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Daily Archives: 9 March 2010
Save Gifted Education Funding; Call in March 10-11
CEC needs your help to save the Jacob K. Javits Program, the only federal investment in gifted education – and time is running out. In 2009, less than 2 cents out of every $100 of the federal K-12 education budget was devoted to meeting the needs of the nation’s 3 million students with gifts and talents. As educators, we know that all children deserve an education that addresses their unique learning needs – and these students are no different. Congress is considering proposals that may eliminate funding for the Javits program. This would result in a loss of research, supports,… Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, Gifted and Talented, Opportunities for Advocacy
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Birth to 3, Early Intervention and Technology Featured on FCTD
My EI/ECSE work with AT is always a joy as I get to sit and play with these little ones using AAC and switches, etc. I am always looking for more information to make my job more effective as I match AT with small children’s needs. This issue of the Fam… Continue reading
National Council on Disability Appoints Executive Director
The National Council on Disability (NCD) today announced the appointment of Joan M. Durocher as Executive Director. Ms. Durocher will serve in this position as an interim placement through September 11, 2010, or until a permanent Executive Director is appointed. Durocher has served NCD for over eight years, the last several years in the position of Senior Attorney Advisor. Prior to that, she served the American Bar Association (ABA) in several different capacities. NCD is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress to enhance the quality of life for all Americans with disabilities and their families…. Continue reading
Posted in Administration, U.S. Congress
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God still does miracles
YOU GUYS! DO YOU HEAR THOSE SOUNDS?
It's the sound of a host of angels singing "Hallelujah". It's the sound of a million people applauding. It's the sound of rainbows in my classroom and unicorns running free through the fields. It's the sound of my feet as I jump up and down with excitement.
Because that meeting I was telling you about in my previous post? That meeting went well. So well, in fact, that "Jose" is finally going to get the help he needs by going to a behavior unit on a different campus. He's scheduled to leave the last week in March, right after we get back from Spring Break.
We met with the psychologist (who is a different person than the incompetent "behavior specialist" who's been out here a few times already). She took one look at the stack of documentation I'd been keeping since September (all 24 pages!) and her eyes widened. She said most schools barely hand her two pages. She flipped through it. She went through his official file. She listened to our list of failed interventions. She formally recommended him for a behavior unit.
And I was so excited, it was all I could do to stop myself from peeing my pants. She even said that we should have called her directly a long time ago (but let's not focus on that: better he gets the help late rather than never). The principal even complimented me on my excellent documentation because we couldn't have made our case without it. And my colleagues asked me when we were going to go out and celebrate!
My face hurts from smiling.
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D.C. chancellor fires 18 special-education employees
Washington, D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee fired 18 employees from the school system’s special-education department, according to an official statement. A spokeswoman for Rhee said the firings were part of cost-saving measures and attempts to a… Continue reading
Posted in DC Public Schools, Special Education
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