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What is ISM?
!Ism stands for Independent Study Mentorship
! a course provided by Clear Springs High School for Juniors
and Seniors
!Allows students to shadow over a mentor in their field of
choice for one or two semesters
!Requirements
!Perform on a Collegiate level
!3 hours of Activity Hours per week
!At least 2 Mentor hours per week
!Activity Log
!Journal Post on ItsLearning
!Weebly Portfolio
My Mentor
Mentor: Ms. Jennifer L. Bergman
Mentee: Monique Suarez
Background: attended Trinity College in San Antonio & South
Texas of Law College
Has been licensed since 2008
Practiced in San Antonio until 2011
Prosecutor for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Court
Has her own practice: The Law Firm of Jennifer L. Bergman
Practices all over the East Texas area (Liberty County,
Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Harris County)
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My Mentor
Mentor: Ms. Jennifer L. Bergman
Mentee: Monique Suarez
Background: attended Trinity College in San Antonio & South
Texas of Law College
Has been licensed since 2008
Practiced in San Antonio until 2011
Prosecutor for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Court
Has her own practice: The Law Firm of Jennifer L. Bergman
Practices all over the East Texas area (Liberty County,
Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Harris County)
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!Established in 1880
!Were trained as cavalry men whom were in the confederate
navy and are recognized as being loyal in their role as
servicemen
!This tribe lives on a reservation In Livingston, Texas
!Even have their own police department
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Product
!Trifold board expressing the characteristics of the same-sex
couple, international, relative, and adult adoptions through
graphics, comparisons, and statistics, creatively
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Conclusion
!Adoption processes vary depending on the situation
!Terminated Parental Rights
!Involuntary
!Voluntary
!Step-Parent Adoption
!The main 4 aspects will remain the same majority of the time
!Deciding whether it is what you want
!Finding an Agency
!Applying
!Home Study
!(after conclusion is when I will ask if anyone has any
questions or concerns)
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Thank yous
!Thank you to my mentor Ms. Jennifer L. Bergman for allowing
me the opportunity to shadow over her thus far into the ISM
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!The main 4 aspects will remain the same majority of the time
!Deciding whether it is what you want
!Finding an Agency
!Applying
!Home Study
!(after conclusion is when I will ask if anyone has any
questions or concerns)
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Thank yous
!Thank you to my mentor Ms. Jennifer L. Bergman for allowing
me the opportunity to shadow over her thus far into the ISM
program, you definitely inspire me
!Thank you to Mrs. Kristi Click for allowing me this opportunity
to experience such a collegiate level course and learn how to
organize myself
!Thank you to my parents, Joe and Rufina Suarez for always
pushing me to do my best no matter how stressed I was
!Thank you to my peers for taking the time to listen to my midterm presentation
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Bibliography
!"Birth Parent Rights - FindLaw." Findlaw. N.p., n.d. Web. 07
Oct. 2015.
!"The Different Types of Adoption - FindLaw." Findlaw. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2015.
!"Top 10 Interesting Adoption Facts | Enlighten Me." Enlighten
Me. N.p., 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Oct. 2015.
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