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An Act Concerning IEPs and Other Issues Related to Special Education

Once signed into law by Governor Malloy, education bill #5353, "An Act Concerning Individualized Education Programs and Other Issues Related to Special Education," will provide parents with additional information to help them participate more effectively as members of the PPT team. Find out more>>

New U.S. Department of Education Resource Document Discouraging Restraint and Seclusion

Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued a publication that outlines principles for educators, parents and other stakeholders to consider when developing or refining policies and procedures to support positive behavioral interventions and avoid the use of restraint and seclusion. The goal of this resource document is to help ensure that schools are safe and healthy environments where all students can learn, develop and participate in instructional programs that promote high levels of academic achievement. The 15 principles that frame the document highlight how schoolwide behavioral interventions can significantly reduce or eliminate the use of restraint or seclusion. Read the Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document here>>

CT Education Reform Information

The new education reform bill will bring many more changes than the highly publicized revisions to teacher tenure. The bill will mean be up to 1,000 new preschool slots, 20 more school-based health clinics, 20 minutes of mandated school recess, a new focus on getting students to learn to read by the time they leave third grade, and funding to open 10 new family resource centers designed to provide parent education and training. Read more about the bill, "More preschool slots, reading focus on tap for schools through education reform" by Linda Conner Lambeck>>

Connecticut Birth to Three System Under One Initiative

CT's Birth to Three system is taking proactive steps to ensure that all infants and toddlers who are eligible for early intervention services are identified at the earliest possible age. Check out their announcement of this new Child Find initiative and help them spread the word!

Achieve College: A Guide for College Access

The Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has published a bilingual (English/Spanish) guide entitled, “Achieve College ~ ¡Hacia Adelante! ~ A Guide for College Access.” The guide promotes a collaborative approach to goal-setting and decision-making among student, family, and school. It includes four steps: getting ready in high school, making a good choice of a college, applying early to several colleges, and planning to get financial help. Learn more about the guide >>

Summer Reading Classes Provided by Fairfield University

Fairfield University will be offering summer reading skills and speed reading programs for children and adults this summer in Middletown, New Haven, West Hartford. Eight programs will be provided at each location for children entering preschool through teens and adults in high school through college. For more information, contact Fairfield University at 1-800-978-9596.

Civil Rights Office Expands Its Reach Into Schools

The Education Department's office for civil rights is trying to make good on a pledge to aggressively combat discrimination, in all forms, in the nation's schools.  Read more about their efforts in "Civil Rights Office Expands Its Reach Into Schools."

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Featured Lending Library Resource

"Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning" written by Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. and Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D. is a great resource for parents looking to support and train their children in developing executive functions. Executive functions are the cognitive skills that help us manage our lives and be successful. Children with weak executive skills, despite their best intentions, often do their homework but forget to turn it in, wait until the last minute to start a project, lose things, or have a messy room. To borrow this book, or other books in our Lending Library, please contact CPAC at cpac@cpacinc.org or 1-800-445-2722.

Featured DVD

"Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life" is a multi-award-winning documentary, featuring fifteen year old Darius Weems, and eleven of his best friends, set off across America with the ultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customized on MTV's Pimp My Ride. Not only does Darius bravely face is own fate with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, but through his humor and laugh, he sparks a revolution in the lives of everyone who crosses his path. Please contact CPAC to borrow this DVD or for more information about other DVDs in our Lending Library.

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