RYV! Special Education ECI Agenda
2.5 - 3 minute read
This session took place Aug. 19, 2020 2:00 - 3:00 pm CST
Recording
In this session, CTD Advocacy Director Jolene Sanders-Foster and Mental Health Policy Fellow Jennifer Toon went into detail about our priorities and plans regarding special education, mental health in schools, and early childhood intervention (ECI).
Run time: 22:49
Full transcript (.rtf file, will prompt you to download in new window)
Participant feedback
Poll #1: Your Special education, ECI priorities
from 17 total responding
- Early Childhood Intervention (0-3 yrs): 59% (10)
- Special Education- Access: 71% (12)
- Special Education- Accountability: 53% (9)
- Special Education- Funding: 53% (9)
- School Mental Health and Behavior Supports: 53% (9)
- School Discipline: 35% (6)
- None of these: 0% (0)
- Something else: 17% (4)
Poll #2: How did this go?
from 15 total responding
- Great!: 93% (14)
- OK, I would have done somethings differently 7% (1)
- I didn't like this 0% (thanks, y'all!)
Highlights and take-aways from breakout discussions
Prompt: At the end of the legislative session in 2021 what is your measure of success? What would you consider a success?
- Funding funding funding
- Families are needed to tell their stories
- No cuts to the funding we have.
- elect friendlies
- adequate funding for ECI and special education services
- families have found things that work to keep kids attention over summer. will schools adapt to kids covid ways?
- individual voices
- transition to successful postsecondary opportunities
- community wide awareness
- adequate funding and equal access to services
- For children with disabilities , personal engagement in schools is KEY!
- it’s about funding. and showing ECI and SPED return greatly on the initial investments.
- I enjoy the opportunity to share ideas on ECI and Special Education. Funding is the key to success in both programs
- the voices of families and individuals who access ECI and special education services to help legislators understand what these services are and how valuable they are
- ensuring there are no more cuts. We need to change our attitudes on what disability is. access to technology and universal design is key
- Flexibility and matching teachers with the best "fit" for a child's particular learning is crucial but a missing component in the current learning model.
- Thank goodness for the time to connect and talk. Advocates need this for fuel.
Agenda
times are very approximate
no graphics or screen shares will be used during this session. CARTS provided.
1:30 Zoom Room opens for new Zoom users to check their tech, get oriented
2:00 Tech Intro: Some accessibility notes, review of features we'll be using (all participants enter room muted, with video off, please stay muted until we go into breakouts)
2:05 Zoom Poll: Your Policy Priorities
2:10 Welcome: Who is CTD, What is Raise Your Voice!
2:15 Our 2021 Policy Priorities
2:25 Your Voice: small group conversations in breakout rooms (groups of 4-6): Thinking about your priority issue, at the end of the legislative session in 2021 what is your measure of success? What would you consider a success?
2:50 Return to main room, mute yourself, and report highlight via chat
2:55 Zoom Poll: Your initial thoughts
3:00 Wrap up and next steps
Thank you...
to all who joined us, and shared your policy concerns, as well as guided us on how to do these sessions better next time. We hope to see you in an upcoming session! Also thanks to our sponsors!
