TalkLeft: Bush Administration Fines Texas Jen, why are you so certain that special needs children are sure to fail those Why is Texas being fined for having too many learning disabled kids? http://talkleft.com/new_archives/010455.html
Extractions: Main Saturday :: April 23, 2005 Bush Administration Fines Texas by TChris Apparently secure in the belief that Texas will forever be a red state, the Bush administration slapped the state for defying the mandates of the administration's signature piece of legislation: No Child Left Behind. For the last two years, the Texas Education Agency has exceeded the federal cap on how many students with learning disabilities can be exempted from regular state testing, mandated by the act, in favor of an easier exam. To quash the defiance, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings fined Texas $444,282 yesterday, a relatively small chunk of the state's $1.1 billion allotment of federal education funds, "and a sliver of the state's $33 billion annual public education budget." That letter imposing the fine was released yesterday evening, the administration's favored time for disclosing unpleasant news. Texas isn't standing alone in its rebellion.
Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 Campuses must also be aware of the special needs of students with The nebraska State Colleges identify and recommend those high school courses that, http://www.ccpe.state.ne.us/PublicDoc/CCPE/CompPlan/Chapter2.asp
Extractions: CCPE Home Comprehensive Plan Introduction and Overview Chapter 1: Higher Education for Nebraska's Future ... Appendix Three Chapter Two MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS The heart of any great higher education system is the student, the learner. Education that is vital, vigorous and visionary begins by identifying and addressing the current and future needs and aspirations of its students. Goals and Strategies Access to postsecondary education is vitally important to the people of Nebraska. Its citizens strongly believe that postsecondary education opportunities should be readily available to them. For the most part, Nebraskans do enjoy reasonable access to postsecondary education. The sectors of postsecondary education provide Nebraskans with many educational choices and, as a network of institutions, offer access for students of all ability levels. Nebraskans attend college at a higher rate than the national average and the great majority choose to remain in Nebraska for their education. Other states have exceeded Nebraskas participation rates in recent years, however, dropping Nebraskas national ranking. Improving participation rates, especially for under-represented minorities, is still an important goal.
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Nebraska Scores High On Services For Children With Special Needs nebraska s total system of services also needs to be credited for these favorable for services to children with special health care needs including http://www.answers4families.org/family/info/mhcp.html
Extractions: Recently released results of a 2001 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs in relation to six core outcomes identified by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau for the children with special health care needs population show the following statistics on those related to Medically Handicapped Children's Program (MHCP): Adequate Health Insurance
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Extractions: Procedural Safeguards Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) www.nde.state.ne.us/LEGAL/cover51.html The free appropriate education is mandated for children ages 3 through 21 years in all states and is described under Part B of IDEA. States are encouraged with incentives to provide services through public schools to children from birth through 2 years, but this is not required. These services are described under Part C of IDEA and are referred to as early intervention services. In early intervention, occupational and physical therapy can be primary services and the child does not have to receive special education as with part B (see Educationally Related Services below). Early intervention programming should occur in natural settings and be family centered . In addition, early intervention programs must provide a services coordinator to assist families identify strengths and needs and coordinate services. This type of role in a medical setting might be called a case manager. I had one parent tell me that parents of children with disabilities dont consider themselves cases to be managed but rather they want to be the managers of their childs program and need someone to help them coordinate services and assist in finding resources.
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Extractions: The National Committee of Parents and Advocates Organized to Protect IDEA represents millions of citizens who have come together to protect the educational guarantee required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The undersigned national, state and local organizations are united in opposition to the House and Senate bills that amend and reauthorize IDEA. Both of these bills weaken the rights and protections necessary to ensure that students with disabilities are not left behind.
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Neuropsychological Assessment In Schools. ERIC Digest. trained to use it as a regular part of assessing children with special needs. Using neuropsychology in schools can help teachers serve children with http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9218/schools.htm
Extractions: Source : ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests Measurement and Evaluation Washington DC., American Institutes for Research Washington DC. Neuropsychological Assessment in Schools. ERIC Digest. Neuropsychological assessment is a tool that has traditionally been used by hospital clinicians and clinical psychologists. However, now that educators have begun to recognize the value of neuropsychological assessment, many school psychologists are being trained to use it as a regular part of assessing children with special needs. This digest tells you what neuropsychological assessment is and why it's important to educators. It explains how educators use neuropsychological assessment and what some of its limitations are. It also provides a list of sources where you can find out more about neuropsychological assessment. WHAT IS NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT? In theory Neuropsychology is the study of how the functions of your brain and nervous system affect the way you think and behave. For some time now, neuropsychology has helped hospital clinicians assess patients who have experienced head injuries to determine how neurological damage affects their patients' thinking skills and behavior. Clinical psychologists have also benefited from neuropsychology because it helps them more accurately assess the causes of some patients' behaviors. Recently, education experts have begun to use neuropsychology to explain why some children have trouble acquiring language skills, learning to read, developing arithmetic reasoning skills, and so on. Using neuropsychology in schools can help teachers serve children with learning disabilities more effectively because a child who has neurologically related disabilities does not benefit from the same teaching techniques (such as repetition) that a student who learns at a slower rate benefits from.
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Extractions: He said the new law, which amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and incorporates the philosophy of the No Child Left Behind legislation, "has created some significant new burdens for the regional school district.". He said two changes in the law "have a negative impact locally. IDEA 2004 calls for the local school district to take on identifying handicapped students who are educated at private schools located within this school district."Region 12 also must provide access to... (Voices, CT) Many people believe IDEA, the federal disabilities education act, is an illegal federal government mandate, but Thro disagrees. "In that instance, the money follows the condition," he said, arguing that IDEA designed to ensure that students with disabilities have access to appropriate education programs is different than Title IX and NCLB. Thro also discussed Utah's current struggle with the U.S. Department of Education. (Deseret News)
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Fundamentals - THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR LIBRARIES Fundamentals for Public Library Service in nebraska Do students make demands on the library for materials, services, or special needs? http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/libdev/Fundamentals/planproc.html
Extractions: How did the completion of the action steps make a difference in your library and community? Name of library/director Names of team members and community affiliation How were team members chosen? Evidence of community involvement in the CLIP process Community assessment (Describe your community.) Analysis of community assessment (How does what you know about your community affect the library?) Vision statement (Where do you want the library to be in 5-10 years?) Goals and objectives Action steps (Who will do what? and when?)
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Extractions: L ibrary D evelopment S ervices NEBRASKA TRUSTEE HANDBOOK Chapter 7 Public Library Planning The central purpose of planning is to decide what kind of library the community should have. An essential responsibility for library trustees is to define the mission of the library in order to meet most effectively the needs of the community and to determine how effectively the library is fulfilling that mission. Continuous Library Improvement Program The Continuous Library Improvement Program (CLIP) was developed under the sponsorship of the Nebraska Library Commission as an aid for the planning processes of public libraries across the state. Why CLIP Will Work for Nebraska Libraries A planning process works because it results in a practical guide for the future. The benefits of effective planning are greater community support and, ultimately, increased viability for a library. The CLIP planning process, which incorporates some elements of strategic planning, can also renew staff and volunteer commitment to the library. Lastly, the CLIP planning process works because it forces an examination of, and therefore validates, the most basic definition of what a library is and what it should offer to the community. The CLIP planning process makes sense for libraries facing new challenges because it focuses leadership attention on the new opportunities that accompany changing times. Too often, organizations view change as threat-laden. The strategic viewpoint turns threats into opportunities.
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.
Extractions: Quality of Life for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography PART II: QUALITY OF LIFE IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES D. Vocations, Education and Productivity Anderson-Levitt, K.M. & Moerman, D.E. (1989). "Functioning" from the perspective of production supervisors. Mental Retardation Rehabilitation Programmes: Performance and Quality of Life of Adults with Developmental Handicaps. Toronto: Lugus Productions Ltd., 138-148. Agencies show differing rates of success for employment placements, but overall the figures are depressingly low. Community agencies appear to be becoming the equivalent of long term institutions. Rehabilitation Programs: Performance and Quality of Life of Adults with Developmental Handicaps. Toronto: Lugus Productions Ltd., 149-171. Significant male-female differences have been found in the pursuit of leisure activities by adults with developmental disabilities. There are also differences between age groups. Most clients engage in sedentary or observational activities. It is suggested that leisure skills must be learned. Client concerns at home and in the community are examined, highlighting areas for agency programmes to focus on. Rehabilitation Programs: Performance and Quality of Life of Adults with Developmental Handicaps.
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