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  • From: Tony Thaxton <anthonythaxton@xxxxxxx>
  • To: Listserv <maase@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:05:07 -0400

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
>
>
>
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