Meeting:
Next Meeting of NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing
Committee
Thursday, June 23,
6:30 – 8:15 pm
Mary Jacobs Library, 64 Washington St., Rocky Hill, NJ
08553
Library Phone: (609) 924-7073 (For meeting info call 908-881-5275)
Meeting Press Release
PLEASE RSVP NOW BY E-MAILING
ADVOCATE@STUDENTADVOCATE-NJ.ORG or calling 908-881-5275.
or at this link:
RSVP
Presentations by education and student
advocates and organizers.
On May 26, the NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing
Committee was formed at a meeting attended by 14 parents and advocates.
The group will meet again on June 23 to assess progress since the first meeting
and plan activities for the following month.
Topics:
Brief IDEIA 2004 Update for those who did not attend earlier meetings on the
topic.
Petition Drive in Motion with 750 Signatures and Counting . . . .
to stand up and be counted, click here:
http://studentadvocate-nj.org/IDEIA2004_Petition.htm
We have nearly 800 signatures on the petition to protect the rights of children with disabilities and their parents. We need to develop a strategy to move the petition base from counting by the hundreds into counting by the thousands. Let’s organize all 215,000 NJ special needs families!
The petition drive was initiated and has been largely coordinated by APIECE. The NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing Committee has been formed to move the effort forward.
Activating the Petitioner Base:
Those who sign the petition at the website are also volunteering for various tasks including letter writing, further promotion of the petition, to solicit support from their organization etc. A mechanism of phone bankers is needed to organized follow up calls to petitioners to assure that they are following through on their tasks and to see what other efforts they might be willing to support. Ideally we would call the petitioners once a month or every other month. The calls would be brief – unless you decide to talk longer – and the amount of time requested for phone banking would be minimal. The follow up with petitioners needs to be organized.
Other petition tasks:
A means to organize outreach to media, organizations, potential signers, etc. to
more thoroughly communicate to the whole state of special needs families about
the need to struggle around these issues is needed. We will discuss and
brainstorm how to organize and coordinate the statewide effort.
PLEASE RSVP BY E-MAILING
ADVOCATE@STUDENTADVOCATE-NJ.ORG or calling 908-881-5275
or at this link:
RSVP .
Driving Directions:
The Mary Jacobs Library is located on Route 518 (Washington St) in Rocky Hill,
one third of a mile from the intersection of Routes 206 and 518. From
Somerville, go south on Route 206 about 12 miles and turn left onto Route 518.
The library is on the left side of Washington St. From Princeton, go north on
Route 206 and turn right onto Route 518. From New Brunswick, proceed south about
10 miles on Route 27 and bear right onto Route 518 shortly after Kendall Park.
Drive about three miles to Rocky Hill and turn right at the library.
[ Those using public transportation would need to take a train to Princeton and
then the "Dingy" train to downtown Princeton. Arrangements with us in
advance for a pick up from the Dingy station would be necessary as well.
Call or write to the above addresses if that is needed for your attendance. ]
Ask the Advocate
NJ Complaint Form (MS Word)
(PDF)
On Line Public Hearing on IDEIA 2004
Survey on NJ OSEP Complaint
Process
Past Activities
IEP Wkshp
Rec. Programs for
those w/ Disabilities
An Evening of Educational Advocacy
September 8, 2005 Edison, NJ
What The Student Advocate Has Done for Our Children
Lately . . .
NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing Committee
Minutes of IDEIA 2004 meeting on Thu., May
26
Student Rights Radio
Discussion, October 31
Effort to
Reach Gubernatorial Hopefuls and Acting Governor / Candidates
IDEA: An Update
Dec. 5, 2005
Middletown
January 18,
2006: Hold a Candle Light for Our Children's Rights
50 Strong For Our
Children
No. Jersey Radio Interview Aired, 1/22
Petitioning for Rights Children: Legal in Princeton
Interview on NJ IDEIA Rights
- Racial Disparities in Sp-Ed
Call
is Heard in Montgomery Twp: Inclusive Recreation
NJSAU Minutes 2/18/2006
Playing and Singing for
Our Rights, 4/1/6
Better IDEA Laws for Special Education
Students?
Better IEPs? Anything is Possible!
April
1 Report: Student Advocacy Union - Fundraising Concert
Mobilization for Rights
of Our Children, May 17, 2006, Trenton
Nationwide Internet Radio Rally for Sp-Ed Parent Rights
9pm EST, Sat. May 20
Parents’ Rally @ Statehouse in Trenton Thursday, June 8, 2006
Piscataway Parents Mtg, June 19, 2006