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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS School WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27, 1995 10 wins Kanab Elementary Homemakers of America Future Long Valley The Long Valley Future would open the door and listen. Homemakers ofAmerica chap- Despite the freezing toes they ter certainly brightened this all had a tjolly good time. The month of December is a Christmas holiday for many Orderville residents. On special one, deserving a special Wednesday FHA officers and member of the month. Julie members braved the near- Skougaard happens to be that freezing temperatures and rain member. Julie has been a memand went Their beau- ber of the Long Valley chapter of tiful voices pierced the cold air, Future Homemakers ofAmerica and warmed the hearts of all for five years, and currently Vice President As head parliamentarian she led her team to win a gold medal at the Na- tional Convention held in Washington D.C. When asked her reason for running for a state office, Julie replied, FHA has given me so many opportunities for learning, growth and leadership that I wanted to give something back. who heard them. While sing- serves as the Utah State SecreJulie is the daughter of Dave ing they also delivered a bas- tary. She has also served as the and Teresa Skougaard ofDuck ket full of fruit to those who chapters Parliamentarian and Creek. i Freston Inclusion Award Members of the Kanab El- awarded by the Utah State Office of Education and the Utah Association for Retarded Citizens First Annual Janet Freston Inclusion Award. Kanab Elementary was selected for this award ahead of hundreds of schools in the state. Kanab Elementary Schools selection for this award was based ementary School staff recently attended the third annual Utah State Conference on Inclusion in Salt Lake City, Utah. This conference addressed issues and effective practices relating to the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education classes and activities with their peers. upon their excellent implemenWhile at this conference, Kanab tation of appropriate and effecElementary and its staff were tive inclusionary programs and practices. For many years, special edunon-disabl- ed cation services at Kanab Elementary were provided in a Fr . : jr t . Tho prosegregated, pullout-typ- e where students were regram quired to come to a separate room from their regular education classroom and peers. In this room, the special education staff would provide them with those special education services that were outlined in the students Individual Education Plan. Through the years implement- IT ing a program such as this, what the staff discovered was that From CELLULAR! J . W- those students involved were missing out on participating in many critical academic, as well as social activities that are critical for the development ofa A well-round- TeleTAC 2000 individual. Due to this foresight, Kanab Elementary became involved with the State Office of Educations Utah Project for Inclusion. For the past three years the UPI staff has protechnical assivided stance through school-wid- e inservices and classroom consultation to train KES staff in the appropriate methods, practices and programs to effectively provide educational services to All students in an age approand inpriate, clusive setting. Students with on-goi- Power Pah Series ng d, non-segregate- disabilities are discovering more school-wid- e ed non-disabl- Ask about our FREE Second Phone and activation offer... And your first payment isn't until February! only at... 674-555- 5 644-242- 4 CEDAR CITY 865-010- 1 DELTA 864-252- 5 ed ceptance of individual differences, empathy and service to others. Kanab Elementary and its staff received this award for outstanding recognition because of commitment to an attitude of community and their promise and belief that providing an education to all includes the prevailing philosophy that All means All. Congratulations to you all for receiving this award. a school-wid- e CELLULAR KANAB acceptance by, and involvement with, their peers. In turn, those peers are learning a great lesson in ac- non-disabl- ST. GEORGE ed RICHFIELD 896-940- 0 Some restrictions may apply Activation required The Southern Utah News would like to congratulate the teachers and staff of Kanab El- ementary School on this outstanding award and their commitment to educating all |