The Special Ed Advocate, June 4, 2003 (Issue 218)
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[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
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1. "I Don't Get It" - A Psychologis
A psychologist writes: "I have a ques it, all kids need to be on grade level as assessments. As a psychologist, I d
1) Grade equivalents are not valid.
2) Students' scores on the state assessment will be the other students who took the test and they 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 Behind? You aren't alone!
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2 Sue Heath
On May 29, 2003, [18]EducationNews featured an Op/Ed article entitled
[19]NCLB Weapons of Public Education Destruction. This included inaccuracies about retention, high-stakes tes No Child Left Behind Act.
Research editor Sue Heath wrote a letter to set the re [20]Her letter was published in EducationNews on May 30. < You can [21]read Sue's letter - and learn about high stakes tes retention and NCLB at - [22]http://www.wrightslaw.com/news/2003 /nclb.weapons.heath.htm
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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 for special education under the IDEA. For many readers, the is a clear "Yes." For others, the answer is an equally clear What do you think?
[25]Are Children with ADD/ADHD Eligible for Special Education Se rvices Under IDEA? discusses eligibility issues, and gives Game Plan that will help them learn more about these thorn [26]Read article
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4. Section 504 and Child
The Office of Civil Rights published a Memorandum that clarifies school's responsibility to evaluate children who may have AD This Memorandum includes Questions and Answers about ADD, Se 504 and IDEA, evaluations, more. For example:
Q: Can a school district refuse to provide services to a child with ADD because he or she doe eligibility criteria under the IDEA?
A: No.
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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.
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In this [41]article, parent attorney Robert Crabtree answers questions
about susp drugs and alter
Learn about functional behavioral assessments, behavior interventi plans, long-term suspensions and expulsions, the child's rig what parents can do to protect these rights. Learn how t behavior assessment, an expedited hearing, and how put." [42]
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