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State sued on special ed student separation
Thursday, June 28, 2007
BY JOHN MOONEY
Star-Ledger Staff
A coalition of advocacy groups has filed a federal lawsuit against
the state that contends thousands of special education students are
being wrongfully educated in segregated classes, bringing to court a
long-running sore point for New Jersey.

The groups say in the 40-page complaint filed in federal District
Court in Newark that New Jersey's policies and funding allow, if not
encourage, districts to serve a majority of their disabled students
in separate classes and schools.

The state serves about 43 percent of its children with disabilities
in predominantly general education classes, well below the national
average of about 55 percent, according to the most recent data.

More glaring is the 10 percent who are placed in separate schools
altogether, by far the nation's highest rate. And the lawsuit
contends the use of separate classes or schools is especially high
among some students, including those in preschool, black and Hispanic
children.

"If New Jersey approached the national average (for separate
classrooms)," reads the lawsuit, "almost 13,000 fewer children would
be in segregated placements."

They would include those like a girl cited in the complaint who was
denied mainstream preschool after the district told her parents "that
it did not offer inclusion unless so ordered by the courts." Other
districts said they couldn't afford such programs.

The plaintiffs in the case are New Jersey Protection & Advocacy Inc.,
Education Law Center, the Statewide Parent and Advocacy Network of
New Jersey and the Arc of New Jersey. The defendants are the state
Department of Education, state Education Commis sioner Lucille Davy
and the state Board of Education.

For years, the advocate groups have fought for more mainstream
education, or "inclusion," for the state's 230,000 students with
disabilities.

Backing them up is state and federal law that demands students be
served in "least restrictive environment" that is appropriate, and
advocates and families have maintained that such mainstream classes
are critical for their children to learn and to socialize.

Yet New Jersey has struggled meeting these demands, especially in
sending thousands of students into separate schools altogether. New
Jersey has nearly 400 such schools, public and private, and it is not
rare that families clamor to get into these programs when they are
dissatisfied with those in the district.

State officials have recently been aggressive in pressing districts
to provide more inclusive programs, setting broad goals for bringing
down the separate- placement numbers in the next five years. Nearly
$19 million was earmarked this year for in-district programs as well.

Still, officials have acknowledged that for all their efforts, they
have yet to see much progress in the overall numbers. Yesterday, they
would not comment on the lawsuit, other than to say they re main
committed to inclusion.

"We stress the need for special education students to be educated
alongside their non-disabled peers," said state spokesman Jon Zlock.

The advocates maintain the state must back up its words with tougher
actions, and they hoped the lawsuit would force its hand. They
acknowledged the difficulty of overseeing 600-plus districts, but
said too often, the state still won't act forcefully.

"When they do find a problem," said Joseph Young, deputy director of
New Jersey Protection & Advo cacy, "there is a lot of carrot kind of
responses and not enough sticks."

Others said the state has clearly stepped up its efforts, but they
are not enough.

"Nothing they have promised will happen meaningfully within the
academic lifetime of children now in school," said Ruth Lowenk ron,
an attorney with the Education Law Center. "This lawsuit was the only
way for something meaningful to happen."

And they stress that it is not just about shifting the numbers to
more inclusion, but also providing appropriate supports and other
programs for children once they are in mainstream classes.

"We don't want to just be moving from no inclusion to more inclu sion
without the services these children need," Lowenkron said.



April L. Larsen
Certified Natural Childbirth Educator, AAHCC
The Bradley Method
www.bradleybirth.com?L315

"Changing the world; one natural birth at a time"

State sued on special ed student separation
Thursday, June 28, 2007
BY JOHN MOONEY
Star-Ledger Staff
A coalition of advocacy groups has filed a federal lawsuit against
the state that contends thousands of special education students are
being wrongfully educated in segregated classes, bringing to court a
long-running sore point for New Jersey.

The groups say in the 40-page complaint filed in federal District
Court in Newark that New Jersey's policies and funding allow, if not
encourage, districts to serve a majority of their disabled students
in separate classes and schools.

The state serves about 43 percent of its children with disabilities
in predominantly general education classes, well below the national
average of about 55 percent, according to the most recent data.

More glaring is the 10 percent who are placed in separate schools
altogether, by far the nation's highest rate. And the lawsuit
contends the use of separate classes or schools is especially high
among some students, including those in preschool, black and Hispanic
children.

"If New Jersey approached the national average (for separate
classrooms)," reads the lawsuit, "almost 13,000 fewer children would
be in segregated placements."

They would include those like a girl cited in the complaint who was
denied mainstream preschool after the district told her parents "that
it did not offer inclusion unless so ordered by the courts." Other
districts said they couldn't afford such programs.

The plaintiffs in the case are New Jersey Protection & Advocacy Inc.,
Education Law Center, the Statewide Parent and Advocacy Network of
New Jersey and the Arc of New Jersey. The defendants are the state
Department of Education, state Education Commis sioner Lucille Davy
and the state Board of Education.

For years, the advocate groups have fought for more mainstream
education, or "inclusion," for the state's 230,000 students with
disabilities.

Backing them up is state and federal law that demands students be
served in "least restrictive environment" that is appropriate, and
advocates and families have maintained that such mainstream classes
are critical for their children to learn and to socialize.

Yet New Jersey has struggled meeting these demands, especially in
sending thousands of students into separate schools altogether. New
Jersey has nearly 400 such schools, public and private, and it is not
rare that families clamor to get into these programs when they are
dissatisfied with those in the district.

State officials have recently been aggressive in pressing districts
to provide more inclusive programs, setting broad goals for bringing
down the separate- placement numbers in the next five years. Nearly
$19 million was earmarked this year for in-district programs as well.

Still, officials have acknowledged that for all their efforts, they
have yet to see much progress in the overall numbers. Yesterday, they
would not comment on the lawsuit, other than to say they re main
committed to inclusion.








"We stress the need for special education students to be educated
alongside their non-disabled peers," said state spokesman Jon Zlock.

The advocates maintain the state must back up its words with tougher
actions, and they hoped the lawsuit would force its hand. They
acknowledged the difficulty of overseeing 600-plus districts, but
said too often, the state still won't act forcefully.

"When they do find a problem," said Joseph Young, deputy director of
New Jersey Protection & Advo cacy, "there is a lot of carrot kind of
responses and not enough sticks."

Others said the state has clearly stepped up its efforts, but they
are not enough.

"Nothing they have promised will happen meaningfully within the
academic lifetime of children now in school," said Ruth Lowenk ron,
an attorney with the Education Law Center. "This lawsuit was the only
way for something meaningful to happen."

And they stress that it is not just about shifting the numbers to
more inclusion, but also providing appropriate supports and other
programs for children once they are in mainstream classes.

"We don't want to just be moving from no inclusion to more inclu sion
without the services these children need," Lowenkron said.




April L. Larsen
Certified Natural Childbirth Educator, AAHCC
The Bradley Method
www.bradleybirth.com?L315

"Changing the world; one natural birth at a time"

Right not on all but on some - my friend does therapy at a few of the
elementary schools and assists taking the children off the bus - again
depends I guess on the need, age, district, etc.

Have a good day,
A

Diane - I am not sure about EI but for our son who was three when
tested last we went to St. Peter's. He is not due to be tested again
until this fall but we are having that done at Kean University. We
have also requested a screening for central auditory processing by one
of the leading professors at Kean. I can keep you posted.

The main thing I learned with speech and hearing is that they don't
want the kids to memorize the test which is why they ask for yearly
testing or they can administer a different type of test to evaluate.
YOu don't want to bias the study results.

April

Hi everyone,

I wanted to make sure that we are all being judicious in our postings
and replies to one another.

This site is a venue for parents and educators to communicate their
experience, share resources and yes to vent and ask for help when we
need it. Bearing that in mind, I ask that everyone please use the
following school of thought when postings:

1. Please refrain from using language or expressions that elude to
inappropriate or unneccessary actions.

2. Talk about YOUR experiences as your own instead of telling others
what they should and should not do.  Remember that some of us are
more experienced with the system than others and although our posts
may seem to be helping that person by telling them what they should
do, unless we have the whole story or take the time off line to do so
than we may be setting that family up for a situation that they
cannot handle on their own, thus making the situation more difficult
for them.

3. If a chat continues back and forth on a "personal level", please
take it off line.  This is a wonderful opportunity to make new
friends and develop relationships and it also frees up the rest of
our members from recieving 15 emails back and forth on your personal
exchanges (ie: "thanks Joe", "ave a nice weekend", or 10 people
responding to the same question with the same answer).

Lastly, please remember that while their are some inadequate service
providers, resources and people within the system for our children
that their are ALLOT of really good ones and some of them happen to
be members of our site.  Making consistent derogatory comments about
professionals in a general way may be misinterpeted by others and
paint an unclear and biased point of view which is not what we are
about.

In my experience, I have found that trying to support the process of
the professionals (such as the school or EI providers) with a
positive and rational point of view is the best way to advocate for
our children.  This does not mean that you have to give in to
everything they offer but often it means that you might have to pick
your battles carefully because it is a system.  A system that most of
us have no choice but to be a part of, but how we interact within
those parameters will pave the way for how THEY react to us and other
families after us.

I always say, if there is a problem lets fix it not just for
ourselves but for others that will come after us. Make the difference.

Thank you for your participation and support.

Sincerely,

Tina Rear
Care-to-Share Support Network
Founder

Diane:   :-)  I like the flames comment.  EI  - my kids are 8 and 10 so I was thinking of all the special ed acronyms we use and EI was not one of them in present conversations... thanks for the information.   Colleen    -------Original Message-------   From: Diane Lang-LaMorticella Date: 06/27/07 14:43:04 To: Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork] On a much lighter note!!!!   Hi Colleen,  I'm sorry, EI or EIP stands for Early Intervention, or Early Intervention Program.   In NJ it's for children under three, after the age of three, the kids can get into the school system, either by an early intervention referral, or by the parents request for services, I think the municipality's have child study teams who determine eligibility once the request is made.   The early intervention system in NJ is broken down by the county, and each county has a phone number to call to request an evaluation from Early Intervention.  Also, the therapies are provided in the child's home, or daycare, and there is a sliding scale for the cost based on the family's gross income.   It is a good thing that we have it at all, but, of course, if your child is in early intervention, the parent must make themselves an educated customer, I also find that little flames about three and one half to 4 feet high  (the height of one's buttocks!)  also work quite well to motivate the people to get their job done!!!  LOL   Sorry, a little sarcasm goes a long way!!!   Diane Colleen Bain <colleenbain@patmedia.net> wrote: Hi,   What does EI stand for?  I'm an occasional reader to the forum and trying to catch up on emails.  Thanks   Colleen    -------Original Message-------   From: Diane Lang-LaMorticella Date: 6/26/2007 11:03:52 PM To: Asma;  bruce;  care-to-sharesupportnetwork@yahoogroups.com;  HydroParents@yahoogroups.com;  Kim;  Evelyn Lang;  Brandi McNamara;  Tamy Messina;  Shelly Voss;  John Lang Subject: [Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork] On a much lighter note!!!!   Thank God baby Mikey is doing better!!!     On a much lighter note, Joe-Joe had an evaluation from someone at the Arc in Manville, for his physical therapy needs.   She agreed that we need to boost his PT time by one hour per week!!!   She is a Physical Therapist who has not worked with grown ups in 15 years!!  She noted how he is almost crawling, and he showed off how he can pull himself up to standing, and hold on to stuff, and creep around.  She also agrees with me that this extra time towards PT will probably be needed for a temporary basis, because once he learns how to get around more, ha ha ha, look out Amanda, and lookout Michael (our dog!) So, it is a huge thing to me because Joe is actually getting more help, and I didnt have to fight!!!!  I was all ready, had my boxing gloves on and everything, but I was able to take them off and save my energy for something else.   It was wonderful to have someone from EI see things from Joe Joe's point of view and actually make a recommendation that is good for him.   Thank you Tina, and everyone at the last Care to SHare meeting, I would not have pursued this if it was not for your encouragement.   Even our regular "interventionist" from the Arc/early intervention is impressed at how easy this one was, and she is happy too!!!  I was all ready to go over some people's heads, again, but, this time was better!!! I will see you on Thurs nite!!!  Love, Diane    (PS  Joe Joe said thank you too!!!)  Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.   The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

Hi,   What does EI stand for?  I'm an occasional reader to the forum and trying to catch up on emails.  Thanks   Colleen    -------Original Message-------   From: Diane Lang-LaMorticella Date: 6/26/2007 11:03:52 PM To: Asma;  bruce;  care-to-sharesupportnetwork@yahoogroups.com;  HydroParents@yahoogroups.com;  Kim;  Evelyn Lang;  Brandi McNamara;  Tamy Messina;  Shelly Voss;  John Lang Subject: [Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork] On a much lighter note!!!!   Thank God baby Mikey is doing better!!!     On a much lighter note, Joe-Joe had an evaluation from someone at the Arc in Manville, for his physical therapy needs.   She agreed that we need to boost his PT time by one hour per week!!!   She is a Physical Therapist who has not worked with grown ups in 15 years!!  She noted how he is almost crawling, and he showed off how he can pull himself up to standing, and hold on to stuff, and creep around.  She also agrees with me that this extra time towards PT will probably be needed for a temporary basis, because once he learns how to get around more, ha ha ha, look out Amanda, and lookout Michael (our dog!) So, it is a huge thing to me because Joe is actually getting more help, and I didnt have to fight!!!!  I was all ready, had my boxing gloves on and everything, but I was able to take them off and save my energy for something else.   It was wonderful to have someone from EI see things from Joe Joe's point of view and actually make a recommendation that is good for him.   Thank you Tina, and everyone at the last Care to SHare meeting, I would not have pursued this if it was not for your encouragement.   Even our regular "interventionist" from the Arc/early intervention is impressed at how easy this one was, and she is happy too!!!  I was all ready to go over some people's heads, again, but, this time was better!!! I will see you on Thurs nite!!!  Love, Diane    (PS  Joe Joe said thank you too!!!)  Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.

That is not actually true - Piscataway school district has an aide on
each bus for the disabled (preK - third grade) and many other school
systems do as well such as E. Windsor, W. Windsor, Wayne and Middlesex
town.  Our friends are special ed teachers.  Even Bridgewater has a bus
aide for school bused kids on pre-k.  Two of the Moms that go to Kean
with me are from Union and Elizabeth and they have an aide as well.

Perhaps it depends on your district.

April

Contact SPAN to find out the codes and the rules!

Diane - I am not sure about EI but for our son who was three when
tested last we went to St. Peter's.  He is not due to be tested again
until this fall but we are having that done at Kean University.  We
have also requested a screening for central auditory processing by one
of the leading professors at Kean.  I can keep you posted.

The main thing I learned with speech and hearing is that they don't
want the kids to memorize the test which is why they ask for yearly
testing or they can administer a different type of test to evaluate.
YOu don't want to bias the study results.

April

Hi,   What does EI stand for?  I'm an occasional reader to the forum and trying to catch up on emails.  Thanks   Colleen    -------Original Message-------   From: Diane Lang-LaMorticella Date: 6/26/2007 11:03:52 PM To: Asma;  bruce;  care-to-sharesupportnetwork@yahoogroups.com;  HydroParents@yahoogroups.com;  Kim;  Evelyn Lang;  Brandi McNamara;  Tamy Messina;  Shelly Voss;  John Lang Subject: [Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork] On a much lighter note!!!!   Thank God baby Mikey is doing better!!!     On a much lighter note, Joe-Joe had an evaluation from someone at the Arc in Manville, for his physical therapy needs.   She agreed that we need to boost his PT time by one hour per week!!!   She is a Physical Therapist who has not worked with grown ups in 15 years!!  She noted how he is almost crawling, and he showed off how he can pull himself up to standing, and hold on to stuff, and creep around.  She also agrees with me that this extra time towards PT will probably be needed for a temporary basis, because once he learns how to get around more, ha ha ha, look out Amanda, and lookout Michael (our dog!) So, it is a huge thing to me because Joe is actually getting more help, and I didnt have to fight!!!!  I was all ready, had my boxing gloves on and everything, but I was able to take them off and save my energy for something else.   It was wonderful to have someone from EI see things from Joe Joe's point of view and actually make a recommendation that is good for him.   Thank you Tina, and everyone at the last Care to SHare meeting, I would not have pursued this if it was not for your encouragement.   Even our regular "interventionist" from the Arc/early intervention is impressed at how easy this one was, and she is happy too!!!  I was all ready to go over some people's heads, again, but, this time was better!!! I will see you on Thurs nite!!!  Love, Diane    (PS  Joe Joe said thank you too!!!)  Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Hi Diane,

I was told from my EI experience last fall that the state used to provide audiology exams, but since state funds are low, they've eliminated that luxury.  However, I do know that the audiologist at Summit Speech School is not only excellent, she works with special-needs toddlers on a daily basis. She seems to know what's behavioral "not listening" and what's actual hearing loss.   She is worth the out of pocket expense.  Did you go through your insurance co. yet? 

good luck.....

~Tracy

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To: Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork@yahoogroups.com
From: dianelanglamorticella@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:00:43 -0700
Subject: [Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork] Audiology Exams???

Hi Everyone, I have heard that the EI kids can get an Audiology eval once a year from Summit Speech School.   Does anyone know if this sounds correct?  Of course, I did NOT find this out from my "service coordinator" my son has had problems on his audiology exams, and we have a good ENT for him, but I have heard that the audiologist at Summit Speech School is very thorough, and does a really good eval.  I will be calling my "service coordinator" on Monday, and let her know that my son needs this, I guess she didnt hear me tell her that he has already been diagnosed with some mild hearing loss!!  Gee, I only told her in December, and I told the two women who did his EI Eval on March 1, I have also given them copies of his previous audiology evals.   DING, ring the bell, the next boxing match will begin!!!  thank God I have the strength and a big mouth to use for my son!!! LOL  I hope everyone has a great weekend!   Diane

Allison DiGiovanni <allie08520@yahoo.com> wrote:

Diane
We had our IEP meeting and they do provide
transportation, just not an aid unless you have a
medical need. Just becuase my son can not speak
according to the district it does not qualify for an
aid. My husband and I are going to pursue this. We
will see where it gets us.
Thanks
Allison
--- Diane Lang-LaMorticella
<dianelanglamorticella@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Allison, You should DEMAND a IEP meeting to get
> this worked out. They want you to take over the
> transportation to save them the money!!! You
> should also keep track of the mileage, I have heard
> that if the township makes you drive, that they have
> to reimburse you for the mileage. Use a reason, not
> a want, to communicate the need for a bus aide, ie
> if you child has speech problems and cant
> communicate with the bus driver, then a bus aide is
> needed!!! In Montgomery, they just voted on a $57
> million dollar budget for the next school year, so
> it's not that they dont have the money, that is
> BOLONEY!!! They are also required to provide
> transportation, It needs to be stated clearly and in
> detail in your child's IEP. I hope it works out
> well for you and your family! Diane
>
> Allison DiGiovanni <allie08520@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Kim
> Thanks for responding that is what I am being told.
> We have no medical reason, so I guess I will be
> driving my son, as I do not think a bus driver can
> do
> both jobs.
> Allison
> --- Kim Szeremeta <three2many2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Allison,
> > The only way the district will put an aide on the
> > bus is through your IEP. You have to have it
> written
> > in your IEP an it will have to be a good reason,
> not
> > just because your child is young and you would
> feel
> > more comfortable knowing someone is taking care of
> > them on the bus ride to school. Most school
> > districts won't buy that, I believe every school
> bus
> > should have an aide on the bus, it should be the
> > law, but it is not. It is absurd to think the bus
> > driver can do both jobs. Good luck.
> > Kim
> > allie08520 <allie08520@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I was wondering does anyone know for sure,
> > are aides or monitors
> > required on buses for the preschool disabled
> > programs?
> > We are being told by our district that they do not
> > have aides, but it
> > sounds absurd to us. Any answers or where I can
> turn
> > to find this out
> > for sure?
> > Allison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Diane
We had our IEP meeting and they do provide
transportation, just not an aid unless you have a
medical need. Just becuase my son can not speak
according to the district it does not qualify for an
aid. My husband and I are going to pursue this. We
will see where it gets us.
Thanks
Allison
--- Diane Lang-LaMorticella
<dianelanglamorticella@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Allison, You should DEMAND a IEP meeting to get
> this worked out. They want you to take over the
> transportation to save them the money!!! You
> should also keep track of the mileage, I have heard
> that if the township makes you drive, that they have
> to reimburse you for the mileage. Use a reason, not
> a want, to communicate the need for a bus aide, ie
> if you child has speech problems and cant
> communicate with the bus driver, then a bus aide is
> needed!!! In Montgomery, they just voted on a $57
> million dollar budget for the next school year, so
> it's not that they dont have the money, that is
> BOLONEY!!! They are also required to provide
> transportation, It needs to be stated clearly and in
> detail in your child's IEP. I hope it works out
> well for you and your family! Diane
>
> Allison DiGiovanni <allie08520@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Kim
> Thanks for responding that is what I am being told.
> We have no medical reason, so I guess I will be
> driving my son, as I do not think a bus driver can
> do
> both jobs.
> Allison
> --- Kim Szeremeta <three2many2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Allison,
> > The only way the district will put an aide on the
> > bus is through your IEP. You have to have it
> written
> > in your IEP an it will have to be a good reason,
> not
> > just because your child is young and you would
> feel
> > more comfortable knowing someone is taking care of
> > them on the bus ride to school. Most school
> > districts won't buy that, I believe every school
> bus
> > should have an aide on the bus, it should be the
> > law, but it is not. It is absurd to think the bus
> > driver can do both jobs. Good luck.
> > Kim
> > allie08520 <allie08520@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I was wondering does anyone know for sure,
> > are aides or monitors
> > required on buses for the preschool disabled
> > programs?
> > We are being told by our district that they do not
> > have aides, but it
> > sounds absurd to us. Any answers or where I can
> turn
> > to find this out
> > for sure?
> > Allison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Diane
We had our IEP meeting and they do provide
transportation, just not an aid unless you have a
medical need.  Just becuase my son can not speak
according to the district it does not qualify for an
aid. My husband and I are going to pursue this. We
will see where it gets us.
Thanks
Allison
--- Diane Lang-LaMorticella
<dianelanglamorticella@...> wrote:

> Allison,  You should DEMAND a IEP meeting to get
> this worked out.   They want you to take over the
> transportation to save them the money!!!   You
> should also keep track of the mileage, I have heard
> that if the township makes you drive, that they have
> to reimburse you for the mileage.  Use a reason, not
> a want, to communicate the need for a bus aide, ie
> if you child has speech problems and cant
> communicate with the bus driver, then a bus aide is
> needed!!!   In Montgomery, they just voted on a $57
> million dollar budget for the next school year, so
> it's not that they dont have the money, that is
> BOLONEY!!! They are also required to provide
> transportation, It needs to be stated clearly and in
> detail in your child's IEP.   I hope it works out
> well for you and your family! Diane
>
> Allison DiGiovanni <allie08520@...> wrote:
>      Kim
> Thanks for responding that is what I am being told.
> We have no medical reason, so I guess I will be
> driving my son, as I do not think a bus driver can
> do
> both jobs.
> Allison
> --- Kim Szeremeta <three2many2000@...> wrote:
>
> > Allison,
> > The only way the district will put an aide on the
> > bus is through your IEP. You have to have it
> written
> > in your IEP an it will have to be a good reason,
> not
> > just because your child is young and you would
> feel
> > more comfortable knowing someone is taking care of
> > them on the bus ride to school. Most school
> > districts won't buy that, I believe every school
> bus
> > should have an aide on the bus, it should be the
> > law, but it is not. It is absurd to think the bus
> > driver can do both jobs. Good luck.
> > Kim
> > allie08520 <allie08520@...> wrote:
> > I was wondering does anyone know for sure,
> > are aides or monitors
> > required on buses for the preschool disabled
> > programs?
> > We are being told by our district that they do not
> > have aides, but it
> > sounds absurd to us. Any answers or where I can
> turn
> > to find this out
> > for sure?
> > Allison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with
> > the added security of spyware protection.
>
>
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Kim
Thanks for responding that is what I am being told.
We have no medical reason, so I guess I will be
driving my son, as I do not think a bus driver can do
both jobs.
Allison
--- Kim Szeremeta <three2many2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Allison,
> The only way the district will put an aide on the
> bus is through your IEP. You have to have it written
> in your IEP an it will have to be a good reason, not
> just because your child is young and you would feel
> more comfortable knowing someone is taking care of
> them on the bus ride to school. Most school
> districts won't buy that, I believe every school bus
> should have an aide on the bus, it should be the
> law, but it is not. It is absurd to think the bus
> driver can do both jobs. Good luck.
> Kim
> allie08520 <allie08520@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I was wondering does anyone know for sure,
> are aides or monitors
> required on buses for the preschool disabled
> programs?
> We are being told by our district that they do not
> have aides, but it
> sounds absurd to us. Any answers or where I can turn
> to find this out
> for sure?
> Allison
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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> the added security of spyware protection.

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Our district – Montgomery Township automatically provides aides on all the PreK Disabled Buses. It is heaven sent b/c some kids get up out of their seats and poses danger to the driver.

Kindest Regards,

Melissa Cunningham

732-407-8238

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 4:20 PM
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Subject: [SPAM] [Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork] Aides on Preschool Disabled buses for Public School

I was wondering does anyone know for sure, are aides or monitors
required on buses for the preschool disabled programs?
We are being told by our district that they do not have aides, but it
sounds absurd to us. Any answers or where I can turn to find this out
for sure?
Allison

Diane

 

One has nothing to do with the other.  Since he qualified for EI in the first place means that he was delayed in two areas.  Identify what they were and target those areas for therapy.  They can call the therapies anything they want.  Based on what you told us about your son I cannot even phantom how they can try to justify 1 - 2 hrs a week of any therapy. 

 

Shakira Linzey - Regional Family Support Manager - Central NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortium Mid-Jersey CARES Early Intervention Collaborative

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Good luck.

Tina

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From: Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Care-to-ShareSupportNetwork@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Diane Lang-LaMorticella
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Hi Tina, Could you please send me Shakira Linzey's contact info?  I briefly met her at a meeting, the topic was transitioning from EI to local school services, at the Bridgewater library.  What is her title?  Does she work for EI/ somerset county?   We are getting a physical therapy consult for my son to determine his need.   I was told that if we bring in a physical therapist specifically, that we would have to decrease his overall "intervention" time from 2 weekly to once a week?  Apparently EI wants to provide "intervention" and keep it as broad as possible, but my sons worst delays are gross motor, he is functioning at half his calendar age in the gross motor area, the good thing is that we do see progress, but, so far EI is providing people who are not physical therapists.  I like the fact that they are doing this consultation with a physical therapist, but I dont like the idea of cutting back on his twice a week IFSP to bring in another hour of specific physical therapy.   He has delays are varied, and I think the physical therapy should be done in combination with what we already have.   Thanks, Diane LaMorticella                                     na Rear <tina@caretosharenj.com> wrote:

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