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What Others Say
About the Value of Barry Sweeny's
Training, Keynotes & Presentations
" Thanks so much for your presentation to
the Association of Teacher Educators Induction Group in Los Angeles.
It was so on-target! We've had so many positive comments
that we would like you to be our keynoter at next
year's conference in Atlanta." Dr. Leslie Huling, S.W. Texas
State. Univ.
"We, the Milwaukee Teachers Mentor Program
really enjoyed your symposium last week! At our
meeting last Friday we voted to purchase all of your fine
mentoring resources . Thank you so much." -
Mary Ellen McCarty, MPS/MTEA Mentor, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee
Wisconsin
"Thank you for agreeing to be the presenter
in Missouri NEA's Professional Development Series for four,
one-day mentor trainings. Several of our members mentioned your
work and recommended we invite you. MNEA is looking forward to working
with you." - Marty Pavlik, Professional Development Director,
Missouri NEA
"The training you provided last year resulted
in an excellent foundation for our program's firt year and
the new mentors. This letter confirms our plans to repeat the
training this year." -Claudia Kasper, Director of Human
Resources, Hinsdale Elementary School District, Hinsdale, IL
"Thank you for a truly motivating
three days! I am so excited about the potential benefits of
the amazing, yet practical strategies you gave us! The coaching
work was especially powerful. You definitely saved the best for
last. I continue to reflect back on your inspirational
& 'gutsy' presentation. Thanks!" - Dr. Victoria Sybert,
Texas Tech Univ. Lubbock, Texas
"You have an extensive knowledge base
on so many things related to staff and school improvement and,
what may be most valuable, a common sense, practical approach
to helping us solve our own problems. I appreciate your ability
to handling the tough task we gave you. One day with you will be the
start and direction we needed, but it is not enough. I have had several
requests that we bring you back soon! I am very pleased with your
work. Thank you." -Maureen McKeough, Dir. Staff Dev./Assessment,
Schaumburg Sch. Distr. 54, Schaumburg, IL
"You
just keep on giving and giving. Thanks so much for another great
session! What a tremendous role model you have been
for us." - Dr. Joan Vydra, President, Illinois Staff Development
Council, Affiliate of NSDC
"Thanks for a most effective session
. The next day the chair person came in a gave me a hug and
said, 'Thank you for bringing in Barry.' Now, how's that for
positive feed back !" -Dr. Lori Davis, Asst. Supt. Kaneland
School District 302, Maple Park, IL.
"Barry, thanks for what you have done for our district and
our mentor program. We've had the program for 10 years and felt
proud of what we have accomplished. However, your Best Practices
Training and mentoring materials gave us the jump start
we needed to revitalize us. Our strongest mentors have once again
become "mentor magnets" attracting other veteran teachers
into the ranks of new teacher advocates. (PS. I love that term "mentor
magnets"! It says just what we want it to be.) - Sandy Nobles,
Director of Instructional Initiatives, Richardson ISD, Texas.
"Barry's ability to organize & plan is
superior. He handles both the details & the 'big picture'.
The consistency of his star performances make him so valuable
." -Lois Andrews, Dir. of Staff Development, District
200, Wheaton, IL
"Barry, I want to thank you for the outstanding presentation
you provided at the Houston TX Focus Conference. I heard numerous
positive comments from your audience before we headed back to Austin
and also excitement about your ideas and strategies. We were very
pleased. During the presentation, it was easy to see that the participants
were engaged in your topics. Thank you ever so much for all the
effort and thought you put into it to adapt to our special educators.
I'm really glad that I now know about all the resources you provide.
You WILL be hearing from me again." - Ruth Ann
Marsh, State-Wide Mentor Coordinator, TX School for the Blind and
Visually Impaired, Austin, TX
(PS - Barry was invited back and did another training at their
state-wide conference the next year too.)
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