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CEC to Hold Regional Workshops on IDEA 2004 Final Regulations - Register Today!
What new requirements will I have to satisfy to be highly qualified?
What are my district’s responsibilities for parentally placed students with disabilities in private schools?
What will the IDEA regulations do to reduce paperwork for IEP team members?
What approaches to identifying students with learning disabilities are available to me?
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) answers these questions and MORE with the IDEA 2004 regulations workshops. Starting in October, CEC takes to the road with the official IDEA 2004 regulations on a nine-city tour. The one-day in-person workshops will help both general and special educators ensure children with disabilities succeed! Do not miss this opportunity to become well versed in the new IDEA 2004 final regulations!
Topics Covered Include:
Highly Qualified Teachers
Reducing Over-Representation
IEPs
Procedural Safeguards
Discipline
Response to Intervention
Identifying Students With Learning Disabilities
Early Intervening
And More!
IDEA 2004 Workshop Schedule
Chicago, IL October 17
Orlando, FL October 31
Colorado Springs, CO November 6
Garden Grove, CA November 8
Dallas, TX November 17
Seattle, WA November 28
Boston, MA December 1
Philadelphia, PA December 6
Washington, DC December 7
If you are unable to attend one of CEC’s IDEA 2004 workshops, plan on enrolling in one of CEC’s web/teleseminars, which will provide in-depth coverage on specific topic areas of the new IDEA 2004 regulations. Topic areas include: Highly qualified teachers/personnel qualifications; Specific learning disabilities/response to intervention/early intervening services/disproportionality;IEPs.Look for additional details in future updates!
Register now for CEC's IDEA 2004 Workshops!
Urge your Senators to Co-Sign Letter Opposing Elimination of Medicaid Reimbursements
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -- led by the Administration -- are pushing to eliminate Medicaid reimbursements for administrative and transportation costs associated with serving children with disabilities under IDEA. The elimination of these reimbursements totals $9 billion over 10 years.
CEC has been working with other advocacy groups to prevent CMS from taking this regulatory action, and we need your help. Senators Kennedy (D-MA) and Reed (D-RI) are sending a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services objecting to this elimination. To prevent CMS from taking this action, we need to show that this issue has the broad-based support of Senators from across the country, both Democrats and Republicans. Urge your Senators to sign onto this letter by September 22. Visit CEC's Legislative Action Center to take action now! -- http://capwiz.com/cek/home/
Take Action Now! -- http://capwiz.com/cek/home/
Read the background on this issue.
What Works Clearinghouse Releases New Reports: Character Education, Elementary School Math, and English Language Learning
The What Works Clearinghouse, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, announces the release of seven new intervention reports highlighting available research on Character Education, English Language Learning, and Elementary School Math interventions.
The seven WWC Reports provide findings on educational interventions in three key areas: