Tag Archives: Leyden Area Special Education

In Person School Education Is Suspended for Another 30 Days—Awaiting Remote E-Learning Day Plan To Be Promulgated by Leyden and Norwood Park Area Schools Shortly

Posted on April 1, 2020 by royfmc

Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois will continue its suspension of in-person instruction for another 30 days, through April 30. Governor Pritzker addressed students directly today, saying: “I won’t try and tell you that texting and calling each other … Continue reading →

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27 Companies Who Hire Adults With Autism

Posted on June 22, 2019 by royfmc

Growing list of companies who hire adults who are diagnosed with autism or are autistic. Includes company information and resources for job seekers. — Read on workology.com/companies-hiring-adults-with-autism/

Posted in #mentalhealthmonth, Autism, Economy, Education, Employing Disabled, Illinois, illinois politics, mental health, mike madigan, minimum wage, new horizon center, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Pennoyer School District 79, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Special Education, student discipline, Taxation | Tagged Autism, autistic child, autistic children, Illinois Autism Society, Leyden Area Special Education, Special Needs children, unemployment, work force, World Autism Awareness Day | Leave a comment

Victims of High School Bullying May See A Lifetime of Mental Health Problems

Posted on June 20, 2019 by royfmc

Victims of bullying in secondary school have dramatically increased chances of mental health problems and unemployment in later life. New research reveals a decade on, victims of persistent or violent bullying suffer the worst consequences. Examples of bullying within the … Continue reading →

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Disabled teens suffering the mental health effects of bullying

Posted on August 10, 2018 by royfmc

New research shows the effect of bullying on disabled teenagers and suggests what schools can do to help. — Read on theconversation.com/disabled-teens-suffering-the-mental-health-effects-of-bullying-101186

Posted in Autism, Disability Employment Month, domestic violence, Employing Disabled, Special Education | Tagged advocates, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, autistic child, autistic children, Board of Education, children, disability card special needs, education, IEP, Illinois, Illinois Autism Society, ISBE, Leyden Area Special Education, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children, World Autism Awareness Day | Leave a comment

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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The Winds of Change Are Coming to LASEC, with the First Step Being Taken By The Illinois Senate Education Committee by a Vote of 13-0

Posted on April 25, 2018 by royfmc

Late this afternoon, on a vote of 13-0 Amendment 1 to SB 2344 sponsored by Senator Mulroe was approved by the Illinois Senate Education Committee. This Amendment when it completes its journey through the Illinois General Assembly and is … Continue reading →

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Mannheim School District 83 Hired Consultants to Review LASEC’s (Leyden Special Education CoOp) Operation of Enger School In The Fall of 2016; So Why Fail to Disclose a Taxpayer Paid Report to the Public ?

Posted on December 9, 2017 by royfmc

Mannheim School District 83 retained the services of TJ Consultants in the Fall of 2016 to review the programing and instructional strategies at Enger School. This report that was issued in the Spring of 2017 can be found … Continue reading →

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Can Leyden Area Special Education CoOp (LASEC) Reinvent Themselves ? Or Is It Best That the CoOp Be Disbanded ?

Posted on November 29, 2017 by royfmc

On February 7, 2017, I wrote a blog article https://royfmc.com/2017/02/03/is-leyden-area-special-education-coop-lasec-obsolete-should-norwood-park-grammar-schools-withdraw-from-lasec-and-consolidate-special-education-services/ questioning whether LASEC was obsolete and whether Norwood Park Grammar Schools should disband ? Nine months later it has become clear that at least Norridge School District 80 and the … Continue reading →

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