Fw: Open door in Salem for sp. ed. parents Wed., June 28

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Am being invited to speak at a congressional hearing on special ed in

Oregon...any one have any additional info they want to lend me to send to

them?

" Open door " in Salem for sp. ed. parents Wed., June 28

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>>>For those who may not know.... or to update those who do........ Please

>>pass

>>>this on to other interested parents/advocates.

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>>>Special Education parents are invited to come speak before the General

>>>Government Committee this Wednesday, June 28, in Salem, at the Capitol,

>>>Hearing Room B. Schedule:

>>> 8:30 Adoption of Committee Rules

>>> 8:35 Overview of Sp. Ed. by Steve , ODE

>>> 9:15 School district perspectives of Sp. Ed. - coordinated testimony

>>> 10:15 Parent Perspectives of Special Ed. - coordinated testimony

>>> 12:30 Lunch

>>>

>>> 1:00 Committee reconvenes to take care of other business

>>> 1:30 or 2:00? Committee welcomes back sp. ed. parents to continue

>>> with testimony, sharing of possible solutions.

>>>

>>>Sen. , R-McMinnville, said that he will reconvene the

committee

>>to

>>>hear from more special ed. parents, and will stay to listen to parents

for

>>as

>>>long as it takes to hear their stories.

>>>

>>>Committee is made up of: Sen. , Sen. Shields, Sen. Tony

>>>Corcoran, Sen. Lim, Sen. Randy . Education Committee Chair

>Sen.

>>>Tom Hartung will also attend. Education Committee will receive this

>>>information, and will convene in October.

>>>

>>>We ask for parents to come and testify, and submit copies of their

>>testimony

>>>and/or any other information they wish the committee to have. The

>>Committee

>>>asks for 15 copies of whatever is presented. We will network to be able

>to

>>>bring in a more diverse cross-section of parents when we are able to meet

>>>again, perhaps with the Education Committee in the early fall.

>>>

>>>For any other parents who wish to come talk on Wednesday, the times above

>>are

>>>approximate. We have about 20 parents planning to testify between 10:15

>>and

>>>12:30. I was just informed Monday night that Sen. encourages

>>parents

>>>to come back and talk on Wednesday afternoon, that 'the committee wants

to

>>>hear the truth.' Well, education costs 58% of the budget: $4.811

>>>billion..... and what are we getting for that? Good timing for the

>>Oregonian

>>>to announce the highest dropout rate in the nation....

>>>

>>>If you would like more information, please contact:

>>> Bette' Moksnes-Koski

>>> 503 236-0276 (h) Portland

>>> 503 233-6909 FAX (h)

>>> Bmoxie@...

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>>>I am collecting parents' stories and information to make into a bound

>>booklet

>>>for the Committee (15 copies) until noon on Tuesday, June 27. Any

>>>information after that should be brought directly to the committee, 15

>>>copies, on Wednesday.

>>>

>>>Sen. would like the truth, and possible solutions. We will have a

>>>sign-up sheet for parents/family members who are willing to work with

Sen.

>>>, should he have sessions for more discussions about solutions,

>>>potential legislation.

>>>

>>>Details for Wednesday, June 28:

>>>Place: Capitol, Salem, Hearing Room B. (main floor, go just past

>>>information booth, turn down hallway to left; hearing room B should be

2nd

>>>room on right side of hall.)

>>>Time: See above. Parents' testimony approx. 10:15 - 12:30, then

welcomed

>>>back after a short work session that begins at 1 pm (approx. 1:30 or 2

>pm?)

>>>Bring: copies of information shared, 15 copies for the Committee.

>>>Parents: bring photo of your child, or as Sen. said, " Bring your

>>>children. "

>>>Parking: $1 and $5 for lot a couple of blocks away, or quarters for

>meters

>>>outside of the capitol.

>>>

>>>Thanks, bette' moksnes-koski, Portland parent

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