AMusicalEvening

AMusicalEvening
Harmony Café
7-9 in the Evening
Tickets $10.00
Include:
Wonderful Music,
endless coffee from
SOUTHERN BEAN,
Delicious Desserts
Tea & & Water!
Harmony Café
St. Andrews by
the Sea
Nags Head
Call Angelo at
202.1190
for info
Friday
July 10th
July 10
Jim Kelly
August 14
Angelo
Baum
Center
September
11
St Andrews
October 9
St Andrews
November 13
TBA
December 11
TBA
Jim Kelly
Will sing songs
from his newest
album
"Here I am Lord"
and other
favorites

House representatives want to close blind school

Proposal in House Budget that Will Close the Governor Morehead School

CAAC Members:

Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for DHHS proposed a Special
Provision that would end up closing the Governor Morehead School in Raleigh
and distributing its students between the deaf schools in Wilson and
Morganton.

I am inserting the wording of this proposal below and attaching it so
everyone can see what they say. It has always been my goal to try and keep
folks informed of how this process works.

The House Appropriations Committee will have to vote this into the House
version of the budget and then the House will have to vote on the whole
budget. Since the House and Senate versions of the budget will not match,
they will then have a Conference Committee to work out the differences.

We will be calling for action very soon so Stay tuned! Our next step will
be to bombard the House Appropriations Committee over how we feel about this
matter.

Gary Ray

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Session 2009
DRAFT SPECIAL PROVISION 2009-DHHS-H29
Department of Health and Human Services
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Requested by: Representative

OFFICE OF EDUCATION SERVICES/FUNDS TRANSFER AND CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.

SECTION 10.57B.(a)
There is transferred from the Office of Education Services
Trust Fund, Budget Code 66424, the sum of one hundred seventy-five thousand
three hundred twenty-one dollars ($175,321) to the Office of Education
Services General Fund, Budget Code 14424. These funds shall be used to
support the operations of the North Carolina School for the Deaf at
Morganton, Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf at Wilson, and
Governor Morehead School for the Blind. Donations and bequests to these
schools shall be used in
accordance with their designated purpose.

SECTION 10.57B.(b) The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Education Services (OES). shall not enroll new students at the Governor
Morehead School for the Blind during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school
years. During these years, the Office of Education Services shall allow the
census to decline and prepare to close the Governor Morehead School for the
Blind.

SECTION 10.57B.(c) OES shall develop a plan for the consolidation of the
Governor Morehead School for the Blind (GMS) at the existing campuses of the
North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton (NCSD) and the Eastern North
Carolina School for the Deaf at Wilson (ENCSD). Within the GMs consolidation
plan, OES shall accomplish all of
the following:
(1) Determine the number of current students enrolled at GMS that
would
require continued residential instruction, and the number of students that
could be more appropriately served within their area local education
agencies (LEAs).
(2) Require GMS school staff to work in conjunction with LEAs and
others to
revise individualized educational plans for each student, as needed, and
prepare a transition plan for every student.
(3) Collaborate with the Department of Public Instruction and affected
LEAs to identify additional LEA resource requirements to appropriately
educate
transitioning GMS students.
(4) Prepare a budget for the consolidated residential schools for
students who are deaf, blind, or deaf-blind, which itemizes instructional,
residential, and
other personnel requirements, operating requirements, and
physical
improvements to the campuses.
(5) Provide a specific timeline for the closure and transitioning of
students
currently enrolled at GMS.
(6) Identify alternative instructional and operational models to
improve the
quality of instruction at the consolidated residential schools, and to
improve
the capacities of LEAs to educate students who are deaf, blind, or
deaf-blind.

Not later than May 1, 2010, OES shall report on each of the required
components of the consolidation plan set forth in subdivisions (1) through
(6) of this subsection to the House of Representatives Appropriations
Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal
Research Division.

Modified 6/4/09 1:37 PM " Page 65

Meeting on Respite Care

Meeting on Respite Care
North Carolina Respite Coalition Meeting on Monday June 8, 11am - 2
pm. At Spring Arbor in Kill Devil Hills. Gustave Smith, Executive Director
of Wesley House in Elizabeth City will discuss services in their program.
Wesley House provides lodging and support for patients and their families
who are receiving care from area medical facilities. We look forward to
hearing about this unique type of respite.

Come and learn more about the exciting announcement regarding Life
Span funding to the NCRCC membership. We are celebrating the first National
funding for this service. The Agency on Aging released the program
announcement today for Lifespan Respite grants. 10-15 grants will be
awarded with funding awards up to $200,000 for 36 months.

Lunch will be provided and there is no charge but registration is
required please call Gail Sonnesso at 252.480.3354 to register.

Having Trouble with Your Vision?

 

       Every seven minutes, someone in America will permanently lose their eyesight. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, there are already ten million Americans who have problems seeing, and the number is growing at an alarming rate ... among older people it is expected to more than double by the year 2030.

 

       If you are having trouble seeing, call the North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind to learn more about services available to you. Remember that blindness can affect every one of us.

 

Contact Information:

Angelo Sonnesso, Social Worker for the Blind

Pasquotank Department of Social Services

252-338-2126

cell: (252) 202-1190

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----- Original Message -----

From: Gail E Sonnesso

To: 'Rosemary Fielder'

Cc: AngeloMusic ; 'Nancy Proctor' ; Valspeak@aol.com ; 'Arlene Price' ; 'Gary Clark'

Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:37 AM

Subject: Poster JJUST PLAYN DIXIELANDJUNE 12 St Andrews by the sea.pdf - Adobe Reader

Please join us for Harmony Café

Please invite and Share this event with your friends.

My best,

 

Gail E Sonnesso M.S.

Executive Director

GEM Adult Day Services Inc.

Where group Respite is therapeutic for both our participants, and their families.

(252) 480-3354

http://www.gemdayservices.org