NOTE: THIS MESSAGE IS BEING DELIVERED TO THE VT-APSE LISTSERV. IF YOU REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE YOUR RESPONSE WILL GO OUT TO THE ENTIRE VT-APSE LISTSERV. To unsubscribe: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/programs/vtapse/listserv.html ************************** Hello, Just a reminder about nominations for the VERMONT APSE RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, April 13, 2004. The Vermont APSE conference will take place on May 5, 2004 at the Killington Grand Hotel. If you want a room for the night before you need to call 1-800-343-0762 for the Vermont APSE room block. The rate is $95. *************************** Vermont APSE Conference: Sowing the Seeds of Creativity: Using Multiple Intelligence Theory for On-the-Job Success http://www.uvm.edu/%7Ecdci/programs/vtapse/apseconf.html VERMONT APSE RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE We are seeking nominations for our Vermont APSE Recognition Ceremony which will occur at our conference May 5, 2004. We know excellent work is being done in Supported Employment and Transition in the State of Vermont and we want to hear about it! Please take some time and nominate whom you feel exemplifies excellence! As criteria for recognition of excellence, a committee will use the APSE Supported Employment Quality Indicators. This full document can be accessed at http://www.apse.org/ Note: The actual recognition ceremony or activities may vary from year to year based on the theme of the conference and the number of nominations received. *Please be specific as to WHY you are nominating someone and how it relates to the following: Categories: EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP: EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE This category is to recognize excellent partnerships between the employer and employee in which; A) the employer has demonstrated outstanding achievements in promoting supported employment, making accommodations, and fully including people with disabilities in their place of work, and B) the employee has gained meaningful work through supported employment, who has contributed substantially to her/his employer's enterprise, and who has achieved a more empowered lifestyle as a result. PROFESSIONAL STAFF OR ADVOCATE This category is to recognize highly effective professionals who demonstrate trustworthiness, respectfulness, supportiveness, and innovation in their interactions with supported employees, as well as with the employee's friends, family members and employers. PROGRAM/TEAM This category is to recognize a program or team that demonstrates innovation, imagination, exemplary performance and best practice in supported employment. ************************************************************** Please use the attached nomination form and return to the Vermont APSE Conference Committee by Tuesday, April 13, 2004. You can e-mail to: [log in to unmask] PLEASE, Do NOT reply to this listserv. or Mail to: Kara Artus Transition II, Inc. 346 Shelburne Road Burlington, VT 05401 Vermont APSE Nomination Form (Use additional paper if needed) -EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP: EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE (Please include business name, location/town, and name of person at business for employer nominee.) Employer: _____________________________________________________________________ Employee: ____________________________________________________________________ Why? -PROFESSIONAL STAFF OR ADVOCATE (Please include town of residence of professional or advocate) Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Why? -PROGRAM/TEAM (Please include the town/location of program or team) Name:________________________________________________________________________ Why? Transition II, Inc. 346 Shelburne Road Burlington, VT 05401 Phone (802) 846-7281 Fax (802) 846-7282 [log in to unmask]