The Board of School Directors of the Mt. Mansfield Union School District #17 are pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Hamilton as the Interim Principal of the Browns River Middle School in Jericho for the 2012-13 school year effective July 1, 2012. Mr. Hamilton has served as Assistant Principal at Browns River Middle School for the past three years. His past experience includes work as the Assistant Educational Leader at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury, VT and as a Residential Counselor, Teacher and Residential Director. Mr. Hamilton earned his BA at the State University of New York at Geneseo, and his Masters of Education at the University of Vermont. Mr. Hamilton brings to the position middle school and administrative experience, boundless energy and enthusiasm, a love of students and a commitment to school growth and improvement.

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A parent workshop from LSCI Institute

Friday, June 15, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at

Vermont Family Network, 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston.

$25 fee to pay for lunch and workbook (Parent Scholarships are available upon request.)

Are you the parent (or a parent advocate) of a verbal, school-aged child with challenging behaviors? Would you like to know more about what to do when your youth:

• Acts out in stress towards you or unsuspecting helpers, sparking explosive and endless power struggles
• Makes poor decisions based on distorted thought patterns and perceptual errors
• Has the right intentions and motivation but lacks the social skills to be successful
• Is purposefully aggressive and exploitive with little conscience
• Acts in self-damaging ways due to being burdened with shame and inadequacy
• Becomes entangled in destructive peer relationships and is vulnerable to manipulation

The curriculum for this workshop is designed specifically for parents by the nationally recognized Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute (www.lsci.org). The LSCI Institute views problems or stressful incidents as opportunities for learning, growth, insight, and change.The workshop facilitator is Ken Kramberg, NE Director of the LCSI Institute and Vermont state-wide trainer for the Best Project, co-sponsored by the VT Department of Education and UVM.

RSVP to attend. Email Amy Huckins-Noss or call 1-800-800-4005 ext. 225. If you need special accommodations, please RSVP by 5/30.

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