81. Testimony Of Ms. Sandra Griffin Burke County High School; Waynesboro, georgia; August 13, 1999 When none ofthese things help, we need special education services in our alternative http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/106th/ecyf/idea81399/griffin.htm

Sandra L. Griffin, Student Services Director Burke County School System Post Office Box 908 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Phone: 706-554-6306 Fax: 706-554-8056 E-mail: slgriffi@bes.burke.k12.ga.us Testimony before Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families Burke County High School; Waynesboro, Georgia; August 13, 1999 As a special educator for over twenty years, no issue has presented a greater challenge to me than that of discipline for disabled students. I agree wholeheartedly that we need flexibility in our approach to this issue. Yet I know from experience that most of the infractions we deal with on a daily basis in public schools, those that prevent special education teachers from teaching and students from learning are committed by students with mild disabilities who are fully capable of discerning appropriate from inappropriate behavior. I believe we do a disservice to disabled students when we suggest that they all need separate rules of behavior. On one hand, Congress charges educators with the responsibility of preparing disabled youngsters for post-secondary education or jobs. We are expected to practice inclusion and mainstreaming for disabled students and show a positive return on the vast amount of money invested by taxpayers in special education. On the other hand, we are impeded from teaching disabled students to be responsible for their behavior. When the consequences for their inappropriate behavior is different than that for non-disabled peers, we send the wrong message. These same students who are educated with a double standard regarding behavior, are still expected to function in a society that allows no such distinction.

82. Law Office Of Ruthann P. Lacey, P.C. - ElderLawAnswers Firm Profile She concentrates her practice in Elder Law and special needs Law, Ruthann isa graduate of Emory University School of Law, is a member of the National http://www.elderlawanswers.com/content/FirmProfile.asp?FirmID=709&AddressID=1037

83. Dr. Robert Loyd Teacher, St. Louis County special School District, 1975 1980 Brolin, DE, Loyd, RJ (in press) Career education for special needs individuals (2ed.). http://www.education.armstrong.edu/sped/faculty/loyd/vita.htm

Robert J. Loyd, Ph.D. Vita I: Education and Professional Experience Academic Degrees Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia Special Education M.Ed. University of Missouri-Columbia Vocational Education B.S. Ed. University of Missouri-Columbia Special Education Professional Experience Associate Professor Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia 1997 - Current Department Chair Columbia Public Schools Columbia, Missouri Assistant Professor University of Missouri-St. Louis, St.. Louis, Missouri Project Director University of Missouri-Columbia Career Development Project, Columbia, Missouri Marketing Director Central Missouri Sheltered Workshop Columbia, Missouri Teacher St. Louis County Special School District II. Faculty Workload: Semester Course Credit Fall 2001 EXEE 7280 Characteristics of Mental Retardation SPED 5100 Teaching Exceptional Students EDUG 2100 Teaching Exceptional Students EDUG 2100 Teaching Exceptional Students 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits Spring 2002 EXEE 7290 Methods of Mental Retardation SPED 5100 Teaching Exceptional Students EDUG 2100 Teaching Exceptional Students EDUG 2100 Teaching Exceptional Students 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits

84. Official Code 20-2-152 special education shall include children who are classified as all eligiblestudents with special needs who are residents of their local school systems, http://www.ganet.org/cgi-bin/pub/ocode/ocgsearch?docname=OCode/G/20/2/152

85. AAASP | About | Frequently Asked Questions a structure for full inclusion at school in athletics for the physicallydisabled and Other needs. Sponsors for the annually televised AAASP georgia http://www.aaasp.org/about/faqs.html

Overview Mission Milestones Fast Facts ... Contact Note that many of these questions are answered at length within this Web site. However, this FAQ section is designed to be a quick reference guide. What is AAASP and how does it differ from other programs I have heard about? Why do boys and girls of varying ages play on the same team? How can combining so many different disability types and ages work successfully? How is AAASP funded? What are its needs and why should I become a regular contributor? What is AAASP and how does it differ from other programs I have heard about? The five distinct differences between AAASP and most other programs of which you may be aware are as follows: AAASP is an interscholastic amateur athletics program designed specifically for the physically or visually impaired student whom we have deemed, America’s Sidelined Kids. It is the first in the nation to partner with a state high school governing body - Georgia High School Association - to create a dual governance for the provision of equitable opportunities in athletics for all children. As with able-bodied interscholastic programs, our athletes often do rise to a level of talent that makes them attractive to university, adult or club programs, however, elite competition is not our primary focus. Rather, it is getting everyone "in the game" by providing a structure for full inclusion at school in athletics for the physically disabled and the creation and sustainability of regular exercise and socialization through sport opportunities.

86. McKesson Corporation: Grant Recipients Afterschool Programs Child Crisis Center - East Valley, Inc., Mesa, AZ To expand the stable for horses for children with special needs http://www.mckesson.com/grant_recpts.html

Home Contact Site Map McKesson Foundation Community Involvement Annual Report About Us Regional Grants Board of Directors Grant Recipients How To Apply Grant Recipients McKesson has provided grants to communities all over the country to fund youth and adult programs. The following are examples of how the grants were used. Arizona Dental Clinic Change Point Inc., Mesa, AZ After-school Programs Child Crisis Center - East Valley, Inc., Mesa, AZ Emergency shelter's Community Bed Services Educational Enrichment Foundation, Tucson, AZ Focus on Vision Program Make a Difference, Phoenix, AZ SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, Tucson, AZ Kids' Closet Program Scottsdale Prevention Institute, Scottsdale, AZ School-based community centers Society of St. Vincent De Paul, Phoenix, AZ Dental Program Tempe Community Action Agency, Inc., Tempe, AZ Escalante Health Partnerships Children's Program Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development, Phoenix, AZ

87. The Heartland Institute - Special Ed Bill Brings Valuable Reforms, No Choice - B School officials would be permitted to suspend special education “More thanany other, special needs students require customized, personalized service. http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=12224

88. The Heartland Institute - Special Ed Reauthorization Prompts Reforms - By Don So Congress’ review of federal special education lawsits largest scheduled piece Nearly one in eight US schoolchildren is currently considered disabled. http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=12122

89. UCP: President’s Commission On Excellence In Special Education Commission Backg Of that 13 percent, over half were labeled “learning disabled. His fouryear-oldson, who is enrolled in a special education pre-school in the Northside http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/12/74/74-74/2556

Skip Navigation Education Employment Housing ... Travel Education UCP’s Education Channel provides resources for parents, teachers, and others involved in the education of students with disabilities and other special needs. Education For Educators For Families The Individualized Education Program (IEP) Scholarships / Funding ... Discussion Group Donate: Make your donation! Learn About United Cerebral Palsy: About UCP 2005 Annual Conference Corporate Sponsors Public Policy ... UCP Newsletters Research: Program Overview Clinical Trials Grants Research Fact Sheets ... Research Status Reports Helpful Links: News Speak Out Calendar Feedback ... Web Site Accessibility September 21, 2005 UCP AffNet Entrance [password required] Go back to top Education IDEA / Related Legislation President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education Commission Background President Bush has named a 42 member Commission on Excellence in Education which is to study and recommend changes in eligibility and funding formulae governing Special Education. This Commission is to help the Adminstration prepare for the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) which must occur next year, 2002. People with disabilities and their representatives should communicate their positions to Commission members, particularly those members from their home state. For addition information, please see the October 18, 2001 issue of Washington Watch The following are members of the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education: Governor Terry Branstad, of Iowa, Chair

90. President’s Commission On Excellence In Special Education He was also an instructor at georgia Southern University and the University of She has served as an elementary school and special education teacher, http://www.tash.org/govaffairs/spedcommission.htm

Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities since 1975. November 9 - 12, 2005 * Milwaukee Midwest Express Center Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa - Chair Governor Branstad served four consecutive four-year terms as the chief executive of the state of Iowa. He completed his term of office in January of 1999. While in office, Governor Branstad made education a top priority of his administration. His leadership capabilities have been recognized through his chairmanship of the National Governors Association (NGA) (1989), and of the Republican Governors Association (1997), and his leadership in education is exemplified by his chairmanship of the Education Commission of the States (1998). As NGA chairman, he led the historic 1989 education summit in Charlottesville, Va. With the support of President Bush, the summit called for the development of performance-based National Education Goals. Those goals were subsequently adopted by the NGA in 1990. Governor Branstad has had careers as a farmer and an attorney and served his country with the U.S. Army from 1969-1971. He is a native of Leland, Iowa, and he and his wife, Chris, have three grown children. Adela Acosta of Maryland Steve Bartlett of Texas Steve Bartlett currently serves as president of the Financial Services Roundtable. He reorganized the membership base to include select member companies from all sectors of the financial services industry. Prior to that he was mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1991-1995 and was a member of the United States Congress. A native Texan, Bartlett learned the value of hard work growing up on a small farm near Lockhart in south central Texas before moving to Dallas.

91. A Special Community Linda Zimmerman, special needs director for Jewish Educational Services, is Her son, Evan, is in special ed at Chamblee High School, http://atlanta.jewish.com/archives/1999/032699cs.htm

March 26, 1999 9 Nisan 5759 A S pecial C ommunity Rachel Pomerance Special to the Jewish Times What do you want to do when you grow up?" Eighteen-year-old Robbie Grollman's lips part into a wide smile as he answers. "I'd like to go play for the Atlanta Hawks or the Chicago Bulls," or "go into business with Sammy or Ted Turner or for myself." Sammy is Sammy Rosenberg, program coordinator for the Developmental Disabilities Department of the Atlanta Jewish Community Center. With every question about his future, Robbie delightedly churns out the bright possibilities. But it wasn't always that way for a kid with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic chromosomal disorder, marvels his father, Dr. Robert Grollman. "When he was real young, there was nothing available, but it has just mushroomed," the Atlanta dentist says. Robbie, a student at Roswell High School, is involved in social clubs at the AJCC and the YMCA, and counts bowling, baseball, basketball, tennis and soccer among his passions.

92. BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Georgia's Forgotten Childre Damian Grammaticas in georgia visits a home for disabled children who have So the aunt told Rosa she was taking her to school, and brought her to Kaspi. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4749491.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Newswatch Last Updated: Saturday, 6 August 2005, 10:18 GMT 11:18 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Georgia's forgotten children By Damian Grammaticas BBC, Kaspi, Georgia In Georgia, many children with disabilities end up in state institutions, hidden away from the rest of society. Lack of funding means that care is often poor. But a new project launched by the United Nations children's charity, Unicef, may be about to change this. Hidden from view, few Georgians know about Kaspi Driving west from Georgia's capital Tbilisi, the road drops into a beautiful, green valley. Turn left and a bumpy lane takes you past attractive cottages, surrounded by orchards, heavy with fruit. Crunching along the gravel you pass a ruined factory. It is a hulking shell. Concrete walls crumbling, steel girders, like an exposed skeleton, rusting slowly. There are factories like it all over Georgia, evidence of an economy that collapsed following the Soviet Union's demise. Cross a stream and you reach a set of gates. Beyond them is a long, double-storey building hidden behind some trees.

93. The Special Education Home Page special Education for Early Childhood. Parents Guide for PreSchool Childrenwith Disabilities Lab Resources Home Page Technology for special needs http://specialed.freeyellow.com/

DO YOU KNOW ALL THAT YOU SHOULD ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION? THE SPECIAL EDUCATION HOME PAGE Recent Topics: Objectives of This Home Page Special Education Links For Parents and Teachers Search The Eric Digests The Council for Exceptional Children ... Sign up for the new E-mail Mailing List! Notes: IGNORANCE IS OUR BIGGEST FOE!! Decide today to achieve your goal by understanding all there is to know about your particular area of interest in Special Education. Remember, if you're a parent, the most important thing to you should be your family! Make sure that you do everything possible to help your children live and succeed with the disabilities they may have. If you're a student, you must understand that there is NO secret potion or formula! Knowledge will help you comprehend what your disability is all about and Hard Work will help you to better live and succeed with it! These are the only ways you will achieve your goals!! Best wishes and good luck to everyone! 2004-2005 School Year Links To The Best Special Education Sites On The Net! Motivation is what gets you started, Habit is what keeps you going!"

94. 'A Ghetto Within A Ghetto' - Volume 17 No. 3 - Spring 2003 - Rethinking Schools The lifetime consequences of identifying children as disabled can be overwhelming.All special education students also face obstacles after school, http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_03/ghet173.shtml

Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Archives Volume 17 No. 3- Spring 2003 'A Ghetto Within a Ghetto' 'A Ghetto Within a Ghetto' -photo: Jean-Claude Lejeune African-American students are over-represented in special education programs. Spring 2003 By Joel McNally The disproportionate placement of African-American males into special education classes has created a "a ghetto within a ghetto," says Gary Orfield, co-director of Harvard University's Civil Rights Project. Orfield says that this racial disparity makes it less likely that black students receive high school diplomas, less likely they will be employed after leaving school, and more likely they will end up in the criminal justice system. "This is segregation within segregation," Orfield said. "For a lot of these kids, this is a direct path to jail. It becomes an irreversible punishment in these kids' lives. This is taking a bad problem and putting it inside another even worse problem. It's just unconscionable." Orfield is co-editor with Daniel Losen of the newly published Racial Inequity in Special Education

95. Voter Information To register to vote in the state of georgia, you must be A physically disabledor illiterate voter may receive assistance from another voter in the http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/elections/voter_information/default.htm

Voter Information Election Dates and Voter Registration Deadlines Registering to Vote Voting Procedures Electronic Voting ... Be an Involved Voter: Serve as a Poll Worker, Hold a Voter Registration Drive... 2005 Election Dates and Voter Registration Deadlines Elections Voter Registration Deadline Election Date Special Election February 14, 2005 March 15, 2005 Special Election May 23, 2005 June 21, 2005 Special Election August 22, 2005 September 20, 2005 General Election/Special Election October 11, 2005 November 8, 2005 General Election Runoff October 11, 2005 December 6, 2005 2006 Election Dates and Voter Registration Deadlines Elections Voter Registration Deadline Election Date Special Election February 21, 2006 March 21, 2006 General Primary/Non Partisan Election/Special Election June 19, 2006 July 18, 2006 Primary Runoff/Non Partisan Runoff/Special Runoff June 19, 2006 August 8, 2006 Special Election August 21, 2006 September 19, 2006 General Non Partisan Election/Special Election October 10, 2006

96. Extended School Year - The Parent's Place Of Maryland - A Center For Families Of Since the precedent for extended school year programming was set in the Armstrong v . A school system must look at the child s needs, rather than at its http://www.ppmd.org/publications/extended_school_year.html

Extended School Year by Rose Kraft Since the precedent for extended school year programming was set in the Armstrong v. Kline case in Philadelphia, in a large number of instances the courts have been asked to determine the eligibility of individual children for extended school year services. This summary looks at the judicial decisions that have been rendered regarding this issue. Judges and lawmakers have made significant decisions during the last 20 years, which define extended school year (ESY) services for chidden with disabilities. Several district court cases, beginning with Armstrong v. Kline (1979) and culminating with Reusch v. Fountain (1994), shaped the current federal regulations. For the first time in the history of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), these regulations require that ESY services be considered annually for every child with a disability. Each team that develops an individual education plan (IEP) for a child must decide if ESY services are necessary so that the child can avoid regression, a lengthy recoupment of lost skills, or other difficulties that could interfere with the education plan.

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