National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (webcast)

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Participants in this interactive Webcast will learn about critical factors influencing students' decisions to drop out of school and technical assistance available through the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities to reduce the number of students who drop out. In addition, participants will learn about Ohio's successful strategies to reduce the dropout rate among students with disabilities.

You do not need to RSVP to participate in this Webcast. Sponsored by GLARRC, the Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center, and NCSET.

Participants:

Dr. Loujeania Bost, Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities

Mr. Mike Armstrong, State Director of Special Education, Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children

References used during the Exiting Community of Practice Webcast

Websites

Facilitators of the Exiting Community of Practice
Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center (GLARRC) – http://www.glarrc.org/
National Center for Special Education and Transition (NCSET) – http://www.ncset.org/
Parent Information Center of Delaware – http://www.picofdel.org
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc. – http://www.fndfl.org
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities – http://www.dropoutprevention.org

Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children website – http://www.ode.state.oh.us/oec

Information about the six OSEP Communities of Practice can be found on http://www.taacommunities
Information from this webcast will be posted in the Exiting Community of Practice on that website

What Works Clearinghouse – http://www.w-w-c.org

Conferences

16th Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference – “A Student With a Dream Is a Student With a Future” – October 31 – November 3, 2004 – The Rosen Plaza hotel, Orlando, Florida. For information check http://www.dropoutprevention.org

1st Annual National Special Education Forum – “Creating Model Dropout Prevention Programs: Begin with Effective Strategies+ November 3-4, 2004 – National Dropout Center for Students with Disabilities – The Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida. For information, check http://www.dropoutprevention.org

National Accountability Conference on Special Education and Early Intervention (formerly the National Monitoring Conference) October 4-5, 2004 – New Orleans Hyatt Regency - New Orleans, LA – For information, check http://www.dssc.org/frc/MonitorConf.htm

Upcoming Conference Call

Thursday, September 30, 2004 – 1 PM. Eastern Daylight Savings Time – conference call sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities – a synthesis of 20 years of research related to dropout – for information, check http://www.dropoutprevention.org

Reports

The Study of State and Local Implementation and Impact of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Volume I Final Intrim Report (Refer to Chapter 4) http://www.abt.sliidea.org/Reports/Volume%20I%20Final%20Interim%20Report%2011-03.pdf

Acronyms

OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education

APR – Annual Performance Report

UDL - Universal Design for Learning