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Monday, November 12, 2012

Training Program Will Prepare Veterans for Growing Field of Energy Efficient Building

A free training program for unemployed or underemployed veterans is set to begin in January 2013.

Written by Mary Ann Lopez The first program of its kind in the country to help educate veterans and train them for careers in a growing field — green building — will soon be offered in DuPage County through a special partnership. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. The Veterans Building Operator Certification pilot program will allow veterans to receive training and certification that will teach them how to optimize buildings’ energy efficiency to save energy and money. The education program, which will begin in January 2013, will be free to veterans who participate. The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA), in partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic …

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Mary Ann Lopez (in Glen Ellyn Patch)

Monday, February 21, 2011

District 204 Prepares Students for Next STEPS

Through its STEPS program, the district helps prepare special education students for life after school.

The transition to adulthood can be an exciting, yet scary experience for young adults and their parents. For students with special needs the transition may be even more nerve-racking. Just as any teen longs for independence, students with special needs are no different. Though some students may be more limited than others, Indian Prairie School District 204 does its best to offer special needs students the tools needed to be productive, happy members of the community. “Parents of students with disabilities are very anxious about sending them into transition,” said Diane Fleischel, District 204’s director of student services. “We want to move them out and into the community.” Through its STEPS program (Supported Training Experiences Post …

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Indian Prairie School District No 204, Edward Hospital, and Naperville Area Humane Society

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