Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Could somebody explain to me in the shortest and simplest of terms what this exactly means and what currently is the schools obligation regarding assessment for students with disabilities???? nna? Marvin? Liz > > > > On August 5, 2005, the United States Department of Education (the > Department) will conduct a public hearing from 10:00 a.m. to noon, > pursuant to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. §1234f, to determine > whether it should enter into an agreement with the Texas Education > Agency (TEA) regarding the use of alternate assessments for > students with disabilities in accountability, consistent with the > requirements of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education > Act (Title I), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 > (NCLB). This notice explains why the Department is considering this > agreement with TEA and the specific purpose of the hearing. > > For more information: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/pubomquery > $omquery.queryview?P_OM_ID=76290 & Z_CHK=855 > > > > M. Guppy > Don't tell God how big your storm is ~ tell the storm how big your > God is! > > Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org > MGuppy@... - > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Hi Liz: They are looking at alternative assments per the notice...here is the present guideline in a basic 101 form: A student is eligible for services under either IDEA or Section 504 if: • the student has a disability and • is unable to benefit from the regular educational program without modifications. Assessment Students must be assessed to determine if special instruction or related services are necessary for the student to benefit fully from the educational program: • when the student is suspected of having a disability • after a referral of assessment is made by a classroom teacher or other source (any person with reason to believe that a student may need special services can refer that student for testing) • within 60 days from the date the referral was initiated • with consent from the parent or legal guardian • according to very particular procedural protections for the student and parents • at the school’s cost How are placement and services determined? • Admission, review and dismissal (ARD) committees make all decisions concerning: whether a student is eligible for services; what specific services the student needs; what placement or setting in which the student will receive those services; and at what point the child no longer needs special education. • An ARD committee is composed, at a minimum, of a student’s parents, an administrator, a representative from special education and a regular education teacher if the student will be educated in the regular setting. In some circumstances, there may be additional members. Other non-voting participants may be included if they are able to provide helpful input. • ARD committees develop an individual education plan (IEP) for each student. An IEP sets out goals for a particular student and specifies how those goals will be met. It may also include instructions for special therapy services, adaptive technology, modified class work or a special behavioral intervention plan (BIP). If a student’s class work needs to be modified, those modifications must be developed through the ARD process and placed in the IEP. Where should students with disabilities be educated? • IDEA presumes that disabled students will be educated with their non-disabled peers in the least restrictive environment (LRE) that is appropriate. (This is where the concept of inclusion comes from.) • Districts must provide any <javascript:openpopup1()> supplementary aids and services necessary to make placement with non-disabled peers possible, such as computer-assisted technology, special furniture, a modified curriculum, training for the teacher, or provision of a special education teacher or aide - in short, whatever device or service is necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the IEP in the regular classroom setting. • When a student is placed in a more restrictive setting, the district must be able to show that the regular setting was not appropriate for implementation of that student’s IEP. • If the education of the other students in a class would be significantly impaired by the presence of a particular student with a disability, then that class is not an appropriate placement for the disabled student. However, consideration first must be given to all supplementary aids and services that might accommodate the student in that setting. Peacefully, Jeff Sell, Esq. Director of Chapters & Membership Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 ext. 104 (office) (cell) (fax) (e-fax) www.autism-society.org <http://www.autism-society.org/> jzsell@... jsell@... ****************************************** NOTICE: This message is confidential, intended for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is (i) proprietary to the sender, and/or, (ii) privileged, confidential and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable Texas and federal law, including, but not limited to, privacy standards imposed pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( " HIPAA " ). Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any applicable privilege. If you have received this email in error, please delete it immediately. Thank you in advance for your compliance with this notice. _____ From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Liz and Troy Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:03 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Re: FYI Could somebody explain to me in the shortest and simplest of terms what this exactly means and what currently is the schools obligation regarding assessment for students with disabilities???? nna? Marvin? Liz > > > > On August 5, 2005, the United States Department of Education (the > Department) will conduct a public hearing from 10:00 a.m. to noon, > pursuant to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. §1234f, to determine > whether it should enter into an agreement with the Texas Education > Agency (TEA) regarding the use of alternate assessments for > students with disabilities in accountability, consistent with the > requirements of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education > Act (Title I), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 > (NCLB). This notice explains why the Department is considering this > agreement with TEA and the specific purpose of the hearing. > > For more information: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/pubomquery > $omquery.queryview?P_OM_ID=76290 & Z_CHK=855 > > > > M. Guppy > Don't tell God how big your storm is ~ tell the storm how big your > God is! > > Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org > MGuppy@... - > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 oops. I forgot to add what is stated in the notice...sorry about that... " Title I requires each State to establish challenging academic content and student achievement standards in reading/language arts and mathematics for all students, including students with disabilities. Title I also requires each State to implement annual academic assessments to measure whether students are meeting the State's academic achievement standards. All students, including students with disabilities, must be able to take the assessments, in some cases with reasonable accommodations or an alternate assessment. Student results from the State's assessments must be used to measure the adequate yearly progress (AYP) of each school and school district. AYP is based on the achievement of all students as well as students in specific subgroups, including students with disabilities. In December 2003, the U.S. Department of Education published final regulations permitting students with the most significant cognitive disabilities to take an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards. A State may include the proficient scores of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in determining AYP, subject to a cap of 1.0 percent at the district and State levels. On April 20, 2005, the Department announced that it would be proposing regulations allowing states to develop assessments based on modified achievement standards for a limited number of students with disabilities (approximately 2 percent of all students) and established a process to permit interim flexibility on this basis. Predating enactment of NCLB, Texas law established a system of alternate assessments for students with disabilities. That system provided assessments for some students with disabilities that measured their achievement based on their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Using this approach, Texas assessed students with disabilities representing approximately eight to nine percent of all students assessed. Pending the outcome of this hearing, the Department believes the facts of this matter warrant consideration of this agreement, given TEA's willingness to modify, consistent with Title I requirements, its current approach to the assessment of students with disabilities. Under this agreement, TEA would reduce the number of students with disabilities who are held to alternate achievement standards and whose proficient and advanced scores are included in AYP determinations. " Peacefully, Jeff Sell, Esq. Director of Chapters & Membership Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 ext. 104 (office) (cell) (fax) (e-fax) www.autism-society.org <http://www.autism-society.org/> jzsell@... jsell@... ****************************************** NOTICE: This message is confidential, intended for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is (i) proprietary to the sender, and/or, (ii) privileged, confidential and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable Texas and federal law, including, but not limited to, privacy standards imposed pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( " HIPAA " ). Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any applicable privilege. If you have received this email in error, please delete it immediately. Thank you in advance for your compliance with this notice. _____ From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Liz and Troy Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:03 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Re: FYI Could somebody explain to me in the shortest and simplest of terms what this exactly means and what currently is the schools obligation regarding assessment for students with disabilities???? nna? Marvin? Liz > > > > On August 5, 2005, the United States Department of Education (the > Department) will conduct a public hearing from 10:00 a.m. to noon, > pursuant to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. §1234f, to determine > whether it should enter into an agreement with the Texas Education > Agency (TEA) regarding the use of alternate assessments for > students with disabilities in accountability, consistent with the > requirements of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education > Act (Title I), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 > (NCLB). This notice explains why the Department is considering this > agreement with TEA and the specific purpose of the hearing. > > For more information: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/pubomquery > $omquery.queryview?P_OM_ID=76290 & Z_CHK=855 > > > > M. Guppy > Don't tell God how big your storm is ~ tell the storm how big your > God is! > > Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org > MGuppy@... - > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Geeze Jeff I am needing my hand held through this... Is the short version, TEA has been assessing 8-9% of the special education population by their IEP progress. The US Dept. of Ed. want TEA to only use a modified assessment for only 2% of the total special ed population. Is there more to this story? Liz > U.S. Department of Education published final regulations > permitting students with the most significant cognitive > disabilities to take > an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards. A > State > may include the proficient scores of students with the most > significant > cognitive disabilities in determining AYP, subject to a cap of 1.0 > percent > at the district and State levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Perfect timing! I'm headed to our local Children & Youth Advisory Council meeting at 11:00. Both the local MHMR Children's Services Director and Juvenile Justice will be there. Thanks! Tonya FYI Strengthening Youth and Families: Ideas, Tools, and Practices for Success Research has indicated that approximately 48% of the youth who are referred to a juvenile probation department in the state of Texas demonstrate signs and symptoms of mental illness. Additional evidence has suggested that over 60% of the youth under supervision of a juvenile probation department have a substance abuse disorder. Therefore, TJPC is working in collaboration with TYC, Texas Department of State Health Services (former TDMHMR and TACADA), and the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A & M University to host a conference that provides specialized training on working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system with mental health and/or substance abuse related disorders. This conference will be from a national and state level perspective and is open to anyone who works with juvenile offenders. Early registration for the event is $50.00. However, the deadline for early registration, October 15, 2005, is just around the corner. M. Espinosa Federal Programs Specialist Texas Juvenile Probation Commission PO Box 13547, Austin, Texas 78711-3547 Phone: Fax: email: erin.espinosa@... internet: http://www.tjpc.state.tx.us M. Guppy - " Hope rebuilds what the world destroys " Don't tell God how big your storm is ~ tell the storm how big your God is! Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org MGuppy@... - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I tried to get to the document and the url provided and was not successful. Has anyone else been able to? Thanks, FYI > > Parents and caregivers of children with complicated care needs often bring > these children to emergency rooms and other health care sites without > information describing their unique medical history and health management > requirements. This lack of information can cost health professionals > precious minutes in determining the best course of treatment. > > The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of > Emergency Physicians (ACEP) developed an Emergency Form to help parents > advocate for their children, communicate to physicians, and help > physicians provide proper care. The form is excellent for individuals > with chronic and complicated medical conditions and for individuals > without complicated medical histories in the instance of emergencies. > > AAP suggests that Emergency Forms be stored in the home in a place where > emergency medical personnel can easily find it, such as in or on the > refrigerator. Also, forms should be kept in the primary care provider's > office, school nurse's office, vehicles, workplaces, and with belongings > when you're traveling. > > The form is available online at http://www.aap.org/advocacy/eif.doc It is > set up so that you can save and update the form on your computer with each > visit. > > > This information came from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which keeps > a website on Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care > Needs which can be located at www.aap.org/advocacy/emrgprep.htm > > > > > M. Guppy - Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm > how big your God is! > Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas-Autism-Advocacy/ and > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasAutismSupport/ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Does this have anything to do with Thoughtful House? Isn't that what Thoughtful House is focusing on? I am forwarding this one to the TH group.....if it is ok.. FYI > Dear Member of the Autism Community: > > > > PediaMed Pharmaceuticals is a pediatric focused company devoted to > identifying, developing, and marketing branded pharmaceutical products to > meet unmet medical needs in pediatrics. PediaMed recognizes the great need > for medicines to treat autism and conditions related to autism. > > > > PediaMed Pharmaceuticals is conducting a clinical trial with a new > investigational drug in children with autistic disorder who are > experiencing gastrointestinal problems like constipation, diarrhea, gas, > abdominal pain and bloating. We are writing this letter to increase > awareness in your community of parents and caregivers who may have or may > know of children with this debilitating condition, which we refer to as > Autistic GI Dysfunction, or more simply, AGID. Our objective is to > increase awareness of our clinical trial by providing information to > groups such as yours about this study. > > > > If you would like to learn more about the study, the criteria used to > determine eligibility, and site locations please visit > http://www.clinicaltrials.gov <http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/> and use > the keyword " autism " to search for the PediaMed study. > > > > I am enclosing a flyer with a very general description of the study. If > you have any questions about the information provided on > http://www.clinicaltrials.gov <http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/> please > feel free to contact me regarding this study. > > > > Also, I am pleased to announce that PediaMed has launched a clinical > trials website: http://www.pediamedtrials.com > <http://www.pediamedtrials.com/> . > This site was designed to provide parents and practitioners information on > clinical trials conducted by PediaMed as well as other useful information > including important links to government agencies and resources that are > pertinent to PediaMed's clinical research efforts. > > > > PediaMed appreciates your help to increase awareness with caregivers and > parents of children affected by AGID. We look forward to hearing from > you. > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > Jon B. Bruss, MD, MSPH, MBA > > Chief Medical Officer > > PediaMed Pharmaceuticals - The Pediatrics Company > > > > > > M. Guppy - Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm > how big your God is! > Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas-Autism-Advocacy/ and > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasAutismSupport/ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 no - but you may forward it... Micelle ginam wrote: Does this have anything to do with Thoughtful House? Isn't that what Thoughtful House is focusing on? I am forwarding this one to the TH group.....if it is ok.. M. Guppy - Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is! Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas-Autism-Advocacy/ and http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasAutismSupport/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 O WOW! The US DEPT ED SAYS it will do a better job, the seedy bunch who don't even enforce their own laws much less those of Congress is going to do a " better job " . I await that with bated breath. Guppy wrote: The GAO letter of 10/28/05, is located online at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06194r.pdf According to this new GAO letter, high percentages of children with disabilities have been excluded from NAEP assessments. These are children that schools are required to instruct and remediate using research-based methodologies and programs. U. S. Department of Education says that it is going to do a better job of including children with disabilities in NAEP assessments. EXCERPTS FROM REPORT: Subject: National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities .... With the assistance of Department of Education (Education) officials, we interpreted that in 2002 five percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the NAEP reading assessment. Two months after the report’s issuance, Education provided us with new information regarding how the NAEP data concerning the exclusion of students with disabilities should be interpreted. In reviewing this information, we determined that the exclusion rate for students with disabilities was much higher than previously reported, with about 40 percent of the students with disabilities who were part of the 2002 NAEP reading assessment sample excluded from the actual testing. In addition, the percentages of students with disabilities who were excluded from the testing varied by grade. For example: ?40 percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the grade 4 assessment, ?37 percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the grade 8 assessment, and ?43 percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the grade 12 assessment. This high exclusion rate underscores the importance of the recommendation in our report that NAEP explore strategies to reduce the number of students with disabilities who are excluded from the assessment. Education indicated in its comment letter that it intends to do a better job of including all students in the assessment. ... ---- ORIGINAL GAO REPORT ONLINE AT: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05618.pdf M. Guppy - Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is! Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas-Autism-Advocacy/ and http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasAutismSupport/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Considering who now is in charge of NAEP Darv Winick this is no surprise to us that have worked with him and Texas Business Council in the past. All they are trying to do in cover-up the failures in teaching LD/SPED and minority students Jimmy Kilpatrick Senior Fellow, is de Tocqueville Institution Editor, EducationNews.org <http://www.educationnews.org/> 1723 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas 77098-1611 LDAdvocates.com <http://www.ldadvocates.com/> 832 814-7463 National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities .... With the assistance of Department of Education (Education) officials, we interpreted that in 2002 five percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the NAEP reading assessment. Two months after the report’s issuance, Education provided us with new information regarding how the NAEP data concerning the exclusion of students with disabilities should be interpreted. In reviewing this information, we determined that the exclusion rate for students with disabilities was much higher than previously reported, with about 40 percent of the students with disabilities who were part of the 2002 NAEP reading assessment sample excluded from the actual testing. In addition, the percentages of students with disabilities who were excluded from the testing varied by grade. For example: ?40 percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the grade 4 assessment, ?37 percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the grade 8 assessment, and ?43 percent of students with disabilities were excluded from the grade 12 assessment. This high exclusion rate underscores the importance of the recommendation in our report that NAEP explore strategies to reduce the number of students with disabilities who are excluded from the assessment. Education indicated in its comment letter that it intends to do a better job of including all students in the assessment. ... ---- ORIGINAL GAO REPORT ONLINE AT: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05618.pdf M. Guppy - Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is! Listowner & Facilitator of: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas-Autism-Advocacy/ and http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasAutismSupport/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Vickie Honey That is SOOOOO coolLet us know when you get it published so we can buy it hugs,d FYI Hl, everyone. Welcome to all the new members. I know that I haven't participated much in group. I do read all posts, but not always everyday. I have finally caught up, as of today, on what I have been missing. As you all know, I started writing poetry shortly after joining this group. I have written quite a lot of poems since starting tx. Now, due to some encouragement from a friend, I am trying my hand at writing a fictional short story about a Cheyenne indian tribe before reservations came into play. Since it has to be as realistic as possible, I am having to do quite a bit of research. A lot of research!!!! !!!! If it were not for the tx, I would never have started writing again. So you see, sometimes good comes from not so good. This occupies my time while resting, relaxes me and takes my mind off of my aches and pains while I concentrate on this work. If anyone out there has a talent that they have not explored since jr. high school, like myself, I highly recommend that you consider exploring it. A positive attitude always leads to a possitive outcome. Hugs, VickieG Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I am no longer using the holomonk-boxernest.net address. I can read it through my phone, but it will be invalid next January. The address I plan to use as primary is mmatchinsky-gmail.com. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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