Fw: Great Announcement for the Coalition

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Great Announcement for the Coalition

Hello everyone,

I would like to formally announce the Executive Committee for the newly

incorporated PA Education For All Coalition:

President Diane

Vice President Ben Moueddene

Membership Chair Creegan

Membership Co-chair Tesler

Treasurer Colleen Tomko

Secretary Holland

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We also have a burg Chapter Leader, Tesler. She can be reached at

. has started this chapter and is looking for more

participation. Call if you are interested in attending or participating in

this chapter.

We are seeking to fill more positions on the Board. The Membership Chair,

Trish Creegan developed the attached nomination form. We would like to start

receiving nominations as soon as possible. Please fill out the form and return

to me by

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2005.

Anyone from across Pennsylvania can be nominated. Our grant we received from

the PA Developmental Disabilities Council will enable us to start chapters

across the state and provide training and technical assistance to promote

education for ALL students of all backgrounds and abilities.

If you have any problems accessing the attached form, please e-mail me or call

me.

We look forward to reviving and expanding the PA Education for All Coalition!

Congratulations to all who have accepted their new positions.

Diane

******************* The Education for All Coalition is a partnership of parents,

educators, related professionals and others who believe that children of all

backgrounds and abilities should be successfully educated together in their

neighborhood schools within the general education curriculum. We work together

to promote education that includes all children by providing individual

technical assistance, advocacy and supports to families, assisting institutions

of higher education better prepare teachers to effectively teach all children

and influencing and supporting schools, policymakers, and the community to

effectively implement inclusive practices and policies. *******************

Join the growing list of subscribers to our listserv! To subscribe yourself or

someone else through the World Wide Web (www), point your browser to

http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/education-for-all.html. Select " join or

leave the list " . Then follow the directions on the screen. *Be sure to send a

first e-mail introducing yourself to your fellow subscribers!!

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The Education for All Coalition is funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania

Developmental Disabilities Council. It is a program of the Institute on

Disabilities/UAP at Temple University. The vision of the Institute on

Disabilities is that there will be a society where all people of diverse

cultures and abilities are included, recognizing that we are all interdependent

and bring gifts and talents. You can visit our web site at

http://www.temple.edu/inst_disabilities.