Category: Newsletter

From the Director’s Desk……….. This year 65 students with a wide range of disabling conditions have earned their high school diploma in Keystone districts and JDLA.  This is truly an event worth celebrating!  Consider that each graduate with a disability Read More …

From the Director’s Desk… Last week, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.  The CARES Act has some specific implications for special education. Funding, funding, funding and waivers from the requirements under the Read More …

From the Director’s Desk……….. March 2020 Newsletter Link Some time ago I wrote about special education in Texas and the chronic under identification of children with handicapping conditions there.  That was several years ago. Fast forward to the current school Read More …

From the Director’s Desk… Read the Newsletter here: February 2020 Special Education providers serve more students than you might think.  Here’s a look at the numbers by disability category:   Each year the numbers grow:  ·      Nearly one in Read More …

From the Director’s Desk……….. Full Newsletter here: http://bit.ly/37VuQ54 The Kansas Legislative Research Division recently announced that there will be 32.9 million dollars available in the education budget this year, followed by 32.6 million next year.  See the KLRD memo here Read More …

From the Director’s Desk……….. This month marks the 44th anniversary of the IDEA.  The IDEA began as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act or Public Law 94-142.  That historic act was signed into law on Nov. 29, 1975 by Read More …

From the Director’s Desk……….. These days just about every month on the calendar has some or many disability awareness events and activities.  October is no exception. In fact, October may be the month with the greatest number of disability awareness Read More …

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