41. History And Mission Of UALR UALR assumes a special role in relation to the needs of urban areas in modern The mission of the University of arkansas at Little Rock is to develop http://www.ualr.edu/catalog/2004/04-05 Catalog-20-1.shtml

UALR News Search BOSS UALR Home ... Catalogs History and Mission of UALR History The University of Arkansas at Little Rock was founded in 1927 as Little Rock Junior College under the supervision of the city Board of Education. That first semester there were eight instructors and about 100 students. By 1929 the college was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, a status it has kept through changes in size and status. Housed at first in public school buildings, the college moved in 1949 to its present location in southwest Little Rock on a beautifully wooded site donated by Raymond Rebsamen, a Little Rock businessman. The college was also by that time the sole beneficiary of a continuing trust established by former Governor George W. Donaghey. In 1957 the institution began a four-year degree program, became independent and privately supported under a separate board of trustees, and took the name Little Rock University. After several years of discussion and study, Little Rock University in September 1969 merged with the University of Arkansas to create the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. That was a major step in the creation of a multi-campus system that now includes eight campuses: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; University of Arkansas at Monticello; Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas Community College at Hope; and University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. Within this structure, UALR is state supported, operationally separate, and specifically oriented toward serving the educational needs of Arkansas.

42. FairTest Examiner Fall 2004 Thirtytwo states reported more schools making AYP, while nine reported fewer Colorado and arkansas—do not break out test scores for disabled students. http://www.fairtest.org/examarts/Fall 04/AYP .html

FairTest Examiner Regulatory Changes Cloud AYP Claims of overall improvements on the state Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report cards required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are clouded by regulatory and statistical adjustments that have made it easier for many schools to report gains. The National Education Association (NEA) tallied AYP results for 41 states (as of November 9, 2004) and found fewer schools failing to make AYP for at least one year. The number of failing schools in these states declined from 23,273 in 2003-04 to 17,831 in 2004-05. Thirty-two states reported more schools making AYP, while nine reported fewer schools making AYP. AYP Games South Carolina, for example, set a modest goal of 17.6 percent proficiency in English/language arts and 15.5 percent proficiency in math for 2003-04 and achieved that in just over half of its 1,039 public schools. Next year, South Carolina schools must more than double the percentage of students scoring proficient, to 38.2 percent for English and 36.7 percent for math.

43. The Home School Court Report Vol. XIX, No. 3 -- Active Cases In January, the arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) received a complaint Under IDEA, a public school must provide special needs services to all http://www.hslda.org/courtreport/V19N3/V19N307.asp

HSLDA's E-lert Service: Quick Menu Getting Started In Your State High School Special Needs ... Joining HSLDA HSLDA Members Members Site Renew Online Contact Your Staff NEW! ... magazine VOLUME XIX, NUMBER 3 May / June 2003 FEATURES A season to encorage A letter to my parents The spiritual power of a mother National Center hosts 2003 Summit ... Farris addresses social workers DEPARTMENTS Along the way Homeschool litigation: preparing the way Freedom Watch What's ahead in 2003? ... Good judges make good decisions ET AL. a contrario sensu (on the other hand) HSLDA legal contacts for November/December 2002 LITIGATION SUMMARIES ACTIVE CASES ARKANSAS Court dismisses case Case: Department of Human Services v. H. family Filed: In January, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) received a complaint that the Harcourt home had “unsanitary conditions” and that the children were “not in public school.” When the social workers first came to the house on January 10, they found that no one was home. One of the social workers went around to the backyard and peered in the kitchen window. Later that day, the social workers came back. Mrs. Harcourt allowed them to come into the front room, where they saw and spoke with the children. She did not, however, allow the workers to go through the house or to interrogate the children out of her presence. Home School Legal Defense Association advised the family to send DHS proof that the children were legally homeschooling. The family was also able to submit an affidavit from a respected community juvenile worker testifying that the residence did not present any health or safety risks.

44. Services 97th Street School Mental Health Clinic(South Central Los Angeles) impaired withspecial needs in EH special day classes and all middle schools. http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/student_health/services.htm

Clinical Programs In 1945, following the child guidance movement in England, District Mental Health Services were expanded and organized into child guidance clinics. In April 1993, Medi-Cal Certification was achieved through a contract between the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the LAUSD Board of Education creating one of the “blended funding”, full scope, District based Medi-Cal child psychiatry clinics in the country. Clinics are now located at the following sites: 97th Street School Mental Health Clinic(South Central Los Angeles) Valley School Mental Health Clinic (San Fernando Valley) San Pedro School Mental Health Clinic (Cabrillo Elementary School) Hyde Park Healthy Start Collaborative (Crenshaw Cluster) Designated Instructional Services (DIS) Counseling, Special Education: Over 50 licensed clinical social workers and psychologists provide mandated counseling services to students in Special Education classes ranging including students identified as seriously emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, deaf and hard of hearing, and visually impaired with special needs in EH special day classes and all middle schools.

45. Therapy/Respite Camps: Kids With Autism And Other Special Needs A page with information about summer camps for kids with special needs. It is run by the Windsor schools in Morristown, Patterson, and Pompton. http://wmoore.net/therapy.html

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! What's Here? 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: United States Northeast Southeast Midwest Southwest ... Greece 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. Camps in the Northeast (USA) Connecticut Kris' Camp , Connecticut.

46. Office Of Justice Initiatives - American Bar Association special needs Domestic Abuse, AIDS, the disabled, the Elderly, the Homeless for special needs Children Committee ensures that school districts are http://www.abanet.org/justice/01summary/traditionalact/specialneeds.html

You currently do not have JavaScript enabled in your web browser. The ABA website relies on JavaScript for display purposes. To fully experience the ABA site, please enable javascript. Special Needs: Domestic Abuse, AIDS, the Disabled, the Elderly, the Homeless Numerous courts and bars have developed programs for groups with special needs. Advocacy for these groups is crucial as their needs are often exacerbated by lower income, thus further limiting their access to justice in the areas of employment, housing, etc. Fifty-seven courts or bar associations indicated in their 2001 survey responses that they support activities addressing special needs. Among the many programs are the following: "He Loves Me Not," the Arkansas Bar Association video on the prevention of dating violence, was distributed to all high schools in the state. The state public television affiliate aired three, one-hour TV call-in programs, using the video in its entirety as a centerpiece. The Georgia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Advocates for Special Needs Children Committee ensures that school districts are providing the education required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

47. Special Education Advocate & Attorney Directory A-M - Search For A Special Needs I represent parents and disabled individuals in special education and civil special Education Advocate also understanding of Missouri Safe schools Act http://www.education-a-must.com/aalistam.html

Find an advocate or attorney in your state. Parenting Support Group for parents, advocates, and attorneys. Ask your questions about special education law, IEPs, 504s... or ask about local resources here. Directory N-Z Submit an Advocate or Attorney AK ... MT AK - Alaska AL - Alabama Trecia C. Benefield Advocate PO Box 434 Jasper, AL 35502 Phone: (205) 387-0159 Fax: (205) 387-0162 www.birminghamilc.org AR - Arkansas AZ - Arizona Julianne Cartwright Advocate 3565 N. Benton Kingman, AZ 86401 Phone: (928-753-7567 CA - California Claudia Lowe 3941 Park Dr, #20, PMB114 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Phone: (916) 939-3905 Fax: (916) 339-2475 pages.zdnet.com/ourorhskids States Served: all areas Online resource for help and support on issues related to IDEA, IEPs, Section 504, 504 plans, behavior plans, disabilities that impact learning, advocacy, transition, and more. Kevin Ardalan Attorney 822 N. Broadway

48. SPECIAL REPORT: MY BROTHER’S KEEPER : Where Hope Lives BY MARY HARGROVE arkansas DEMOCRATGAZETTE 2002, arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Inc . The special infrastructure that the disabled need, from doctors to http://www.ardemgaz.com/ShowStoryprev.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2002/06/28&ID=Ar00100&

49. Easter Seals Arkansas: Job Opportunities and adults with disabilities and special needs and their families. Requirements include a high school diploma or the equivalent and a valid AR http://ar.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ARDR_job_opportunities&s_esLo

50. Hudson Institute > American Outlook > American Outlook Article Detail he federal special education law 1975, which will soon be up for reauthorization in When schools provide services for the learning disabled in a regular http://www.americanoutlook.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article_detail&id=1704

51. Acknowledgements arkansas Next A Guide To Life After High School in arkansas™ administrators,and parents on developmental issues and special needs of children. http://rpweb.uams.edu/ArkansasHealthCareers/Counseling.asp

General Information Arkansas Needs More Healthcare Workers! Acknowledgements How to use the online manual Key to Abbreviations Post-Secondary Intuitions Types of Degrees Considering a career in health care? What you need to know Table of Contents Index Webmaster Career Categories Clinical Laboratory Sciences Counseling and Mental Health Dentistry Radiology ... Special Technologies and Services Other Links Health Career Programs CHAMPS Information M*A*S*H Information Regional Programs ... Telehealth Counseling and Mental Health Counselor Psychologist Social Worker Counselor Counselors assist individuals and groups with mental health issues concerning self-understanding, self-esteem, life roles, and relationships. Counselors work with many issues, including mental health, school, college, career, employment, rehabilitation, aging, substance abuse, and marriage and family. Counselors help people to make decisions and accept responsibility for them, to accept responsibility for their behavior, and to adjust to or change life situations. Work Activities * Conducting intake interviews with an individual or a group to determine the problem area and the focus of the counseling (This procedure can include testing—personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological—observation, and interviewing.)

52. Clarksville Arkansas Chamber Of Commerce group of parents who needed a school for their children with special needs . These services are provided in cooperation with arkansas Rehabilitation http://www.clarksvillearchamber.com/forest_davis.htm

FORREST - DAVIS DEVELOPMENT CENTER INTRODUCTION Forrester-Davis Development Center Forrester-Davis Development Adult Center provides quality work opportunities for individuals through it's subcontract work, while providing the business community an invaluable service by completing their contracts in a timely and acceptable manner. FORRESTER-DAVIS DEVELOPMENT CENTER MISSION STATEMENT The Vocational Department's Mission is to provide programs and services to disabled adults and to operate a profitable business supplying value added products to its commercial customers. These services are provided according to individual plans and goals. We will provide these in a manner consistent with the philosophy and values as set forth in the Mission Statement.

53. Seaside S Disability Links SonRise Program. for Families with special needs Children. Toy Guide forDifferently-Abled Kids. Stanford Driving School. disabled Instruction. http://www.seaside.org/linx.html

54. Peace Corps | Learn About Peace Corps | What Do Volunteers Do? | Education, Yout Volunteers olunteers work with education offices, schools, and local teachers, and resource development for teachers of students with special needs. http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whatvol.edu_youth.edu.specialedu

55. OneStops.info arkansas. People with disabilities specifically mentioned as among the This approach is used to determine the needs of disabled individuals. http://www.onestops.info/article.php?article_id=183&subcat_id=62

56. Meal Service E. special Dietary needs. 1. School District Policies Procedures. arkansas Act1146 of 1995 required that local school districts develop policies and http://cnn.k12.ar.us/What's New/Administrative Guidance Aug 2003/Administrative

Meal Service - Section IV A. Meal Service A la Carte/Contract Meals The full cost of “extra” services provided by the food service department must be recovered. This includes everything served other than reimbursable breakfasts, lunches or afterschool snacks. Report income from a la carte sales, second meals, and extra milk as a la carte income. Report income from banquets, snacks for homeroom parties, weekend field trips, meals for athletic teams, refreshments for teachers or school boards, snacks for kindergarten, and meals contracted by a DHS summer program sponsor, elderly program or Headstart as contract meal income Outside Vendor Restrictions A school district cannot allow any outside business/vendor to operate an a la carte food service unless the business agrees to offer free, reduced price and paid reimbursable lunches to all eligible children. See Director’s Memo IA-99-002 Cafeteria Supervision School food service funds may not be used to pay salaries for monitoring during meal service periods. However, food service personnel may have monitoring duties assigned to them as a part of their other food service responsibilities. Student Meal Service a) Disciplinary Denial of Meals The denial of meals as a disciplinary action against any child is prohibited. Disciplinary action which indirectly results in the loss of meals (e.g., a student is suspended from school) is allowable. However, the withholding of meals (e.g., requiring detention hall during the lunch or breakfast serving period) is prohibited

57. Links www.tendercare4kids.com Tender Care for the Child with special needs providesproducts, arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock, arkansas. http://www.mdschblind.org/HTML/links3.html

Who We Are What We Do What's New Learn More ... Home Links for you! Don't miss these must-see sites. Accessability Adult Agencies Advocacy Art Therapy ... Online Libraries Guide Dogs for the Blind www.fidelco.org The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, located in Bloomfield, Connecticut, has served the blind community since 1961. This website offers a photo gallery, information on in-community training and more. www.guidedog.org The Guide Dog Foundation strives to be the leading resource and provider of premier services to facilitate the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired. www.guidedogs.com Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., provides guide dogs and training to visually impaired individuals in the United State and Canada. www.guidedogsofamerica.org Guide Dogs of America is located in Sylmar, California. This website provides information on admissions and training, upcoming events and ways you can help. www.guiding-eyes.org Guiding Eyes for the Blind is dedicated to enriching the lives of bind and visually impaired individuals by providing them with the freedom to travel safely, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and new horizons of opportunity. www.leaderdog.org

58. Education Reform Review Clark County School District could decide whether special needs home schoolerswill receive FortySix Percent of disabled Students Mainstreamed http://www.educationpolicy.org/briefs/refrmnws-Apr00B.htm

Home Reform Briefs Newsletter Pubs List ... E-mail EPI Education Reform Briefs Updated 4/17/00 For more complete information pertaining to the summary news below, please refer to EPI's links page to connect with the organization referenced. No endorsement should be assumed for any organization due to its inclusion on this page. From the National Association of Elementary School Principals, 4/12/00 ERS Study Confirms Link Between Principal and School Success The widespread shortage of qualified principals has put a drain on the instructional leadership of the nation's schools, and is seriously affecting efforts in whole-school academic improvement, according to a new report conducted by the Educational Research Service (ERS) at the request of NAESP and NASSP. The report, The Principal, Keystone of a High-Achieving School: Attracting and Keeping the Leaders We Need, takes a close look at the shortage, suggests reasons behind it, and provides an overview of programs designed to address aspects of the shortage. The study identifies critical skills for qualified principal candidates, which include: being "educationally savvy," being innovative, having a clear focus and vision, being able to "sell the school," being a good manager, being interested in using and applying research to improve the school, possessing good conflict resolution and mediation skills, and being loving child advocates.

59. Camps For Children With Special Needs / Family Village Sites That Have Lists Or Data Bases or special needs Camps Serves emotionally,behaviorally, and learning disabled children by providing a safe http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/Leisure/camps.html

Camps Sites That Have Lists Or Data Bases or Special Needs Camps Individual Camps with Websites Sites That Have Lists Or Data Bases or Special Needs Camps American Camping Association (ACA): Find an ACA-Accredited Camp This website allows one to search for a camp by diagnosis, philosophy, affiliation, state, etc. Grown Up Camps for People with Special Needs Camps for Children with Diabetes Ontario Camping Association Camps For Children with Special Needs — Canada Special Needs Camps — United States and Canada This website allows one to search for a camp by diagnosis, religion, gender, region, etc. Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids with Special Needs Summer Camps for Children with Physical Disabilities Individual Camps with Websites Please note: Camps are listed by state for convenience. This does not mean the camp limits admissions to individuals in their state. Check each camp's web site to determine their admission policy. Alabama Camp ASCCA Mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence. Arizona Camp Civitan Offers eight one-week camping sessions for people with disabilities.

60. Archives Story Camp Barnabas caters to disabled campers, inspires volunteers are members ofCCI and several hundred of them are geared toward those with special needs. http://www.starherald.net/articles/2004/10/21/people_events/pe1.txt

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