[Mesppsdir] FW: Request to forward an opportunity to your correctional education teachers or VR Pre-ETS providers

Wed Aug 2 10:33:06 EDT 2023

Good Morning SPPS and Gould School Directors,

Please find information below from OSSIE's Transition Specialist, Titus O'Rourke

Best,
Sarah
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Sarah Ferguson, MS SpEd
Education Specialist III - State Agency Programs Team
Office of Special Services & Inclusive Education
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Email: sarah.ferguson at maine.gov<mailto:sarah.ferguson at maine.gov>
Phone: 207-592-6498
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From: ORourke, Titus <Titus.ORourke at maine.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 9:55 AM
To: Adley, Mary <Mary.Adley at maine.gov>; Ferguson, Sarah <Sarah.Ferguson at maine.gov>
Cc: Byras, Leora <Leora.Byras at maine.gov>
Subject: FW: Request to forward an opportunity to your correctional education teachers or VR Pre-ETS providers

Good morning, My Dream Team Colleagues,

Please see below request for support from our colleagues at the University of Oregon. They need feedback on an employability social skill curriculum specifically designed for justice-involved youth from:

  1.  correctional education teachers, and
  2.  VR Pre ETS counselors.

And they are offering $50 gift cards for their efforts.

So my ask: Could you forward their request to our SPPS schools/teachers and ask for their feedback before the deadline, August 15th, 2023.

Curriculum details

The Ready for Wages Curriculum: The Ready to Wages is a 14 activity-based lesson curriculum to develop the employability social skills of youth involved in juvenile services. It provides hands-on scenarios, role-plays and activities to practices these skills.

Use this QR code to sign up to participate. You will receive a consent form and then access to the Ready for Wages curriculum teacher training platform.

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Link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tBSkhXnXS5kVO6

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Titus O'Rourke, M. Ed.
Transition Specialist
Special Projects for Inclusion Team
Office of Special Services & Inclusive Education
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Email: titus.orourke at maine.gov<mailto:titus.orourke at maine.gov>
Phone: 207-215-6303
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Transition Planning Resources: https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/specialed/transition
Professional Learning Page:  https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/specialed/pl/transitionplanning
Register for a Power Hour: Transition Planning Resources: https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/specialed/transition/powerhour

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From: Deanne Unruh <dkunruh at uoregon.edu<mailto:dkunruh at uoregon.edu>>
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 4:48 PM
To: Deanne Unruh <dkunruh at uoregon.edu<mailto:dkunruh at uoregon.edu>>
Cc: Kyle Reardon <kreardon at uoregon.edu<mailto:kreardon at uoregon.edu>>
Subject: Request to forward an opportunity to your correctional education teachers or VR Pre-ETS providers

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Hi all: The University of Oregon is recruiting correctional education teachers and VR PreETS providers who work with justice involved youth to provide feedback on a training platform to learn how to teach an employability social skill curriculum specifically designed for justice-involved youth.  You are receiving this email as you are the state transition related contact for special education or vocational rehabilitation.  A flyer is also attached that can be forwarded also.

Thank you for helping us gain feedback on this training platform before we begin disseminating the curriculum.

Below is text that could be forwarded to your correctional education teachers and VR PreETS providers.

You are invited to provide feedback on a teacher training platform for an Employability Social Skill Curriculum. The purpose of the training platform is helping teachers and or VR Pre-ETS providers to learn about how to implement the curriculum. For completing this feedback evaluation, you can receive $50 gift card as a thank you for your efforts. The deadline for completing the feedback review is August 15th, 2023.

The Ready for Wages Curriculum: The Ready to Wages is a 14 activity-based lesson curriculum to develop the employability social skills of youth involved in juvenile services. It provides hands-on scenarios, role-plays and activities to practices these skills.

Use this QR code to sign up to participate. You will receive a consent form and then access to the Ready for Wages curriculum teacher training platform.
Link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tBSkhXnXS5kVO6
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Deanne Unruh, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Director, Secondary Special Education & Transition
Co-Director, NTACT: the Collaborative
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