e-PaLmSpEd: CEC Standard 1: Foundations - The Council for Exceptional Children, Guam Chapter President

Having decided to pursue Special Education as my major and as my choice of career, I joined the Council for Exceptional Children or CEC after I was accepted in the School of Education on Fall of 2007. Since becoming a member, I attended CEC's general members' meetings and participated in the 2008 Special Olympics Guam at John F. Kennedy track-and-field as a volunteer coach for Maria Ulloa Elementary School athletes. I helped the athletes train for the event for eight weeks starting late January to early March of 2008. One year later, I was nominated and was elected as the Vice President of CEC on January 2009 and was eventually promoted as the President on April 2009. In the beginning of our term as officers, we have implemented a new point system for our members to go by in acquiring our CEC Membership and Highly Qualified Teachers sashes. Since February, we have conducted two general members' meetings, partipated in three major events including our very first Charter Day, Special Olympics Guam 2009 at Okkodo High School track-and-field, and FEGA Eggstravaganza selling sno-cones and popcorns as our fund-raising activities. CEC was also represented during the recent NCATE and WASC visits at the University of Guam.