Thank you to Heather Martens aka the "Blind Barista" from Topeka who took time to visit @KansasBlind students' "Brailled Bean" Coffee Operation this part week. Inspiring and motivational!
@KansasBlind Harding said some challenges the school is seeing are:
-Better inform parents of skills & services/programs.
-Vision teacher shortages.
-Indirect/consult services vs. direct services.
-Better coordination for statewide vision services.
-Accessibility of state assessments.
Harding talked about the Make48 competition, a collaborative inventor challenge.
KSDE attended a Make48 competition that @KansasBlind hosted in June of this year. Click here to read more:
https://t.co/kBRa3lz6HC
.@JonCHarding, superintendent of @KansasBlind, is providing updates to the State Board.
The Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB) serves more than 800 children and youth and has 50 students enrolled on campus. KSSB also provides services to 100 school districts.
@kansasblind has been recognized as the recipient of the @TEALSProgram Founder's Award. We are humbled and thrilled. Thank you to @drallisonhart and @TEALSJeffery Your volunteers do amazing, difference-making work! https://t.co/NdxoxHxJOm
Huge thank you to Jacob McGowan @Musselman_Hall for shepherding @KansasBlind track renewal project from start to finish. Students will begin using this next week. One of the prettiest properties in all of @ksgovernment just got better.
Thank you to Hisae Miyauchi, Associate professor @UofTsukuba and Erika Matsuda, PhD candidate @UofTsukuba for visiting @KansasBlind this week and sharing perspectives on #inclusion and Schools for the Blind in the U.S., Japan, and other countries.
Thank you to @BrailleInst for hosting the Council of Schools and Services for the Blind board this week! We loved meeting your staff and learning about your programs and people!
@KansasBlind end of Extended School Year. Thank you to all who made this three week, skill-building experience possible. We are proud of all these students accomplished!