Post-Crescent - Learnings Costly Curve Part of the solution may be labeling fewer students as disabled. hawaii. specialeducationresearch is not rigorous or coordinated enough to support needs http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_4981028.shtml
Extractions: Post-Crescent staff writer Freedom made the commitment to ensure all children equal access to a public education well before state and federal governments made it law in the early 1970s, he said. Yet, in times of tight budgets there is no denying the mounting cost of educating everyone from the blind, deaf and medically fragile to children with cognitive and emotional disabilities and speech delays. While Congress considers reauthorizing the 28-year-old law now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), area school systems are picking up the bulk of the bill for an ever-growing number of special-education children. Two dozen Fox Valley school districts spent more than $62 million in district, state and federal dollars in the 2000-01 school year to educate 7,597 students with disabilities, according to the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. In the coming school year, Freedom, with a total enrollment of 1,590, will spend $1.9 million of its $12.2 million operational budget educating 215 children with disabilities.
SocioSite SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY for Disability Studies University of hawaii The mission A bulletin board for parentsparenting special needs kids for topics about how disabled parents manage http://www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/TOPICS/disability.html
Vita Of Katharin Alcorn Kelker, Ph.D. of life for developmentally disabled citizens of Boston, MA Federation for Childrenwith special needs. Services, Pacific Rim Conference, hawaii, March 1990. http://www.kelker.org/About/vita.html
Extractions: EXPERIENCE Director of a program providing information and support to parents of children with disabilities throughout Montana Family Assistance Project NIMH Grant, $30,000 per year, renewable Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) Directed project providing information about assistive technology to parents of children with disabilities Information and Referral (Part C) Developmental Disabilities Division Grant, $32,000 per year, renewable Parent Training and Information Center D.O.E. Grant, $750,000 for 5 years MonTECH Access Co-Op, Tech Act Grant $24,500 per year, renewable Montana Center for Handicapped Children Eastern Montana College; Billings, Montana D.O.E. GRANT, $416,446 for 3 years Montana Center for Handicapped Children Eastern Montana Collegel Billings, Montana
Extractions: Managed Care for Children with Disabilities and the Interface of Legislative Policies by Thomas Barlow, Ed. D.* This paper focuses on health care reform and the impact of managed care on health care services to children and youth with special health care needs. In an effort to control rising health care costs, increasing numbers of Americans, including children, youth, and adults with chronic illnesses or disabilities, are or will be receiving their health care services from managed care organizations. Many states are attempting to control health care costs by enrolling Medicaid recipients in managed care programs. Concern has been expressed about whether the complex health care requirements of persons with chronic or disabling conditions will be met in this new and changing health care environment, which is sometimes characterized by an emphasis on cost containment and preventive health services. Many fear referrals would be limited in a gatekeeper system that emphasizes primary rather than specialty care. However, managed care organizations offer opportunities for service coordination and continuity of care for children with special health needs and for their families. For this to come about, providers in both the public and private sectors must understand these new systems of care as well as the health and psychosocial needs of children and youth with special health care requirements.
Special Education General ..Products/Technology for the disabled special Education Discussion http//www.hawaii.edu/sped. onthe Education of Children with special needs. http://home.swbell.net/jraneri/specialed.html
USCS: Charter Schools And Special Education are all over the map on disabled students, p Asked Questions Concerning Charter Schoolsand special Education, State hawaii, No written policies for students with http://www.uscharterschools.org/lpt/uscs_docs/4
Extractions: Project FORUM at National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) is a cooperative agreement funded by the Office of Special Education Programs of the U. S. Department of Education. The project carries out a variety of activities that provide information needed for program improvement, and promote the utilization of research data and other information for improving outcomes for students with disabilities. The project also provides technical assistance and information on emerging issues, and convenes small work groups to gather expert input, obtain feedback, and develop conceptual frameworks related to critical topics in special education.
Molokai Community Care Providers - Member Directory DEVELOPMENTALLY disabled BRANCH. hawaii STATE DEPT. Children ages 0 5 with DevelopmentalDelays or special Health Care needs, Families with emotional or http://www.aloha.net/~aku/sp1
Extractions: ALOHA HOUSE FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM- Provides short-term treatment for families, especially those who are awaiting completion of a DOH evaluation. Treatment is problem solving - solution focused. This is not a "home based" service. Any family or youth requesting services. May include, but not limited to, clients awaiting completion of evaluation. Self-referrals accepted. Eligible youths are employed for a 6 week period during the summer. They have a choice of doing clerical or recreational work, working outdoors, or being a teacher's aide. They are paid a minimum wage for an 8-hour workday. Youths age 14-21 with Hawaiian. Work experience is based on the family's income. Telephone: 553-5393 Contact: Ruth Poaipuni
DIVERSITY WORLD Focus Disability - January 26, 2003 Tech Tools Lower Barriers for disabled This informative questionnaire at http//www.ntac.hawaii.edu/products InitiativeGuide on the special needs of People http://www.wapd.org/bbs/messages/38265.html
DOE Site Map for Students Who are disabled (pamphlet Education, State Complaint Procedures (pamphlet);special Programs; Speech Student work database; State, hawaii (home); State http://doe.k12.hi.us/sitemap.htm
Extractions: A+ After-school care Accessibility, ADA/Section 508 Acronyms ... Colleges Colleges, University of Hawaii at Manoa Colleges, University of Hawaii at Hilo Colleges, University of Hawaii at West Oahu Colleges, Hawai'i Community College Colleges, Honolulu Community College Colleges, Kapi`olani Community College Colleges, Kaua`i Community College Colleges, Leeward Community College Colleges, Maui Community College Colleges, Windward Community College Comprehensive Needs Assessment Comprehensive Student Support System Complaint Procedures (Special Education pamphlet) Complex-areas Comprehensive School Alienation Program (CSAP) Comprehensive Student Support Services (CSSS) Coordinated School Health Program ... Diplomas from Adult Community Schools (req. I.E.) Directory, Charter Schools
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Breaking News In Special Education - Page 2 Of 2 hawaii Ordered to Pay Parents of Child with demonstrated deliberate indifference towards special needs student. on IDEA Office of special Education Programs http://specialed.about.com/cs/breakingnews/index_2.htm
The Honolulu Advertiser | Local News In November, hawaiis schools took over the responsibility for the lessseverelydisabled children about Many special-education students have been placed http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Feb/28/localnews1.html
Extractions: They also are excited that their school was among the first in the state to pass a test on the quality of its special-education services. However, most agree that the state has made significant progress since 1994. In just the past two years, Hawaii has spent upwards of $20 million annually to reach more special-needs children and serve each one better. The challenges For schools, this has meant an influx of work. The state has shortened its period for schools to decide what services a student needs. Schools used to have 100 days; now they have 60 days. And with each special-needs child comes a series of time-consuming meetings and a load of paperwork. Trying to help children while putting the new system in place has been likened by some to trying to fly a plane before the landing gear is installed. The workloads have been overwhelming and the stresses major, according to the December report by Groves. The volume and pace of change has threatened to overwhelm the system, he wrote.
Early Childhood Education For Children With Disabilities In New Zealand and predictable resourcing framework for special education and Systems (AEPS) andthe hawaii Early Learning education alongside their nondisabled peers, and a http://www.disabilityworld.org/April-May2000/Children/NewZealand.htm
Extractions: There have been significant changes in New Zealand over the past decade in the development and delivery of Early Intervention Programmes. This year has seen the formation of The Early Intervention Association of Aotearoa New Zealand* and the first National Early Intervention Conference. The approach for Early Intervention in New Zealand is family focused, meaning that the services will focus on the child within the context of the Parent/Whanau/Caregiver* in the wider context of the community. It is based on partnership between the service providers and the Parent/Whanau/ Caregiver. The intent is to adopt the least intrusive model of intervention from all service providers. Progress over 10 years New special education policy During the early 1990's significant work was undertaken to develop a specific policy to address the needs of students with disabilities and special needs. This work resulted in the "Special Education 2000" Policy. The implementation of this robust policy began in 1997 with an expectation that it would be completed by the year 2000. The aims of this policy are:
Special Education Advisory Council Continue support for hawaii Center for Deaf and Blind to teach specific learning disabledstudents and and adolescent children with special needs involved with http://www.spinhawaii.org/SAP/sap00report.html
Extractions: Home TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Mission and Function Membership 1999-2000 Committee Reports with Recommendations CSSS-School Based Services Justice Training Additional Recommendations Executive Summary The Federal lawthe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997mandates the establishment of a State advisory panel on the education of children with disabilities. The Special Education Advisory Council serves this purpose in the State of Hawaii. During the 1999-2000 fiscal year the Special Education Advisory Council (Council) held monthly meetings. Meetings included informational presentations and reports from the Department of Education, Center on Disability Studies/University Affiliated Program, and the University of Hawaii and committee discussions. This has allowed the Council to remain current on issues that have an impact on educating children with disabilities. Presentation topics included: State Improvement Grant
ASCD Eye On Curriculum HireED Careers Professional Leadership that a move to mainstream more disabled students is A 19day strike by 13,000 Hawaiipublic school based teaching and learning apply to special-needs students http://www.fattail.com/public/Newsletters/Education/ascd.htm
Extractions: In one of the largest desegregation settlements in U.S. history, Mississippi agreed April 23 with the U.S. Justice Department to spend $500 million to improve its traditionally black colleges and speed their integration. Begun in 1975 by a black sharecropper, the lawsuit alleged that the state's black universities were inferior to those attended by whites. The settlement is expected to set a precedent for other states dealing with issues surrounding enrollment standards. The Washington Post CNN/Associated Press Los Angeles Times The New York Times (free registration) A study by Harvard economist Caroline Hoxby concludes that Milwaukee's closely watched voucher program has pushed public elementary schools to improve. According to Hoxby, the ratio of gains on standardized tests to per-student spending in public schools with voucher programs was higher than in schools in which students didn't have a choice.
Extractions: The University of Hawaii at Hilo faces challenges that other institutions of higher education are only now beginning to encounter, as there are already high percentages of low income, first generation, ethnic minorities and other non-traditional students enrolling at the university. (See Appendix A for national and UHH data). Nevertheless, there still exists the need to continue to develop and promote recruitment and retention efforts, to correct low retention and graduation rates, and to increase the percentages of students that continue their education beyond the baccalaureate level, as well as to address the overrepresentation of these groups in low educational attainment and low socio-economic status. It is therefore essential that efforts be taken to improve the participation and achievement of underrepresented groups so that equitable levels of accomplishment can be acquired. It is critical to create an environment in which diversity is valued and promoted. Changes in the profile of our student population indicate that the numbers of women, minorities, part-time, older, and non-traditional, and transfer students have increased over the past ten years. The NCHEMS report attributes the high rate of transfer from two to four years of the minority and older students started at the community college; the increases in these numbers are probably reflective of the ease in which they were able to transfer. Since the separation of HCC and UHH two years ago, there has been a drop in the transfer rate from 16.1 percent in 1990 to 13.2 percent in 1992. The NCHEMS study also determined that UHH was below national averages in retaining and graduating students.
CNS Programs In Hawai‘i capacity building of parents with disabled children, assisting hawaii currently hasone Member assigned to the children and youth with special and exceptional http://www.state.hi.us/dlir/ocs/hicncs/cnshiprograms.html
Extractions: CNS Programs AmeriCorps*State AmeriCorps programs are administered by the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service. The programs are funded directly from the Corporation for National Service (CNS) or from Hawaii's formula grant. The currently funded programs are a mix of new programs (first year funding) and continuing programs (second to fourth year funding). These programs focus on advocacy of domestic violence victims, capacity building of parents with disabled children, assisting youth achieve educational success, access to justice for the poor and working poor, and educational and cultural outreach to private and public school students. AmeriCorps members, mentors, staff and clients are diverse in age, ethnicity, cultures and traditions. For more information about the programs or to request an application, please contact the following agencies:
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Extractions: Sun Educational Consultants, crisis counseling, intervention programs, education planning, youth at risk, boarding schools, residential schools, wilderness therapy programs, education, evaluation, individualized education, wilderness schools, psychotherapy, counseling, referral Meg Chun EDUCATION: Masters of Education, Ed.M, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 7/99 to Present. Sun Educational Consultants , Bend, OR Position: Special Needs Educational Consultant As a specialist in the field of education and children at risk, provide individual attention to families to help meet the needs of students who are having learning and /or behavioral problems. Share information and assist parents in making sound educational decisions for their at-risk child. Responsibilities include thoroughly researching both the needs of the family and the student, as well as thoroughly researching available educational programs that might match these needs, followed by making appropriate recommendations for potential placements.
