Tag Archives: FAPE

Are Chicago Area School Superintendents Seeking To Protect Their “Turf” By Restricting Competition Without Considering the Best Interests of the Families and Students by Opposing HR 610 ?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by royfmc

Currently, throughout the Chicagoland area various persons purportedly speaking in behalf of school districts are panic peddling concerns by area Superintendents, regarding a US Congress House Bill (HR 610) that was introduced for consideration by the US House of Representatives … Continue reading →

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The Parents of Norridge SD 80 Students at Enger Continue To Face Challenges Created By LASEC

Posted on May 22, 2018 by royfmc

So Norridge SD81 Administration has worked diligently with the Illinois legislature to ensure the continued enrollment at Enger only to encounter Amendment 2 To SB 2344 introduced at the request of Leyden and Norwood Park area Superintendents to frustrate the … Continue reading →

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Norridge SD 80 Parents Are Watching The Progress of SB 2344

Posted on May 8, 2018 by royfmc

UPDATE as of May 9, 2018 at 5:30 PM: Please show your support of SB 2344 in the Illinois House committee by going to this link and filing as a proponent: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/108859?committeeHearingId=16071&LegislationId=108859&LegislationDocumentId=138183 When the House Amendment 1 is discharged … Continue reading →

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Senate Bill 2344 Was Approved On April 26th and Now Moves on to the Illinois House; And the Beat Goes on For the Special Education Parents of Norridge SD 80

Posted on May 1, 2018 by royfmc

LASEC has forced Norridge School District 80 to seek a legislative solution for what should have been a collaborative discussion with LASEC. Therefore, SD 80 has had to pursuit an amendment to Illinois law to permit Norridge School District 80 … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Norridge SD 80 Parents Fight for Special Education Education at Enger———Status of SB 2344 Amend 1 Sponsored by Senator Mulroe

Posted on April 24, 2018 by royfmc

The Amendment to SB 2344 to guarantee access for Special Education Students for an education at Enger School is scheduled for Hearing, today, April 24, 2018, at 4 pm in front of the Illinois Senate Education Committee in 212 Capitol, … Continue reading →

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Retaliatory Conduct By Area Superintendents Threatens SD 80 Special Education Students; Thank you Senator Mulroe for Caring

Posted on April 24, 2018 by royfmc

When the Norridge School District 80 Board of Education approved the withdrawl of SD 80 from Leyden Area Special Education CoOp upon the recommendation of the SD 80 administration, this initiated a process which is now also being contemplated by … Continue reading →

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School Attendance Struggles ?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by royfmc

NEW GUIDES for PARENTS & SCHOOLS: When A Child Struggles with School Attendance NEW GUIDES for PARENTS & SCHOOLS: When A Child Struggles with School Attendance https://t.co/RZbQPOA7xf — Surviving Special Ed (@Surviving_SpEd) March 5, 2018

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Music Programs Have Great Value for Norridge School District 80 Students, But Someone Has To Pay For Them !!!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by royfmc

“Public School Cuts Music Programs; Teachers Lose Jobs” “High School Music Program Slashed” “Budget Cuts Affect Music and Arts” We see those headlines in the news all the time. Now we are seeing such headlines in the local Pioneer Press with … Continue reading →

Posted in Illinois, LASEC, Leyden, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, politics, Rauner, Social Media, Taxation | Tagged advocacy, band, children, education, FAPE, Illinois, LASEC, music, Norridge, Norridge School District 80, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school, school district. | 1 Comment

Trump Directive Spurs Proposal To Delay IDEA Rule

Posted on February 28, 2018 by royfmc

The Trump administration is officially proceeding with plans to delay an Obama-era rule that aimed to ensure students from certain backgrounds aren’t wrongly placed in special education. The U.S. Department of Education is issuing a notice in the Federal Register … Continue reading →

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New Horizon Center’s 11th Annual Pre-St. Patty’s Day Charity Pub Crawl

Posted on February 27, 2018 by royfmc

Join us at the 11th Annual St Patty’s Day Pub Tour! #edisonpark #stpattysday #chicago #fundraiser #supportautism

Posted in Autism, Chicago, Edison Park, mental health, new horizon center, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged #leydenpride, advocacy, advocates, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, autistic child, autistic children, bullying, children, education, FAPE, IEP, Illinois, new horizon center, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children | Leave a comment