Join us for our annual fundraiser
Saturday - November 19, 2011
J.W. Marriott
Announcing this year's honorees!
Excellence in Family Advocacy Award
Dr. Delia C. Garcia, Ed.D - Dean College of Education, FIU
Dr. Rosa Jones - Vice President Student Affairs, FIU
IMPACT Award
Stephanie Mintz and Kevin Mintz
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Project Panther LIFE first day of class! |
Third grade is a critical juncture in a child's academic development, and the consequences are severe and long-term when children do not read sufficiently well at this milestone. Yet in Miami-Dade County, one-third of our third graders fail to read at grade level. That's unacceptable. Together we can change it
Here's How We Can Help!
The Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) has released two new CELLpops for practitioners and parents. CELLpops are interactive web versions of CELL mini-posters that parents or practitioners can use to promote children's early literacy learning. On a Field Trip can be used by practitioners to provide preschoolers with easy and fun ways to incorporate early literacy learning into field trip activities. Music and Movement shows parents of toddlers how using songs and music as part of everyday activities can promote early literacy learning. Visit http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/ta_cell_pop1.php
CELL is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Research to Practice Division and is a major initiative of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at the Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute.
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IDEA Part B Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Source: U.S. Department of Education - September 6, 2011
On September 6, 2011, the Department also released a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the IDEA Part B regulations. Changes are being proposed to the regulations regarding when a State or local educational agency seeks to use a child's or parent's public benefits or insurance (e.g., Medicaid) to pay for Part B services. The Part B notice of proposed rulemaking is posted at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/reg/idea/part-b/index.html.
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Final Part C Regulations and Video Highlighting Major Changes Now Available
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - September 28, 2011
The Final Part C Regulations governing the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities were published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2011. These regulations are effective on October 28, 2011.
-An HTML version with targeted links can be accessed at:
http://federalregister.gov/a/2011-22783
-A PDF version can be accessed at:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-28/pdf/2011-22783.pdf
A 20 minute video from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) highlighting major changes to the regulations is also available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4dwwRIumSA
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