cec 2014 annual convention philadelphia, pennsylvania idea reauthorization: cec’s town hall forum
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IDEA Reauthorization:
CEC’s Town Hall Forum
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IDEA Reauthorization
• Why a Reauthorization Town Hall Now?– Reauthorization will be here faster than we know
– CEC is planning its strategies right now
– We need to hear your success stories, and we need to understand what challenges you face
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IDEA Reauthorization
• Purpose of our discussion today– To gather information for future advocacy– To understand better IDEA’s strengths and
challenges • Let us know your concerns about IDEA • Let us know what is working well• Describe the implementation challenges you face• We want to hear from everyone
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IDEA Reauthorization
• Where did CEC get these questions?• Our Discussion is based on the IDEA Policy Agenda
approved by CEC’s Board of Directors:
“Advocate for the reauthorization, regulatory provisions and full implementation of IDEA 2004 with an emphasis on key policies including full funding; outstanding Part C regulations and early childhood; access to the general education curriculum; assessment; preparing, recruiting and retaining a well-prepared, diverse special education workforce; and quality conditions for teaching and learning; disporportionate representation; identification and eligibility; discipline procedures; transition initiatives; monitoring and enforcement and paperwork reduction; and Family involvement.”
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IDEA Reauthorization
Get Set, Get Ready
GO!
Let’s get started!
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• Special Education Funding at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
–Full Funding (1)–MOE (2)
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• Preparing Students with Disabilities for College and Career–Accessing the General Education
Curriculum (3)–Disproportionate Representation (4)– Identification and Eligibility (5) –Discipline Procedures (6)–Transition Initiatives (7)
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IDEA Reauthorization
• Quality Conditions for Teaching and Learning– Preparing, recruiting, and retaining a well-prepared
diverse special education workforce (8)– Quality Conditions for Teaching and Learning (9)– Paperwork Reduction (10)– Family Involvement (11)
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• System Issues
–Monitoring and Enforcement (12)–Procedural Safeguards (13)
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• Early Learning
– Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (14)–Preschool Children with Disabilities (15)
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IDEA Reauthorization
What other concerns do you have about IDEA? (16)
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IDEA Reauthorization
• How can you stay involved?
Visit CEC’s webpage to view the latest resources: www.cec.sped.org
Sign Up for CEC’s Policy Insider
Visit CEC’s Legislative Action Center Online: http://capwiz.com/cek/home/
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IDEA Reauthorization
Deborah A. ZieglerAssociate Executive Director
Kim S. HymesDirector
2900 Crystal Drive
Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703-620-3660
Email: [email protected]
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