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were presented, Smith recognized Mason for her
time as president. The rest of the meeting included
division officer reports and committee reports. Smith
made a call for new people to step up and take
leadership positions during this time of change. DVI
has to be willing to change and evolve in order to
build membership and a strong community. Towards
the end of the meeting a tour was given of the new
website and the new features of the DVIQ online
format were displayed. Elections through email were
planned for October. The meeting concluded and
was followed by a social.
Executive Board Meeting, April 13:
A second executive board meeting was held on
April 13. DVI was grateful for guest speaker Deborah
Speece who spoke on recommendations for
research. Speece is the commissioner for NCSER
(National Center for Special Education Research).
One of the highlighted topics was the importance of
single subject research and some of the challenges
it presents. After the research presentation, plans
were made for the 2012-2013 year, including the
format for the October executive board meeting and
plans for the 2013 convention in Texas.
