Upcoming Extracurricular and ECC Events

 Here is a look at the upcoming events from USB:
  • The Utah Deafblind Project will be hosting their annual Statewide Conference on November 8, 2024, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Salt Lake City. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Susan Bruce and her training on literacy and self determination for students who are deafblind.
  • Statewide TVI SUMMIT – YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!
    •  Registration CLOSING SOON! – November 9, 2024
      • In addition to a keynote presentation from Glenna Wright-Gallo (assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services [OSERS] and former Utah State Special Education Director),
      • Dr. Sean Tikkun (from the North Carolina Central University) will be presenting strategies that can be used to better integrate and support the use of Assistive/Access Technology.
      • Erika Andersen-Ko (Low Vision Beyond the Clinic) will be presenting strategies that can be used to support students in managing vision-specific stress. 
      • Saturday, November 9, 2024
      • Stipends will be made available through USBE for attendees who participate in the entire summit.
  • LUMINARIA – November 13 OR November 20, 2024
    • This year USB is pleased to be able to host TWO nights at Thanksgiving Point’s Luminaria for students and their immediate families. Please distribute these Luminaria Flyers to your students and families. Registration will open for tickets on Saturday, November 2 at 10:00 am and will be required for this event – Additional Accessible flyers found here
  • Extracurricular Travel Programs Update:
    • Please join us for an advocacy trip to WASHINGTON D.C. March 17 – 21, 2025!
      • Activities include:
        • Visiting the Nation’s Capital
        • Gaining greater mobility independence
        • Visiting the Smithsonian Museums and The International Spy Museum
      • This is a fully sponsored event for students in 9th – 12th grades.
      • Registration is now open! Application Deadline is December 6th
      • Check out the Flier for distribution along with a screen reader version. 
      • For more information, please contact:
        • Candace George: candaceg@usdb.org or
        • Jillian Phillips: jillianp@usdb.org 
  • Assistive Technology Updates:
    • The Spring 2025 PD courses are now open for registration!
    • Registration is NOW OPEN and closes December 15, 2024 – Classes will begin in January
    • Planned AT/ALMC Shop Shut Down
      • The AT Department will be putting a freeze on incoming orders from December 9th – December 27th
      • The team has been busier than ever and this time will help us take inventory, plan purchasing and prepare for the second half of the school year. 
      • Request forms will remain OPEN but response times will be delayed. Please plan accordingly.
  • Expanded Core Services Updates – see our website for all of our activities: Expanded Core Services Website
  • The Utah Braille Challenge Committee is looking for volunteers to help plan the 2025 event. Utah’s Braille Challenge will be held on March 7th, 2025 and we are going to start meeting once a month beginning at the end of October. Meeting via zoom is an option. Please contact Amy Young in USIMAC for more information-  amyy@usdb.org or 801-629-4783.

 

  • The next USBE board meeting as the governing body for USDB will be on Thursday November 7th at 2:00 pm. The agenda, when published, can be found using this link: https://usbe.civicclerk.com/web/Home.aspx (Times are subject to change)
  • For your convenience, all fliers in this email can be found in this TVI Memo Resources  folder along with any past fliers and information.