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United Church of Christ WISCONSIN CONFERENCE 4459 Gray Road - P. O. Box 435 Deforest WI 53532-0435 www.wcucc.org click here to contact webmaster Youth Mission Christmas Special Needs Misc Festivals Multiple Intelligences Educating About Mission Adult Education ... Confirmation This issue of Manna (Spring 2000) features information and resources to meet special needs in your teaching ministries. Editors Notes Barriers to the Blind A Journey with Jessica How One Church Addressed the Needs of the Deaf ... Top of Page Editor's Notes By Rev. Gail O'Neal, Associate Conference Minister " ." And so begins a discussion about "installing an elevator."No small challenge in a stone walled building of 100+ years of age! I remember a friend who, as part of a training class, was confined to a wheelchair for a day. Her task was trying to move around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for just one summer day. She told me about getting hung up on railroad tracks, having doors closed on her, missing class because there was no way up a small rise of stairs and having to sit in the back where the floor was flat enough to accommodate her wheelchair. She tried to imagine snowdrifts and ice in winter! At the end of that day, she was exhausted and frustrated with a new understanding of what it means to be disabled in a world built around full-scale mobility and five fully functioning senses. This issue of Manna will provide information, resources and stories from churches and pastors who allowed faith and vision to guide their ministries with disabled children and adults. I hope it causes you to consider not only who comes on Sunday, but more importantly, who is not there and how we might welcome them in the name of Jesus Christ.

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Inclusion Battle Rife With Risk By Sarah Bainbridge Kendallville News Sun, Sunday Edition, October 15, 2000 It's a lose-lose situation when the parents of a special needs child go to battle with a school system over their child's education, says Christopher Tallo, a Pierceton pediatrician and member of the board of directors for the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana. Both schools and parents are at a financial risk when they go to a due process hearing to decide a child's future. When a party forces due process costs can reach thousands of dollars. Continuing the appeal process in the court system can cost much more. Time costs for teachers, administrators, and family members aren't figured in. Neither is the emotional toll for everyone involved. Schools are obligated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act—federal legislation which outlines special education across the country—to place children with special needs in the least restrictive environment that's appropriate. This includes making appropriate

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var prop1 = "Appleton" var prop6 = "news" Appleton Weather Temp: Hi: Lo: Main Page News Sports Packers ... Pit Stop Picks Posted Aug. 04, 2002 Schools cope amid growing disabled-student population, special-education expenses By Kathy Walsh Nufer Post-Crescent staff writer Freedom made the commitment to ensure all children equal access to a public education well before state and federal governments made it law in the early 1970s, he said. Yet, in times of tight budgets there is no denying the mounting cost of educating everyone from the blind, deaf and medically fragile to children with cognitive and emotional disabilities and speech delays. While Congress considers reauthorizing the 28-year-old law now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), area school systems are picking up the bulk of the bill for an ever-growing number of special-education children. Two dozen Fox Valley school districts spent more than $62 million in district, state and federal dollars in the 2000-01 school year to educate 7,597 students with disabilities, according to the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. In the coming school year, Freedom, with a total enrollment of 1,590, will spend $1.9 million of its $12.2 million operational budget educating 215 children with disabilities.

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zfp=-1 About Parenting Special Needs Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Parenting Special Needs with Jody Swarbrick Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS What is Reactive Attachment Disorder Action Alert IDEA Getting to Know You ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Special Toys for Special Kids The sweetest sound in the world is your child's giggle. A smile of joy on our child's face brings us such delight and warmth. It's the most rewarding feeling in the universe. Shopping for our special kids can present a challenge, especially in light of their limitations. Finding an appropriate gift takes thoughtful consideration and time. If you're looking for gift suggestions or ways to modify toys for your youngster, look no further. The sites listed below are wonderful resources for our very special kids. Able Net, Inc. offers toys, switches, and accessible solutions for the challenged population. Adaptive Mall.com

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Education In keeping with the spirit of the "mother of invention," Ashley's Mom, Inc. was "born" out of necessity for finding creative ways to provide meaningful education for children with multiple disabilities. Association for Children with Downs Syndrome ACDS is also a national resource center for information, referrals and education about Down syndrome. Our library, our publications list, our web-site are all filled with pertinent information to assist families, agencies and professionals. Our capable staff is always ready to serve you. The Training and Technical Assistance Center for Professionals Serving Students with Disabilities Serving Southwest Virginia, the mission of the Training and Technical Assistance Center (T-TAC) is to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities (birth-22 years) and children who have disadvantages or are at-risk for school failure (birth-9 years). The Center provides quality training and technical assistance in response to local, regional, and state needs. T/TAC services increase the capacity of schools, school personnel, service providers, and families to meet the needs of children and youth LD On Line Learning Disabilities On Line is a terrific resource for children, parents, teachers, caregivers and all members of the Down syndrome community. Visit their site today.

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var isContents=false Call 1-800-951-NEWS (6397) to subscribe today! ARCHIVE FROM: Sept. 11, 1999 Volume 14 Number 35 2002 Year In Review Read Central Ideas in the Development of American Journalism Telling the Truth and Prodigal Press , three books on journalism by Marvin Olasky. Add Olasky, Belz, and other great thinkers to your reading list! Find out how to contact us Not familiar with WORLD Magazine? Find out more about us. Read our Mission Statement. If you are already a WORLD reader, head to Help Us Out to find out how to help us grow. Find out about this site Excellence in Home Education starts here. Visit the new God's World Book Club Online! www.gwbc.com Check out the World Journalism Institute website at www.worldji.com and apply online! Since 1981, God's World News has been helping children to understand and interpret the world around them. Now you can visit God's World News Online at GWNews.com Also in COVER STORY After the big bang Circling the wagons Lessons from Osseo Plenty to rejoice about COVER STORY Meeting special needs By Susan Olasky Zeeland Christian accepted the boy, "although we were all so very nervous." Within a short time at Zeeland, the boy began to behave like the other children in the classroom. "Autistic children are excellent followers," she says. He benefited from "being able to watch how other children did it." His language developed as he interacted with children who spoke, and within a year he was toilet trained. After a while his full-time aide was let go because the teacher said she wasn't necessary. The story proved a basic point made by Zeeland Christian principal Bill VanDyk: "Kids learn better how to be kids from other kids than from adults or other mentally impaired children."

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More search options Home New Links Cool Links ... Search the entire directory only this category Home Education Special Education Schools : Learning Disabilities Links: Banyan Tree - Provides individualized instruction for average to bright students with learning and attention problems in grades 1-6. San Diego, CA. Belmore Special School - A specialist school Located in Balwyn, Victoria catering for the educational needs of students with special needs. Certificate in Work Education - Australia - A very good site to visit with useful links and information. The emphasis is on the state of Victoria in Australia and is created by a group of students with disabilities Delaware Valley Friends School - A Quaker day school Eagle Hill School - Serving children ages 5-16 with learning disabilities. Day and boarding programs available. Greenwich, CT. Eagle Hill School - Eagle Hill School is located in Hardwick Massachusetts. Preparing the bright learning disabled student for today and tomorrow. Frewen College: School for Dyslexics - A Leading UK school for young people with dyslexia Gap Academy - A small, alternative school for pre-teens and teens with learning disabilities; located in Toronto, Canada.

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Related Reviews EdWeb Related Categories Related Articles Other Articles This Week School Issues Center Archives: ... Assessment School Issues Article S C H O O L I S S U E S A R T I C L E Are High-Stakes Tests Punishing Some Students? Can high-stakes tests cure what ails education? Today, Education World explores the issue of high-stakes testing. We examine whether the tests hurt some students, especially English-learning, low-income, and learning-disabled students. It sounds so simple: Test kids on what they should know, and hold teachers and students accountable for those scores. If students don't pass the test, then hold them back a grade or deny them their high school diploma. Are High-Stakes Tests the Answer? Are standardized tests, especially high-stakes tests that link grade promotion and graduation, a Band-Aid to fix what is ailing schools? Many people think tests are a way to make educators and students accountable. Others disagree, saying one test is just that one test, only one indicator of what students have learned. Share with us your opinions about high-stakes testing on our message board However, as large numbers of children including many low-income, ethnic- or racial-minority, and special-education students fail those tests, a quiet revolt is mounting. The revolt is led by those who feel that a single test should not be the basis for such things as getting a diploma or being promoted to the next grade.

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Education Instruction Experience Publications ... Memberships/Distinctions Axel Schmetzke, PhD Reference, Coordinator of Instruction, Head of IMC University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 54481 Tel: 715-346-4658 Email:aschmetz@uwsp.edu Education Philipps Universitat Marburg (Germany) Ph.D. Dissertation Paternalism and respect: Resolving an ethical dilemma in the treatment of severely mentally retarded people (1993). Instruction CIS 102 "The Internet: Accessing and Evaluating Information" ; Library (Bibliographic) Instruction Sessions Experience UWSP Library Associate Professor (2001-present) Assistant Professor (1998-2001) Coordinator of library/bibliographic instruction University of Wisconsin-Madison (Department of Educational Policy Studies) University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Educational Foundations) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Department of Special Education and School Psychology) Prince William Sound Community College (Valdez, Alaska)

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GREAT SCHOOLS Teachers of the Year an NEA Affiliate Four Kohl Fellows selected Wisconsin Teachers of the Year GREAT SCHOOLS News and feature articles Great Schools background Parents Place ... ONLINE SERVICES Debbra Sue Coats, a second-grade teacher at Clay Lamberton Elementary School in the Berlin Area School District; Gerald Hoefs, a fourth- through eighth-grade teacher at Neosho Elementary School in the Neosho J3 School District; Thomas Sheffel, a biology teacher at Somerset High School; and Jean Hilger, a teacher of learning-disabled and gifted-and-talented students at Lincoln High School in the Wisconsin Rapids School District. The four were among 86 Kohl Teacher Fellowship recipients honored last spring and were chosen for the Teacher of the Year honor for their instructional leadership and ability to inspire and motivate students. Hoefs will represent Wisconsin in the National Teacher of the Year program. "If we hope to realize our New Wisconsin Promise to put quality teachers in every classroom, we must recognize those who are inspirational to both their students and to those aspiring to enter the profession," State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster said. "We need these individuals mentoring and sharing their excitement and expertise with new educators."

57. Special Education Enrollment: A Practical Primer - Wisconsin - GreatSchools.net a balance between teaching special education students your child taught with nondisabledstudents to http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/WI/22/improve

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58. Congressman Ron Kind Third Congressional District Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind Third Congressional District wisconsin, special education servicesare the fastest growing provide educational services to disabled students http://www.house.gov/kind/pressreleases/education/107specialedamendment.htm

Congressman Ron Kind Third Congressional District Wisconsin 1713 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Attn: Darin Schroeder, Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 22, 2001 Kind Offers an Amendment to ESEA to Fully Fund Special Education Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives began debate on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the federal government’s watershed legislation that funds its share of K-12 education. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced an amendment to ESEA that would increase federal support of educational services provided to children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA). “We have an obligation to ensure that a fundamental and fair educational opportunity exists for all our kids, regardless of physical or developmental ability,” said Kind. “It is long past time the federal government lives up to its commitment to fund programs that assists students with special needs, and that meet the needs of schools struggling to be accessible and inclusive.” Special education services are the fastest growing component of schools’ budgets.

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Congressman Ron Kind Third Congressional District Wisconsin 1713 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Attn: Darin Schroeder, Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 8, 2001 Kind, New Democrats, Call on Bush to Increase Special Education Funds Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) was joined by over thirty of his New Democrat colleagues in sending a letter to President Bush, calling for increased federal support of educational services provided to children with disabilities. Special education services are the fastest growing component of schools’ budgets, and Rep. Kind has recently organized a Congressional task force to explore the best avenues for the federal government to live up to its funding commitment to those services. “It is our obligation to ensure that all our children receive quality educational opportunities, regardless of physical or developmental ability,” said Kind. “To truly guarantee that ‘no child will be left behind’, the federal government must take greater responsibility to live up to its commitment in funding programs that assists students with special needs, and that meet the needs of schools struggling to be fair and inclusive.” The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) requires the federal, state and local governments to share the expense of educating children with disabilities.

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News from the Committee on Education and the Workforce John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2002 CONTACTS: Dave Schnittger or Heather Valentine Telephone: (202) 225-4525 Education Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Benefits of Parental Choice in Special Education Florida’s McKay Scholarships Provide Parental Choice for Special Needs Students WASHINGTON, D.C. The Education Reform Subcommittee today heard testimony on several special education-related issues, including innovative programs that enhance parental choice in special education. This is the third in a series of hearings to lay the groundwork for reform and reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which House Republicans hope to pass through Congress this year. Several states have taken the lead in finding innovative approaches to improving special education and giving more options to parents with special needs children. Florida, for example, last year launched a program that provides education choice for parents of disabled students. The McKay Scholarships are available to parents who want to ensure that their special needs children receive a quality education. According to Education Week , Florida education officials received more than 14,000 inquiries from interested parents in the first few months of the McKay program’s existence. (Lisa Fine, August 8, 2001)

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