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Food and Nutrition Information Center National Agricultural Library/USDA 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 304 Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Food Service Resource List Special Needs August 1997 The resources selected for this list contain reliable information and are available nationwide. Your local library or bookstore can help you locate these books, journals, and audiovisuals. Other items can be obtained from the source listed. The call numbers provided are for the National Agricultural Library. Lending information is provided at the end of this document. In alphabetical order: Accommodating children with special dietary needs in the school nutrition programs: guidance for school food service staff Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service, 1995. 61 p. CALL NO: aLB3479 U6A23 1995 Summary: Describes some of the factors which must be considered in the early phases of planning for substitutions to the regular school meal which must be made to accommodate children with disabilities. Suggests ways in which the school food service can interact with other responsible parties in the school and the community at large to serve children with disabilities. Annotated bibliography: nutrition management for children with special needs 2nd edition Cross, Beverly; and National Food Service Management Institute

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24. State: Disabled Are Top Voucher Users florida has three different voucher programs. John McKay, who wanted parents of disabledchildren to to find the best school for their child's special needs. http://www.sptimes.com/2002/09/13/State/Disabled_are_top_vouc.shtml

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Help for special needs August 3, 2000 Laura Diamond Florida Times-Union Parents who feel their child's needs are not being met by public school systems' special education programs are eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to send their child to a private school. Effective this school year, disabled students may attend a different school if they have failed to reach two goals in their individualized educational plan. The plan, called an IEP, is the document that guides the education of all exceptional education students. Parents are responsible for proving that their child has not met expected educational improvements, said Mark Cashen, general director of exceptional student education for Duval County public schools. Applications will be reviewed by a committee to determine if the student is eligible for the scholarship, Cashen said. The application deadline for the program was originally set at Aug. 1, then extended to Aug. 15. But yesterday Education Commissioner Tom Gallagher waived the cutoff to allow more parents and private schools the chance to participate. "This vital program will serve students with disabilities throughout Florida who are in need of educational assistance," Gallagher said. "Our goal is to inform parents and notify private schools, so students can receive the best education available."

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Disabled step up use of vouchers September 11, 2000 Stephen Hegarty St. Petersburg Times With little fanfare, Florida's newest voucher program has begun to take hold in isolated school districts, as dozens of special education students have transferred to private schools at the state's expense. In Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, about 18 learning disabled children are participating in the program this school year. "As far as we're concerned, the program is up and running," said Eric Larson, president of Center Academy, which is schooling voucher students at one site in Palm Harbor and one in Lutz. Even as the program has gotten under way, there are concerns about who will be held liable if a "special needs" child does not receive the services he is entitled to under federal law. School board attorneys from throughout the state are worried their districts will be held responsible, even if a parent choses to take his or her child to a private school. On Monday, school board attorneys from around Florida will meet in Tallahassee to discuss the issue. "It's our position that parents don't give up their rights to a free and appropriate education when they enter this program," said John Bowen, attorney for the Pinellas County schools.

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VIEWPOINT Revised May 4, 2002 The Need for and Feasibility of a Voucher Program for Learning Disabled Children in Connecticut by Lewis M. Andrews, Ph.D. Yankee Institute for Public Policy and Matthew Ladner, Ph.D. Children First America The Need for New Options For Children With Disabilities In 2001, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and the Progressive Policy Institute teamed to release a collection of studies titled Rethinking Special Education for a New Century The number of students in special education nationwide has grown 65 percent since the inception of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to about 6.1 million in the 1999-2000 school year, or 8.2 percent of the overall student body. The largest growth has been in the percentage of children classified as learning disabled which was 21 percent when the law was passed and 46 percent in 1998. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that 38 percent of each new tax dollar raised for public schools has been spent on special education.

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Find: "School Vouchers: What's Next?" The following op-ed was published in The Miami Herald on July 3, 2002 and in the St. Petersburg Times on July 8, 2002 Last week's Supreme Court ruling to permit funneling tax dollars through parents to private and religious schools does not mean that vouchers are the "law of the land." The ruling only shifts the battle to state legislatures, and to courts over state constitutional prohibitions on using tax dollars to support religious institutions. The voucher decision may also accelerate efforts to amend state constitutional prohibitions, though voters have been hostile to schemes to divert funding from public to private schools, the vast majority of which are church-run schools. In November 2000, voters in Michigan and California overwhelmingly rejected efforts to remove their state constitutional prohibition on private and parochial school vouchers. According to the Florida Constitution: "No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution." This provision has been part of our State's Constitution since 1885. I await the legal gymnastics of the Governor's lawyers when they try to persuade Florida courts that the words don't mean what the framers intended.

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These links take you away from the Brevard County ESE website. Please use the BACK button on your browser to return to this page. Local Organizations State Organizations National Organizations Local Organizations Brevard Public Schools Elementary Programs - This site and its links are designed to provide you with the current information concerning the instructional programs in the elementary schools of Brevard. Brevard Public Schools Secondary Programs - This page and its links are designed to provide you with current information on the instructional programs in the secondary schools of Brevard. FDLRS/East - Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) is a statewide network which provides support services for exceptional education teachers, regular education teachers with ESE students in their classroom, parents of ESE students, agency personnel, and others who are involved in the education of ESE students. FDLRS/East provides services to Brevard and Volusia school districts. This site includes a searchable database of the entire FDLRS/East library collection and lists service offerings to teachers in Brevard and Volusia districts. State Organizations Abilities Inc. of Florida

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Monday 4/7/03 HOME ABOUT CONTACT PRIVACY ... SITE MAP Search WWW Support Worker Support Worker Daily Headline News from the web U.S. Prisons, Jails Now Hold 2M Inmates Times Daily, AL, 4/6/2003 The total inmate population on June 30, 2002, was 2.1 million, an increase of 2.8 percent from the year before. Two-thirds were in federal or state prisons, with the other third held in jails, the report said. But the report did note that there were more than 10,000 inmates under age 18 held in adult prisons and jails last year. Patient safety going high-tech Palm Beach Post, FL, 4/6/2003 By one estimate, 7,000 people die each year in hospitals from medication errors. Studies suggest that medication-related injuries occur in between 6.5 percent and 20 percent of hospitalized patients, and that the increased hospital costs are $2 billion across the nation because of it. Methamphetamine wreaks havoc on brain, body  Portland Tribune, OR, 4/6/2003 Methamphetamine is a central-nervous-system stimulant that increases the heart rate and blood pressure. In the long term, it can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes. It can cause respiratory problems, irregular heartbeat and anorexia. And it can lead to death by seizure, coma, heart attack or overdose, although pure overdoses are rare. New Jersey defends child protection agency in death case Anchorage Daily News, AK, 4/6/2003

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Javascript is either disabled or not supported by this browser. This page may not appear properly. Gifted Alert NNFG Posts... GAP has been instrumental in local efforts to provide appropriate gifted programs for our children from the original development of the Gifted Program in the Pinellas County Schools to the creation of the Center for Gifted Studies at Ridgecrest Elementary The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences. GAP is in regular contact with the Florida Association for Gifted (FLAG) and Parents of Able Learning Students (PALS) in order to keep members familiar with any legislation, which may impact funding for gifted programs. To contact PALS , you can email them at Pals222@aol.com Other Links: Florida Department of Education Pinellas County Schools World Council for Gifted and Talented Fla-gifted-discuss mailing list Fla-gifted-discuss@mailer.csit.fsu.edu

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Your browser does not support script Merrill Tolbert, Ed.S. Associate Professor School of Education and Human Development Experience/Background Degrees and Certifications B.S. in Elementary/Special Education, Slippery Rock State University M.Ed. In Special Education, Duquesne University Ed.S. in Infant/Severe Disabilities, University of Miami Further graduate work, Lynchburg College, Virginia Tech Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida Teaching Licenses in Special Education Professional Interests/Research My professional interests focus on working with infants, toddlers and young children with special needs. Specialty areas are with physical/severe disabilities, medical/health needs, transition and functional curriculum. I serve on various campus committees and on a variety of local and state organizations which serve the disabled. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Central Virginia Association of Retarded Citizens (Vice President, 1998). Other memberships are currently with Lynchburg City Schools Special Education Advisory Committee, Mabel Rush Housing Foundation and Early Intervention Council of Central Virginia. Information on Courses Taught I currently teach: Language Development and Communication Skills for Learners with Disabilities (EDHD 451) , a study of language development and sociocultural variations in individuals with disabilities. Instructional techniques and intervention programming (i.e., alternative communication systems) for students with disabilities will be explored. The course will also include attention to curricula, methods and materials in language arts.

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