cec 2014 annual convention philadelphia, pennsylvania idea reauthorization: cec’s town hall forum

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

IDEA Reauthorization:

CEC’s Town Hall Forum

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

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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.”

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

IDEA Reauthorization

Get Set, Get Ready

GO!

Let’s get started!

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

IDEA Reauthorization

• Special Education Funding at the Federal, State, and Local Levels

–Full Funding (1)–MOE (2)

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

IDEA Reauthorization

• 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)

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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)

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

IDEA Reauthorization

• System Issues

–Monitoring and Enforcement (12)–Procedural Safeguards (13)

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IDEA Reauthorization

• 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)

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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

pubpol@cec.sped.org

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: pubpol@cec.sped.org

CEC 2014 Annual ConventionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania