81. School Bus Transportation News At STN Media Head Start special needs Transportation School Bus Contractors FAQs School Bus Maintenance States Provinces Article Archives Industry http://www.stnonline.com/stn/industryarchives/legalissues/burns1200.htm

In the Rear View Mirror: A Review of the Year 2000's Transportation Cases Part 1 (reprinted from the December 2000 issue of School Transportation News By Peggy A. Burns, Esq. Special needs transportation, governmental immunity and bus stop selection were among the legal issues which focused directly on school transportation in the past year. The cases reviewed here are mainly state court cases and hearing officer decisions. While that means they have no binding impact on the courts of other states, nevertheless, they can be extremely instructive as to how a court might consider a particular issue. In this issue we'll review 10 cases that made it to state courts. Next month's STN will have Part II of the annual Year in Review. Special Needs Transportation Here is a sampling of the special needs cases decided in 2000. The Office for Civil Rights considered a parent's complaint that students in a district's Moderate Intervention Programs (MIPS) were required to ride a school bus with students with severe behavioral and emotional problems. The complaint alleged that the MIPS students were denied FAPE because of the physical and verbal abuse to which they were subjected. OCR found for the parents because the district "failed to implement strategies to ensure the safety of MIPS students."

82. Special Education Department Each school in the JacksonMadison County School System provides special Education Children who have, or are suspected of having special needs may be http://www.jmcss.net/deptSpecialEducation.htm

Paula Brownyard , Supervisor of Special Education Programs Paula Butler , Supervisor of Special Education - Vision, Speech/Hearing, Homebound, and Gifted Education and System-wide Testing Coordinator Areas of Disabilities Child Find Placement Procedures Special Education-What We Do Each school in the Jackson-Madison County School System provides Special Education services to eligible students. These services are specially designed instructions determined by the unique needs of students who meet state criteria for one or more of the 18 recognized disabilities in Tennessee. Jackson-Madison County currently serves between 3,000 and 3,200 special needs students annually with 150 teachers (including speech, gifted, vision, and homebound), 109 educational assistants, and 11 school psychologists. The majority of our students are involved in the general curriculum with support from the special education staff in the form of inclusion, resource, or consultation services. In our efforts to meet the individual needs of each child, we offer a continuum of options of services ranging from the least to most restrictive. AREAS OF DISABILITIES Learning Disabled Deaf Mentally Retarded

83. Resources For Special Needs -- Weblinks Providing help in school for special needs students and their parents, guardians and Resources for special needs. Revised Edition, May 16, 2005 http://www.hishelpinschool.com/resources.html

H.I.S. PLACE - for Help in School http://www.helpinschool.net HOME SPECIAL NEEDS READING TESTING ... RESOURCES Resources for Special Needs Revised Edition, May 16, 2005 SPECIFIC DISABILITIES Asthma Behavior Disorders Developmental Delay ... Return to top Books and Magazines All God's Children: Ministry to the Disabled Gene Newman and Joni Eareckson Tada. Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1981. A compassionate look at the needs of special children and adults. A gentle, Christ-centered view of the heart and mind of those with extra challenges. Decidedly Christ centered. Answers to Questions Parents Ask Most About Home Schooling Deborah MacIntire and Paul Windham. Creative Teaching Press, Cypress, CA. This book is especially helpful because of the useful forms and suggestions for time management and lesson planning. There are other helpful topics ranging from "balancing family time and education" to "legal concerns." Assessing Children for the Presence of a Disability National Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. Assistive Technology Guide Explains the ways different techologies can enable special needs children to "show what they know" in the best way possible. Free from Schwab Learning,1650 S. Amphlett Blvd., Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94402-2516. 800-230-0988

84. RISE Project Staff She also did substitute teaching from preschool through the elementary Jennifer s background includes working with children with special needs at all http://www.people.memphis.edu/~coe_rise/projectstaff.html

RISE Project Staff Angela Wichlinski Site Consultant Lynn Weems Brown Site Consultant Suzy Page Project Coordinator State Improvement Grant K-12 Chiquita Morris Senior Site Consultant *note: Chiquita passed away on Valentine's Day 2005. It could not have been a more fitting day. She leaves a legacy of love. She was the "rock" of the RISE Project for 8 years. Her memory and legacy live on. Judy Hylton Executive Secretary Judy has been with the RISE project for 8 years. as secretary/office manager and finds it very interesting. Judy was employed at Sears for 22 years before taking a position with the ICL Dept. at the Univ. of Memphis. Judy is married to Ken and has a daughter, Michelle and son, Dustin and grandson (hard to believe) Tanner. She enjoys fishing, riding motorcycling with her husband, 4-wheeling with her son, and shopping with her daughter. Jennifer Gonzales Site Consultant Erin Conley Graduate Assistant Erin is a returning grad assistant. She was previously with RISE in 2000-2001, and after two years teaching in a special education classroom, has returned to RISE while pursuing her law degree at the University of Memphis. Erin's main interests include special education and family law. In her spare time (ha!) she enjoys playing with her 3 dogs, cheering on Notre Dame football, and dreaming of the day she can camp in all the US National Parks. Gina Catalano Coordinator - Project Memphis Gina is the Coordinator for Project Memphis, one of the original early intervention programs in the country. Gina joined Project Memphis to replace Leigh Clover as Project Associate. In addition to holding a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education from the University of Southern Mississippi, Gina is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Special Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. With several years teaching experience-most recently with Lipman School at the University of Memphis, and with the Laurel County School System and the School of Excellence in Hattiesburg, Mississippi Gina brings valuable knowledge of how to work with children. Her interests include early childhood education practices, and working with the deaf and Hispanic cultures. In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing with children, and expressive dance.

85. HAYWOOD COUNTY AGENCY SERVICES: They work oneon-one with handicap or special needs children enabling them to special day school providing educational services atid rehabilitative http://www.unitedway.tn.org/haywood.htm

ABOUT HAYWOOD COUNTY... 1999 Board of Directors Alan Callery George Chapman John Finn Ann Medford George Williams Christy Smith Anne Banks Gordon Perry Nathan Spencer Aubrey Earnhart Imogene Jackson Pat Cunningham Barry Phillips Jo Matherne Raymond Russell Bob Bond Lowry Pearson Sonny Howse Chief Gill Kendrick Mark Rawls Steve Smith David Cook Martha Shull Floyd Stewart Franklin Smith How was your money spent? During its 1998 United Way campaign, Haywood County raised more than $244,000. Allocations volunteers evaluated each agency that applied for funding from that money. They decided to spend the money as follows: Agency Funding Phone American Red Cross 427-5543 or 800-443-2265 Anderson Early Childhood of Haywood County Aspell Manor/TAMB Boy Scouts of America/West TN Council Brownsville-Haywood Community Action 772-6484 or 779-1390 Brownsville-Haywood County Rescue Squad Carl Perkins Child Abuse Center 772-8378 or 800-273-4747 Cerebral Palsy Center/West Tennessee Developmental Disabilities Dental Clinic Dyer sburg Vocational Training Center Elderly Care Management/SWHRA 989-5111 or 800-372-6013 Epilepsy Foundation Foster Grandparents/SWHRA 989-5511 or 800-372-6013 Girl Scouts/Reelfoot Council Golden Age Senior Citizens Center (College Hill) Haywood County Multi-Handicapped Center Homemakers/RIFA JACOA/Jackson Area Council on Alcoholism Jackson Center for Independent Living Kiwanis Center for Child Development Madison-Haywood Developmental Services (Ben Rich) Mustard Seed of Haywood County Nutrition for the Elderly/SWHRA 989-5111 or 800-372-6013

86. Newswise special needs Children Benefit from Education/Engineering Project No disabledchild wants to be distanced from the activities of their family and http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/513384/

Username: Password: forgotten login how to register ABOUT NEWSWISE Overview of Services ... How to Register Source: Tennessee Technological University Released: Tue 26-Jul-2005, 11:00 ET Printer-friendly Version Special Needs Children Benefit from Education/Engineering Project Libraries Life News (Education) Keywords EARLY INTERVENTION, SPECIAL NEEDS, DISABILTIES, EDUCATION COLLOBORATION Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description In the smiles of dozens of special needs children, mechanical engineering students and education specialists see the results of a model university program that adds emotion to engineering and technical expertise to early intervention. Photo: John Lucas, TTU Photo Services Three-year-old Solomon Maddux enjoys his tire swing. Image 1 of 2 "No disabled child wants to be distanced from the activities of their family and friends," said Dean Richey, the program's principle investigator. "These projects focus on giving the child some type of toy or device that keeps them included in the day-to-day activities of daycare, school and playtime." Through Tennessee's Early Intervention System housed on campus, children in need of toys or helpful devices to fit their disabilities are identified. A coordinator makes a list of these needs, which are most often for items that either don't exist or are too expensive.

87. 2003 Youth Awards Projects tennessee Primary Level National Finalist Chimneyrock Elementary School 8601Chimneyrock Boulevard tennessee special Category National special Category http://www.need.org/awards/s_w.htm

States S through W TENNESSEE Primary Level National Finalist Chimneyrock Elementary School 8601 Chimneyrock Boulevard Cordova, TN 38016 Project Title: Energy Detectives Project Adviser: Deborah Schafer Student Directors: Daphne McKee, Ali Abu-Khraybeh, and Tierney Taylor Tennessee Primary Level National SCHOOL OF THE YEAR Huntingdon Primary School Tennessee Elementary Level NATIONAL FINALIST Caywood Elementary School 162 Monroe Avenue Lexington, TN 38351 www.caywood.org Project Title: Saving ENERGY Today for a Better Tomorrow Project Advisers: Amanda Hayes and Gerrianne Mayfield Student Directors: Sunny Lomax, Andrew Morris, Evan Ozier, and Morgan Woods Tennessee Elementary Level Robert E. Lee Elementary School

88. RESUME special Education Carmel Middle School. Began the special education program which Computer literacy for special needs students curriculum, 1986. http://ouray.cudenver.edu/~klanders/resume.html

Katheryn L. Anderson P.O. Box 455 Elizabeth, CO e-mail kwalkers@aol.com Education West Virginia University, major: pre-medicine, 1967-1969. University of Maryland, B.S. Special Education, 1969-1973. Adams State College, M.A. Special Education, Educationally Handicapped, 1973-1977. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, M.A. Eduactional Computing and Technology, 1980-1986. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, graduate courses: Video Disk Design, Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, 1990. University of Colorado at Denver, graduate course: Integrated Curriculum, 1995; graduate courses: Basic Statistics, Web Authoring, 1996. Harrison School District #2, S.T.E.P., workshops in writing assessment, outcome based education, T.E.S.A. and G.E.S.A., and other education realted areas. Experience James Ryder Randall Camp Independence teacher's aide. This was an educational, self sufficiency, and physical education program for physically disabled children ages 4-14. 1969, 1970. Prince George's County (Maryland) Mental Health Association counselor and trainer. Trained volunteers and paraprofessionals for crisis intervention counseling. 1970-1973. Substitute teacher grades K-12 and special education, Prince George's County Public Schools. January 1973-June, 1973 and Colorado Springs public school districts. 1975-1977.

89. Community Access To Lifelong Learning At The University Of Tennessee At Martin County officials will be able to provide lowincome and/or special need persons with The Center, commissioned in 1983 by the tennessee Higher Education http://www.utm.edu/staff/ecce/topgrant/grantnarr.htm

PROJECT NARRATIVE 1. PROJECT PURPOSE Therefore, the purpose of this proposal is to provide Community Access to Lifelong Learning through the University of Tennessee at Martin (CALL-UTM) by providing under-served populations in rural West Tennessee access to technology, information, training, courses, and programs currently offered on UT Martin's main campus. In concert with the vision of the Tennessee Information Infrastructure (TNII), this project will attain interoperability among partners and achieve the following project goals via interactive compressed video, online courses and distance learning curricular and instructional methods: Increase community awareness, access to information and involvement in Tennessee's Head Start Program and Early Intervention Systems. Prepare more in-service teachers to meet state licensure renewal requirements.

90. Number 2 Pencil: See Spot Stay At Home Without any of this, the school is not required to provide any special services . I ma mom of 4 w/ special needs and a special educator w/ 2 Master s in http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/002291.html

Number 2 Pencil Kimberly's take on testing and education reform Main August 05, 2004 See Spot Stay At Home Red tape and misunderstandings abound as a young epileptic is barred from bringing her service dog to school On 7-year-old Cheyenne Gilliam's first day at Mount Vernon Elementary yesterday, her new principal, Leon Davidson, explained to her classmates that the dog she brought to school isn't a pet: It's a working dog trained to respond to Cheyenne's epileptic seizures. But the pair's first day in second grade ended abruptly when Rockcastle County Schools Superintendent Larry Hammond notified Cheyenne's parents, Jennifer and Anthony Gilliam, that the dog was, in a manner of speaking, being suspended. Two hours after the day began, the family took the dog, and their daughter, home. Hammond said in an interview that he wants to find out whether the school is legally obligated to allow Cheyenne to bring Mikki, a 55-pound Weimaraner, into the classroom. The school board's attorney is reviewing the case. What seems to be giving the bureaucrats fits is that Cheyenne's mom wants Mikki to be around as a service dog, but doesn't want Cheyenne treated any differently than the other students. Given the misconceptions and shameful treatment that epileptics have been subject to in the past, I can understand why. But when Cheyenne's parents have refused to have an Individual Education Program (IEP) drawn up (apparently because it required an assessment of mental and emotional health), the school countered that, without an IEP, it was under no obligation to provide any sort of accommodation.

91. Residential Placement Resources For Children With Special Needs, Cincinnati Chil The Center for Infants and Children with special needs at Cincinnati Children s Massachusetts is a special needs school serving both higher functioning http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/c/special-needs/resources/residenti

92. Building Self Esteem In Learning Disabled Students For children with learning disabilities, struggles in school can eat away attheir self Learning disabled children need a program where they can learn. http://www.babyzone.com/features/content/display.asp?TopicID=9187&ContentID=917

93. Past Issues - March/April 1999 Practitioners and researchers alike argue that coteaching need not be an At Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, IN, special education http://www.edletter.org/past/issues/1999-ma/coteaching.shtml

March/April 1999 Co-Teaching: Are Two Heads Better Than One in an Inclusion Classroom? By Millicent Lawton When Ronni Swan's principal at Starms Discovery Learning Center in Milwaukee asked her to co-teach this school year with a special educator, Swan balked. A general education teacher, Swan had already had a bad experience trying to co-teach, and the memory made her leery. But the push on co-teaching was part of the multiage elementary school's mission to weave disabled students into all regular classes. So, Swan agreed reluctantly-and then worried. As it happens, her pairing with teacher Paige Richards has worked so well it's made her a believer in co-teaching. "I would never go back to just teaching regular ed [by myself]," Swan says firmly. "It's no fun. It's lonely." Swan also believes the students benefit academically from having two teachers present, each with different strengths. Swan's strong suit is language arts, while Richards' is science. Richards, the special educator, also raves about co-teaching and being able to mix special ed and regular ed children together. "I feel like the benefits of inclusion far outweigh anything in a self-contained [special education] classroom," she says. She cites in particular the progress of one 10-year-old mentally retarded boy she has taught for three years in an inclusion class at the school. When he started in the multiage class, the boy had poor social skills and couldn't stay on task. Now the boy can "tell you what he did over the weekend. He can tell you two or three things in a row, on a topic, and then switch to something else. That's a goal we had for his IEP (Individualized Education Plan)."

94. The Heartland Institute - School Choice News From The States - By Compiled By Ge The California state school board has rejected an attempt by residents in Lomita, May 1, 1999. tennessee. College Freshmen Reveal Grade School Failings http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=11267

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