Jerry Christensen welcomed the group also. He thanked those who brought canned goods for the Utah Food Bank. He said that people could also give money for the food bank if they didnât bring food. (Food was delivered after the meeting along with $36.00 in donations.)

Jerry went over the items in the folder. He reminded everyone that if they have any items to post to the CSPD calendar, please let the ULRC know.

Davalee Miller reminded everyone of the Mentor Conference on January 13-14, 2000. You can still register and additional information is available online (www.urlc.org). Davalee encouraged everyone to come and join us for the conference.

Michael Herbert announced a new workshop which has been added to the ULRC catalog on assessment issues for cultural diversity and limited English proficiency children.

Jim Curtice announced that there is no issue of the Special Educator this month, but that the January issue will be on behavioral strategies and interventions. If anyone would like to submit an article, please let the ULRC know. The February issue will be on academic interventions. The ULRC is looking for suggestions on improving the Special Educator. Any ideas would be welcome.

Jennie Gibson introduced Christine Balderas, who does the Parent Center newsletter. She is assigned to eastern Utah and works with Salt Lake and Murray districts. Jennie encouraged people from the central area of the state to ask for workshops. They are also looking for parents to be on a state level advisory board. If anyone has someone in mind, let the UPC know. Parent conference is on April 28-29, 2000. Pre-registration will begin in January. A new parent handbook will be off the press next week on IDEA.

Bruce Schroeder facilitated the following updates:

Nan Gray thanked everyone for their support of the recent cross trainings. They were well attended and the response was good. The next state roundtable for transition is February 10, 2000. The issue surrounding graduation and diplomas will be discussed. The statewide Transition Conference will be March 8-9, 2000. Dr. Mickey Wircenski will be the keynote along with Billy Mills. She said they are still looking for crackerbarrel sessions for that conference.

Dale Sheld announced the Assistive Technology Conference is Feb 10-11, 2000. The registration for this conference will be handed out through UAAACT. There will only be 300 attendees to this conference.

University of Utah: Marshall Welch stated that they are re-instigating their undergraduate program next fall. The Department Advisory Committee (DAC) has been formed and will meet twice a year to help improve their programs. This is a means to reach out to the community and help them improve programs. Dave Sperry is the new Dean of the College of Education. General Education is being re-evaluated and working toward having a common core of knowledge for all teachers. Graduate school of education is sponsoring a week-long institute on reading starting June 19, 2000. Cecil Mercer will be the keynote speaker. Utah State has been working on a survey on teacher attrition and the results are helpful. University of Utah is in partnership with SIGNAL to use those results to help make decisions at the teacher education level. TEDD (Teacher Education Development Division of CEC) is working to involve people in this area. Next yearâs conference will be in Las Vegas, so Utah educators will have an opportunity to input information.

Peggy Milligan put in a plug for CEC. She encouraged everyone to join CEC and urged current members to participate in their respective areas. She said they need new ideas and added enthusiasm.

Jerry talked about the Utah jobs link. It is linked to resources nationwide. He indicated utaheducationjobs.org is a link on the International Division for Early Childhood Education web page.

Special Entertainment was provided by the Copper Hills High School Madrigals under the direction of Don Findlay. Their presentation was delightful and very entertaining.

Ted Kelly was in charge of the Christmas games and everyone had a good time with the activity.

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

Dave Adamson
Vicki Ahlstrom
Natalie Allen
Morgan Anderson
Deb Andrews
Christine Balderas
Joyce Barnes
Clint Barney
Kathryn Broughton
Dawnne Casey
Nancy Casillas
Jerry Christensen
Jim Curtice
Peggy Fratto
Jennie Gibson
Barbara Graves
Nan Gray
Allen Gurney
Ken Hennefer
Michael Herbert
Steve Hirase
Cheryl Hostetter
Nancy Jones
Danelle Keith
Ted Kelly
Anna LeFevre
Frankie McCandless
Karen Medlin
Ann Miller
Davalee Miller
Peggy Milligan
Dan Morgan
Susan Ord
Judy Parmelee
Antoine Powell
Ken Reavis
Ginger Rhode
Bruce Schroeder
Dale Sheld
Cheryl Smith
Dorothy Smith
Tracy Stewart
Donna Suter
Mae Taylor
Mary Vaughan
Marshall Welch