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To apply for this exciting opportunity, please forward <strong>the</strong> information requested below to IDE, <strong>SERC</strong>, 25 IndustrialPark Rd., Middletown, CT 06457-1516. <strong>The</strong> deadline for submission is Thursday, October 10, 2013. For additionalinformation, please contact Nicole M. Vitale, Consultant, <strong>SERC</strong>, at (860) 632-1485, ext. 234, or vitale@ctserc.org.Please provide a cover sheet with <strong>the</strong> followinglogistical information:• Name <strong>of</strong> contact person, phone number, e-mail address and position/role;• Name <strong>of</strong> school/organization and district;• School/organization address and phone number;• Topic or focus area requested;• Anticipated number <strong>of</strong> participants (max 30 students per school/organization);• Potential timelines for activity; and• Name, title, and signature <strong>of</strong> buildingadministrator authorized to apply for resources on behalf <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> school district.Please attach to <strong>the</strong> cover sheet a brief response to <strong>the</strong> following questions:1. What is your school/organization’s youth program currently doing to address leadership, equity,diversity, and o<strong>the</strong>r social justice issues?2. What is your school/organization hoping to achieve by participating? What are your anticipatedgoals?Y.E.S. for DiversityYouth Empowerment SummitSPRING 2014<strong>The</strong> Youth Empowerment Summit is designed to raise awareness about diversity and youth leadership.It gives students <strong>the</strong> opportunity to discuss social challenges and social justice topics that affect <strong>the</strong>min <strong>the</strong>ir schools and communities. Participants <strong>of</strong> all ages will learn how STUDENT VOICE can positivelyimpact both youth and adults and inspire <strong>the</strong>m to work actively for a better future.<strong>The</strong> essential goals <strong>of</strong> this experience are to:- engage in purposeful and interactive discussions to allow for students toshare <strong>the</strong>ir perspectives on equity and diversity;- deepen participants’ understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> social construction <strong>of</strong> race andits residual effects; and- pinpoint “what’s working” and how to address inequities in schools andcommunities.For updates:www.ctserc.orgor contact Nicole M. Vitale, Consultant, <strong>SERC</strong>,at (860) 632-1485, ext. 234, or vitale@ctserc.org.13

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