Special Needs News & Views (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out) special needs News. School Achievement Reports Often Exclude the disabled OhanianComment Take a look at this glib phrase INDEX OF special needs NEWS http://susanohanian.org/show_special_news.html?id=92
CAST: Limited English Proficient Students And Special Education Some school districts have at times confused the educational needs of limited disability categories in california, such as emotional disturbance.13 http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_limited.html
Extractions: Search Some school districts have at times confused the educational needs of limited English proficient (LEP) students with the special education services required by students with disabilities. This confusion and the consequent inappropriate referral of LEP students to special education raises the question of whether LEP students identified as requiring special education are receiving a free and appropriate public education as required by federal law . Inappropriate referral to special education can be stigmatizing and costly, inhibiting LEP students from achieving their full academic potential and diverting special education resources from students with actual disabilities and needs. Specialists assume that approximately the same proportion of students with disabilities will be found in any population. Based upon this assumption, statistically, about 12% of the language minority population in the United States should require special education. But generally, language minorities are over-represented in programs for the learning disabled.
Extractions: Search Advanced Site Map A-Z Index Professional Development ... Printer-friendly version List of California agencies providing resources for families of children with disabilities. What is a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)? Each Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) is a parent-directed, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization funded by the U.S. Department of Education, authorized under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as private sources. Every state in the United States has a funded PTI. IDEA states that PTIs will assist parents to: Understand special education laws, rights, and responsibilities Provide follow-up support for the educational programs of their children with disabilities Communicate more effectively with special and regular educators, administrator, related services personnel, and other relevant professionals Participate fully in education decision-making processes, including the development of the Individualized Education Program (IEP), for a child with disabilities
Selected School Finance Laws And Policies california School Finance History Categorical Funding special Education Under this law, districts must locate and evaluate all disabled children and http://www.edsource.org/edu_fin_law.cfm
Extractions: This section includes short summaries of several laws, court decisions, and voter-approved initiatives that have shaped Californias current school funding structure. Although most of these are still on the books, they may look different in implementation due to administrative realities or subsequent legislation. The following summaries are based on the actual legislation or legal transcripts, with additional references to help you find out more. Although EdSource continually updates this page, it may still be necessary to contact the Legislature for recent changes in the laws and policies presented. Whenever possible, links to full text or government website summaries follow the abstract. Links to related EdSource publications are also available. California School Finance History Over the past 30 years Californias school finance system has changed significantly due to a variety of laws, court decisions, and ballot measures. This section provides a brief chronological summary of the legislative, court, and voter contributions that have had the most influence on the way schools are financed today.
Inside Higher Ed :: College And The Disabled Student If a student has a physical disability, they need additional services such The high school environment can lead special needs students to believe they http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/07/29/disabled
Extractions: Views News Home Advertisement July 29 Nearly a third of young people with disabilities have taken at least some postsecondary classes within the first two years after they leave high school, according to a U.S. Education Department study released Thursday. The study finds that disabled students over all are less than half as likely as their peers to have attended college in the two years after high school, but the college-going rate varies greatly by type of disability: Students with hearing or visual impairments are as likely as nondisabled students to have done some postsecondary work. E-mail Print The study looked at a group of students who were in high school in 2001 and who had finished or left high school two years later. Of those, 31 percent of disabled students had attended a postsecondary institution since leaving high school, although a small proportion of those were attending college exclusively (most were working, too). Nearly 20 percent of the students were attending college currently at the time the study was conducted in 2003, just under half of the proportion for the general population.
Minority Students In Special And Gifted Education To Nurturing Minority Students With special needs or Talents School ofEducation University of Southern california Los Angeles Bennett A. Shaywitz* http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309074398?OpenDocument
CIS Home Page - Californians For Inclusive Schools A child with special needs makes connections in a mainstream classroom. School districts keep learning. Including kids with disabilities in classrooms http://www.pai-ca.org/cis/
Extractions: Welcome to CIS Home Page Californians for Inclusive Schools Top of this page CIS Mission Information about CIS Inclusion news ... Links to on-line legislation Californians for Inclusive Schools (CIS) works in the legislative and regulatory arenas to promote incentives and remove barriers to expansion of high-quality, inclusive schools, especially as they pertain to children with disabilities. Inclusive schools offer supportive learning environments that welcome and nurture children with disabilities and students with disabilities and their diverse cultural, language, ethnic and economic backgrounds to the general community of the school. What is CIS?
Asperger Syndrome: Schools And Camps The Glenholme School is a boarding school for special needs students situated This Day school is for teens with AS, HFA, PDD and cousin disabilities. http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/schools_camps.html
Extractions: Village Glen School Sponsored by the The Help Group , the Village Glen School is a therapeutic day school program for children with challenges in the areas of socialization, communication, language development, peer relations, learning disabilities, and academic performance without significant behavior problems. Many of the students served at Village Glen experience special needs related to Asperger's Syndrome and high functioning autism. Visit their web site at: www.villageglen.org East Bay, California The Springstone School The Springstone School, located in Concord, California, is an independent middle school that promotes and develops academic, social and prevocational skills for students with Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities. The professional and experienced staff fosters values of independence, responsibility and community in preparation for high school, and beyond through intensive, individualized instruction in small structured classrooms. Contact Information:
Center For Healthier Children, Families & Communities schools School Readiness. First 5 Statewide Evaluation Children withDisabilities and Other special needs Toolkit. Children with Disabilities and http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/First5CAReadiness/ChildrenDisabilitiesOtherNeed
Extractions: Community-Based Programs BASICS Elizabeth Learning Center Hope Street Family Center TIES for Adoption ... First 5 Strategic Policy Professional Training CHAT Doctoral Support Vivian Weinstein Program Child Welfare Children in Foster Care Early Childhood Building Community Systems International Collaborative State ECCS Initiative Health Services Special Healthcare Needs Monroe County Initiative
Extractions: Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3531 Tom on Education As a former university professor, Congressman Tom Lantos has a deep appreciation for education and academic values and a Congressional record that reflects these commitments. Whether at the college, high school, grade school, or even pre-school, Tom Lantos is leading the fight in Congress to make sure that all people can have the best education available. Head Start President Bush has proposed moving the Head Start program from the Department of Health to the Department of Education. Congressman Lantos is completely opposed to this proposal because it would fundamentally undermine the core philosophy of Head Start and he wrote the President on April 22, 2003 to share his opposition to the proposal and to urge the President to request more funding for this valuable program. Rep. Tom Lantos believes in Head Start.
Untitled Document By comparison, just 9% of special education teachers in schools with small The TEACH california Web site specifically recruits special education http://www.cftl.org/centerviews/august04.html
Extractions: Qualified teachers in short supply for special education students School districts across the state are challenged to meet the needs of these students and employ a variety of strategies to do so. In most public schools, special education students may be taught in self-contained classrooms, in resource rooms for part of the day or, for some subjects, may be taught in general education classrooms alongside their peers. California faces several challenges in providing special needs students with teachers who can help them to achieve these standards. One of the most significant problems is a severe shortage of credentialed special education teachers. The shortage of special education teachers Figure 1 Credential Status of Special Education and General Education Teachers, 2003-04 Source: CDE, Educational Demographics Unit. CBEDS Professional Assignment Information Form, 2003-04. SRI analysis. Shortages among both general education teachers and special education teachers have improved in the past year, but the shortage of special education teachers has been more persistent (see Figure 2). While the percentages of underprepared general elementary and secondary teachers have dropped to 6% and 7%, respectively, the percent of underprepared special education teachers is about twice as high at 13%.
Special Education And Learning Disabilities Associations programs designed to improve the learning capabilities of specialneeds students.Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Berkeley, california http://www.buzzle.com/chapters/education-and-higher-learning_special-education-a
Extractions: Special education is defined as classroom or private instruction involving unconventional techniques, materials, exercises, facilities and subject matter designed for students whose learning needs cannot be met by a standard school curriculum. Students who fall under this category include those with different intellectual capacities, physical handicaps, behavioral disorders or learning disabilities Thanks to modern assistive technology, special education inclusion and various legislative acts, these aforementioned students are able to stay in regular primary and secondary schools. This section features several special education organizations and learning disabilities association resources for parents and teachers. Alliance for Technology Access
World Institute On Disability - Resources Page Family Friendly Fun and special needs Resources offers access to mind, CDA - california Disability Alliance Mobility International USA http://www.wid.org/resources/
Extractions: Access.adobe.com is a free server that enables people with visual impairments to read any Acrobat document on the web using any standard web browser. Ben Adams, Terry Boisot, Joseph Buchroeder, Robin Fernandes, Barbara Garcia, Ed Goldman, Richard Jacobs, Diana Jorgensen, Kim Olson, Mark Polit, Santi Rogers, Bonnie Shoultz, Rocio Smith, Steve Taylor, Francisco Valenzuela, Pam Walker, David Wetherow, Michael Williams
Extractions: Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids This page evolves as people tell me about new camps, so if you know of camps that are not listed here, please email me so I can get the information posted here. If you direct a camp that would like a simple WWW page that describes your camp, I'll be pleased to put one up just email a description of the camp to me. Also, please let me know about any other WWW resources to which I should have a link. Thanks! Information about summer camps that focus on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and their families. I have broken it into national categories and regional categories in the USA: Apologies in advance if my sense of these regions differs from yours! If you cannot find an appropriate camp on this page I also have some links to other potentially useful pages as well as some other websites that list camps. I list all of the camps I know of, so please do not email me asking for help locating a camp. Thanks. Connecticut
California Institute On Human Services Positive Outcomes For Children with Disabilities and other special needs COOL School, COOL Families, Project Scholars, and california s Promise. http://www.sonoma.edu/cihs/cihs/allprojects.html
Extractions: Facilitates efforts to provide quality child care services to children with special needs in inclusive settings. These efforts are collaborative with key stakeholders throughout California, including policymakers, state agencies, program administrators and funders, and service coordinating bodies. California's Promise Works in partnership with schools and families to provide training, technical assistance, and resources to special education, general education, and families in support of collaborative efforts to appropriately educate all children, particularly those with disabilities. Funded through the California Department of Education and the State Improvement Grant (SIG). Capacity Building for Tribal Constituents (ICWA Training Project)
Extractions: It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force." Opening remarks were given by Christopher Knauf, an attorney with the Western Law Center on Disability Rights who told the massive overflowing audience." The Disabled still have to fight for their rights that A.D.A. established for them in 1990. The Disabled should have been afforded these rights since the beginning of time."
Disabled Student Services The mission of the Office of disabled Student Services at california State Apply for special assistance as early as possible before starting school to http://www.fullerton.edu/disabledservices/new_handbook/sec3/students_prepare.htm
Extractions: Junior Year Check List Senior Year Checklist It is a lot easier for the junior or senior in high school to worry "tomorrow" about what happens after high school. However, with a little planning NOW, and with the help of your high school counselor TODAY, your move to a postsecondary school, such as community college or university, will be much smoother. Here is a checklist for you to start on the right track. You will, no doubt, have many more questions. This list is just a beginning. Are you ready for postsecondary education? Check off each item as you complete it. Continue to look at this checklist regularly with your parents and counselor. September Begin the process of exploring and choosing postsecondary options with a comprehensive assessment of your abilities and limitations. Understand the differences between the academic organization and expectations of high school and postsecondary education. (See section on "Differences Between High School and College.")
