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Policy Update For NCAIM Advisory Committee Presented by Laura W. Kaloi, MPA

Policy Update For NCAIM Advisory Committee Presented by Laura W. Kaloi, MPA. Mission: To ensure that the nation’s 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life. NCLD.

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Policy Update For NCAIM Advisory Committee Presented by Laura W. Kaloi, MPA

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  1. Policy Update For NCAIM Advisory Committee Presented by Laura W. Kaloi, MPA

  2. Mission:To ensure that the nation’s 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life. NCLD • Provides essential information to parents • Develops and delivers programs for early identification, intervention and support (such as the RTI Action Network) • Advocates for policies to strengthen and promote educational opportunities for all

  3. Students Receiving Special Education Services by Category : 6 million total The categories of students that do not include cognitive impairments totals about 82% of IDEA-eligible students www.IDEAdata.org Table 1-3: IDEA Part B Child Count, 2007

  4. Change in Selected Disability Categories1998-2007 ~ Ages 6-21 *Category introduced in 1997 as State option for ages 6-9.

  5. Educationand LD • The majority of students identified with LD have their primary deficit in the area of reading • Males comprise almost two-thirds of school age students with LD (ages 6 to 17) • 59% of students with LD spent 80% or more of their in-school time in general education classrooms • Students with LD are retained in grade much more often than their peers

  6. Perspective on Education and Tech Funding • As part of the economic stimulus package passed last year, the US Dept of Education earmarked $650 million on top of the $257 million already budgeted for technology spending (Ed-Tech).

  7. Some Perspective From the States:

  8. Education Funding • ARRA 2009 Funding: (over 2 years – must be obligated by 9-30-10) • $13 Billion – Title I • $12.2 Billion – IDEA • $400 Million – IDEA Part B Sec. 619 (pre-K) • $3 Billion – School Improvement Grants • $4.35 Billion – Race to the Top • $650 Million – Investing in Innovation • $350 Million – Data and Assessments Every state received a doubling of IDEA funds • Race to the Top:$4 Billion FY 2010, $1.35 Billion for FY 2011 • ESEA: 2.35 billion for pre-K to 12 literacy (pending S.2740 ) • Early Learning Challenge Grants: $600 million (pending)

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