Priorities - Education

Education

Goal 1: Students with disabilities will have access to appropriate behavioral supports and interventions.

Objective 1: Pursue systemic negotiation, administrative, litigation, and data collection strategies for DLAC to monitor compliance of school systems with the new Restraint and Isolation Rules and Regulations.

Objective 2: Pursue systemic negotiation, administrative, litigation, and data collection strategies for DLAC to gain access to monitor and investigate abuse, neglect, restraint and isolation in public schools.

Objective 3: Provide individual advocacy within the public schools to eliminate inappropriate restraint, isolation and/or court referral due to behavior related problems for students with disabilities.

Goal 2: Students with disabilities will transition from the public schools in compliance with IDEIA.

Objective 1: Provide individual advocacy related to transition planning for students with disabilities.

Objective 2: Educate persons with disabilities, the public, and lawmakers on transition from school to work/community through publications and trainings.

Objective 3: Promote transition from school through systemic advocacy, including participation in Resource Mapping activities.

Goal 3: Children with disabilities, birth to 5 years old, will have access to appropriate early intervention services.

Objective 1: Pursue statewide systemic strategies to address identified problems in the delivery of early intervention and school services for children with disabilities, age birth to five.

Objective 2: Provide individual advocacy for children with disabilities, birth to 5 years old, who have been denied access to appropriate early intervention and school services.

Objective 3: Educate persons with children with disabilities, the public, and lawmakers on IDEIA, Part C services through publications and trainings.

Goal 4: Students with seizure disorders in the public schools will have access to anti-seizure medication.

Objective 1: Provide individual advocacy for students with seizure disorders in the public schools who do not receive anti-seizure medication as determined by TN legislation.

Objective 2: Gather data from schools and families to ensure anti-seizure medication is administered safely to students with seizures in public schools in the manner required by legislation and recently developed guidelines.