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Extractions: The resources selected for this list contain reliable information and are available nationwide. Your local library or bookstore can help you locate these books, journals, and audiovisuals. Other items can be obtained from the source listed. The call numbers provided are for the National Agricultural Library. Lending information is provided at the end of this document. Summary: Describes some of the factors which must be considered in the early phases of planning for substitutions to the regular school meal which must be made to accommodate children with disabilities. Suggests ways in which the school food service can interact with other responsible parties in the school and the community at large to serve children with disabilities.
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Extractions: Entertainment AP The Wire Business ... Find your local news section Weekly sections Brandon Times City Times Homes Outdoors ... Xpress Other features tampabay.com Area guide Calendar Find it! ... Yellow Pages Special Sections Arena FB(Storm) Buccaneers College football Devil Rays ... All Departments By STEPHEN HEGARTY, Times Staff Writer published September 13, 2002 School voucher programs are expected to divert about $56-million from Florida public schools to private schools this year, roughly twice the amount spent last year. But relatively few students are using the most controversial vouchers. The vast majority of the money is going to the McKay Scholarship program for disabled children, a program often overshadowed by the state's original voucher program for children at public schools deemed failures by the state. The McKay program has attracted more than 7,000 children this year, and state officials expect the number to be close to 8,000 as additional applications are processed. That would amount to nearly a two-fold increase over last year. As dramatic as the McKay Scholarship numbers are, just as surprising is the small number of children who used vouchers to leave failing schools.
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Extractions: Even as the program has gotten under way, there are concerns about who will be held liable if a "special needs" child does not receive the services he is entitled to under federal law. School board attorneys from throughout the state are worried their districts will be held responsible, even if a parent choses to take his or her child to a private school. On Monday, school board attorneys from around Florida will meet in Tallahassee to discuss the issue.
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Extractions: Our mission is to: enable families with special needs to share their experiences by subscribing to our newsletter , joining our eGroup forum, talking in our chat room and posting to our bulletin board ; offer information on a wide variety of family fun and special needs topics ; and facilitate access via rings and links to websites relevant to special needs families. Adoption Arts Crafts Babies Charities ... Work at home Other important Accessible Access Accessibility links:
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Extractions: The Need for New Options For Children With Disabilities In 2001, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and the Progressive Policy Institute teamed to release a collection of studies titled Rethinking Special Education for a New Century The number of students in special education nationwide has grown 65 percent since the inception of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to about 6.1 million in the 1999-2000 school year, or 8.2 percent of the overall student body. The largest growth has been in the percentage of children classified as learning disabled which was 21 percent when the law was passed and 46 percent in 1998. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that 38 percent of each new tax dollar raised for public schools has been spent on special education.
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Extractions: on July 3, 2002 and in the St. Petersburg Times on July 8, 2002 Last week's Supreme Court ruling to permit funneling tax dollars through parents to private and religious schools does not mean that vouchers are the "law of the land." The ruling only shifts the battle to state legislatures, and to courts over state constitutional prohibitions on using tax dollars to support religious institutions. The voucher decision may also accelerate efforts to amend state constitutional prohibitions, though voters have been hostile to schemes to divert funding from public to private schools, the vast majority of which are church-run schools. In November 2000, voters in Michigan and California overwhelmingly rejected efforts to remove their state constitutional prohibition on private and parochial school vouchers. According to the Florida Constitution: "No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution." This provision has been part of our State's Constitution since 1885. I await the legal gymnastics of the Governor's lawyers when they try to persuade Florida courts that the words don't mean what the framers intended.
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Extractions: These links take you away from the Brevard County ESE website. Brevard Public Schools Elementary Programs - This site and its links are designed to provide you with the current information concerning the instructional programs in the elementary schools of Brevard. Brevard Public Schools Secondary Programs - This page and its links are designed to provide you with current information on the instructional programs in the secondary schools of Brevard. FDLRS/East - Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) is a statewide network which provides support services for exceptional education teachers, regular education teachers with ESE students in their classroom, parents of ESE students, agency personnel, and others who are involved in the education of ESE students. FDLRS/East provides services to Brevard and Volusia school districts. This site includes a searchable database of the entire FDLRS/East library collection and lists service offerings to teachers in Brevard and Volusia districts. Abilities Inc. of Florida
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Extractions: The total inmate population on June 30, 2002, was 2.1 million, an increase of 2.8 percent from the year before. Two-thirds were in federal or state prisons, with the other third held in jails, the report said. But the report did note that there were more than 10,000 inmates under age 18 held in adult prisons and jails last year. Patient safety going high-tech By one estimate, 7,000 people die each year in hospitals from medication errors. Studies suggest that medication-related injuries occur in between 6.5 percent and 20 percent of hospitalized patients, and that the increased hospital costs are $2 billion across the nation because of it. Methamphetamine wreaks havoc on brain, body Methamphetamine is a central-nervous-system stimulant that increases the heart rate and blood pressure. In the long term, it can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes. It can cause respiratory problems, irregular heartbeat and anorexia. And it can lead to death by seizure, coma, heart attack or overdose, although pure overdoses are rare. New Jersey defends child protection agency in death case
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Extractions: The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
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Extractions: My professional interests focus on working with infants, toddlers and young children with special needs. Specialty areas are with physical/severe disabilities, medical/health needs, transition and functional curriculum. I serve on various campus committees and on a variety of local and state organizations which serve the disabled. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Central Virginia Association of Retarded Citizens (Vice President, 1998). Other memberships are currently with Lynchburg City Schools Special Education Advisory Committee, Mabel Rush Housing Foundation and Early Intervention Council of Central Virginia. Information on Courses Taught I currently teach: Language Development and Communication Skills for Learners with Disabilities (EDHD 451) , a study of language development and sociocultural variations in individuals with disabilities. Instructional techniques and intervention programming (i.e., alternative communication systems) for students with disabilities will be explored. The course will also include attention to curricula, methods and materials in language arts.
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