by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Parents, Q&A
By Adam Wilson, Esq. | Hinkle Prior & Fischer, Attorneys at Law 1) My child is turning 21 and is scheduled to graduate in June. After being out of school since mid-March, I don’t think he is ready, and his post-secondary program is not ready for him. He...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Watch This
A virtual roundtable exploring how to serve the needs of special education students in a changed landscape. While this video is longer than our usual Watch This features, this NJ Spotlight virtual roundtable is a must see. With remote learning having become the norm...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Letters
April 30, 2020 Dear Editor, We are writing on behalf of the New Jersey Association of School Psychologists (NJASP) and school psychologists practicing across the state of New Jersey. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially given the considerable impact on...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Parents, Professionals, Students, Teachers
USDOE Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities This Supplemental Fact Sheet reaffirms the rights of students to receive educational instruction and related services...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Capitols
On April 30, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) issued a memo to New Jersey Directors of Special Education responding to instances in which school districts sought to require parents or guardians to waive certain legal rights or give written consent...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Capitols
The $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed in March charged US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to consider waiving key special education rules as school districts struggle to teach students online. The Secretary was required to report back to Congress by late...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Capitols
Governor Murphy signed A.3904 (now P.L. 2020, Chapter 27), authorizing school districts and APSSDs to educate students remotely in emergency situations that require school facilities to be closed for more than three days. A day of remote instruction will be considered...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Capitols
The New Jersey State Board of Education has adopted temporary rule modifications to Chapter 14 of New Jersey Administrative Code, which governs the delivery of special education and related services to students with disabilities. The State Board, acting pursuant to...
by Common Ground | May 5, 2020 | Capitols
The USDOE has waived the federal requirement mandating states administer annual statewide assessments required pursuant to section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, for school year...
by Common Ground | Feb 26, 2020 | Features
By Vasilisa Smith Roughly 7 million students in the K-12 public school system—14 percent—are identified as students with disabilities. Of these, more than 62 percent spend a large majority of their day in general education classrooms. Given the numbers, it is clear...
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