Bridges4Kids News Digest PA School District Sued Over specialneeds Cases AK disabled Students inAlaska Sue Over Exam. Tamar Lewin, March 17, 2004, New York Times http://www.bridges4kids.org/newsdigest/3-29-04.html
Extractions: k i d s NewsDigest Topics National News Parenting/Parental Involvement IEP Issues Michigan News ... Ask the Attorney Read the bridges4 k i d s News Digest online! http://www.bridges4kids.org/newsdigest/index.html National News top U.S. FDA Issues Warning on Antidepressants Web MD, March 22, 2004 http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/3-04/WebMD3-22-04.html#top Possible Suicide, Severe Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks in Children and Adults; The FDA is issuing a warning about the possibility of worsening depression or suicidal thoughts in people, particularly children, who take any of 10 popular antidepressants, especially at the beginning of treatment or when the doses are increased or decreased. UT Dull Texts Can Turn History Into Bedtime Stories Linda Fantin, The Salt Lake Tribune, March 25, 2004 http://www.sltrib.com/2004/mar/03252004/utah/150968.asp "Lifeless and dry . . . crowded and cheesy . . . a clutter of unrelated factoids . ." The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a nonprofit education group, conducted an independent critique of 12 widely used U.S. and world history texts, nine of which are approved for Utah classrooms. The panel found the books so bland, so purged of personality, they could have been published in Pleasantville. CA High Schools Struggling With Steroid Use Bob Gloster, KFMB CBS TV 8, San Diego, March 26, 2004
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.
America S Promise Why We Re Here (age 22); Ophelia Yan, Anchorage, alaska (age 18); Shaquieta Boyd, Bronx, been a strong supporter of special education programs that help special needs http://www.americaspromise.org/whyhere/successdetail.cfm?StoryID=122
DBTA Newsletter - May 2003 This is a special needs trust provided by the Arc Foundation. These mightinclude the alaska Permanent Fund dividends, native corporation dividends, http://www.alaskachd.org/dbta/dbta3b.html
Extractions: May 2003 Many are wheelchair accessible. If you are interested in receiving the list just give me a call. Thank you Alex and Grant! What a topic to fit into a nutshell! Of course,there is much more to know. Both speakers were extremely informative, patient with questions,and certainly generous with their time. Many, many thanks to Richard Thwaites and Patti Saunders. Richard Thwaites, 277-1595 Patti Saunders, 277-6677 Parents in Transition 2650 E Northern lights blvd Where do you search for good information on the web? Find out which sites are the most useful and up to date. Join speakers Steve Fleischman and David Maas for our last meeting of the school year! As always, the young adults are encouraged to attend and participate in the meeting. Call Jo Maas 742-3874 for information Here are three videos I would reccomend that you see:
Welcome To AAIP Bibliography Native American Children with special Health Care needs and Their Focuses on study assessing the health concerns of American Indianalaska http://www.aaip.com/childhealth/special_need.html
Extractions: Blum RW; Harris L.; et al. American Indian-Alaska Native Youth Health. JAMA 1992, March 25; 267 (12): 1637-44. Focuses on study assessing the health concerns of American Indian-Alaska Native adolescents which found that poor physical health related directly to high risk social behaviors. The authors state intervention must be culturally sensitive and involve community participation. Blum RW; Potthoff SF; Resnick MD. The Impact of Chronic Conditions on Native American Adolescents. Family, Systems and Health 1997 Fall; 15 (3) 275-82. Native American youth with and without chronic conditions attending reservation schools served by the IHS were surveyed to establish an empirical base of information about their health, social relationships, health service utilization and risk-taking behaviors. Boufford JI; Lee PR. Federal Programs and Indian Country: A Time for Reinvention. Public Health Reports 1998 Jan/Feb; 113 (1): 35-5. Calls for a broad-based systematic review of how the current structure and function of federally funded Indian health programs meet the needs of Indian people.
Extractions: Webmaster Note : This is now dated information. The proposal has changed. The current proposal will be posted on Senator Green's site under her Op-Ed section at the address below http://www.akrepublicans.org/pastlegs/22ndleg/greenl.shtml#op-ed The Goal of Legislation: Maintain accountability for the school districts, schools and teachers by continuing to require the exam. Create another path for students to receive a diploma, i.e. solve the current situation where the state is facing the probability that a large number of high school students will fail the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE) and not receive a diploma. Creating such a path will fortify the legal defensibility of the exam. Also, a goal is to provide an improved long-term system for testing students and the quality of their education, while also providing an incentive to do well on the exams and in school. A Two Phase Approach: Phase I: Alter AS 14.03.075
Subject: AASB E-News May 13, 2004 A weekly digest of education news for alaska s School Board Members. say aretoo lenient toward specialneeds children with violent behavior. It http://www.aasb.org/PDF's/Enewshtm/051304 .htm
Extractions: Subject: AASB E-News May 13, 2004 Date: Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:43 AM Association of Alaska School Boards E-NEWS ...your dues at work. A weekly digest of education news for Alaska's School Board Members. Association of Alaska School Boards, 316 W 11th St., Juneau, AK 99801. Tel. 907-586-1083, Fax 907-586-2995. Carl Rose, Executive Director, crose@aasb.org; Greg Giles, Editor, ggiles@aasb.org. Review past issues of an email stating the same to ggiles@aasb.org. AASB E-News BETWEEN 554 AND 1,160 ALASKAN YOUTH MAY BE DENIED DIPLOMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN'T USE FUNDS TO INFLUENCE ELECTION U.S. SENATE PASSES REWRITE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS NSBA COMMENTS ON IDEA SENATE PASSAGE: A GOOD THING, BUT BETWEEN 554 AND 1,160 MAY BE DENIED DIPLOMAS EXIT EXAM: Number may be lower once testing waivers are figured in. Exit exam results released by the state Thursday show at least 550 Alaska high school seniors could be denied diplomas for failing the three-part test in reading, writing and math. This is the first year students must pass each part of the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam.
12.10.01 - Ed.Net Briefs School districts would have to certify to the state that disabled students who approved other testing accommodations for students with special needs, http://www.edbriefs.com/usa01-02/12.10.01usa.html
Extractions: Ed.Net Briefs is a free weekly online education newsletter. Each issue is filled with summaries of the week's important education stories, including the source citation for those who want more information. Ed.Net Briefs is sent to subscribers via e-mail and posted here on the Simpson Communications Web site each week. RECEIVE A FREE SUBSCRIPTION BY E-MAIL . Fill out this online subscription request form and you will receive Ed.Net Briefs via e-mail each Monday morning. QUESTIONS? Contact us via e-mail. http://www.crossteccorp.com/EDNET.htm ) NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS - New Jersey puts 236 teachers in jail Minnesota district will go to 4-day week to save money Five teachers offered their wildest dreams Calculators, reading aides for CA graduation exam ... Denver links teacher pay to student achievement EDUCATION-RELATED TECHNOLOGY NEWS - University of Phoenix plans all materials online AOL Time Warner cuts back line of e-books Macromedia to aid the disabled online CCSU launches online MS in data mining ... http://www.crossteccorp.com/EDNET.htm ) for more information. ************************************************************* NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS NEW JERSEY PUTS 236 TEACHERS IN JAIL http://www.charlote.com
Marginalised Voters And Groups With Special Needs In the United States, such communities can be found in alaska, These issueswill need to be addressed with special care and sensitivy through voter and http://www.aceproject.org/main/english/ve/vec03a03.htm
Extractions: Administration and Cost of Elections Project Voter Education Prev Index ... Next In every election, and indeed in every possible voter education programme, there are special groups who require particular attention. There are certain groups that have emerged with some frequency. These groups include: Their listing here should not blind educators to the possibility that there might be other groups that require special attention. These groups will vary from country to country. As societies become more atomised by progress, and more conscious of the special needs and human rights of groups as opposed to individuals, it is likely that more groups will be identified. In transitional circumstances, the interests of certain groups will be identified more closely, and these groups will merit special attention during elections. The rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, for example, resulted in large numbers of "emigre" Cambodians who had to be accommodated in elections supervised by the United Nations. In the case of Bosnia, the Dayton Accords required that refugees and internally displace persons by accomodated in elections organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The founding democratic elections in South Africa were deemed to be fully inclusive, and arrangements had to be made for a
Special Ed, Therapy, Magazines Winchelsea School a small special school with 150 pupils, aged 3-16 years old . Camp Ronald McDonald - teaches disabled children through the challenges http://www.behinderung.org/disablts.htm
Extractions: Bridge School, The - dedicated to ensuring that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of assistive technology and the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative educational strategies. Cove School - a private school for children with learning disabilities. AccessPoints - provides those interested in special education with assessment and materials on-line catalogs, announcements of new products and events, and a collaboration newsletter. Ace Access Centre - enables the effective use of assistive technology for pupils and students with physical and/or communication impairment. Alaska Special Ed Page Assistive Communication Device Design - WingSpeak (TM) Assistive Technology Design at The University of Texas at Austin Child and Family Studies Program - enhancing the overall quality of life for children who are at risk for, or who experience, developmental disabilities, and their families. CLASS Plus IEP Program - computer program to generate Individual Education Plans (IEP) for Special Education with criterion referenced tests.
Extractions: "The question that Congress must ask is why have so many states had to introduce resolutions or pass legislation to curb schools labeling and drugging children? Unfortunately, the answer is that until IDEA is reformed, and Congress provides a physically based scientific definition of 'disability,' the diagnosing of children with subjective disorders will continue to be a national problem." Mrs. Patricia Johnson solutions for behavioral and learning problems in the classroom. When Congress originally passed IDEA, covering Special Education, its primary purpose was to provide a Free and Appropriate Education for children with hearing, sight, speech and other physical handicaps. Over the ensuing 27 years, the funding has been largely funneled, instead, to children with "learning disorders," a term so subjective that children who fidget, butt into line or interrupt their teachers are so labeled. In most cases they are subsequently prescribed cocaine-like, mind-altering drugs. Many of these children simply have never been taught to read. Clearly, there is a critical need to provide an objective, scientifically based definition of "learning disability," and this must be the central point of reforming IDEA.
Extractions: January 4, 2004 Several years ago, leading a tour group of four in London, Jim Peterson spied a sign in a store window advertising five tickets to the evening's Eric Clapton concert at Prince Albert Hall. Peterson immediately bought the tickets. "I took it as a sign from God that there were five tickets and five of us," he said.
Black Collegian: It's A Teacher's Market For Those In Critical Areas or high school English (another slightly oversaturated field except in alaska, There is also a great need far emotionally disabled/behaviorally http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3628/is_199410/ai_n8715638
Extractions: Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. For the past 24 years, Richard Wark has spent several months each year travelling to more than 100 colleges, universities, and job fairs around the country, recruiting teachers for schools in Georgia's DeKalb County. This year he's especially interested in finding math, science, special education (learning disabled/behaviorally disabled), and speech therapy majors. And even though DeKalb, a suburb of Atlanta, is offering beginner teachers $4,000 more than the national average of $23,000, he still finds many positions in critical areas hard to fill. "It's war out there. Everyone's competing for the same individuals," Wark says.
Gazette Wegscheider attends Robert Service High School in Anchorage, alaska, USA and due to The Robert Service High School special Olympic Partners Club also http://www.specialolympics.org/Special Olympics Public Website/English/Initiativ
Extractions: Vol 3, No 1, May 2004 SHALOM FROM ISRAEL TEAM SOUTH AFRICA â Australian Golden Girl Impresses on First Attempt TEAM POLAND â Competing in track events Anna Adas TEAM HONG KONG â "Down Under" interviews ... PRESIDENTIAL RECOGNITION Shalom From Israel Special Olympics is a great organization that combines a lot of people from different countries. The Global Youth Summit made this opportunity real. Although it was hard to communicate with the other delegations because of the language barrier, that didnât stop us from communicating. Neta Levi and Gail Goren of Team Israel. All the way from Israel came Michal Ben Hamo, 31. She lives in Hadera, a very beautiful area that lies on the Mediterranean Sea. She lives with her family, which consists of two sisters and her parents. Her hobbies are reading, traveling and massage. Since 2001, Michal has volunteered through teaching reading and writing in the Democratic School. She plans to promote integration of people with and without intellectual disabilities in her area as much as she can. âIt is very important to open more schools that integrate athletes with [people without intellectual disabilities], not only in Israel but also in the whole world,â she said. âThe integration must be natural; students must meet face to face with the disabled so they can communicate and help each other.â Michal and her colleagues in their school are a great help in changing a lot of the athletesâ attitudes. âI remember once an aggressive athlete came to our school; however, after months of persistence he became friendlier,â said Michal.
Extractions: Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible. Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
Extractions: Boarding school with supporive classroom structure and learning center. Both classroom and learning center teachers receive ongoing training in effective instructional methodologies. Forman teachers are facilitators of the learning process and need to know validated teaching tools. Teachers are trained in understanding learning differences, attention disorders, the most effective teaching processes relevant to their content and task-specific strategies. Kris Keeney
Extractions: Skip navigation PDA Display Mode Search Search //AlakBarrow HighHopson MiddleIpalook ElementaryKaliKaveolookMeade RiverNunamiutTikigaqTrapper';submenu[2]='AdministrationBilingualBusinessCurriculumHuman ResourcesMaintenanceTechnology';submenu[3]='';submenu[4]='Villages';submenu[5]='';submenu[6]='';submenu[7]='';submenu[8]='';submenu[0]=''; //]]> Children experiencing disabilities are guaranteed a free appropriate public education. Alaska Regulations also provide a definition for gifted students and mandates the North Slope Borough School District to develop an Individual Education Plan for each gifted student as appropriate. Hearing Impaired - A hearing impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance may require a student to have special education, hearing aids, or other assistance or may be so severe as to result in total deafness so that the child cannot understand, what is being said with or without a hearing aid.
Anchorage: Support And Special Needs Support Groups Anchorage, Support and special needs Support Groups. Services are linked withpublic school and safety agencies. 1251 Muldoon Rd. Anchorage, AK 3370090 http://anchorage.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Support and Special Needs
Preston | Gates | Ellis LLP : special Education Disputes Successful defenses of Bellevue School District in Transportation of special needs Students, Sponsored by the Washington http://www.prestongates.com/people/profile.asp?id=572
