7/24/2019 Dare to Dream in 2016
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2016 Dare to Dream Leadership Conferences
for High School Special Education Students
HOLD THE DATE
The New Jersey Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs is sponsoringregional Dare
to Dream Student Leadership conferences that highlight strategies
and
information to prepare high school students with disabilities
for college and career readiness
Each conference features !eynote presentations from accomplished
students and young adults
with disabilities who ha"e demonstrated e#emplary self$ad"ocacy
and leadership s!ills
%dditionally, the conference program includes a "ariety of
concurrent wor!shop sessions that
pro"ide conference attendees opportunities to gain insight into
the transition from school to
adult life process The conference gi"es students the opportunity
to participate in wor!shops
led by their peers on topics such as& self$disco"ery,
student self$ad"ocacy, learning styles,
de"eloping a career path and understanding your rights and
responsibilities in college Dare to
Dream has long been a positi"e and empowering e#perience for
thousands of New Jersey's
students
Priority registration is gi"en to districts that ha"e students
presenting a brea!out session
musical performance or !eynote presentation Parents of student
presenters are welcome to
attend Please use the ad"anced notice of the conference dates to
arrange transportation, select
a topic and prepare a presentation (ontact )ob *augh "ia email
+oberthaughdoestaten-us
if you need resource materials for de"eloping a brea!out session
or ha"e any other .uestions
There is no charge for the conference/ a continental brea!fast,
lunch and conference materials
will be pro"ided to all participants Please carefully select
students that will benefit from theconference e#perience
Professional staff from your district must accompany students to
the
conference in sufficient numbers to ensure ade.uate super"ision
of your students throughout the
day The conference locations and dates are as follows&
(oncordia Learning (enter 0Jersey (ity1 %pril 22, 2345
6ercer (ounty (ollege %pril 27, 2345
Stoc!ton 8ni"ersity 6ay 7, 2345
6iddlese# (ounty (ollege 6ay 42, 2345
+aritan 9alley (ommunity (ollege 6ay 23, 2345
:illiam Paterson, Passaic (ounty 6ay 2;, 2345
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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