Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a safe and joyful holiday season. As we begin the new year, I wanted to make you aware of an important issue happening within our Oklahoma State Department of Education.

As you may know, the OSDE has made several changes to the transition sections of the IEP and transition education practices. A public comment period will be open from Dec 29, 2009 to Jan 28, 2010. If you are concerned about some of these changes, please email your comments to Tommie Jones at the OSDE. Be sure to put “public comment” in the subject line.

There will also be a public meeting in Oklahoma City at the OSDE Board Room, located at 2500 N. Lincoln Blvd on Jan 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for public comment. You may view the draft of the new document at The Oklahoma State Department of Education

Please write to the OSDE between Dec 29 and Jan 28, 2010 and provide your comments on the proposed changes.

Also, we welcome your comments and would be interested in your thoughts about these changes. Please feel free to email us at Oklahoma Parents Center

Watch for upcoming information regarding our next Regional Institute scheduled for last week in February 2010.

Sincerely,
Sharon Coppedge House
Executive Director
Oklahoma Parents Center

Take a look at the "CHECK IT OUT" page for "President Obama's Disability Agenda" and the "Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act"