Character focus of conference for educators

Educators throughout Utah are invited to attend the annual National Community of Caring Conference at the University of Utah from Aug. 4-7.

The focus this year will be on ways to incorporate character education into K-12 curriculum.

Community of Caring is a national education program that targets students with intellectual disabilities. Once a school adopts the program, the goal is to create more "inclusive" school communities, to improve attendance and performance, to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and to foster a safer, more respectful school environment.

About 1,000 public, private and parochial schools — 20 percent are in Utah — have signed on to the program.

For information, visit the Web site www.communityofcaring.org/beta/ServicesAndResources/NationalConference/overview.html

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