Extractions: Skip Maine state header navigation Agencies Online Services Web Policies ... Help State Search: DHS Family Independence Medical Services Health ... Resource Directory -> Volunteer Opportunities The volunteer opportunities listed here are not all inclusive. There are many throughout the state of interest to people of all ages. Of the programs listed below note that three have both age and income limitations. The Foster Grandparent Program provides part-time (20 hours a week) volunteer opportunities for people with low income age 60 and older to serve children with special or exceptional needs in their homes, schools, day care centers, institutions, hospitals, correctional facilities or specialized programs for developmentally disabled children. Volunteers receive a small stipend. Contact the Foster Grandparent Program at the following locations: For all counties except York and Cumberland: Penquis CAP/FGP 262 Harlow Street, PO Box 1162 Bangor, Maine 04402-1162 207-973-3684 In York and Cumberland Counties: Foster Grandparent Program Harbor Terrace, 284 Danforth Street
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Extractions: Today's Globe Politics Opinion Magazine ... Maine September 1, 2004 Jan Rankowski, an autistic boy in Falmouth, Maine, should not return to the town's only public-school playground, a judge ruled yesterday, saying that the 9-year-old posed "a significant risk" to the health and safety of other children and the adults supervising them. ADVERTISEMENT School officials barred the boy from the playground in November after teachers and some children complained that the fourth-grader, who is home-schooled, was overly defiant and aggressive in the schoolyard. In a ruling issued yesterday, Cumberland Superior Court Judge Thomas Humphrey said the decision to keep Jan off the playground was not discriminatory and that the school made reasonable requests to evaluate the boy's behavior, but his parents refused. The family had filed a lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction that would have allowed Jan to use the playground. "While there was testimony that Jan's behavior was both consistent with his disability and consistent with that of a nondisabled child his age, the school's decision was not based on his disability, but on the school's legitimate need to obtain an assessment of the child and develop a plan for his safe and beneficial use of the facility," Humphrey wrote in his decision. Jan's parents, Gayle Fitzpatrick and Charles Rankowski, said the ruling would only exacerbate the limitations on their son's life. Advocates for the disabled said the decision reflected a lack of awareness of autism.
Extractions: Option for New England Schools By the New England Comprehensive Assistance Center A "schoolwide" Title I program allows schools the flexibility to combine Title I of the federal Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) funds with other federal, state and local funds to raise the academic achievement of all the students in the school, rather than focusing on certain students targeted for Title I programs and assistance. In a schoolwide program, the Title I funds are used for a schoolwide reform strategy that increases the amount and quality of learning time and provides an enriched and accelerated curriculum for all children in the school. Schools that choose the schoolwide program option must prepare a plan that will enable all students to reach high standards of achievement. All children must meet the state's content and performance standards.
Karen Kusiak Kkusiak@colby Ed374 Teaching Students with special needs in the Regular Classroom of studentswith special education needs in central maine schools and determine the http://www.colby.edu/education/courses/ed374/Feb8-17 syllabus.html
Extractions: Karen Kusiak kkusiak@colby.edu Assistant Professor X 3679 Ed374 Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom FEBRUARY 3 17 Lovejoy 352 Office hours Tuesdays and Thursdays after class/1:30pm or by appointment Required Texts: Raymond, E. B. (2004). Learners with mild disabilities: A characteristics approach. Michie, G. (1999) . Holler if you hear me: the education of a teacher and his students. New York: Teachers College Press. Additional Texts - Select ONE of the following: Berube, M. (1996). Life as we know it: A father, a family, and an exceptional child New York: Pantheon. Cohen, L. (1994). Train go sorry: Inside a Deaf World. New York: Vintage Books. Grandin T. (1995) , Thinking in pictures. and other reports from my life with autism. New York: Random House. Other source: The Guide to Special Education in Maine: A Team Approach, Southern Maine Parent Awareness and the Maine Department of Education CD of Guide available from course instructor at no cost. Course Web page: http://www.colby.edu/education/courses/ed374/index.html February 3 Introductions, Expectations, Language, Course goals and objectives
Abledata: View Organization List four hundred million dollars in benefits to disabled maine citizens. The Children with special Health Care needs (CSHCN) Program promotes the http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=113573&top=16040&ksectionid=19326&st
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Maine Meeting Place Due to maine s rural character, many families with children with special needs Bulletin board services for communities of disabled people exist in http://www.benton.org/publibrary/state/meeting-place.html
Extractions: The Maine Meeting Place (MMP) is a statewide electronic bulletin board system created in February 1992 for people with disabilities, their families, and the people who serve them. MMP users can obtain or share information, meet others with similar problems and concerns, and contribute to disability awareness. The network is accessible over regular telephone lines through a toll-free number using low-cost terminal equipment or personal computers. The network was started by a parent who had two young children with special needs. The parent had a hard time obtaining timely information about disabilities issues and networking with other people with disabilities and their families to achieve common goals. Due to Maine's rural character, many families with children with special needs rarely communicate with one another, and their primary contacts with people knowledgeable about disabilities are with state agencies or other service providers. When the project began, staff identified a large number of $25 Sceptre terminal devices that were eventually purchased and distributed free of charge by the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council. Essentially a small keyboard with a modem, users can plug the device into a phone line and a television to connect to the network. The television screen serves as the monitor. Thus even families without a home computer can use this basic technology to participate in the network from home. Although the Sceptre terminals are no longer available, MMP continues to receive donations of second-hand computer equipment that founder Lou McIntosh says is "so out of date in today's business world that they aren't worth the money to cart them away." As of this writing, MMP had just received a donation of 100 computers with 286 processors that will be distributed to consumers after being fitted with modems.
Template Alternative education programs in maine public schools increased about 25 special education enrollment in maine has increased steadily since 1992, http://www.umaine.edu/news/Archives/2003/feb03/021003/Alternative Education Resp
Extractions: Media contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO The growth of alternative education programs reflects both an increasing population of students having difficulty learning and adjusting in traditional school settings and the escalating pressure on public schools to meet the diverse academic, social and personal needs of all children, according to a University of Maine study. Alternative education programs in Maine public schools increased about 25 percent during the past two years and serve approximately 2,225 high school students. The development of such programs appears to be a response, at least in part, to keep these students in school and working toward graduation while addressing their complex problems in a comprehensive way, says William E. Davis, UMaine professor of education and director of the Institute for the Study of Students At Risk, which conducted the research. Specific definition is difficult, but research estimates that more than 20,000 alternative-type programs are currently operating in the nations public schools. Maine has approximately 150 alternative education programs that offer credit toward high school graduation. While they vary in type, operation and enrollment, their driving force is similar, according to Davis. All work to provide a different type of instructional format and curriculum, and a more personal, responsive climate. Common elements include a heavy emphasis on individualized instruction, close instructor/student relationships, flexibility in school schedule and relevant hands-on experiential learning.
Frequently Asked Questions Are there any Waldorf schools for developmentally disabled children? Run inPennsylvania are both specially geared towards children with special needs. http://www.awsna.org/awsna-faq.html
Extractions: Finding a School in Your Area Do a search on our affiliated schools list. I've looked in your search engine and ... children? Waldorf Education and Waldorf Schools What is Waldorf education? Is Waldorf similar to ... available? How Do I Start a Waldorf School? Starting a Waldorf school Establishing a study group Starting a playgroup Creating a kindergarten ... New Initiative Membership Program Waldorf Teaching I'm interested in becoming a Waldorf teacher. What is the next step? How can I find a job at a Waldorf school? What is Waldorf Education? Waldorf Education page return to questions Is Waldorf Similar to Montessori? Article by Barbara Shell return to question s Are Waldorf schools religious? Waldorf schools are non-sectarian and non-denominational. They educate all children, regardless of their cultural or religious backgrounds. The pedagogical method is comprehensive, and, as part of its task, seeks to bring about recognition and understanding of all the world cultures and religions. Waldorf schools are not part of any church. They espouse no particular religious doctrine but are based on a belief that there is a spiritual dimension to the human being and to all of life. Waldorf families come from a broad spectrum of religious traditions and interest.
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Dentist Shortage Means Many Live In Pain The Tooth Ferry is a wish come true for some maine children who live with County Children s Program, which offers services to special needs children. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/children/031218castdentist.shtml
Extractions: To top of story The Tooth Ferry is a wish come true for some Maine children who live with chronic pain. An old delivery truck equipped with a dental chair, lights and teeth-cleaning equipment, the van, dubbed the Tooth Ferry, offers checkups and cleanings to schoolchildren in remote areas of Washington County. "We're seeing kids no one else can or is willing to see," says Teresa Alley, one of two dental hygienists who staff the van. "A lot of the children we see have never been to a dentist." The Tooth Ferry is funded by a grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation and operated under the Washington County Children's Program, which offers services to special needs children.
Special Education No child is too disabled to be educated. See Timothy Wv Rochester School District, special needs Parents Information Network (SPIN) 1800-870-7746, http://www.ptla.org/ptlasite/vlp/education/specialed.htm
Extractions: Manual Home Page GAL's Role in Education ... Special Education It is crucial as GAL to address if the child is a special education child under federal and state law. Many protections are provided to children with disabilities when it comes to their educational programming. There are two federal special education laws: the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504. Both laws protect the child and his/her parent. Regulations are found at Maine DOE Regulations, Chapter 101 (Word document)
Education If a child has special learning needs or disabilities, the public school must A maine public school must have an ESL program even if it has only one LEP http://www.ptla.org/immigrants/english/education.htm
Extractions: All children in the U.S have the right to attend public school, from kindergarten through 12th grade. This includes children who are "undocumented," with no legal immigration status. The only exception is children who are in the U.S. on F-1 visas. These students are allowed into the U.S. just to study. They are supposed to pay tuition if they attend public school. If they can't afford the tuition, they can still attend for free. They may suffer other penalties under the immigration laws (including being deported).
CMD: DISABILITY maine Action Coalition for disabled Persons 194 Griffin Road 103 maine ParentFederationSpecial needs Parent Information Network (SPIN) PO Box 2067 http://www.abilitymaine.org/cmdir/disability.html
Extractions: This website is a place for collecting and sharing information about living with disabilities. Our intent is to provide a place on the web for people to get information that will help them create better lives for themselves and others. We want to empower people to make themselves activists to achieve the quality of life they desire. Alpha One
CMD: CHILDREN AND CHILDBIRTH A Guide to Adoption Services in maine funded by DHS lists the agencies in maine Provides programs for preschool children with special needs and http://www.abilitymaine.org/cmdir/child.html
Extractions: Our mission is to create and maintain networks among families, communities, and service providers and to promote the well-being of children and implement intra-agency collaboration. Our goal is to provide support, encouragement, promotion and implementation. Projects include affordable housing, a safe home network for homeless youths, a dental clinic and a directory of services. Meetings on 1st Thursday of each month from 12-1:30 p.m. Casey Family ServicesSee Family Services Child Abuse and Neglect CouncilsSee Violence Prevention Child Care Connections
Guide To Special Education In Maine | Chapter 4 maine special Education Regulations (MSER) Chapter 101, Section 3.10 Other Health the school must determine the child s educational needs and write an http://www.somepa.org/Guide/files/html/ch04/ch04_02.htm
Extractions: The Guide to Special Education in Maine Index Introduction . Chapters: A student with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be identified under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B under "Other Health Impairment," "Specific Learning Disability," or "Emotional Disability" or under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This clarification was provided in a memorandum to Chief State School Officers from the Assistant Secretaries of the Offices of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (EASA) on September 16, 1991. Please note the references in this memorandum are to IDEA regulations and to section 504. these are Federal laws.
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