Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Debbie: Thank you for volunteering for this. I was at the April 30th meeting in which I was pretty vocal and I'll also will be submitting written comments. I urge anyone who has a comment to submit, to please email it to Debbie so she can present it for you. I cannot stress enough how important your comment is, even if it is small, to ODE. We as parents have a chance to make some changes (even if minor) on how districts do business when providing services to our precious children. This is our chance to say our piece. Again, thanks Debbie for your help . Barb ddzlaw <ddzlaw@...> wrote: Barb,If you or anyone else want to email me (zielinskibuckleyking) your concerns/comments, the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children has a special meeting this coming Wednesday (May 9)to continue their comment on the rules. I will be participating in that meeting so I will be able to provide those comments/concerns to the panel and the reps from ODE. It cannot hurt for the comments/concerns to be reiterated at that meeting.Thanks. Debbie Z.>> Hello Everyone: Please read the following update on the proposed changes in Ohio Rules. Barb > > "T. Mc Intee Larenas" wrote: > heads up on Ohio rule changes> > Well we have been planning on this for almost a year and now they are going around taking public comment. Go to ODE website and link into proprosed rules.> > they format is poorly written I would have preferred a side by side > > Attorneys at ODE driving these and they way things are written AND PRESENTED is making it difficult for people to see what is really happening. > > They plan to REMOVE the vision statement...........................> they plan to REMOVE age14 years for transition......leaving it hanging at no later than 16 years but you know districts will read AT 16 years.....................> watch for the OBJECTIVEs for all kids not just alternate assessment> WATCH FOR 120 days to complete an IEP> > HOLD them to what we have, no back sliding, because you will NEVER get it back.> > go to one of the SERRC public comment sessions this week and next....you can also make comments for a couple more weeks on their website.......> > WATCH for LRE issues, TRANSITION issues, PROC SAFEGUARDS, > and be careful with wording of 60 days for evals, they are adding wording 30 days from request and 30 days to complete IEP = do the math 120 days! Ann G is pushing for that wording> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?> Check out new cars at Autos.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I already submitted my comments via e-mail, but I'll tell you -- they don't make it easy if you have more than one comment to make...and you all know that I, of course, had a lot to say! If you do opt to do it via e-mail, bookmark the comments page, because after you've made one comment, it kicks you out of the whole system, and you have to go all the way back in from whence you started. So, if you haven't submitted your comments via e-mail, I'd send them to Debbie...it would likely be a whole lot easier and take a whole lot less time! Had I have known, that is what I would have done! But, I'm nothing if not perseverent...much to the dismay of many. Barb, I wish I would have been at your meeting on the 30th. The evening meeting that day was what I would call a "hostile environment." Only three parents were there...the rest were school personnel. So, everyone, keep that in mind...the school folks can comment on these just as well as we can. Please make your voice heard, as I'm sure they will make theirs heard. There are a lot of rather disturbing things they want to change, which on the outside, seem minor to them, but to me, it's just yet more ways to remove parent input and diminish our roles as equal partners on the IEP team. Please send in those comments! --Suzane -----Original Message----- From: ocecdbr@... Sent: Fri, 4 May 2007 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: rules Debbie: Thank you for volunteering for this. I was at the April 30th meeting in which I was pretty vocal and I'll also will be submitting written comments. I urge anyone who has a comment to submit, to please email it to Debbie so she can present it for you. I cannot stress enough how important your comment is, even if it is small, to ODE. We as parents have a chance to make some changes (even if minor) on how districts do business when providing services to our precious children. This is our chance to say our piece. Again, thanks Debbie for your help . Barb ddzlaw <ddzlaw@...> wrote: Barb,If you or anyone else want to email me (zielinskibuckleyking) your concerns/comments, the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children has a special meeting this coming Wednesday (May 9)to continue their comment on the rules. I will be participating in that meeting so I will be able to provide those comments/concerns to the panel and the reps from ODE. It cannot hurt for the comments/concerns to be reiterated at that meeting. Thanks. Debbie Z. > heads up on Ohio rule changes > > Well we have been planning on this for almost a year and now they are going around taking public comment. Go to ODE website and link into proprosed rules. > > they format is poorly written I would have preferred a side by side > > Attorneys at ODE driving these and they way things are written AND PRESENTED is making it difficult for people to see what is really happening. > > They plan to REMOVE the vision statement........................... > they plan to REMOVE age14 years for transition......leaving it hanging at no later than 16 years but you know districts will read AT 16 years..................... > watch for the OBJECTIVEs for all kids not just alternate assessment > WATCH FOR 120 days to complete an IEP > > HOLD them to what we have, no back sliding, because you will NEVER get it back. > > go to one of the SERRC public comment sessions this week and next....you can also make comments for a couple more weeks on their website....... > > WATCH for LRE issues, TRANSITION issues, PROC SAFEGUARDS, > and be careful with wording of 60 days for evals, they are adding wording 30 days from request and 30 days to complete IEP = do the math 120 days! Ann G is pushing for that wording > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check out new cars at Autos. > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Suzane: I don't think coming to the afternoon meeting would of been any better. There were more parents of course along with school districts AND the districts Attorney Firms. You've made a great point, it seems they are slowly eliminating the parental role in this process and if I had not really emphasized it before I'll do it again. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE PARENT INPUT INTO THE PROPOSED CHANGES. So Please if you do not have the time to get your comments to Debbie you do have until the end of this month via email; even though, it sounds like from Suzane the email can be a frustrating process. Thanks to every one who has submitted or are going to comment. Let's show the State that the parents here in this part of the state have a lot to say! BarbSBShaft@... wrote: I already submitted my comments via e-mail, but I'll tell you -- they don't make it easy if you have more than one comment to make...and you all know that I, of course, had a lot to say! If you do opt to do it via e-mail, bookmark the comments page, because after you've made one comment, it kicks you out of the whole system, and you have to go all the way back in from whence you started. So, if you haven't submitted your comments via e-mail, I'd send them to Debbie...it would likely be a whole lot easier and take a whole lot less time! Had I have known, that is what I would have done! But, I'm nothing if not perseverent...much to the dismay of many. Barb, I wish I would have been at your meeting on the 30th. The evening meeting that day was what I would call a "hostile environment." Only three parents were there...the rest were school personnel. So, everyone, keep that in mind...the school folks can comment on these just as well as we can. Please make your voice heard, as I'm sure they will make theirs heard. There are a lot of rather disturbing things they want to change, which on the outside, seem minor to them, but to me, it's just yet more ways to remove parent input and diminish our roles as equal partners on the IEP team. Please send in those comments! --Suzane -----Original Message-----From: ocecdbrsbcglobal (DOT) netTo: Sent: Fri, 4 May 2007 9:35 AMSubject: Re: [ ] Re: rules Debbie: Thank you for volunteering for this. I was at the April 30th meeting in which I was pretty vocal and I'll also will be submitting written comments. I urge anyone who has a comment to submit, to please email it to Debbie so she can present it for you. I cannot stress enough how important your comment is, even if it is small, to ODE. We as parents have a chance to make some changes (even if minor) on how districts do business when providing services to our precious children. This is our chance to say our piece. Again, thanks Debbie for your help . Barb ddzlaw <ddzlaw@...> wrote: Barb,If you or anyone else want to email me (zielinskibuckleyking) your concerns/comments, the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children has a special meeting this coming Wednesday (May 9)to continue their comment on the rules. I will be participating in that meeting so I will be able to provide those comments/concerns to the panel and the reps from ODE. It cannot hurt for the comments/concerns to be reiterated at that meeting.Thanks. Debbie Z. > heads up on Ohio rule changes> > Well we have been planning on this for almost a year and now they are going around taking public comment. Go to ODE website and link into proprosed rules.> > they format is poorly written I would have preferred a side by side > > Attorneys at ODE driving these and they way things are written AND PRESENTED is making it difficult for people to see what is really happening. > > They plan to REMOVE the vision statement...........................> they plan to REMOVE age14 years for transition......leaving it hanging at no later than 16 years but you know districts will read AT 16 years.....................> watch for the OBJECTIVEs for all kids not just alternate assessment> WATCH FOR 120 days to complete an IEP> > HOLD them to what we have, no back sliding, because you will NEVER get it back.> > go to one of the SERRC public comment sessions this week and next....you can also make comments for a couple more weeks on their website.......> > WATCH for LRE issues, TRANSITION issues, PROC SAFEGUARDS, > and be careful with wording of 60 days for evals, they are adding wording 30 days from request and 30 days to complete IEP = do the math 120 days! Ann G is pushing for that wording> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?> Check out new cars at Autos.> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. Barbara Rutt, Information Specialist OCECD-Cleveland Office 440-617-9544 - Office 440-617-9547 - Fax 800-694-6402 - Toll Free www.ocecd.org Words of Wisdom: "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents!" -- F. Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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