Extractions: PSRPs play vital role in providing services to the students who need them the most At A ndrew J ohnson E lementary S chool in Oklahoma City, the principal sometimes takes applicants for jobs as special education paraprofessionals on a school tour. They usually stop in Terry Goforth's room, where the veteran paraprofessional works with disabled preschool kids. That's often the last time Goforth sees the job applicants. "Once they get a view of what's involved with the job and the pay," they decide they can't handle it, says Goforth, a member of the Oklahoma City Federation of Classified Employees. Of the six children in her roomstaffed by a teacher and two education assistantsonly one can walk on her own. The job applicants "are just not prepared for special education," Goforth says, adding that starting pay for some positions works out to less than $9,000 a year. Wilma Rose, a Colorado paraprofessional working as an occupational and physical therapist, knows exactly what Goforth is talking about. "It's hard to find someone who will stay with it because of the needs that are required," says Rose, a member of the Colorado Classified School Employees Association who works in Brighton, Colo. Some of the duties are "not fun," as she delicately puts it.
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Extractions: AFT Home AFT History Mission Statement A Proud Tradition ... A Commitment to Quality An Issues-Driven Union A Tradition of Social Justice AFT President Sandra Feldman AFT Secretary- Treasurer Edward J. McElroy AFT Executive Vice President Nat LaCour ... Resolutions An Issues-Driven Union Health Care Quality. Status of paraprofessional workers. Privatization. After a period of public-spirited goodwill, the AFT became the first organization to call for public scrutiny of private management firms operating in public schools, and the union remains a leader in this effort. The AFT analyses of educational and business irregularities in the operations of Education Alternatives, Inc., a for-profit company brought in to manage schools in Baltimore and Hartford, led to newspaper and television news investigations, and hastened the departure of EAI from those cities. There is no evidence that privatization, in and of itself, will improve student achievement. The AFT will continue to promote proven school-improvement methods, such as high standards for conduct and achievement, and to call for vigilant oversight of education contractors. Vouchers.
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Extractions: POSITIONS AND POLICIES ON EDUCATION Special Education FILE CODE IDEA Funding The NJSBA believes that the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) should be fully funded at its authorized threshold of 40 percent of the cost of special education. [Authority: DA 12/80-2, DA 11/97-CR (Special Education)] Federal and State Funding A. The NJSBA believes that New Jerseys system of financing public education should enable all local school districts to provide appropriate public educational opportunities for all of New Jerseys educationally disabled students without unduly burdening local taxpayers. B. The NJSBA believes that the State should fund 100 percent of the costs of all required special education services in excess of a districts regular education per pupil amount. Excess cost funding for special education should be excluded from the spending growth limitation calculation. The States excess cost system for State aid for special education should include prior approval procedures and appropriate monitoring. C.
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Extractions: Motivational speaker and Ph.D. candidate, Paul Wichansky gives an insightful and deeply personal introspective of his own experiences growing up with cerebral palsy, while allowing audiences to immediately bridge the gap that seems to separate normal from disabled within their own lives. His life story remains an important reminder of what is possible when you focus your motivation on becoming the person you have always dreamed to be. WORKSHOPS Family and School Collaboration: A Cultural Perspective Shcorah Yehudah, Violence Prevention Project, SPAN Ways to foster culturally sensitive, culturally competent relationships between families and schools in order to enable all children to become fully participating and contributing members of our communities and society at large. Rights of Bilingual and Immigrant Families and Children in New Jersey Schools
Extractions: Over 10 percent of Home School Legal Defense Association member families are teaching a child with special learning needs, and the number continues to grow. What does a parent do when his child needs extra help, a different approach, or special equipment to be able to learn? What if these services are not accessible through the private sector, and then denied by the public school? In order to clarify the law for our families throughout the country who need these services, but have been denied, Home School Legal Defense Association filed suit on behalf of several families. We filed in Connecticut when 9-year-old Kaitlyn Gallagher was denied $10,000 of specialized equipment for the blind, in New Jersey when 6-year-old Gregory Forstrom was denied speech therapy, and in Nevada when 9-year-old Christopher Hooks was denied speech therapy.
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Extractions: The ABE/GED Study Programs offer classes in basic skills and preparation for the GED (high school equivalency) examination. Small, self-paced classes are held in day and evening sessions. These classes promote confidence, and students acquire reading, math and writing skills. All study materials are provided.
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Extractions: Courier-Post Wash your hands before snack. Share the Legos. Don't shove your classmates. Listen to the teacher read a story. "Basically, preschool hasn't changed that much, in so far as finger plays and songs and arts and crafts and music," says Judy Stahl, director of the Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center at the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill. "Children are still 3, 4 and 5 years old." Despite computers and high expectations from many parents, as well as elementary schools, the daily school routine for young children hasn't varied substantially over the years. And may not vary in the future. But those in the early childhood field suggest some things are different or will be different. For starters, there is a new state-sponsored preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds in the Abbott or special-needs districts. Also, mandatory certification of preschool teachers is expected to come to New Jersey's public schools later this year, first in the special-needs districts. The intention is to match young children with teachers who are specially qualified to teach young children. There are other changes, too, influencing preschool life. Stahl says the importance of intergenerational activities mixing the little ones with a growing generation of active seniors and a stress on physical fitness will become more important.
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Extractions: In today's environment, we would prefer that you send COMMUNITY CALENDAR listings to us via FAX or E-MAIL . All communications must be clearly identified with the name, address and telephone number of the sending organization . E-mail address are not sufficient by themselves. If you choose E-MAIL, please : KEEP IT SHORT!
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Extractions: By Lawrence R. Jones Disabled children are supposed to receive substantial educational help from their local school districts. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Or IDEA, school districts are required to provide disabled children with a free appropriate education following their third birthday, including whatever services and equipment are necessary to provide them with a meaningful educational benefit. One of the purposes of the IDEA is to protect disabled children by providing them with an educational jump in their formative years, as they struggle to overcome their handicaps. The theory is that, by investing time and money into these children while they are very young, we are helping these children. In reality, many disabled children in New Jersey are denied their rights by school districts that refuse to provide services. For many parents of disabled children, the script goes like this: First, they learn that their young child suffers from a traumatic developmental disability, such as autism. Experts advise the parents of the critical importance of immediate and substantial educational intervention.
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Extractions: New Jersey state departments and agencies provide financial assistance for a variety of programs through grants. The state provides citizens and organizations funds through grants for everything from educational projects to public health initiatives. Information available on the Web about state government grants can be accessed from this page. Agriculture Agriculture in the Classroom - Educational Grant Programs - helps teachers and their students learn about agriculture and shows how it is important and useful in real life. Grants to Nonprofits - fund up to 50 percent of the fee simple or development easement values on farms to ensure their permanent preservation. Planning Incentive Grants - are provided for the purchase of development easements to permanently protect large blocks of reasonably contiguous farmland in project areas. Soil and Water Conservation Grants - fund up to 50 percent of the cost of approved soil and water conservation projects.
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Extractions: DINF is New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation that collects information on disabilities and disabilities related subjects and makes it available through the World Wide Web. The information being placed on the Web site is designed for use by researchers, legislative bodies, people with disabilities, and people working in the disabilities field. Family Village This site features supports for families raising children with a developmental delay, disability or chronic health condition. We have found the phone numbers, web sites and departments for you to the extent possible. This site has only a few links to national programs when a similar site is just not available in our state. Parent Pals Special Education Guide Parentpals.com Special Education Guide is for parents and professionals. It offers special education support, special education teaching ideas and tips, special education continuing education , disability specific information and more. Therapists,audiologists, teachers, nurses and physicians contribute information on the following subjects: ADHD, autism, deaf and hard of hearing, emotionally disturbed, homeschooling, gifted, learning disabilities, mental retardation, orthopedically impaired, otherwise health impaired, severe and/or multiple disabilities, speech and language impairment, stuttering, traumatic brain injury and, visually impaired.
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Extractions: EST WINDSOR, N.J., May 5 One family came from India, others from Greece, Italy and Israel. An Australian family is thinking about coming. Compared with those migrants, Rob and Anne Mandel had it pretty easy, giving up his medical practice and a life they loved in Indiana to get their son, Sam, the help he needed in New Jersey. special education for their disabled children, have moved from other states and even other nations in search of care. But, increasingly, the needs of parents with autistic children are clashing with the bottom lines of school districts that have to pay for enormously expensive services often more than $40,000 per child per year for students who may never set foot in district classrooms, sent instead to private institutions at the public schools' expense. Most districts are sympathetic to the needs of families, increasingly armed with sophisticated knowledge about programs and treatments, who uproot themselves to get their children the best care. But many districts, particularly in states like New Jersey with programs that are magnets for families around the country and the world, say public schools are bearing too much of the cost with too little control over which children get what care.
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Extractions: somerset youth .com 3415 Valley Road - P.O. Box 825 Liberty Corner, NJ 07938-0825 Telephone: Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday Referral Process: Child study teams and the Division of Youth and Family Services refer clients. Social history, psychological, psychiatric and IEP are sent prior to admission. Clients must be classified Emotionally Disturbed. Clients are males ages 11 through 18. Services Provided: Services provided include the (fully approved NJ private school for the disabled Day School Special Education Program: academic and vocational and the Residential Treatment Program: individual, group, family and milieu therapy. At any one time, 21 day and 54 residential clients may be served. There is a MICA (Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers) program which follows the 12 Step model. A Sex Offenders TX Program is also available. Transportation: Provided by sending school district for day school students. Fee: Call office for current rate paid by public schools and the Division of Youth and Family Services. 319 North Third Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904
Extractions: November 1, 1999 National Jewish Council for the Disabled to Honor Tsadok Family of Englewood, New Jersey, For Exemplary Service to the Developmentally Disabled The Tsadok family, residents of Englewood, New Jersey, NJCD Parents Shlomo and Debra Tsadok and their children, Dani, Ronit, Avi (a Yachad member) and Yossi devote much time, energy and effort to educating members of their own community and society-at-large about people with special needs. Founders of Jewish Education for Special Children in Bergen County, Mr. and Mrs. Tsadok are committed to fostering the inclusion of developmentally disabled children. The couple has always encouraged their son, Avi, to participate in Yachad events and has consistently ensured his involvement in all aspects of Jewish life. An attorney, Mrs. Tsadok serves as a legal consultant for Yachad, often conducting workshops for families on the issue of establishing trusts and guardianships for people with special needs. She is also a Board member of the UJA-ADD and previously served as a member of the Special Services Committee for the JCC on the Palisades, in Tenafly, NJ. "In all that they do, the Tsadok family exemplifies the mission of the NJCD and Yachad – to mainstream individuals with developmental disabilities into the greater Jewish community. We are to proud to present our annual family award to these six exceptional individuals," said Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, National Director of the NJCD.
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Extractions: Some of our favorite Internet resources relating to Tourette Syndrome are below. If you would like to recommend a useful Web site for listing on this page, please contact Andrew Vogel at (203) 661-3026 or e-mail him at ts@tsact.org Tourette Syndrome TS discussion groups Regional TSA chapters ... Research Ask NOAH About Tourette Syndrome A-Z information resource published by the New York Online Access to Health project. NOAH features content in English and Spanish, with sections on basic facts, children's issues, diagnosis, genetics and treatment, including alternative therapies. Provides URLs to local TSA chapters in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Patti's Picks Books
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Extractions: DELORES T. CORONA was introduced. Since 1985, Ms. Corona has been Director of Government Relations for the New Jersey Educational Association. She is member of the National Association of Legislative and Political Specialists for Education, and the National Staff Association of Education Association. Her address focused on The Dangers of Private School Vouchers. Ms. Corona began by outlining some of the goals for her group, including higher academic standards, paying attention to the diverse needs of students, smaller classes and constant teacher upgrading. She noted that in states like New Jersey, teachers in public schools often encounter a diverse range of students; she added that smaller class size and parental involvement in education must be a key objective in education reform. Corona then discussed the private voucher experiment proposed by Jersey City Mayor Bert Schundler; thanks to public activism by teachers and public school supporters, however, the program was abandoned by the state legislature. Governor Christine Whitman, caving in to pressure from voucher supporters, then formed a special commission which recommended a voucher scheme. Corona noted that at the present time, there is little support for vouchers in either the House or the Senate of the state legislature.
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