Wrights= law The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter June 4, 2003 _________________________________________________________________
[1]Home Issue - 218 ISSN: 1538-3202 In this Issue . . . [2]I Don't Get It - Pysch's Questions About NCLB [3]NCLB Weapons of Public Ed Destruction - Response [4]Are Children with ADD/ADHD Eligible for Special Ed? [5]Section 504 & Kids with ADD/ADHD [6]Super Savings, Free Shipping in Our Summer = Sale (Ends 6/20) [7] Suspensions, Expulsions & IEPs by Bob Crabtree<= br> [8]The Truth About Wrightslaw Advocacy Training [9]Subscription & Contact Info Subscribe ____________________ ____________________ Your Email: ___ Please Check Email for Spelling Your= Name & Zipcode: ___ ____________________ Pull-Hammind Kunt A= t Wrightslaw, our goals are to help you gain the information and skills you need to navigate the confusing world of special education. Highlights: Answers to questions about No Child Left Behind, retention, high stake= s testing; children with ADD/ADHD may be eligible for special ed= ; Section 504 and children with ADD/ADHD; great deals = & free= shipping in our Summer Sale; suspension= s, expulsions and IEPs; the truth about Wrightslaw advocacy training programs. Subscribers on June 3, 2003: 43,193 Message to Subscribers: In 2002, there were major changes in education law. More changes = are expected in 2003. Every parent, school employee, student, scho= ol board member, board of education employee, and taxpayer will b= e affected by these changes. You need to know where to get accur= ate information about changes in these laws. Please [10]download and distribute this new flyer from Wrightslaw. [11]http://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/wrightslaw.educate.pdf The Special Ed Advocate newsletter is free! Please forw= ard this issue or [12]the subscription link to your friends and colleagues so they c= an learn about special education law and advocacy too - [13]http://www.wrightslaw.com/subscrib= e.htm [14]Download newsletter in html: [15]ht tp://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/03/nl.0604.htm _________________________________________________________________ 1. "I Don't Get It" - A Psychologis= t Has Questions About NCLB A psychologist writes: "I have a ques= tion about N= CLB. As I read it, all kids need to be on grade level as = measured by the statewide assessments. As a psychologist, I d= on't get it. 1) Grade equivalents are not valid. 2) Students' scores on the state assessment will be = compared to all the other students who took the test and they= will become the normative sample. "What are we (educators) supposed to do? It seems as though Pr esident Bush has been visiting Lake Woebegone!" Are you confused about the testing requirements in No Ch= ild Left Behind? You aren't alone! Read [16]NCLB: How Will Kids Be Tested? at: [17]http://www.wrightslaw.com/in= fo/nclb.testkids.heath.htm _________________________________________________________________ 2= . Response to "NCLB Weapons of Public Education De= struction"= by Sue Heath On May 29, 2003, [18]EducationNews featured an Op/Ed article entitled [19]NCLB Weapons of Public Education Destruction. This = article included inaccuracies about retention, high-stakes tes= ting, and the No Child Left Behind Act. Research editor Sue Heath wrote a letter to set the re= cord straight. [20]Her letter was published in EducationNews on May 30. <= br> You can [21]read Sue's letter - and learn about high stakes tes= ting, retention and NCLB at - [22]http://www.wrightslaw.com/news/2003 /nclb.weapons.heath.htm We urge you to subscribe to [23]EducationNews - it is an incredible source of news and information -= and it's free. To subscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] groups.com _________________________________________________________________ 3. Are Children with ADD/ADHD Eligible for Special Ed Services Under IDEA? Many people write to ask whether children with ADD/ADHD are eligi= ble for special education under the IDEA. For many readers, the = answer is a clear "Yes." For others, the answer is an equally clear= "No!" What do you think? [25]Are Children with ADD/ADHD Eligible for Special Education Se rvices Under IDEA? discusses eligibility issues, and gives = readers a Game Plan that will help them learn more about these thorn= y issues. [26]Read article [27]htt= p://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/ltrs/eligibility_add.htm Learn about [28]ADD/ADHD issues: [29]http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/add.index.htm _________________________________________________________________ 4. Section 504 and Child= ren with ADD/ADHD The Office of Civil Rights published a Memorandum that clarifies= the school's responsibility to evaluate children who may have AD= D/ADHD. This Memorandum includes Questions and Answers about ADD, Se= ction 504 and IDEA, evaluations, more. For example: Q: Can a school district refuse to provide = special education services to a child with ADD because he or she doe= s not meet the eligibility criteria under the IDEA? A: No. If you are having problems getting help for your child with ADD /ADHD, download [30]Section 504 and Children with ADD/ADHD at: [31]http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/add.eval.ocrmemo.htm Learn about [32]Section 504 issues: [33]http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm _________________________________________________________________ 5. Super Savings & Free Shipping in Our Spring Int= o Summer Sa= le - Sale Ends June 20, 2003 We are cutting inventory as we prepare to launch our new book, [34]Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind this summer. Learn about good deals, great deals and super deals in our [35]Spring Into Summer Sale: [36]http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/03/al.0528.htm Save $5.00, $10.00 - up to $24.95 on Wrightslaw books - and get fre= e shipping. [37]Internet Orders: [38]http://www.wrightslaw.com/store/index.html [39]M= ail, Fax & Phone Orders: [40]http://www.wrightslaw.com/bks/orderform.htm<= /font> _________________________________________________________________ 6. Suspensions, Expulsions, and IEPs by Robert Crabtree, Esq. "My daughter has a language impairment and an IEP. She has been suspended twice for fighting. The vice principal plans to expel her. C= an they do that?" In this [41]article, parent attorney Robert Crabtree answers questions about susp= ensions, expulsions, IEPs, dangerous weapons, illegal drugs and alter= native educational settings. Learn about functional behavioral assessments, behavior interventi= on plans, long-term suspensions and expulsions, the child's rig= hts, and what parents can do to protect these rights. Learn how t= o request a behavior assessment, an expedited hearing, and how= to invoke "stay put." [42] Read Suspensions, Expulsions, and IEPs at: [43]= http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/discipl.suspend.crabtree.htm Learn about [44]behavior & discipline: [45]http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/discipl.index.htm<= /a> Read more good [46]articles: [47]http://ww w.wrightslaw.com/articles.htm _________________________________________________________________ 7. The Truth About Wrightslaw Advocacy Training Programs What do people learn at Wrightslaw advocacy training programs? Go= od question! After the editor of [48]Special Education Law Update attended a program in Skoki= e Illinois, he wrote a three-part series of articles about the= program. If you have questions about whether you should attend a Wrig= htslaw seminar or training program, please read these articles. 1. [49]Advocates Urge Parents and Educators to Learn the Law <= /p> [50]http://= www.wrightslaw.com/speak/law.update.06.02.pdf 2. [51]Designing SMART IEPs [52]http://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/law.update.07.02.pdf 3. [53]Maintaining Good Relationships Between Parents and Schools [54]http://= www.wrightslaw.com/speak/law.update.08.02.pdf Wrightslaw seminars and training programs focus on four area= s: special education laws, rights & responsibili= ties; how t= o use the bell curve to measure progress & regr= ession; SMA= RT IEPs; and tactics & strategies for effective = advocacy. We are now booking programs for 2004. To learn how you can brin= g Pete & Pam to your community, please read our= [55]FAQs about Seminars. [56]http://www.wrights= law.com/speak/faqs.htm "I have never learned so much useful= information= at a workshop - thank you for having a heart for kids and the h= ead for the Law." - Susan from Texas [57]Fall 2003 Schedule: [58]http://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/index.htm _________________________________________________________________ 8. Subscription & Contact Info [59]The Special Ed Advocate is a free online newsletter abou= t special education legal and advocacy issues, cases, and tact= ics and strategies. Subscribers receive "alerts= " about= new cases, events, and special offers on Wrightslaw books. 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