Special Education Web Tour Web Site http//curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry for Special education http//www.dssc.org/frc/index.htmSupports local education agencies in improving http://lone-eagles.com/virginia.htm
Extractions: Special Education Web Tour Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org Comprehensive Resources! LD Online http://www.ldonline.org/ The interactive guide to learning disabilitfor teachers, parents and other professionals Special Education Resources on the Internet http://www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm A collection of Special Educational resources of interest to those involved in Special Education. International Center for Persons with Disabilities http://www.icdri.org/ UV - a Special Education Web Site http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/dept/cise/ose/ Excellence clearinghouse of Special Education information and web resources. Lycos Education Guide: Special Education http://www.lycos.com/wguide/wire/wire_382769_49359_3_1.html These are top-rated websites in Special Education. SpEdEx-The Special Education Exchange http://www.spedex.com/ Good sites on blind and learning disabilities. Special Education Resources http://www.nhgs.tec.va.us/SpecialEd/sped_resources.html
Extractions: Professional Issues: ESEA Fact Sheets Teacher Quality NEW REQUIREMENTS OF TEACHER QUALITY UNDER ESEA The reauthorization of ESEA , also known as the No Child Left Behind Act, requires that all teachers in core academic subjects meet the following requirements by the end of the 2005-2006 school year: Be licensed/certified by the state; and Demonstrate subject area competence. The term "core academic subjects" means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. ^ Back to Top TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION All teachers teaching core subjects in Title I schools hired after the first day of the 2002-2003 school year must be "highly qualified."
Extractions: Congress first enacted the law in 1965 to improve achievement among poor and disadvantaged students. The reauthorization period is for six years, FY 2002 - FY 2007. Since most of the funding from ESEA is in the area of Title I, Title I is often used interchangeably with ESEA. However, there are many other areas that are funded through ESEA. Last year West Virginia received almost $313 million for education through Federal programs. An earlier version of ESEA passed in 1994 required states to develop standards and assessments that challenged students served by Title I to perform at higher levels. West Virginia was one of only 4 states that had not conformed with previous ESEA mandates and; as a result, has entered into a compliance agreement with the U.S. Department of Education. ^ Back to Top ESEA NATIONAL GOALS Goal 1: By 2013-14, all students will reach high standards, at a minimum, attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and mathematics.
West Virginia State Resources Contact information for disability resources.Category Regional North America Disability Resources West virginia State Resources. State agencies and Organizations. this state, pleasecontact the office listed under Department of education Special education. http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/wv.htm
Extractions: The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know. Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education United States Senators
Virginia State Resources virginia State Resources. State agencies and Organizations. this state, please contactthe office listed under Department of education Special education. http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/va.htm
Extractions: The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know. Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education United States Senators
About Prevent Child Abuse Virginia the latest research on parent education and a Activities Prevent Child Abuse Virginiastaff, board before the General Assembly, state agencies and commissions http://www.preventchildabuseva.org/
Extractions: "To prevent the abuse and neglect of our Commonwealth's children. " Prevent Child Abuse Virginia , a statewide, private, nonprofit organization, leads a coalition of community partners across the Commonwealth. We are committed to preventing child abuse and neglect through actions taken as leaders, advocates, educators and collaborators. We work with local, regional and statewide human services agencies, civic and religious organizations, businesses, health care providers and concerned citizens. Prevent Child Abuse Virginia is the Virginia chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America. We believe that child abuse and neglect can be prevented by providing support and information to families and children. This support is provided through a variety of services for families from the time before their children are born until the children reach adulthood.
RRFC Network funded to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of educationprograms, practices South Carolina, Tennessee, virginia, Washington, DC http://www.dssc.org/frc/rrfc.htm
Extractions: The six Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) are specifically funded to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. The RRCs help states and U.S. jurisdictions find integrated solutions for systemic reform, offering consultation, information services, technical assistance, training, and product development. The beneficiaries of the RRCs' work are children and youth with disabilities, and the families and professionals associated with them.
OSEP Technical Assistance And Dissemination Network Projects Consists of over 40 projects funded by the United States Department of education's Office of Special Category Reference education Special education South Carolina, Tennessee, virginia, West virginia and the 3808 fax joy@nasdse.orgThe primary information among federal, state, and local education agencies. http://www.dssc.org/frc/oseptad.htm
Extractions: ERIC is a distributed national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. ERIC, established in 1966, is supported by The National Library of Education, a part of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The ERIC system WWW Home Page is maintained at the ACCESS ERIC facility. ERIC encompasses the world's largest and most frequently searched education database and a decentralized network of knowledgeable and helpful subject experts. ERIC also maintains an extensive Internet presence, including the award-winning AskERIC question-answering service and Virtual Library, the National Parent Information Network, and more than a dozen subject-oriented gopher and World Wide Web sites.
Consumer World: Consumer Agencies State and Local Consumer agencies (Pueblo's master West virginia Attorney General'soffice; Wisconsin Attorney Center for Financial education; National Charities http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/agencies.htm
Higher Education Partnership Links Links to Other States' education and Higher education agencies College UniversitySystems of West virginia. Higher education Partnership PO Box 761 Montgomery http://www.higheredpartners.org/links.html
State Education Agencies agencies. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 7744399. virginia STATE DEPARTMENT OF educationSPECIAL education H. Douglas Cox, Director Office of Special education and http://cart.ncraonline.org/consumer/agencies.shtml
ARRLWeb: ARRL Home Page National organization of the American Radio Relay League; office in Newington, Connecticut. General Category Recreation Radio Amateur Organizations ARRL contact Certification and Continuing education Program Coordinator effort, led byfederal agencies, since it at the Richmond, virginia, Frostfest February 9 http://www.arrl.org/
The DRM Regional Resource Directory: Virginia Children, General, MultiService agencies Arc of Diabetes Association - Serving VirginiaVirginia Diabetes Control Page National Resources education See also http://www.disabilityresources.org/VIRGINIA.html
Extractions: Advocacy and Legal Rights ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities (Virginia Protection and Advocacy System) Disabled Action Committee (DAC) National Resources Aging AARP in Virginia Arlington County Aging and Disability Services ElderWeb: Virginia Virginia Department for the Aging ... National Resources Allergy and Asthma Allergy and Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics National Resources Arthritis National Resources Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Association - Chapters in Virginia Arts Very Special Arts Virginia National Resources Assistive Technology Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority Computer Resource Lab (Fredericksburg) Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS) National Resources Autism
University-Directory.org: University And College Directory North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, virginia). Directory of StateHigher education agencies, maintained by the US Career education Links. http://www.university-directory.org/resources.html
Extractions: accreditation by one of these bodies is the basis for inclusion in the Web U.S. Higher Education lists and for recognition of degrees and acceptance of transfer credit. Google's Yahoo's American Universities , maintained by Mike Conlon at the University of Florida. Directory of State Higher Education Agencies , maintained by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education. Texas K-12 , maintained by TENET Career Education Links RWM.org Browse the RWM Vocational school database for career education courses throughout the US. College Scholarships The 2003 Colleges, Universities and Scholarships page offers ten free scholarship searches, college contact information, online applications, ACT and SAT prep help, and more". CompuCert.net Directory of technology schools offering degree programs in pc support, networking/LAN technology, computer science, programming and certification in A+, Network+, MCSE, Microsoft, Oracle and more. CareerAdvantage.org
Project SERV Funds May Be Used For Security Devices, Not Counseling distributed to eligible local education agencies within 45 receipt from the US Departmentof education. Charles Pyle, spokesperson for virginia's Department of http://www.counseling.org/ctonline/projectserv1202.htm
Extractions: Kathy Maguire Advertising rates Counseling Today (ISSN 1078-8719) is the monthly newspaper of the American Counseling Association, 5999 Stevenson Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-3300; 703-823-9800; www.counseling.org Project SERV funds may be used for security devices, not counseling By Dawn A. Pennington Staff Writer One day after the alleged "Beltway Snipers" were arrested late last month, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige released $600,000 in federal funds to help schools in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia that were affected by October's shootings in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. However, in some areas, counseling and mental health services have taken a back seat to security cameras and radio devices. Maryland and Virginia each received $250,000, and the District of Columbia received $100,000 under Project SERV - the School Emergency Response to Violence program. "These recent attacks have forced our schools to take extraordinary steps to protect our children and their teachers," Paige said.
West Virginia Department Of Education And The Arts education and the Arts was created in 1989 and is one of six departments in the ExecutiveBranch of the West virginia State Government. The following agencies http://www.wvosea.org/
Extractions: Welcome to the Department of Education and the Arts web site. The Department is charged with providing the vision, research, and advocacy necessary to improve education and enrich culture throughout the state. We have attempted to capture the essential elements of our department within these pages, hoping to open access to individuals across our state and the world. I invite you to browse these pages, to learn more about the role of our Department in State Government and our role in providing services for the citizens of West Virginia.
West Virginia Association Of Housing Agencies the efforts of Public Housing agencies and affordable community redevelopment in WestVirginia through the and policy development, and education and training. http://www.wvaha.org/
Extractions: The West Virginia Association of Housing Agencies fosters, supports and promotes the efforts of Public Housing Agencies and affordable housing organizations in the furthering of affordable housing and community redevelopment in West Virginia through the exchange of ideas, the promotion of inter-agency cooperation, affordable housing legislative and policy development, and education and training. Contact WVAHA at:
Virginia Mini Grants efforts to strengthen environmental education and to nonprofit community organizationsin virginia are eligible to and federal government agencies and programs http://www.cvco.org/vee/mini.htm
Extractions: VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT VIRGINIA MINI-GRANT PROGRAM Program Guidelines and Application Procedures The Virginia Mini-Grant Program supports community-based efforts to strengthen environmental education and to promote stewardship of Virginia's waterways. These are intended to be one-time, start-up grants, and preference is given to modest local projects. Public and private schools (K-12) and nongovernmental, nonprofit community organizations in Virginia are eligible to apply for one-year awards up to $5,000. Local, state, and federal government agencies and programs are not eligible. PROGRAM PRIORITIES Mini-Grants will be limited to projects that focus specifically on the following program areas: Environmental Education To increase training in environmental education for educators and school administrators and to expand the use of existing educational resources (curricula, multi-media programs, publications, field studies) in schools and community programs. Projects must focus on water quality land use , and/or sustainable communities . Projects must also include training for teachers/project leaders and service learning activities that engage students and community members in research to solve environmental problems. Water Quality Protection To increase public involvement in the restoration and protection of Virginia's water resources through water quality testing and monitoring, pollution prevention, and public education.
SchoolGrants - Links: Federal Agencies Federal agencies. AEL (Appalachia educational Laboratory). States Served Kentucky,Tennessee, virginia and West virginia. Specialty Area Rural education. http://www.schoolgrants.org/schoolgrants2/links/fed_agencies.htm
Extractions: Links: Federal Agencies Welcome Grants Contact Us SchoolGrants (full site) Grant-Related L inks: Federal Agencies Foundations Grants Management Grant-Writing Grant Publications ... State Agencies Education-Related L inks: General Interest National Organizations Publications School Safety ... Technology You should regularly check federal Web sites. These agencies frequently publish grant information as well as many other items of interest and assistance to educators. As always, if you know of links that should be included here, please let us know! (Links on SchoolGrants always open in their own windows so you will always be able to return to your spot on this site. Much more grant-related information is available on the full SchoolGrants site at http://www.schoolgrants.org/welcome.htm Federal Agencies Regional Educational Laboratories Federal Agencies Nonprofit Gateway ("A network of links to federal government information and services")
SchoolGrants: State Agency Links State agencies. on grant information!) West virginia Commission on the Arts Westvirginia State Register. Wyoming Department of education Wyoming Arts Council. http://www.schoolgrants.org/Links/state_agencies.htm
Extractions: Dr. John G. Hibben Links: State Agencies Home Grant Opportunities Sample Proposals Let's Write a Grant Our Newsletters Search Our Links Grant-Related Links Federal Agencies Foundation Resources Grants Management Grant-related Publications ... State Agencies Education-Related Links Parents General Interest National Organizations Publications ... Site Map You should regularly check your state education agency's website. These agencies frequently publish grant information as well as many other items of interest and assistance to their state's educators.
