March 2024 - Special Educator e-Journal

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Special Education Legal Alert

By Perry A. Zirkel

© February 2024

This month’s update identifies recent court decisions that illustrate the application of the IDEA in relation to in-home services, evaluating all areas of suspected disability, and the statute of limitations.  For related publications and earlier monthly updates, see perryzirkel.com.

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    Consequences Don’t Change Behaviors, Relationships Do, However…..

    By Matthew Tucker

    Abstract

    Managing a classroom is the single most important challenge teachers face today, and critical to the success of our students. Building strong relationships with students and their families can help prevent behavior issues before they even start (Davies, 2024) and that work begins before they even enter the classroom. In fact, Consequences don’t change behaviors, relationships do, however, when a teacher does need to impose a consequence, it must be measured, immediate, consistent and the teacher must assess the effectiveness of the consequence (MICAs rule). Here, we will focus on some strategies teachers can use, before the school year starts, to build positive relationships with their students and families, and to implement consequences that are impactful.

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    State-by-State Breakdown of $1.2 Billion in SAVE Plan Forgiveness

    The Biden-Harris Administration is publishing a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Servicers started processing this forgiveness today.

    “When we talk about fixing a broken student loan system, this is what we’re talking about,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “The state-by-state SAVE Plan debt forgiveness numbers we’re announcing today not only show that President Biden’s leadership is making a real impact on people’s lives in every state – they demonstrate that we won’t ever stop fighting to make higher education more affordable and accessible for more Americans.  This is that commitment in action. This is the real deal.”

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    U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Releases New Resources on Students with Disabilities

    The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released four new resources today with information for students, parents and families, and schools addressing civil rights of students with disabilities, as well as a data snapshot about education access for students with disabilities drawn from OCR’s 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC).

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    Myths and Facts Surrounding Assistive Technology Devices

     

    This document is designed to increase understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s (IDEA’s) assistive technology (AT) requirements, dispel common misconceptions regarding AT, and provide examples of the use of AT devices and services for children with disabilities and to highlight the different requirements under Part C and Part B of IDEA.1

    The document is intended for a wide range of individuals including parents, early intervention service providers, special educators, general educators, related services personnel, school and district administrators, technology specialists and directors, and employees at State lead agencies and educational agencies.

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    Trauma and Specific Populations

    Trauma affects people differently, and there are different kinds of trauma as well. This web page identifies resources that focus on the impact of trauma on: (a) children and youth with disabilities such as AD/HD, developmental disabilities, or traumatic brain injury; (b) Native American communities; (c) youth; and (d) youth in juvenile justice settings.

     

    Trauma and Disabilities

    Trauma and Native Americans

    Trauma and Youth

    Trauma and Youth in Juvenile Justice

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    Book Review: Stop Leading Start Building By Jordyn Romanski

    The book being reviewed is Stop Leading Start Building written by Robyn R. Jackson. This is a leadership book about the negative impacts of being stuck in the cycle of the “hamster wheel” of educational leadership and what steps to take to escape this daunting reality that the majority of administrators face each new school year. The main thesis of this book as Robyn R. Jackson successfully explains is the relevance of using buildership in the place of leadership. She does this by explaining what buildership is, what aspects of leadership are within it, and how to successfully use this in schools. The main themes of this book include the purpose of using buildership, the people who buy into the idea of buildership, the pathway to tackle challenges, the plan to implement buildership, and putting all the ideas together to successfully make the change administrators constantly strive to see within their schools.

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    Book Review: Special Education Leadership: A Personal Journey

    By Sandra Juntunen

    Book Purpose

    “A student’s potential relies on the future of education.”

     

    Ruth McLean Turner wrote Special Education: A Personal Journey to chronicle her 61 years journey in special education. Her challenges and experiences are highlighted to show how special education has revolved. Her journey was real. She faced challenges and successes in her personal life and career.

     

    Ruth McLean Turner was the third child of seven children to a Louisiana Minister and an ex-educator mother.  Ruth McLean Turner did not want to be like her mother, a stay home mother, so she went to college, and became a teacher.  She married, had two children, was a stay-at-home mother, and was miserable. Her husband suggested she go back to the classroom. He contracted Polio and was hospitalized. While in the hospital, she noticed adults interacting with the children. The adults were special education teachers.

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      Acknowledgements

      Portions of this or previous month’s NASET’s Special Educator e-Journal were excerpted from:

      • Center for Parent Information and Resources
      • Committee on Education and the Workforce
      • FirstGov.gov-The Official U.S. Government Web Portal
      • Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP)
      • National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
      • National Institute of Health
      • National Organization on Disability
      • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
      • U.S. Department of Education
      • U.S. Department of Education-The Achiever
      • U.S. Department of Education-The Education Innovator
      • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
      • U.S. Department of Labor
      • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
      • U.S. Office of Special Education

        The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) thanks all of the above for the information provided for this or prior editions of the Special Educator e-Journal

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