Kappa Delta Pi- AZI Chapter XULA

Happy Holidays from KDP-AZI! Here are pictures from our annual participation in the Toys for Tots giveaway! Thank you to our donors and supporters! The families were happy and grateful and we wish them a blessed and happy new year!!

Happy New Year's!

Thank you to our members who donated money to help support 7 of the families who received gift cards this holiday season! Our organization was able to donate the most to help the most number of families! Thank you to the members who took time out of their schedules and volunteered their time to help make the children we served happy with their toy selections! Thank you to those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure that everything happened so smoothly! Thank you to those groups who we partner with to make this annual event so wonderful! Those organizations are: Bethesda Community Development Corporation, Community Solutions, Sisters of Care, and Women Giving Back. For those who couldn't make it, but wanted to, there's always the next event! Happy Holidays to you and yours from KDP- AZI!

Huge congrats to KDP Member, Ryan Derouselle, EdD on successfully defending his dissertation! Keep soaring Dr. DeRousselle, we're proud of you.

Ryan DeRousselle, a native New Orleanian, is currently a Middle School Administrator and Xavier University of Louisiana Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a school leader and teacher for the past 9 years, he has been committed to the equitably serving students with disabilities, special education teacher development, and mentorship for at-risk youth.

Ryan is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana with a B.A in Elementary Education; an M.A in Educational Leadership; and an Ed. D in Educational Leadership with a specialization in School Turnaround in Urban Communities. Ryan's research agenda focuses on special education practices during teachers' pre- and in-service experience within teacher preparation programs and their employing schools.

Through his research, he desires to heighten the special education practitioners' experience by redefining standards for teacher preparedness curricula and influencing professional development for school districts and teacher preparation programs. Ryan seeks to work on special education policy, plant schools in urban communities, and become a professor of education.

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Huge congrats to our newest members!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the KDP-AZI "Fest In Place" Quarantine Event!!! It was such an honor to connect with our new members! Congrats guys!

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Happy Holidays to you and your family from KDP-AZI Chapter!