a parent bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Meet the Blind Month:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Youme has talked to her local library about having a read aloud with families. There was also discussion about having a read aloud in the Boston area. Youme also brought up the idea of having a cane walk during Meet the Blind Month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Meeting Ending:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The meeting ended at 7:06 P.M. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>