CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, RIVERSIDE
IONS T C E L F E R PAWSITIVE en ilies, Staff, & Fri m a F r fo on ti a News and Inform FALL EDITION 2009
C S D R at D e a f l y m p i c s ! By Jeff Liu, Instructor CSDR had five athletes representing the U.S. in the world Deaflympics held earlier this year in Taipei. They were Tamijo Foronda, Reagan Anders, Nancy Moore, Jessica Ensign, and Stetson McBirnie. I participated in Deaflympics as an Athletic Trainer for the USA Women ’ s Volleyball team. Tamijo Foronda works as a teacher the ECE department; Reagan Anders works as a teacher in the Physical Education Department; Nancy Moore works as a dormitory counselor and Sports Coordina-
Message from Mal
tor for the Elementary and Middle school athletic program; and Jessica Ensign coaches the Junior Varsity and the Varsity volley-
As we enter into the holiday season, I ’ m
ball teams. Stetson McBirnie transferred to CSDR from Martin
happy to report that the school is on-track with
Luther King High School in Riverside and is taking classes here at
its goals for the school year. We are commit-
CSDR in the morning as he goes to Ramona High School the rest
ted to doing whatever is necessary to make
of the day, where he plays water polo for Ramona High School.
sure these goals are attained.
Deaflympics 2009 was his first international event as a water polo
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Increase Student Achievement and Success
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Develop Professional Learning Committees
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Increase growth in test scores
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Identify essential grade level standards
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Develop post graduation follow-up data
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Increase entry level job readiness skills
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Use data-driven instruction to improve instructional practices
(See Mal, page 2)
player. He is one of the youngest members of the USA Deaf water polo team.
(See Deaflympics, page 2)
Nancy Moore, Reagan Anders, Jeff Liu, Jessica Ensign, & Tamijo Foronda
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