Sunday, February 19, 2012

Grisamore States He Wasn't On Blue Ribbon Panel Because He Is On Autism Commission

As for the Autism Blue Ribbon Panel, I did not speak to Senator Justus about letting me on the Commission. Senator Gibbons, who leads the Senate told me he had wished he had known of my interest in autism before the apointments because he would have wanted to appoint me. We did discuss having me added to the panel after the appointments, but I instead plan to serve on the Autism Commission as a House member. It would have been difficult for me though to make all their hearings with my interim commitee and service on the Missouri Children's Services Commission of which I am now serving as Chairman. Jeff Grisamore

seMissourian.com: Local News: Missouri board of education pushes new accreditation bill (02/19/12)

seMissourian.com: Local News: Missouri board of education pushes new accreditation bill (02/19/12)

Friday, February 17, 2012

I don't see Grisamore's Name on the Missouri Autism Commision

MEMBERS


Mrs. Vicki L. McCarrell
County Developmental Disabilities Board
Pilot Grove
Term begins: Mar 2, 2009
Term expires: Sep 3, 2012

Dr. Chris Nicastro
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Ms. Margaret Donnelly
Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City

Dr. David Russell
Department of Higher Education

Mr. John Huff
Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration
Jefferson City

Mr. Keith Schafer
Department of Mental Health

Mr. Jerry Lee
Department of Public Safety
St. Louis

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Department of Social Services

Dr. John F. Mantovani
Diagnostician
St. Louis
Term begins: Apr 10, 2009
Term expires: Sep 3, 2010

Ms. Phyllis Wolfram
Director - Special Education Program
Springfield
Term begins: Apr 6, 2009
Term expires: Sep 3, 2010

Ms. Tiffany L. Daniels
Individual w/ ASD 1
Nixa
Term begins: Mar 26, 2009
Term expires: Sep 3, 2010

Mr. Jean-Paul Bovee
Individual w/ASD 2
Kansas City
Term begins: Mar 9, 2010
Term expires: Sep 3, 2010

Dr. Janet E. Farmer
Institution of Higher Learning 1
Columbia
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Term expires: Sep 3, 2012

Mrs. Connie L. Hebert
Institution of Higher Learning 2
Cape Girardeau
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Representative Dwight Scharnhorst
Member of the House of Representatives 1

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Senator Scott T. Rupp
Member of the Senate 1
Jefferson City

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Mental Health Provider
Joplin
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Parent - Adult Child
Cape Girardeau
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Parent - Child Under 18
St. Louis
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Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders


PO Box 687

Jefferson City, MO 65102



Phone: (573) 526-3848

Fax: (573) 751-9207



Email: AutismCommission@dmh.mo.gov

Website: http://www.dmh.mo.gov/mrdd/mrddindex.htm



Details on Board or CommissionAuthority: RSMo 633.200



Department: Mental Health



Mission:

To be determined.

Study: Many Adults With Disabilities Do Nothing All Day - Disability Scoop

Study: Many Adults With Disabilities Do Nothing All Day - Disability Scoop

Sunday, February 12, 2012

In-District Autism Consultant Training - Project ACCESS - Missouri State University

In-District Autism Consultant Training - Project ACCESS - Missouri State University

To receive In-District Autism Consultant training, individuals must have completed six days of autism specific training; i.e.: the two-day Introduction to Autism, followed by the four-day Working with Autistic Students in the Schools (WASS) or the four-day Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism (EIYCA).

This means that no matter what your doctor says a person that has received 12 days of training decides whether your child gets an educational diagnosis of autism.

Friday, February 10, 2012

School funding 101

School funding 101

Report critical of teacher policies | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

Report critical of teacher policies The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

Conway elementary: principal on leave - ky3.com

Conway elementary: principal on leave - ky3.com

Lawmakers voice support for R-7 sales tax idea

Lawmakers voice support for R-7 sales tax idea

House sends employment discrimination bill to the Senate (AUDIO)

House sends employment discrimination bill to the Senate (AUDIO)

The Missouri House of Representatives has passed its version of employment discrimination legislation, following the most heated debate so far this session. House Democrats, lead by the Black Caucus, spoke at length in opposition to the measure each time it came to the floor, saying it will make discrimination easier in Missouri workplaces.

Republicans fired back against those comments in debate on Thursday. Lee’s Summit representative Jeff Grisamore said, “I frankly find it abhorrent and offensive that there has been such gross misrepresentations of this issue that members of the minority would imply that anybody on this floor, in this chamber, supports bigotry and discrimination.”

Minority Floor Leader Mike Talboy (D-Kansas City) re-iterated his party’s stance that the bill makes it easier to discriminate against the disabled, cancer patients, minorities and other groups. He told Grisamore, “You can own that. I’m not calling you a racist, I’m not calling you a bigot, I have never done that, nor will I … if you’re upset about it then you have some introspection to do on your own. Don’t blame me.”

Missouri Education Watchdog: Keeping An Eye On The Prize of Quality Legislation

Missouri Education Watchdog: Keeping An Eye On The Prize of Quality Legislation

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Parents question use of seclusion rooms | StarNewsOnline.com

Parents question use of seclusion rooms StarNewsOnline.com

Kentucky School Stuffs Autistic Boy Into a Bag | Care2 Causes

Kentucky School Stuffs Autistic Boy Into a Bag Care2 Causes

The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Restraint and Seclusion: In Your Child's School and Nationally

The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Restraint and Seclusion: In Your Child's School and Nationally

Abuse of Fulton students with special needs continues to shock » Comment Page 1 | Get Schooled

Abuse of Fulton students with special needs continues to shock » Comment Page 1 Get Schooled

Friday, February 3, 2012

Second teacher at L.A. school accused of 'lewd acts' against pupils - CNN.com

Second teacher at L.A. school accused of 'lewd acts' against pupils - CNN.com

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said Friday.

Capt. Mike Parker of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said that Friday's arrest is "quite different" from the arrest earlier this week of another teacher, Mark Berndt.
Berndt, 61, was accused of taking bondage photos of more than two dozen students in his classroom, some showing suspected semen-filled spoons at the children's mouths, authorities said.

Investigators from the special victims bureau arrested the second teacher, Martin Bernard Springer, 49, of Alhambra, California, on Friday, Parker told reporters. Springer's arrest came after investigators received "new information" on Thursday morning that led them to the teacher.