Proposed Changes To State Regulations

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The Office of Special Education, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is proposing changes to the State regulations implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  The proposed changes are available for inspection until September 19, 2012, in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Special Education, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 205 Jefferson Street, 4th floor, Jefferson Building, Jefferson City, MO  65102 during regular office hours.

Public hearings, in the form of a webinar, are scheduled for the following dates and times:

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

http://dese.mo.gov/webinar/Webinar-08-21-12SE.htm

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

http://dese.mo.gov/webinar/Webinar08-29-12SE2.htm

Written public comments on the proposed changes are being solicited and should be directed as follows no later than the close of business on September 10, 2012:

Bonnie Aaron, Director, Compliance

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

P. O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO  65102-0480

Fax: 573-526-5946

Email: Idea.Comments@dese.mo.gov

Proposed Changes To State Regulations

proposedstateplan2012

The Office of Special Education, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is proposing changes to the State regulations implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  The proposed changes are available for inspection until September 19, 2012, in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Special Education, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 205 Jefferson Street, 4th floor, Jefferson Building, Jefferson City, MO  65102 during regular office hours.

Public hearings, in the form of a webinar, are scheduled for the following dates and times:

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

http://dese.mo.gov/webinar/Webinar-08-21-12SE.htm

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

http://dese.mo.gov/webinar/Webinar08-29-12SE2.htm

Written public comments on the proposed changes are being solicited and should be directed as follows no later than the close of business on September 10, 2012:

Bonnie Aaron, Director, Compliance

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

P. O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO  65102-0480

Fax: 573-526-5946

Email: Idea.Comments@dese.mo.gov

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seMissourian.com: Submitted Story: Rupp Sensory Saturday Presentation (07/27/12)

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To qualify for the program, the candidate must have a Bachelor's degree where they obtained a 2.5 g.p.a. or greater, and pass a background check. The program offers certification to teach 5-12th grades, in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Elementary Education, English Language Arts, General Science, History, Math, Physics, Special Education, and a Reading Endorsement.

Missouri Autism Guidelines Initiative

Missouri Autism Guidelines Initiative

Victory in the Moynihan Case

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Jim Moynihan is a longtime Federationist and a leader of the NFB of Missouri. For the past four years he has been engaged in a struggle for justice in his job with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, of all unlikely places. One would have thought that those working to enforce civil rights would be the first to practice fairness in employment, but apparently this was not the case. Here is the Moynihan story as told by Jim himself:

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A boy who was hurt - A Mother's Story

Paperwork on accused teacher found | News Tribune

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Knehans still listed as teacher with state | News Tribune

Knehans still listed as teacher with state | News Tribune

Concerned Parents lawsuit against Calofornia postponed - National special education | Examiner.com

Concerned Parents lawsuit against Calofornia postponed - National special education | Examiner.com

NCLB waiver saves money for districts | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

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Do You Believe That People With Disabilities Should Have The Right To Make Their Own Decisions?

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Do you believe that people with disabilities should have the right to make decisions about our own services? To choose with whom and where we live? To be able to invite visitors home and make our own decisions about how to spend our day, decorate our homes and what kinds of services we want and don't want? Today, you have an opportunity to make these rules law! 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the government agency that funds most disability service provision in the United States, has put forward a regulation that would set out requirements for how service providers receiving Home and Community Based Services funding can behave. CMS has proposed a wide variety of crucial protections, such as protecting people with disabilities from eviction from our homes due to refusing a particular service or treatment, requiring that community providers must respect the choice and autonomy of the people they support and many other important protections that will empower people with disabilities in interactions with their service providers.

But these regulations are facing severe opposition from many in the provider industry that believe that people with disabilities are "too disabled" to make these choices for ourselves. We have till this Monday to make our voices heard, before the CMS Public Comment period closes for good! Follow these simple instructions to make sure you're represented:

Carmel on the Case - Locked In A Closet?

Carmel on the Case - Locked In A Closet?

The Broward State Attorney's Office is investigating a special needs teacher on possible child neglect charges. A mother says the way her autistic son was punished by the teacher crossed the line. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero is On the Case.

Read more: http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/carmelcase/MI95511/#ixzz1zOAmAvPh

Schools recognized for positive behavior | Springfield News-Leader | News-Leader.com

Schools recognized for positive behavior | Springfield News-Leader | News-Leader.com