Education

Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.2020)

January 25, 2012

Yesterday I received an alert from Wrightslaw about the Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.2020). This was an action alert calling on everyone to contact our Senators asking for their support for the act. Here is an excerpt from the call to action: Please email your Senators and ask them to cosponsor the Keeping All [...]

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Watch: What is an IEP?

January 16, 2012

If you’re new to the special education world then you may be wondering what an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) is. Thankfully Kim Yamamoto, founder of Arizona Advocates, took some time to record this short four-minute video to introduce you to IEPs. Kim is local to me and is one of the most well-respected and recommended [...]

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Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on the Isakson Amendment

October 17, 2011

I received the following Action Alert via the Wrightslaw Special Ed Advocate newsletter and I wanted to pass it on to all of you. Although this isn’t autism specific, it could affect all children with disabilities. Do not allow schools to lower the academic expectations for students with disabilities. On October 19th, Senator Isakson (R-GA) [...]

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First Day of School – 2nd and 5th Grades!

July 25, 2011

The 2011-2012 school year is officially underway and I now have a second and fifth grader!

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It’s Back To School Time: 2011-2012 School Year

July 19, 2011

If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time then you’re aware that my family recently moved. The new district follows a modified year-round schedule, which means that the first day of the 2011-2012 school year is on Monday. Yes, Monday, July 25, 2011.

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Added: Bay Area Achievement School in San Mateo, California

June 11, 2011

A new school for students with autism is opening in the San Francisco Bay Area this fall (2011). The school is located on Peninsula Avenue in San Matea and it has been added to my California Autism Schools page. Our Non-Public School will provide students with the most appropriate environment and highest quality of individualized [...]

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