FYI - Following please see an email sent to ISD Directors of Special Education regarding the most recent Special Education Rule Revisions-Including Changes to LD Definition and SCI-SXI Programs. The message contains a link to the MDE document. - Tony Tony Thaxton Executive Director Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education 4769 Crestridge Court Holland, Mi 49423 616-283-0597 anthonythaxton@xxxxxxx >From: "Lucy HoughWaite" <LucyHoughWaite@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Alice Woodrow" <awoodrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tammy Casey" ><tcasey@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Michelle Cutcher" <Cutcherm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Lynelle >Dodge" <dodgel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Pam Zandt" <zandtp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Diane Heinzelman" <heinzed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Elaine Smiley" ><smileye@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Doreen Mangrum" <dmangrum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Stacey >Jennette" <Stacey.Jennette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Jann VanAirsdale" ><jvanairs@xxxxxxxxx>, "Michele Harmala" ><MICHELE.HARMALA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Frank Schwartz" <fschwart@xxxxxxx>, >"Fred Wisniewski" <fwisniew@xxxxxxx>, "Jane Dykhouse" ><jdykhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tammy Watts" <Watts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Angie Thornburgh" <athornburgh@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Jessica Crampton" ><jcrampton@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Jeaune Allard" <AllardJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Judy Ball" ><BallJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Carla Bart" <bartc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gary Harmon" ><HarmonG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Steve Kadau" <KadauS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Paulette >Komor" <komorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Denise Ludwig" <LudwigD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Deb >Maichele" <MaicheleD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Elaine Martin" ><MartinE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Lisa Merritt" <MerrittL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Barb >Meyers" <MeyersB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Sue Miller" <millers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Greg >Morris" <morrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Barbara Osburn" <OsburnB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Barb Powell" <PowellB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Julie Swanson" ><SwansonJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Karen Truax" <TruaxK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Amy Worfel" ><WorfelA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ann Zoellner" <ZoellnerA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Wayne >Abbott" <wabbott@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Sue Busscher" <sbussche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Scott Hubble" <shubble@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Candice Churchwell" ><CandiceChurchwell@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Dawn Morgan" <DawnMorgan@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Lucy >HoughWaite" <LucyHoughWaite@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Marcia Logie" ><MarciaLogie@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ray Veneklase" <RayVeneklase@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Blair >Feldkamp" <Blair.Feldkamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Sharon O'Donnoghue" ><Sharon.ODonnoghue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mike Sremba" <msremba@xxxxxxxx>, "Laurie >Jefsen" <ljefsen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Steve Brieve" <sbrieve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Teri >Johnson" <tjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Maureen Dorough" ><mdorough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tony Thaxton" <anthonythaxton@xxxxxxx>, "Mark >Moody" <mmoody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tom Koepke" <tkoepke@xxxxxxxx>, "Penelope >Miller-Smith" <MILLERP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Diane Lanham" ><dlanham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Kathy Fortino" <KFortino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Donna Tinberg" <dtinberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bob Anthony" <banthony@xxxxxxxx>, >"Dan Heitzman" <dheitzman@xxxxxxxx>, "Charles (Chip) Clearwater" ><cclearwa@xxxxxxxxx>, "Greg LaMore" <glamore@xxxxxxxxx>, "Kathleen Golinski" ><Kathleen.Golinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Laura McClure" ><Laura.McClure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Nadine Harris" ><harrisn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Stephanie Mack" <smack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Kevin >Magin" <MaginK@xxxxxxxx>, "Jim Ellis" <jellis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Kirsten >Myers" <KMyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Pam Thomas" <pam825@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bill >Hartl" <BHARTL@xxxxxxx>, "Sue Gates" <Susan.Gates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Dan Klimaszewski" <dklimaszewski@xxxxxxxxx>, "Mari Price" ><mprice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Daris Delsi" <ddelsi@xxxxxxxxx>, "John Bretschneider" ><jbret@xxxxxxxxx>, "Harry Knol" <knolh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Cc: "Becky Rocho" <RochoB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bev VanDyke" <BVANDYKE@xxxxxxx>, >"Sandra Harvey" <HarveyS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Veronica Lake" ><lakev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <MOBRIEN@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Barbara Corbin" ><BarbaraCorbin@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Joan Meyer" <JoanMeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "John >Dickey" <JohnDickey@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Laurie VanderPloeg" ><LaurieVanderPloeg@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mary Devries" <MaryDevries@xxxxxxxxxxx>, >"Steve Hamilton" <SteveHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Carol Uhlman" ><carol.uhlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Date: August 15, 2008 05:31:17 PM EDT >Subject: Most Recent Special Education Rule Revisions-Including Changes >to LD Def and SCI-SXI Programs > >Dear Colleagues: > >After a lot of vigorous testimony, the MDE rule package found at this link was >passed by Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) this past Wednesday. >This package is the one that included the changes to LD definition and rules >for Severe Cognitive Impairment and Severe Multiple Impairment programs. >Please review this document for what is soon to be published by the MDE. > >http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/rules.asp?type=dept&id=ED&subId=2007%2D015+ED&subCat=Revision+Text > >I attended the hearing and had the opportunity to testify, as did several of >our MAASE colleagues. Thanks for all of you who attended and/or testified. Our >presence definitely made a difference. > > >Lucy Hough-Waite >Director of Special Education and Early Childhood >Kent Intermediate School District >2930 Knapp Street NE >Grand Rapids, MI 49525 >Phone: 616-365-2297 or 616-365-2299 >Fax: 616-447-2440 >Email: lucyhoughwaite@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > ************************************************************************ You have received this message as a member of the MAASE Announcement List. If you would no longer like to receive these announcements, please send your request to: anthonythaxton@xxxxxxx