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Judy B. Engelhard, CAN Coordinator for the Division for Learning Disabilities, provides brief reports for TeachingLD.org so that visitors can keep informed about important developments in policies affecting students with learning disabilities and their teachers. TeachingLD.org is pleased to offer this page as a place for people concerned with learning disabilities to keep up to date.
2 May 2005 (Updated June 6, 2005)
IDEA 2004 Topical Briefs Published
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), released a set of documents to assist constituents with the implementation of IDEA 2004. These briefs are only summaries of the law and do not contain any interpretation of the law by the Department. CEC has an on-line link to the papers that at www.cec.sped.org/cec_bn/briefs.html. Topics are listed below:
IDEA 2004 Proposed Regulations Expected in May 2005
As part of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) anticipates draft regulations for IDEA 2004 to be published in the Federal Register in May 2005. Following publication, there will be 75 days for public comment on the proposed regulations, including another series of meetings for the public to provide comment. See the meeting list below.
Public Meetings on IDEA 2004 Scheduled - Mark your calendar and plan to attend one in your area!
John H. Hager, assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to share with you the schedule of a series of public meetings to be held during calendar year 2005 to seek input and suggestions after developing and publishing proposed rules to implement programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Friday, June 17, 2005
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Joe and Faye Wyatt Center for Education
1930 South Drive
Peabody CollegeVanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37203
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
John F. Kennedy High School
6715 Gloria Drive
Sacramento, CA 95831
Friday, June 24, 2005
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Donald C. Moyer Student Union
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Monday, June 27, 2005
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
W Hotel of New York
Forest 1 Room
541 Lexington Avenue (Between 49th and 50th Street)
New York, NY 10022
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The Palmer House Hilton
Red Lacquer Room
17 E. Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Thursday, July 7, 2005
1:00PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00-7:00p.m.
Education Service Center, Region 20
1314 Hines Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78208
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Gallaudet University
Kellogg Conference Center
800 Florida Ave, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
OSERS will provide specific location information through the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to be published in the Federal Register in the Spring of 2005. Individuals can register to comment at the door, on a first-come first-served basis. Individuals can provide oral and written comments at the meetings; written comments that accompany oral remarks are optional.
Written comments or suggestions can also be submitted electronically to comments@ed.gov or mailed to Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Potomac Center Plaza, Room 5126, Washington, DC, 20202-2641.
Questions can be directed to OSERS' main number, 202-245-7468, or, if a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is needed, individuals may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
For a copy of the law and other pertinent information, please visit the
U.S. Department of Education's Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of 2004 Web page at:
www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html
Judy B. Engelhard
CAN Coordinator, DLD
