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It's hard to believe that it's February. The school year is more than half over, where did the time go? The Transition Staff has been busy attending conferences on the New York Initiative, Employment First. There has been a lot of information on work incentives as well as supported-work options. Holy Childhood is looking at different ways we can jump on board. Transition Meetings began in January. This is a great time to meet with the team, especially the student and family, to brainstorm as to how we can plan for the future. It also provides time to develop IEP goals that relate directly to this plan. We have started the second half of the internship program. Some students have chosen to remain at the site in which they have been interning. All of the students were asked for their input and their choices were honored as much as possible. We have opened yet another Walgreens. This Walgreens is in Chili on Paul Road. Walgreens is a proponent for hiring persons with disabilities. If you get a chance check out their web site: http://www.walgreens.com/topic/sr/disability_inclusion_workplace.jsp There are a couple of other exciting things in the works and we'll be talking about them here!