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IDEA Reauthorization health care services in the school setting. Develops needed individual health plans and emergency care plans for disabled children or those with special needs. http://www.nasn.org/legislation/idea.htm
Extractions: (posted 3/13/03) Issue Action Needed How to Contact Senators House Committee on Education and Workforce Issue IDEA reauthorization legislation will soon be introduced in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate. It is important for school nurses to act now to assure that the bill that is introduced includes "school nursing services" under Related Services. The Senate version of IDEA will be introduced most probably by Senators Kennedy (MA) and Gregg (NH) contains, as NASN had requested, "school nurse services" in the legislative language of the Related Services Personnel Section. It is up to school nurses to assure that the language " school nurse services " stays in IDEA. We must target members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP). back to top Action Needed NASN members should contact their Senators, particularly if they live in the following states, at their LOCAL state offices and tell their elected officials: How important school nurses are for disabled children;
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Extractions: General Resources: Exceptional Parent Magazine TRI Online! Bookstore - Books About Self-Advocacy. The Parent Advocate News. The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. ... HipMag Online. Interactive web site for deaf children. Internet Resources for Special Children. For all the Special Kids of the World. The Family Village. Children with Disabilities. ... Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 3. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 504 Regulations. Neighborhood Legal Services: New York State Guidelines to Allow for the Transfer of Assistive Technology When a Student Moves from School Jurisdiction to Higher Education, Other Human Services Agency or Employment. Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children. ... The Association for Special Kids. An organization that helps families with special needs children set up individual financial plans. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services.
Important IDEA Information health care services in the school setting. *Develops needed individual health plans and emergency care plans for disabled children or those with special needs. http://www.oasn.org/ideainformation.html
Extractions: Click Here to Sign an Online Petition We have been successful in getting the words, "school nursing services" inserted into the current draft of the IDEA reauthorization; HOWEVER, these words could be removed if committee members do not support this addition. It is URGENT that members of the Senate Committee are contacted immediately at their state offices. School nurses need to let their Senators know that they are voting residents of the state and that they want the Senator to support the inclusion of "school nursing services" within Related Services of IDEA. NASN has been asking for this inclusion for a number of years. Now that it is in the draft, it is up to all of us to keep it there!! Issue IDEA reauthorization legislation will soon be introduced in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate. It is important for school nurses to act now to assure that the bill that is introduced includes "school nursing services" under Related Services. The Senate version of IDEA will be introduced most probably by Senators Kennedy (MA) and Gregg (NH) contains, as NASN had requested, "school nurse services" in the legislative language of the Related Services Personnel Section.
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College Information college classes are available from our own tennessee Board of My child is learning disabled. Can special accommodations be made for them while taking the SATs? http://www.tnhomeed.com/College.html
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Extractions: needs and parents with special needs children. We will be constantly adding new articles to this page. Please check back often to read the latest articles we have added! If you would like to submit an article about your "special child" or someone you know with "special needs" we would like to hear from you. Ever wonder how many goals can be in an IEP? Get the answer from Wrightslaw Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Link Between Problem Behavior and Effective Intervention in Schools Memaw's Little Fisherman Noah's Story Megan's Story ... Ability Online - is an electronic mail system that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. This easy-to-use network gives "wings" to thousands of children and adolescents by removing the social barriers that can come with having a disability and illness, and by providing opportunities to form friendships, build self-confidence, exchange information, and share hope and encouragement through email Action Alerts - the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law web site offers regularly updated "alerts" about legal and advocacy issues affecting people with mental disabilities Advocates Across America - a non-profit organization dedicated to training parents how to effectively advocate for the educational rights of children with special needs
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander - Tennessee school special education teachers in tennessee that under Gives parents of young disabled children the option for young children who need special education and http://alexander.senate.gov/news/205516.html
Extractions: NEWS RELEASES LEGISLATION BIOGRAPHICAL INFO PHOTOS ... PRESS Senator Alexander Co-Sponsors Special Education Bill June 25, 2003 Alexander, chairman of the Subcommittee on Children and Families, worked to ensure the bill: Clears up confusion over the definition of highly qualified teachers for middle and high school teachers. There are more than 6,000 middle and high school special education teachers in Tennessee that under No Child Left Behind are required to be "highly qualified" by 2005-2006. This legislation gives them another year to become highly qualified and says that they do not have to be highly qualified in all subjects, but must be highly qualified in special education. Gives parents of young disabled children the option of keeping the child in their natural environment or enrolling them in a half-day preschool program. This creates a seamless early childhood experience for young children who need special education and gives parents more choices in their child's care. "My staff and I worked closely with Tennessee teachers, school board members and parents as we worked on this bill for the past several months," Alexander said. "These components reflect their suggestions and make this a better piece of legislation." Alexander also said that he will continue to work to improve the bill when it is taken up on the Senate floor.
Testimony Of Donna Trevathan County Central High School Manchester, tennessee August 26 need to use more funds for special education could improve the present system for disabled kids would http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/105th/oi/xroads82698/trevathan.htm
Extractions: August 26, 1998 I would like to begin by thanking both Chairman Hoekstra and Congressman Van Hilleary for the opportunity to speak with you today. As an education professional for the last quarter century and a principal for the last six years, I have come to one very important conclusion. Nothing is more vital for the future of our children than education. I feel that the education that we in the field provide must strengthen the minds and the character of the students we teach. We can accomplish this goal very simply by encouraging more local control over both the taxpayer dollars spent on education and the day to day operations of a school. One area in great need of more local autonomy is special education. The current special education law has two major flaws. First, the federal government has refused to fully fund special education, and in so doing, has placed a heavy burden on states and local school districts. In the long run, this lack of funds for disabled kids only hurts local taxpayers and the kids in need of those services. The concept of more "Dollars to the Classroom" would allow local communities more funds and more control over those funds so that money could more wisely be spent. Thus, instead of money being wasted in the pockets of some Washington bureaucrat, kids, teachers, and school districts who need to use more funds for special education could indeed use the money for that purpose.
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Extractions: The challenge program is a state funded program designed to meet the special learning needs of our more able students in the 2nd to 5th grades. Focusing on the intellectually gifted, the APS Gifted Program works to provide advanced content instruction in a wide variety of content areas to all eligible students in grades 2-5. Eligible students are tested in either the fall or spring assessment periods. They must pass 3 of the 4 areas of criteria, which include: Mental ability Achievement Creativity Motivation Students are generally identified as candidates by their teachers, but can also be nominated by parents or peers. Mr. Roz Kennedy teaches the Challenge Program. Qualified students receive one hour of daily instruction. back to top Special Education:
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Extractions: NCLB includes students with disabilities in the requirement that all students make AYP toward the goal of 100 percent proficiency. Many disability advocates see the inclusion of special needs students in state tests as the only way to ensure that their educational needs are met and schools held accountable. Others believe the expectation that all students, including those with severe cognitive disabilities, will score "proficient" by 2014 is an unrealistic hurdle that will doom both students and districts to failure. Still others fear that reliance on standardized tests to determine progress will undermine educators' ability to respond to students as individuals and may lead to schools pushing out students with disabilities. In late October, the Council for Exceptional Children issued a press release on behalf of a group of 150 special educators who expressed their grave concerns about NCLB's potential harm to disabled students. The issues included a concern that state tests may not measure the great progress many disabled students are making and that the tests cause them to feel "humiliated, ashamed, and frustrated." Contrary to NCLB's promise to ensure that disabled students achieve at unprecedented levels, the educators fear the law creates pressures that will cause these students to be increasingly excluded from educational opportunities. "The acceptance of students with disabilities is being unraveled," the press release said. "Students with disabilities are now stigmatized as the 'group that keeps a school from meeting adequate yearly progress,' and they are not wanted."
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Extractions: StateNotes Special Education 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-3460 Fax: 303.296.8332 www.ecs.org State Efforts Regarding Teacher Preparation, Certification, Recruitment and Retention October 2003 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA) took bold steps toward ensuring children with disabilities receive the free and appropriate public education to which they are entitled. One of the major issues addressed by the legislation is the quality of teachers for children with special needs. IDEA 97 requires students receiving special education services to be educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent practicable. As a result, according to a 2001 report from the Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education, 75% of students receiving special education services spend 40% or more of their day in general education classrooms. Consequently, 96% of general education teachers currently teach, or have in the past taught, children with special needs. How have states responded to the challenge to prepare general education teachers to meet the needs of students with special needs? According to ECS Teacher Preparation Policy Database (http://www.tqsource.org/prep/policy/), 46 states and the District of Columbia currently have statutes or regulations requiring teacher education programs to provide some instruction on teaching children with special needs to individuals seeking initial training in elementary or secondary education. The amount and content of this instruction, however, varies dramatically.
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Extractions: from the May 20, 2004 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0520/p08s03-comv.html In the rush of news lately, a Senate vote last week and a Supreme Court ruling this week may not have gotten the attention they deserve: Last Thursday, the Senate followed the House in renewing the 1975 Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act. That law guarantees an equal and appropriate education for the nation's nearly 7 million children with disabilities. The improved measures would reduce the paperwork that's frustrated schools and parents and promote mediation instead of the courts as a way to resolve disputes. They'd also give teachers needed flexibility in disciplining students with special needs, as long as their conduct is not a result of their disability. Congress has long neglected to pay its promised 40 percent of the costs for special ed; it currently pays only 19 percent. Both the House and Senate bills would increasefederal support, with a view to reaching that 40 percent by 2011. That's commendable, but local schools need more certainty - and to keep the pressure on. In a decision issued Monday, the Supreme Court departed from some recent rulings that put limits on states' obligations to abide by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The Monday ruling found that Tennessee erred in not providing access to a courthouse for a person in a wheelchair who was required to go to the second floor for a traffic violation.
