[Nfbc-info] Fwd: [Yodisabledproud] Student Commissioner Vacancy on the California Advisory Commission on Special Education

Darian Smith dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Wed Mar 9 20:16:39 UTC 2011


For your information, sounds like an amazing oppertunity for  some of
our blind  youth. Let's see if we can support a  voice directly
representing the state of things as a blind student in k - 12,  and
support the development of our young future leaders!
  Regards,
  Darian

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Teresa Favuzzi <teresa at cfilc.org>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:57:07 -0800
Subject: [Yodisabledproud] Student Commissioner Vacancy on the
California Advisory Commission on Special Education
To: "yodisabledproud at cftalk.org" <yodisabledproud at cftalk.org>,
"youthleadership at cftalk.org" <youthleadership at cftalk.org>



Date:               March 9, 2011

Subject:         Information Sharing from the State Director of the
Special Education Division

Applications are now being accepted for the position of Student
Commissioner on the California Advisory Commission on Special
Education (ACSE), for the term of July 1, 2011-June 30, 2013. The ACSE
is an advisory body providing recommendations and advice to the State
Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the
Legislature, and the Governor in new or continuing areas of research
and program development and evaluation in California special
education. Visit the California Department of Education, ACSE Web page
at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/acse.asp for more information.


Applicants must currently be enrolled in a K-12 curriculum and
receiving special education and/or related services. Student
commissioners must be able to participate in up to six 2-day meetings
annually held in Sacramento, California, requiring an overnight stay.
Reasonable accommodations are available.  Student commissioners serve
without compensation, although actual and necessary expenses,
including travel expenses, are reimbursable.



Applications from students of all ages are encouraged to apply,
especially those with leadership training including alumni of the
California Youth Leadership Forum. To apply for the Student
Commissioner vacancy, submit a letter of interest, resume, and letter
of recommendation no later than May 1, 2011, to the attention of
Kathleen Smith, Staff Liaison, Advisory Commission on Special
Education, as follows:

By mail: 1430 N Street, Suite 2401, Sacramento, CA 95814
By fax: 916-327-3706
Electronically: kasmith at cde.ca.gov<mailto:kasmith at cde.ca.gov>




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