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Tribal Leaders with Character On-line course available December 6 ! Sign up now for our free on-line ethics course, taught by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars.
If learning in the regular classroom better suits your needs, you can attend the course live. There will be four sessions offered at Lake Region State College on December 6, 7, 13 and 14 from 10-3. Call Dr. Longie at (701) 351-2175 or email him to enroll now. A limited number of spaces are available. Training is free. Meals, stipend and transportation provided.
Latest Stops on Dr. Longie's Traveling IEP Tour
Dr. Longie is traveling around the Great Plains reservations to meet with parents and let them know about their children's rights to a free, appropriate public education, regardless of disability. Last week he enjoyed the hospitality and intelligent conversation of individuals with disabilities and their families on the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation.
Friday, November 30, he will at Turtle Mountain Community College, 10-1. Email Willie Davis or call (701) 477-0322.
Monday, December 3, at 5 pm he will be giving another presentation for parents at New Town High School on the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation.
Wednesday, December 5 he will be presenting at Four Winds School, again from 5- 8 p.m.
If you’d like to meet with Dr. Longie, he’ll also be at the Fort Peck Reservation on November 26th. Feel free to email him at erictsev@spiritlakeconsulting.com or call (701) 351-2175 to discuss offering a special education rights workshop.
Special Education Rights – Getting Your Child the Services Needed
A student has a traumatic brain injury as a result of a car accident. He is told that he cannot return to his local school because “we are not prepared to handle students with disabilities.”
Parents are told that they must pay for their child’s evaluation for special education because “you are a two-parent family, you make enough money and we serve a lot of low-income families on this reservation who need help.”
A student with a traumatic brain injury returns to school and sits in the corner of the classroom with nothing to do. When the parent complains, she is told that she should send her child to a special school where they know how to deal with him.
All of the above have actually happened and what do all of these real-life examples have in common? They are illegal! Your child has a right to a free, appropriate public education.
Dr. Longie has decided that, based on the feedback we have been receiving, there is a great need for more information to be provided to parents on their children’s rights in Special Education. He is going to be out and about this month. First he was in New Town on the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, at New Town High School on November 14 at 5 p.m. The next workshop was closer to home on November 23 at Lake Region State College, from 10-1.
The next week, he will at Turtle Mountain Community College, November 30 from 10-1. Email Willie Davis or call (701) 477-0322.
Monday, December 3, at 5 pm he will be giving another presentation for parents at New Town High School.
Wednesday, December 5 he will be presenting at Four Winds School, again from 5- 8 p.m.
If you’d like to meet with Dr. Longie, he’ll also be at the Fort Peck Reservation on November 26th. Feel free to email him at erictsev@spiritlakeconsulting.com or call (701) 351-2175 to discuss offering a special education rights workshop.
Attendance is FREE thanks to a RUSH award from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Participants who complete a pre- and post-test will receive a $25 stipend in appreciation of their time.
December 14, Dr. De Mars and Dr. Longie will be sharing what we have learned about what works and what doesn't in research on reservations in the webcast, Research and Dissemination in Indian Country: Indianonish, Email, and Other Surprises.
Registration for this webcast is free and open to the public. If you are available December 14, 2 pm Central Time, please feel free to sign up.
Speaking of RUSH, this is a Research Utilization Support and Health grant, awarded to distribute the results of our Disability Access research project farther and wider in Indian country. The most recent quarterly report is now available, with information on the use of the Internet by tribal members, the effectiveness of IEP training and more.
Three ways keep updated on the latest news on program management, disability and chronic illness in disadvantaged communities as well as on happenings at Spirit Lake Consulting,
- Subscribe to our newsletters. It's free!
- Check Dr. De Mars' blog, you might learn something, although it's not guaranteed.
- See the Happenings Section in the Spirit Lake Forum.