61. Rhode Island College Faculty Vitae Breaking Ranks in the Ocean State rhode island s Secondary School Reform rhode island Department of Education Office of special needs, November 1999. http://www.ric.edu/ncate_ride/vitae/faculty/dicksonr.htm

RICHARD LYALL DICKSON (401) 456-8592/8024 Office CURRENT POSITION Professor and Chair of the Special Education Department School of Education and Human Development Rhode Island College EDUCATION BS University of Maine at Farmington, 1966 Education and English Literature MA University of Connecticut, 1968 Special Education Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1972 Educational Psychology Visiting Scholar Harvard University, 1984 - 1985 Organizational structure and organizational behavior ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Chair, Special Education Department 2002 - present Associate Director Children with Disabilities Study Group Rhode Island General Assembly Co-director Rhode Island College - University of Rhode Island Joint Ph.D. in Education Program Associate Dean School of Education and Human Development Rhode Island College June 1992 - 1995 Interim Dean School of Education and Human Development Rhode Island College January - March 1992 Interim Associate Dean School of Education and Human Development August 1991 - June 1992 Faculty Assistant to the Provost Rhode Island College Director of Special Education Lakeside Treatment Center, Warwick, RI 1971 - 1979

62. FindLaw For Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal And State Resources, Forms, identified as a disabled child in need of special education services under IDEA . Weber did not appeal this decision to the rhode island Secretary of http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=1st&navby=case&no=991086

63. Tourette Syndrome Life Stories 11 Thru 15 up a meeting to let all the teachers know of Jon s special needs in school . the Vice Chair of the State of rhode island Developmental Disabilities http://www.tourette-syndrome.com/tourette-syndrome-life-stories-page3.htm

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64. Sibling Support - Views From Our Shoes and Human Behavior, rhode island Hospital, Brown University Program in Medicine If Naomi didn t have special needs, I would be much happier. http://www.thearc.org/siblingsupport/viewsfromourshoes.htm

Views from Our Shoes: Growing up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs Edited by Donald Meyer, Director, Sibling Support Project Drawings by Cary Pillo 14.95/paperback/124 pages/7" x 9"/24 line drawings ISBN 0-933149-98-0 Description Comments about Views from Our Shoes Table of contents and links to selections ... Ordering information Description: "I can’t imagine having a plain old sister," writes ten-year-old Ryan Clearwater. He is one of 45 siblings in Views from Our Shoes who share their experience as the brother or sister of someone with a disability. The kids whose essays are featured range in age from four to eighteen and are the siblings of youngsters with a variety of special needs including autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, chronic health conditions, attention deficit disorder, hydrocephalus, visual and hearing impairments, Down syndrome, Prader-Willi and Tourette's syndrome. Their personal tales introduce young siblings to others like then, perhaps for the first time, and allow them to compare experiences. A glossary of disabilities provides easy-to-understand definitions of many of the conditions covered. Comments about Views from Our Shoes: "Don Meyer has once again hit the sibling nail on the head. This book clearly speaks to siblings— many of whom have never met another kid with a brother or sister with special needs—letting them know they are not alone, that other kids have had similar experiences, had their worries, felt their joy, and successfully met their challenges. Parents will have much to gain by reading the essays as well.

65. LD OnLine - State Special Education Definitions, Ages Served Public schools may operate special education programs for hearing impaired children School age means 621. Pa. Stat. Ann. tit.13, § 1301. rhode island http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?id=909&loc=50

66. Program Speakers of Gifted and Talented Education for the rhode island Department of Education . Meredith works as a special needs Educational Advisor, helping with http://www.aegus1.org/speakers.html

Developing Talent: Finding "Islands of Competence" Radisson Hotel Denver Stapleton Plaza, 3333 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado April 15 - April 16, 2005 A full list of the 2005 Program Speakers is coming soon Lois Baldwin, Ed.D. Lois is a supervisor and Principal of Special Education for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Southern Westchester in White Plains, New York. She directs, supervises, and provides comprehensive educational and support services for students in grades 1-12 who have average or above average/gifted intelligence and are learning disabled and/or emotionally disturbed. In addition, she supervises a wide variety of special education services, coordinates staff development for the Special Services Center, and coordinates mainstream efforts with public school administrators and staff. Lois received her doctorate in gifted, special education, and educational administration from Teachers College at Columbia University. Lois is the current president and one of the founders of AEGUS. She is a member of NAGC, AGATE, CEC, and ASCD. Margie Boudreau, Ed.M.

67. Make A Difference Day rhode island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont for Alzheimer s patients and specialneeds kids in Rock Hill and Lancaster. http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/honorees/1998/local_proj4.html

Honorees 4th Saturday every October Home About Make A Difference Day How to Get Involved ... E-mail Us Browse by state: [Alabama - Illinois] [Indiana - New Jersey] [New Mexico - Pennsylvania] [Rhode Island - Wyoming] Awards by community USA WEEKEND, in conjunction with the newspapers that carry the magazine, salutes one Make A Difference Day project in each community where readers participate. Here is the complete list of honorees, listed in alphabetical order by state and by newspaper. Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee ... Wyoming RHODE ISLAND (Newport) Daily News. More than 70 volunteers, with the help of 48 local businesses, held a craft fair and raffle at the Linden School to raise $3,000 for a family that had suffered a near-fatal car accident a few months before. (Westerly) Sun.

68. Posted 12/20/03 From The Daily Record Newsroom Special Services rhode island, 32718, 17.7, 5.8, 1943, 16.8, 3152, 9.5 But New Jersey schoolsalso send more students to special schools than any other state one of http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/bigbucks03/special_services_1.htm

OM = "News"; Article Search Advanced Search /* You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on the next lines. */ var pageName="" var server="" var channel="" var pageType="" var pageValue="" var prop1="local-news" var prop2="" var prop3="" var prop4="" var prop5="" var prop6="news" var prop7="local_news" var prop8="" var prop9="" var prop10="" /************* DO NOT ALTER ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE! ***************/ var s_code=' ' Posted 12/20/03 from the Daily Record newsroom Special services costly but well spent By Colleen O'Dea Daily Record Whether the students attend small, special classes, regular classes with an aide or private schools, educating handicapped pupils is expensive. So it’s no surprise that New Jersey's high special education classification rate has placed the state among the top spenders on student support staff and tuition to special schools.

69. Rehab Policy Psychiatrist licensed to practice in the state of rhode island and currently Fees for nursing services covers only the special medical needs of children http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/heacre/provsvcs/manuals/rehab/evalthrpy.htm

Home DHS Home Page Health Care Provider Services ... Search Rehabilitative Services Policy Sexual Abuse Evaluation And Treatment Program I ntroduction Sexual Abuse Evaluation and Treatment services are provided to the following groups of children who are Medical Assistance and EPSDT eligible: Victims of sexual abuse Abuse reactive children Juveniles who have molested other children Sexual abuse services are provided in two phases: evaluation and treatment. Evaluation The evaluation phase consists of the following: A review of pertinent documentation surrounding the case The development of a clinical strategy for proceeding to see the child, family and significant others Interviewing the child, family and significant others Establishing collateral contacts by telephone with other significant individuals involved in the case (e.g., DCYF, police and other providers) A review of protective issues and recommendations; etc Formulation and written report In some cases there also exists a need for psychological testing. Treatment The treatment phase consists of the following: Direct therapeutic intervention which takes the form of group, individual and/or family therapy.

70. CEC Public Policy / Legislative Updates - CEC Legislative Update CEC will be in Providence, rhode island on February 11; San Francisco on Furthermore, by shortchanging special education, schools and districts are http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/legislative_update/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9

71. Rhode Island: Family Day Care Home Regulations For Certification (1990) I. LEGAL AUTHORITY CHAPTER 72.1 OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF rhode island Child careprovided to children with special needs shall be in accordance with the http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/RI/ri_2.htm

Rhode Island: Family Day Care Home Regulations for Certification (1990) DEFINITION A FAMILY DAY CARE HOME means any home other than the child s home in which child day care in lieu of parental care and/or supervision is offered at the same time to four (4) or more children who are not relatives of the care giver. These programs shall be certified by the Department for Children and Their Families in accordance with Chapter 42-721 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. Issuance of Family Day Care Home Certification is based on compliance with the regulations contained in this document and upon evidence that the home meets the appropriate state fire and health codes. Certification is valid for a period of two years. Any person or persons who operate a Family Day Care Home as defined in Chapter 42-721-2 without certification shall be referred by the Day Care Licensing Unit of the Department to the Attorney General s Office for prosecution in accordance with Chapter 42-721-7. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1. APPLICATION

72. Policy Review, January-February, 1999 -- "Sending Public School Students To Priv Far from abandoning the needs of special education students, the private sector Before then, many disabled students didn’t attend school at all or were http://www.policyreview.org/jan99/fox.html

January-February, 1999 No. 93 SENDING PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS By Jonathan Fox The untold story of special education O Upon greater scrutiny, this oft-repeated scenario does not hold up. For years, many students with the worst disabilities have attended private schools at partial or even full public expense. Far from abandoning the needs of special education students, the private sector is supplying what the public school system has failed to provide. More specifically, public school districts currently foot the bill for more than 100,000 special education students attending private schools at an estimated cost of $2 billion to taxpayers, according to U.S. Department of Education figures and industry estimates. In most of these cases, public schools have come to rely on specialized private schools to educate their toughest disability cases, when doing it themselves would be prohibitively expensive. "A voucher isn’t really the right analogy," says Mike Petrilli, program director of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, which supports education reform efforts from a conservative perspective. "It’s really closer to contracting, like the Edison Project," the for-profit school management company that manages more than 50 public and charter schools across the nation. "But it makes a lot of sense to contract out this function to a company that can pool its resources."

73. MetDESK Workshops YMCA; 7th Annual Seeking a New Dawn Conference; A Very special Place Spina Bifida Association of rhode island; STAR; Staten island special Olympics http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P3799

Insurance Banking Investments Planning Services ... Contact MetDESK MetDESK Workshops Get Free Personalized Assistance Schedule a Workshop MetDESK Workshops Here is a sampling of the places throughout the country where Met DESK Click here to Schedule a Workshop for your organization (*Reflects National Conference Presentation) YMCA 7th Annual Seeking a New Dawn Conference A Very Special Place Aaog Autism of NY Outreach Aaog/AfNY Aarc Brooklyn Blue Feather School Abilities Expo Access Services of Rockford Advocates AHA/AS/PDD/Nassau Group AHA/AS/PDD/Suffolk Group AHRC Alabama Dept. of Rehabilitation and Special Education Andes Central School Arc of Cape Cod Arc of Howard County Arc of Miami Arc of Monmouth County Arc of Nebraska Arc of Utah ASPIRE Ataxia Telangiec Tasia National Conference* Autism Foundation Autism Group of Montgomery County Autism Society of America Autism Society of Michigan-Marquette Chapter Autism Society of Wisconsin Autism Youth and Family Services Barbara Olsen Center of Hope Bergen Boulevard School Berkshire Pediatric Development Center Brain Injury Association of Georgia Carrey Services CDs CES Chapel Haven School Children's Center Children's Health Program Community Resources Community Resources Activities For Persons with Disabilities Community Resources for People with Autism Community Therapy Service Debora Hospital Didd Delmarva Institute on DD Dow Agri Downs Syndrome Society El Valle Community Parent Resource Group Epilespy Foundation Fairfield County AS-PDD Support Group Families Helping Families Florida Voice on Mental Retardation

74. Mainstreaming In Public Schools Mainstreaming in Public schools. Effects on disabled and Nondisabled Children Teachers without formal training in special education may need special http://www.babyzone.com/features/content/display.asp?TopicID=9187&ContentID=1151

75. Building Self Esteem In Learning Disabled Students PA Philadelphia, PA - Pittsburgh, rhode island, SC - Charleston, TN - Chattanooga Learning disabled children need a program where they can learn. http://www.babyzone.com/features/content/display.asp?TopicID=9187&ContentID=917

76. PROPOSAL FOR GIFTED CHILDREN UNDER TITLE 16-42 Address Delivered To BOARD OF REGENTS STATE of rhode island urgent andcontinuing problems facing gifted children in rhode island schools compel me to http://www.nfgcc.org/21.htm

Back to Packet Index PROPOSAL FOR GIFTED CHILDREN UNDER TITLE 16-42 THE NATlONAL FOUNDATION FOR GlFTED AND CREATlVE CHlLDREN 395 DlAMOND HlLL ROAD WARWICK, RHODE lSLAND 02886 PROPOSAL FOR GIFTED CHILDREN UNDER TITLE 16-42 Statement by MARIE FRIEDEL Executive Director 14 March 1979 Address Delivered To: BOARD OF REGENTS STATE of RHODE ISLAND Ladies and Gentleman: On July 31, 1976, a group of our foundation parents met with Dr. Thomas Schmidt to express a very intense concern regarding the depth of the problems facing Creatively Gifted Children in our State of Rhode Island. Most of the twenty-two parents who made a strong appeal to Dr. Schmidt are very dedicated, knowledgeable and educated professionalB as well as pareats of gifted children. Dr. Schmidt formed the task force responsible for these regulations as a result of that meeting. Only one of the group beside myself was asked to be a member of this committee. The immediate, urgent and continuing problems facing gifted children in Rhode Island schools compel me to urge the Board of Regents to categorically reject this program, as here presented under Title 16-42. If this proposal is the best this state can do for these oppressed children, they remain in deep trouble. We can find no true progress in a program which not only confirms what Rhode Island has avoided doing but now proposes, in effect, to not only perpetuate, but to enshrine into a new law, the ma- chinery of its traditional deprivation of its most creative and gifted children. The thought behind this new law might have been to attempt to by-pass a suit presently filed against the State Department of Education to force the implementation of the 1958 Gifted Law.

77. CPAC :: Upcoming Events The camp is run by skilled disabled athletes at St. Josephs College, West Hartford . Aspergers Syndrome and other special needs and their whole families. http://www.cpacinc.org/events.htm

onload=curpage; Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center CPAC Home About CPAC FAQs Training ... Job Opportunities Last Reviewed: Thursday September 22, 2005 02:39 PM Upcoming Events SEPT 24 Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficits through the Lifespan Stamford, CT SEPT 24 Parents Building Stronger Communities: One Day at a Time Colchester, CT SEPT 27 Thoughtful Approaches to Difficult Behavior New Britain, CT SEPT 28 Parent Assistor Training Hartford, CT SEPT 28 Positive Parent Training Classes Brooklyn, CT SEPT 29 Positive Parent Training Classes Putnam, CT SEPT 29 Helping Kids Develop Organizational Skills Westport, CT SEP 30 Preventing Substance Abuse in Teens: Opportunities and Challenges for Schools Cromwell, CT OCT 1 2nd Annual Autism Spectrum Resource Fair New Haven, CT OCT 4 Positive Parent Training Classes Chaplin, CT Going Beyond Expectations: Unique Solutions in Autism Education Cromwell, CT OCT 5 Estate Planning for Families of Individuals with Disabilities Quaker Hill, CT OCT 5 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Parent and Caregiver Support Group

78. HelpingRINeedy How Much and How Well Do We Help rhode island s Needy Citizens? (5) Withrespect to our special education programs, we need to take a very close look at http://www.ripolicyanalysis.org/HelpingRINeedy.html

How Much and How Well Do We Help Rhode Island's Needy Citizens? The State of Rhode Island spends a substantial portion of its General Revenue budget (the part funded with state taxes on Rhode Islanders) on helping the needy. In Fiscal Year 2005, June, 2005, the state general revenue budget for human services was $1,228 million (i.e., $1.2 billion). This included spending by the departments of Children, Youth and Families, Elderly Affairs, Heath, Human Services, and Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals. In addition, an analysis done by the Barrington School Department estimates that in FY 2003, local school systems spent an additional $362 million on special education. We therefore appear to be spending roughly $1.6 billion dollars each year to help Rhode Island's neediest citizens. That is a lot of money. It amounts to over 4% of the state's personal income. To put it another way, Rhode Island reported 408,424 households in the 2000 Census. On a per household basis, we are spending almost $3,900 per year to help the needy. Logically, this raises two critical questions: how much is Rhode Island spending in comparison with other states, and how effective are the results we achieve?

79. SurfWax: News, Reviews And Articles On Disabilities Education Act The state school board is required to monitor special education across Illinoisschool the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, and rhode island state law . http://news.surfwax.com/disabilities/files/Disabilities_Education_Act.html

SurfWax News Index Track News Save/Exchange Information About Us News and Articles on Disabilities Education Act IDEA 2004 Confronts Area School Districts Aug 24, 2005 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) Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2005 Jul 27, 2005 1 billion for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in my FY 2006 budget $4. 7 billion above the FY 2001 level. (White House News Releases) Laws test states' rights Jun 21, 2005 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) Federal law raises standards Apr 20, 2005

80. "STATE OF RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS" This document contains the information you need to apply for rhode B.Eligibility for a rhode island teacher s certificate in the special subject field. http://www.academploy.com/cert/certri.htm

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 255 westminster Street Providence, R.I. 02903 FAX (401) 277-6178 Voice/TDD (401) 277-2031 This document contains the information you need to apply for Rhode Island certification. In order to provide more efficient service, we have changed the certification application process. Please refer to the included regulations for the areas in which you are seeking certification. In order to begin processing your request, you must submit the information as noted below and on the General Instructions sheet (new applicants only). Upon receipt of all required documentation, your application will be forwarded to a certification consultant for evaluation. Response time from receipt of your credentials is usually within two weeks, but can be extended during peak months of July, August, and September. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL BE PROCESSED. REQUIRED INFORMATION/DOCUMENTATION (NEW APPLICANTS PLEASE REFER TO THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS SHEET) INITIAL APPLICATION (NEW) (PROVISIONAL) Completed Application Form $25.00 Fee - Check made payable to General Treasurer-State of Rhode Island

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