Announcements |
| |
 |
This is the Access Center’s Last Newsletter!
As our five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) winds down, this will be the last formal e-newsletter from the Access Center that you’ll receive. (Of course, if there’s something so fantastic related to access that we absolutely HAVE to share it with you, we’ll send out an “Access Center Extra!”)
We hope you’ve found our monthly e-newsletter useful. You will, as promised, continue to have access to all of the research-based information that we’ve placed on our website. We’ve enjoyed putting together access-related resources for you, and hope that you will be able to continue to use and share those resources with your colleagues in an effort to maintain improved educational outcomes for all students.
Thank you so much for your interest in the Access Center!!
|
| |
|
Access Center Highlights |
| |
 |
Upcoming Reading Module Webinar Tomorrow!
The Access Center will be hosting its last webinar on September 13th, 2007 at 2:00 p.m., EST. Please join us for "Effective Strategies for Struggling Readers: The Essential Components," presented by Dr. Claudia Edmondson of the Access Center. This webinar is FREE and no registration is required! Click here for detailed instructions on how to participate.
Watch For Us at These Upcoming Meetings!
Access Center staff will be presenting information from some of our professional development modules at the following conferences:
- October 22-23, 2007 --
Iowa State Learning Disabilities Conference
- November 10, 2007 -- CEC's Teacher Education Division (TED), Milwaukee, WI
- April 2-5, 2008 -- The Council for Exceptional Children's Annual Convention and Expo, Boston, MA
|
| |
|
Resources |
| |
 |
Mathematica Launches Center for Studying Disability Policy
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. announces the launch of its new Center for Studying Disability Policy. The Center merges disability researchers from the Cornell University Institute for Policy Research and Mathematica. The mission of the new Center is to inform disability policy formation with rigorous, objective research and data collected from the people disability policy aims to serve. http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/Press%20Releases/disabilitycenter.asp
NICHCY Releases Two New IDEA Modules: One on Private Schools, One on NIMAS
Module on "Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools"
When IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) was amended recently, significant changes were made in its requirements with respect to parentally placed private school children with disabilities. Those changes are having an impact on school districts and State educational agencies (SEAs), including who's responsible for deciding and paying for special education services for this group of children.
http://www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp#private
Module on the “National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard”
NIMAS has great potential to improve results for children with print disabilities. Thanks to NIMAS, these children will have timely access to textbooks and core instructional materials that they can really use, because those materials will be in the specialized formats they need. Read all about it--and use the module to train others, so that NIMAS' potential becomes reality for the millions of children who cannot access standard print materials. http://www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp#NIMAS
Online Newsletter Has a New Name!
The beginning of the school year is an exciting time, full of new students, new schools, and new teachers. At the National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI) and the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), they too are celebrating their own changes: a new headquarters at Arizona State University and a new name for their newsletter. EquiNews, formally known as eNews, will be coming to you each month full of information for administrators, teachers, parents, and students. The name EquiNews and the information contained in it represents their commitment to equity in education for all students. To subscribe, contact Elaine Mulligan at Elaine.Mulligan@asu.edu
|
| |
|
News & Policy |
| |
 |
House Education Committee Staff Issues Discussion Drafts of NCLB Reauthorization
Leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee released two drafts of their plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, now called the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The first draft, which covers most of Title I, states that all students with disabilities will be included in all assessments; the draft also codifies the "2%" regulations for those students who take modified assessments based on modified achievement standards. Last week, the Committee released a draft of the rest of the legislation. According to the Committee’s website, this draft was developed through input received at nearly two dozen Congressional hearings and many discussions with education organizations and concerned citizens. http://edlabor.house.gov/micro/nclb.shtml
|
The Access Center, a project of the American Institutes for Research, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Cooperative Agreement #H326K020003 |
