Public
Forums on IDEA Regs
The
U.S. Department of Education has announced the schedule for public
forums on IDEA regulations.
John H. Hager, assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education,
is pleased to share with you the schedule of a series of public meetings
to be held during the first few months of calendar year 2005 to seek
input and suggestions for developing regulations for the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Newark, Delaware - January 28, 2005
The first public meeting will be held Friday, January 28, 2005, from
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the University of
Delaware in Newark, Delaware. The address for this meeting is:
University of Delaware
University of Delaware Conference Center
John M. Clayton Hall, Room 106
100 Pencader Way
Newark, DE 19716
Columbus, Ohio - February 3, 2005
The second public meeting will be held Thursday, February 3, 2005,
from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Ohio State
University in Columbus, Ohio. The address for this meeting is:
Ohio State University
School of Education
384 Arps Hall
1945 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Boston, MA - February 7, 2005
The
third public meeting will be held February 7, 2005, from 10:00 AM
to 2:00 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Sheraton Boston Hotel in
Boston, Massachusetts. The address for this meeting is:
Sheraton
Boston Hotel
Prudential Center
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199
San
Diego, CA - February 11, 2005
The
fourth public meeting will be held February 11, 2005, from 1:00 PM
to 5:30 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Lindbergh Schweitzer
Elementary School in San Diego, California. The address for this meeting
is:
San
Diego City Schools
Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School
Schweitzer Campus
6911 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92111
Atlanta,
GA - February 15, 2005
The fifth public meeting will be held February 15, 2005, from 3:30
PM to 5:30 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Frederick Douglass
High School in Atlanta, Georgia. The address for this meeting is:
Atlanta
Public Schools
Frederick Douglass High School
225 Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Laramie,
WY - February 18, 2005
The
sixth public meeting will be held February 18, 2005, from 3:30 PM
to 5:30 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the University of Wyoming.
The address for this meeting is:
University
of Wyoming at Laramie
Wyoming
Union, 2nd
Floor
Laramie,
WY 82071
Washington,
DC - February 24, 2005
The last public meeting will be held February 24, 2005, from 1:00
PM to 5:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Academy for Educational
Development. The address for this meeting is:
Academy
for Educational Development
Academy
Hall
1825
Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20009
Registration
Individuals can register to comment at the door, on a first-come
first-served basis. Registered
individuals will have two to five minutes to comment, depending upon
the amount of individuals registered. Individuals
can provide oral and written comments at the meetings; written comments
that accompany oral remarks are optional.
Written
comments or suggestions can also be submitted electronically to comments@ed.gov
or mailed to:
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Potomac Center Plaza, Room 5126
Washington, D.C., 20202-2641 by February 28, 2005.
Questions
can be directed to OSERS main number, 202-245-7468, or, if a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) is needed, individuals may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
For
a copy of the law, please visit the Office
of Special Education Programs (OSEP) website at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
and go to The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
Act of 2004.
Learn
More about IDEA 2004
Please
visit the IDEA
2004 Page for articles, information, and commentary about changes
in the law.
