SPECIAL EDUCATION ALL ABOUT THE FACTS! PRESENTED BY: DOMINIC HAWES CREATED BY : DOMINIC HAWES

INTRODUCTION! HELLO MY NAME IS DOM HAWES AND I AM A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES... I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT MY NEEDS AND SUCCESSES!

WHAT DOES SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFER? ● HELPS STUDENTS TO BECOME THE BEST THEY CAN BE! ● TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE REAL WORLD ● HELPS GROW MORE CONFIDENCE IN ACADEMICS

HOW IT HELPS ME? ● I GREW MORE CONFIDENT ● I REALLY INCREASED MY ABILITY TO READ ● I HAD SOME DIFFICULTIES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUT OVERCAME THOSE CHALLENGES

MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE ● I BLOSSOMED LIKE A FLOWER AND STARTED TO BLOOM ● I BECAME MORE MATURE AND HAD GREATER FOCUS ● I MAINTAINED A 3.96 GPA AND CURRENTLY HAVE A 3.96 GPA

● I WAS IN SMALLER CLASSES AT FIRST, BUT HAVE MOVED TO LARGER CLASSES AND I AM IN AN ADVANCED MATH CLASS; THIS SEMESTER I AM MOVING FROM ESSENTIAL HISTORY TO US HISTORY I ● I AM HELD TO A HIGH STANDARD MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

GOALS AND INTERESTS ● MAINTAIN A HIGH GPA ● PARTICIPATE IN THE DUNGEON AND DRAGON CLUB

GOALS AND INTERESTS ● ON TWO TRACK TEAMS ● SPOKE IN FRONT OF MY PEERS AT TOWN MEETING (INTERNET QUESTION) ● CERTIFIED IN FIRST AID AND CPR

GOALS AND INTERESTS ● GO TO COLLEGE o WEAPON DESIGN o ARTIST o BUILDING DESIGN(ARCHITECTURE) o WORK FOR LEGO

CONCLUSION... IF I DID NOT HAVE THESE SUPPORTS I WOULD NOT BE IN THE PLACE I AM TODAY. IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND CHANGE EVERY PAST PROBLEM I HAVE EVER RECEIVED IN MY SHORT LIFE SO FAR, I WOULD USE WHAT WISDOM I HAVE GATHERED TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE COURSE OF MY HISTORY. I DO BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT. I FEEL GREAT IN MY CONFIDENCE AND HOPE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN FEEL THIS WAY!!

“DOM IS A FANTASTIC YOUNG MAN WHO HAS MADE INCREDIBLE PROGRESS SINCE COMING TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. HE HAS REALLY EMBRACED THE NEW CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN SET BEFORE HIM AND TAKEN ON RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A VERY MATURE ATTITUDE” DAN SHAUGHNESSY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME