Results tagged “special education”

• An Alternative to Special Day Classes: PUC Schools Implements a New Approach

   

  In the past, students with special needs were separated from their classmates and pushed into separate classes and schools. Over the past decade, educators have moved from exclusion towards inclusion. But how do you design a school program to support that approach? In 2010, PUC Schools piloted a new model - see their successes to date and what they've learned.

  From: In the News. Published June 17, 2013. Last Modified June 17, 2013.

• Da Vinci Charter Academy - reaching students with special needs through project-based learning

   

  CCSA's special education team has recently had the pleasure of learning about the Da Vinci Charter Academy's program. In the 9th year of operation, the school achieves tremendous success with unique populations through a project-based learning approach to instruction.

  From: In the News. Published April 2, 2013. Last Modified April 2, 2013.

• LA Charter Educators Come Out in Force for Special Education Summit

   

  Over 300 charter school educators came together for a Special Education Summit hosted by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Aug. 2.

  From: In the News. Published August 9, 2012. Last Modified August 9, 2012.

• 7/20/12 Charter News Round-Up

   

  Review of top charter school news headlines in California for the week ending on July 20, 2012.

  From: In the News. Published July 20, 2012. Last Modified July 20, 2012.

• Teacher Perspective: Raising our standards to meet diverse student needs

   

  Special education advocacy is a priority for CCSA and we strive to raise awareness about special education issues. See how one charter teacher moved special education "out of the bungalows and into the spotlight" at her school.

  From: In the News. Published July 10, 2012. Last Modified July 12, 2012.

• Keeping Your Special Education Options Open

   

  In addition to allowing your school to explore alternative special education arrangements, submitting a letter of intent to exit your Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) can serve as a valuable bargaining tool with your authorizer.

  From: In the News. Published June 20, 2012. Last Modified June 26, 2012.

• Port of Los Angeles High School Receives $20,000 Grant for Special Education

   

  Port of Los Angeles High School (POLAHS) received a $20,000 grant from The Crail Johnson Foundation last month - an award that will directly benefit the nearly 10% of POLAHS' population that is identified as intellectually or developmentally disabled.

  From: In the News. Published June 4, 2012. Last Modified June 4, 2012.

• Innovative Partnership Provides Mental Health Services to Students

   

  

  You have a tight budget and kids with a lot of social and emotional needs. So what do you do to make sure students get the support they need?

  From: In the News. Published April 26, 2012. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• Member Perspective: How Aspire Firestone Serves Autistic Students

   

  

  "What's exciting about working in special education at Aspire is that we're able to enact IDEA in the way it was written with the idea of education as a civil right...We were able to be flexible and change our programs based on the needs of the students."

  From: In the News. Published April 18, 2012. Last Modified March 18, 2013.

• From Special Education Instruction and Budgeting to SELPA Status

   

  The special education strand at the 19th Annual California Charter Schools Conference will take on all of the latest issues facing special education leaders. Our sessions take in a wide range of topics from instruction and budgeting to SELPA status.

  From: In the News. Published February 9, 2012. Last Modified February 9, 2012.

• State Board Of Education Approves Charter-Only SELPA

   

  This November, the State Board of Education (SBE) unanimously approved the Sonoma County Charter Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA), a charter-only SELPA which will help improve special education service delivery to students attending charter schools throughout the state. This new SELPA offers more options to charter schools by giving charters the ability to have autonomy over their special education operations.

  From: In the News. Published December 14, 2011. Last Modified December 13, 2011.

• Charters Work Together in New, Creative Ways on Special Education

   

  By partnering with other charter schools and highly regarded service providers in a regional special education consortium, charter schools will strengthen their expertise around special education and develop the infrastructure to offer a full range of program options.

  From: In the News. Published October 18, 2011. Last Modified October 17, 2011.

• Charters Taking the Lead on Special Education in Los Angeles Unified

   

  A two-day summit, "Charters Taking the Lead on Special Education: Practical Ideas, Actively Taught," was a demonstration of the great strides made by CCSA and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) members.

  From: In the News. Published September 13, 2011. Last Modified September 14, 2011.

• Meet Our 2011 Education Pioneers: Mary Laihee

   

  

  Mary Laihee has been working with CCSA's special education team to produce a funding guide for charter school operators and educators on the federal and state resources available for providing quality and compliant services to students with special needs.

  From: In the News. Published August 18, 2011. Last Modified August 22, 2011.

• Dispelling Special Education Myths in the State Capitol

   

  It is often stated that charter public schools do not serve the same population of students with unique learning needs - such as students with disabilities - as their traditional public school counterparts. To dispel this myth, CCSA's Special Education and Government Affairs teams held a special event for policy makers and legislative staffers. The meeting, which took place at the State Capitol, attracted staff from Assembly and Senate education committees, the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst's Office, the California Department of Education, numerous Legislative offices, and two Congressional offices. The roundtable discussion, which was fueled by questions from the attendees, focused on current successes and challenges of charter schools when it comes to serving students with disabilities.

  From: In the News. Published June 21, 2011. Last Modified June 21, 2011.

• Special Education Update

   

  Charters interested in exploring LEA status for special education for the 2012-2013 school year, must submit a letter notifying your existing District and SELPA of your intent to exit the SELPA by June 30, 2011. If you are interested in learning more about charter schools and special education, register for "Special Education 101: Understanding your Rights, Responsibilities and Options when Serving Students with Special Needs."

  From: In the News. Published June 14, 2011. Last Modified June 14, 2011.

• 1/7/11 Charter News Round-Up

   

  Charter school news for the week ending January 7, 2011.

  From: In the News. Published January 7, 2011. Last Modified January 7, 2011.

• Scenes from Schools: Fenton Avenue Charter School

   

  "Scenes from Schools" is an occasional piece on the CCSA News Blog that offers a glimpse at the tremendous work taking place on charter school campuses across California. Today's "Scenes," actually takes place at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, not at a school, but reflects the successes of Fenton Avenue Charter School in Lake View Terrace in the words of school Director David Riddick.

  From: In the News. Published January 6, 2011. Last Modified January 6, 2011.

• CCSA Statement on Special Education in LAUSD

   

  The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board approved a new Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) reorganization plan, which will give charter schools better options and more flexibility in special education service delivery. Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), released this statement on Special Education in LAUSD.

  From: In the News. Published January 4, 2011. Last Modified January 4, 2011.

• Record Number of Submissions for Charter Schools Conference

   

  CCSA rebuilds the annual California Charter Schools Conference program each year through a "Call for Presentations" for breakout sessions. This year, we received more than 500 proposals in response to our Call for Presentations, a new record for the conference.

  From: In the News. Published November 2, 2010. Last Modified October 28, 2010.