41. Lynchburg College: School Of Education And Human Development: Merrill Tolbert Virginia Tech; Virginia, Pennsylvania, florida Teaching Licenses toddlers and young children with special needs. state organizations which serve the disabled. http://www.lynchburg.edu/academic/edhd/tolbert.htm

Main navigation on this site uses JavaScript. If your browser is not capable of supporting JavaScript, navigate using the links at the bottom of the page. Faculty/Staff Directory Student Directory Merrill Tolbert Merrill Tolbert, Ed.S. Associate Professor School of Education and Human Development Experience/Background Degrees and Certifications B.S. in Elementary/Special Education, Slippery Rock State University M.Ed. In Special Education, Duquesne University Ed.S. in Infant/Severe Disabilities, University of Miami Further graduate work, Lynchburg College, Virginia Tech Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida Teaching Licenses in Special Education Professional Interests/Research My professional interests focus on working with infants, toddlers and young children with special needs. Specialty areas are with physical/severe disabilities, medical/health needs, transition and functional curriculum. I serve on various campus committees and on a variety of local and state organizations which serve the disabled. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Central Virginia Association of Retarded Citizens (Vice President, 1998). Other memberships are currently with Lynchburg City Schools Special Education Advisory Committee, Mabel Rush Housing Foundation and Early Intervention Council of Central Virginia. Information on Courses Taught I currently teach: Language Development and Communication Skills for Learners with Disabilities (EDHD 451)

42. PalmBeachPost.com: Concern Voiced Over Voucher Schools' Lack Of Special Ed florida s Voucher Programs Continuing coverage from The Palm Beach Post. percent of participating schools have no special programs for disabled children http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/vouchers/vouchers121003.html

'); document.write(' Jobs Real Estate Autos Classifieds ... Home Delivery No other paper comes close. Subscribe today. NEW ONLINE Storm 2004 La Palma Interactivo Inside the Dolphins TV Listings ... E-mail Newsletters TODAY'S PAPER Front Page (PDF) Main News Weather/Storms Politics ... Past 7 Days WEEKLY Good Life Neighborhood Post Notables Real Estate Weekend ... Travel WEB EXTRAS School Guide Health/Medical Guides Search IRS Refunds Entertainment ... Special Reports SERVICES NIE KidsPost Place a Classified Search Archives ... Order Shady Palms SEARCH FOR NEWS Enter Keyword: Concern voiced over voucher schools' lack of special ed By S.V. Date, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Florida's Voucher Programs Continuing coverage from The Palm Beach Post Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003 TALLAHASSEE - The head of a Senate task force studying problems with school vouchers for disabled children said Tuesday the group should investigate why 77 percent of participating schools have no special programs for disabled children. Palm Beach Post analysis of reports filed to the state by private schools, 496 of the 641 schools taking McKay vouchers have told the state that they lack such programs. Tanguay, the only public schools representative on the panel, said schools should be forced to tell parents thinking of enrolling their disabled child exactly what special programs are available.

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44. South Florida Parenting - School Choices For Special Needs Gone are the days when specialneeds students were segregated from the rest of the school Any child who has a disability, lives in florida, is between http://www.showtimeinteractive.com/top/1,1419,S-Sfparenting-Living-0!ArticleDeta

Home About Us/Contact Us Kids Fun Pass Things To Do With Your Kids ... E-mail to a friend School Choices for Special Needs By Robyn A. Friedman Marcella Pugliese used to hate school. Although the kindergartner was in a small class in a public school in Palm Beach County, her developmental delays continued to hold her back. "She did not do well," said her mom, Antoinette Pugliese of Lake Worth. "At the end of kindergarten, she did not have her prereading, prewriting or premath skills." Frustrated, Antoinette started to arrange for Marcella to have tutors over the summer. Then she learned about the McKay Scholarship program. The McKay Scholarships for Students With Disabilities Program allowed nearly 9,000 Florida students with special needs to attend a private school last year. To be eligible, a student must have been enrolled in a Florida public school (K-12) during the preceding year, have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and have completed a year of kindergarten. Eligible students include those who are mentally handicapped, speech and language impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, visually impaired, physically impaired, emotionally handicapped, specific learning disabled, hospitalized or homebound, or autistic. If approved, a student can attend another public school or a private school that will better meet his or her needs. The scholarship is equal to the amount of state-generated funding the student would have received or the cost of the private school's tuition and fees, whichever is less.

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48. CFA In The Media In florida, for example, Ladner said, in schools where Increase the federal contribution only for special education in disability categories that are http://www.childrenfirstamerica.org/newsroom/media06.htm

Researchers say financial incentives to blame for over identification Greene and Greg Forster, a senior research associate at the Manhattan Institute, proposed three policy changes to address over-identification: Bruce Hunter, associate executive director of the Arlington, Va.-based American Association of School Administrators, sharply rejected the researchers' financial incentive theory for special education labeling. "That's so insulting to school people and bad for kids," Hunter said. "It is silly and incorrect and it will be the parents of disabled students who will dismantle these claims." Educators, Hunter said, have several disincentives for over identifying children for special education. A key reason is the federal government contributes less than 10 percent of the average cost to educate each special education student, he said. BACK TO CFA IN THE MEDIA RETURN HOME

49. SurfWax -- News And Articles On Special Needs Articles on special needs from newspapers and magazines around the world. News and Articles on special needs. Last update May 09, 2004 Archives disabled Kids A Family's Treasure May 09, 2004 http://family.surfwax.com/files/Special_Needs.html

News and Articles on Special Needs Last update: Jun 08, 2004 Archives: Special Needs Panel stalls vote on budget Jun 08, 2004 "I don't want the implication made that our administrators don't care about special needs children. They do," Ebron said. Contact Richard Hyatt at (706) 571-8578 or. (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA). Sexual assaults haunt families of elderly victims Jun 08, 2004 Investigators also reported that the man's written care plan, which is supposed to document a resident's special needs and behaviors, was "totally silent to the resident's aggressive sexual behavior and physical outbursts.". Policies were not in place informing staff members what to do in case of abuse, investigators said. (USA Today Money) Devon's Place is for all children Jun 08, 2004 Devon's Place is a playground designed so children with special needs and their peers could play side-by-side. Devon's parents and family have shared this vision since Devon was three. (Easton Courier, CT) Red Hills Fest a success Jun 08, 2004 "Because it was publicized that the event was going to cover more ground than ever more festival-goers brought golf carts and so on to get around better for those with special needs. We were happy to see that. When people that can't get around very well go to all that trouble to see the all of the festival it means we are doing something right.". The festival began at 8 a.m. Saturday. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)

50. Lessons From Florida: School Choice Gives Increased Opportunities To Children Wi Gives Increased Opportunities to Children with special needs. In 2000, florida instituted an innovative school choice program for children with disabilities. http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-081es.html

@import "/styles/ns4_toxins.css"; Advanced Search Help Books Policy Studies ... Events Archive Click here to learn more about supporting the Cato Institute. Pocket Constitution Email Updates Cato Audio Cato Store ... El Cato Briefing Paper No. 81 March 20, 2003 Lessons from Florida: School Choice Gives Increased Opportunities to Children with Special Needs by David Salisbury David Salisbury is director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute. Executive Summary In 2000, Florida instituted an innovative school choice program for children with disabilities. During the 2000–01 school year, the McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities provided scholarships to more than 1,000 students who chose to attend private schools rather than remain in their neighborhood public schools. Currently, more than 8,000 special education students in Florida attend 464 private schools throughout the state. Critics of school choice often argue that school choice benefits only the best and brightest, leaving behind those children who are most difficult to educate. They also argue that vouchers lead to the establishment of "fly-by-night" schools and drain public schools of revenue. Florida disproves those claims. Private schools have proven their willingness to accept McKay scholarship students, and the fact that 89 percent of McKay students re-enrolled in their scholarship schools demon-strates that most parents are satisfied with their chosen private school.

51. Article | Vouchers Do Help Disabled Students Providing special classes and teacher certificates or many people, the phrase ``disabled students conjures In fact, florida classifies each disabled student http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_tampatrib-vouchers_do_help.htm

HOME ABOUT M.I. CCI CLP ... CONTACT Site Navigation Support M.I. Scholars' Articles M.I. Issues Subscribe to City Journal Board of Trustees Staff Directory Links M.I. Book Catalog Internship Opportunities Join email updates Vouchers Do Help Disabled Students December 11, 2003 By Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster A recent analysis by the Palm Beach Post asserted that Florida's voucher program for disabled students lures students into private schools that don't serve their needs. It appeared the day before a state task force met to consider possible changes in the program. The headline bluntly declared: ``Vouchers Don't Help Disabled Students.'' But the Post's claim is unfounded. A Manhattan Institute study of the program found that participating students had much smaller classes, were victimized less often by other students and in general got services that their parents say were better than what they got in the public schools. Because of their special needs, disabled students are more likely to lack good educational opportunities in the public school system. The McKay Scholarship Program gives them a voucher equal to the full amount of money that public schools would have spent on them, allowing them to seek out whatever schools will serve them best. With more than 12,000 students participating, it's one of the nation's largest voucher programs. The Post claims that McKay vouchers ``don't help disabled students'' because many of the schools participating in the program don't segregate disabled kids into separate classes. It also claims that McKay schools aren't serving disabled students well because teachers at many of these schools don't have special-education certificates from the state and because the schools are allowed to design their own curricula for special-education students rather than having to follow mandates from the state government.

52. Special Needs For information on special needs programs, including Students with Disabilities, Disadvantaged and Email Webmaster Copyright florida Department of http://www.firn.edu/doe/programs/spec_nds.htm

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53. A Person, Not A Disability: Resources On Special Needs And Advocacy but also contains links to information on other special needs. Family Network on Disabilities of florida. resources for families with a child with a disability. http://www.widesmiles.org/useful/special.html

A Person, Not a Disability: Resources on Special Needs and Advocacy Abledata http://www.abledata.com/index.htm Provides information and links on assistive technology. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sbilling/ada.html Provides links to a variety of resources about the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability information. Adaptive Physical Education http://www.mde.state.mi.us/off/sped/adptv_phys_ed/home.html Provides resources and links on adaptive physical education. ADHD Owner's Manual http://www.edutechsbs.com/adhd/ Provides resources on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including information on medical and behavioral interventions. Advocates http://www.infocom.com/~intern/ Provides resources, links, and a forum for those who wish to advocate for students with special needs. American Sign Language http://lonestar.texas.net/~imking/signpage/sign.html Provides information about ASL and gives pointers to assist people who can hear with communicating with those who cannot. Animated ASL Dictionary http://www.feist.com/~randys/index_nf.html

54. U.S. Dept. Of Education Letter On Florida's McKay Scholarships However, because the florida SEA receives Federal financial assistance, Section 504 and Title students with disabilities with special educational needs http://www.edlaw.net/service/fla_voucher.html

EDLAW, LLC Text of U.S. Department of Education Letter on Florida's McKay Scholarship Program Text of Letter in MSWord UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20202. John W. Bowen, School Board Attorney Pinellas County School Board P.O. Box 2942 Largo, Florida 33779-2942 Dear Mr. Bowen: Thank you for your letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) dated October 19, 2000, written on behalf of the Pinellas County School Board and 17 other school boards in Florida as well as certain organizations. Your letter primarily concerns the application of the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to students with disabilities participating in your State’s program of Scholarships to Public or Private Schools of Choice for Students with Disabilities authorized by Florida statute 229.05371 (referred to here as Scholarship Program). The clarification that follows reflects requirements of Section 504 and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 104, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II of the ADA) and its implementing regulation at 28 C.F.R Part 35, and Part B of IDEA and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 300. Title II of the ADA, which prohibits disability discrimination, applies to public entities regardless of whether they receive Federal finds. The nondiscrimination requirements under Title II of the ADA are similar to those under Section 504. Please note that since the Department administers Federal law, and not State law, this Office can not interpret the specific provisions of Florida law discussed in your inquiry. We suggest that any questions that you may have about specific interpretations of provisions of Florida law be directed to appropriate offices in your State.

55. Special Olympics Florida SO Get Into It ™ activities give opportunities for nondisabled students to school would like to become involved in special Olympics florida or need http://www.sofl.org/educators.aspx

FAQ Sports State Games Inside SOFL ... Related Sites Benefits of S.O., see the Dykens Study Overview To see the Surgeon General's report on Health Disparities and M.R., click here Read the 2003 Multinational Study on Attitudes Towards Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to download. Download it Now In a mainstream world, there are lessons in life and sport. Today, these are the facts of modern educational life: People with mental retardation attend schools where competitive sports are not available to them. Students of all kinds need opportunities to serve their communities and experience diversity. Special Olympics can help educators address both these needs. How Regular Education Teachers Can Help Reach and Teach Teachers can bring a class to volunteer at a local Special Olympics event. Physical education teachers can organize a one-day clinic. Teachers and students can help create, manage and coach a Special Olympics team. School public service clubs or athletic teams can volunteer to raise funds or help with local or state games With more than a million athletes today and 170 million people who could benefit from this program, there are many creative ways for your school to get services and life lessons from Special Olympics.

56. Estimating The Numbers with special health care needs in florida are served when those with specific learning disabilities are not youth and young adults with special health care and http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/childhealth/childreport/cf/cf3/estimate.html

The Health of Florida's Children and Youth Home Table of Contents Prefix Goals ... Appendices Next Page Topic Previous Page Topic Core Function 3 (continued) Estimating the Numbers and Planning for Transition Services Estimates of children with special health care needs with at least one chronic condition range from 5 percent to more than 30 percent. Approximately 6 to 15 percent of children with special health care needs in Florida are served within exceptional education programs. Of 2,500,161 students in 2001, 15 percent (376,074) had a special need, not counting gifted students. The number becomes 205,658 (8 percent) when those with specific learning disabilities are not counted, and 6 percent (150,142) if those with speech impairment are not included. The figure below gives the array of educational s ervices that are available to children with special needs. When youth and young adults with special health care and educational needs leave school, there are few services available to aid them transition into jobs, independent living or health care. Figure 15: Children in Exceptional Student Education in 2001-2002 (not shown in table are: (Gifted=109,395) (Specific Learning Disabled=170,416) (Speech Impaired=55,486)

57. Reference, Education, Special Education: Schools her/his family taught by Masterslevel special educationteachers. experiencing academic difficulties due to a learning disability such as Lake Wales, florida. http://www.combose.com/Reference/Education/Special_Education/Schools/

Top Reference Education Special Education ... Visually Impaired Related links of interest: Reference:Education:K through 12:Private Schools Anne Carlsen Center for Children - Provides health care, education and support services for children with special needs and their families. Jamestown, ND. Atlanta Speech School - Therapeutic educational center for children and adults with hearing, speech, language, or learning disabilities. Atlanta, GA. Bethany Independent School - Renowned for expertise regarding dyslexic students. Kent, UK. Brehm Preparatory School - Addresses a complete array of learning disabilities. Carbondale, IL. Bullimbal School for Special Purposes - School for students with disabilities in Australia. Calvin Academy - Provides day school, after school tutoring, and summer programs for children who are not successful in traditional k-12 classrooms including special education. Minneapolis, MN. Carolina Springs Academy - Boarding school with year-round enrollment. Abbeville, SC. Centennial School of Lehigh University - Educational program for students with serious emotional disturbance or autism who are referred to Centennial by area school districts and intermediate units. Bethlehem, PA. Chaigeley School - Quaker-founded school for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Caters mainly to boys aged 10-16. Cheshire, England.

58. Special Needs Middle School florida School for the Deaf and the Blind Career Development special needs Middle School. http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/careerdev/snms.html

>>Career Development: Special Needs Middle School Career Development News Pages Notes from the Director Blind Elementary and Middle School Blind High School Special Needs Elementary ... Career Development Home Tuesday, June 8, 2004 Career Education Initiative submitted by Carol Cowan, Special Needs Middle School Teacher Every Friday during this school year, students from our middle school have worked at the Council on Aging Meals on Wheels program. During the double period students are at this job site, they are responsible for portioning and packing over 200 meals that are delivered the same morning to local clients. Students have learned to work cooperatively, communicate needs, use a variety of serving utensils, demonstrate appropriate hygiene and grooming for working with foods, and solve simple problems. Mrs. Cowan and Mrs. Davis supervise students involved at this site. David, Marisa, and Nelson are pictured working on the serving line. They are homeroom students of Mrs. Griffey and Mrs. Cappa. Contact Information Career Development Director: Mrs. Kathy Mignerey

59. School Choice Facts: The Truth About Education Vouchers And Opportunity Scholars special School in Milwaukee exclusively serves students with special needs. florida s McKay Scholarships serve over 4,000 students with learning disabilities. http://edreform.com/school_choice/facts/choosing.htm

About School Choice Nine Lies About School Choice Press Release and School Choice Full Report School Choice in the District of Columbia School Choice in the Florida School Choice in the Cleveland, Ohio ... School Choice Facts Who Chooses and How Private schools in publicly financed programs in Milwaukee, Cleveland and Florida may not select the students who receive vouchers. Random lotteries are required when the number of choice students exceeds available space. In contrast, many other large public school systems routinely screen admission to individual schools based on a student's academic ability, prior behavior record, special education needs or other factors. Who Chooses in Milwaukee? "As intended, the [Milwaukee program] appears to be serving children who meet statutory requirements related to low income.... In addition [it] serves pupils whose overall ethnic composition is similar to that of Milwaukee Public Schools pupils." "An Evaluation: Milwaukee Parental Choice Program," Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau, February 2000. "The demographic profile [of Milwaukee's program] was quite consistent over each of the [first] five years...[S]tudents who ultimately enrolled... were from very low-income families, considerably below the average [Milwaukee Public Schools Ñ MPS] family and about $500 below the low-income (free-lunch-eligible) MPS family... Blacks and Hispanics were the primary applicants... both being over represented compared with [MPS]... Choice students were considerably less likely to come from a household in which parents were married... Prior test scores of Choice students [showed they] were achieving considerably less than MPS students and somewhat less than low-income MPS students."

60. Parents And The School-to-Work Transition Of Special Needs Youth In Research in Secondary special Education And Visual or Dual Sensory Impairments and Cognitive Disabilities. Tallahassee florida Department of Education, 1989 http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/special.needs.trans.html

Parents and the School-to-Work Transition of Special Needs Youth by Bettina A. Lankard; ERIC Digest #142. advertisement Credits Source ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Contents Conditions That Necessitate Transition Services Laws That Mandate Transition Assistance Parents' Desire for Involvement Multidisciplinary Teams for Transition Planning ... References Forums Learning and Other Disabilities Related Articles Parenting A Child With Special Needs: A Guide To Readings And Resources Individualized Education Programs The school-to-work transition of the nation's youth has been a major focus of vocational education efforts for the past decade. Educators help students identify their interests and abilities, engage in career education and career development activities, and develop individual education plans. Although these activities are significant, their comprehensiveness and effectiveness are limited by staff and time. "The ratio of students to counselors in public high schools is almost 300 to 1; and school guidance counselors are able to spend less than one hour of every five on career counseling" (Otto 1989, p. 161). Add to this the unique and complicated counseling needs of students with disabilities and it becomes apparent that other actors, primarily parents, must be included in the school-to-work transition of youth. Will defines transition as "an outcome-oriented process encompassing a broad array of services and experiences that lead to employment" (Friedenberg et al. 1993, p. 235). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 defines transition services as "a coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation" (ibid.). This ERIC DIGEST looks at the challenges of effecting successful transitions, particularly for students with disabilities, and parents' roles in the transition process.

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