SB10 News from Sen Johnson
FYI - Very exciting news from Sen. Johnson below regarding SB10. This is a victory for special needs children!!
Also, here are a couple other websites on SB10
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Carol Sadler, Special Education Consultant/Advocate
GA Advocacy Office PLSP I Graduate
770-442-8357
1105 Rock Pointe Look
Woodstock, GA 30188
CarolSadler@bellsouth.net
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Carol Sadler, Special Education Consultant/Advocate
GA Advocacy Office PLSP I Graduate
770-442-8357
1105 Rock Pointe Look
Woodstock, GA 30188
CarolSadler@bellsouth.net
www.IEPadvocate4You.com
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Information contained in this communication is confidential and privileged. It is not meant to represent legal or medical advice, but rather advice given based on my knowledge as a trained Parent Advocate by the GA Advocacy Office, Council of Parent Advocates & Attorneys, CHADD, LDA, and the GA DOE Parent Mentor program as an invited guest. Please do not forward without my permission.
Information contained in this communication is confidential and privileged. It is not meant to represent legal or medical advice, but rather advice given based on my knowledge as a trained Parent Advocate by the GA Advocacy Office, Council of Parent Advocates & Attorneys, CHADD, LDA, and the GA DOE Parent Mentor program as an invited guest. Please do not forward without my permission.
May 17, 2007
Dearest Advocates:
I wanted you to be aware of this announcement that was just released today:
We have just been notified that the Governor will sign SB 10 tomorrow--Friday-- at 9:30 a.m. in his office at the Capitol. You are welcome to come. It is an open event. The ceremony itself will probably take no longer than 15 minutes. But the law will go into effect on his signature. If anyone is planning on attending, please let me or my office know. If there is a large enough crowd of families, we can ask that the ceremony be moved from the office to the steps to accommodate more people.
SB 10 is the beginning of a significant shift in the way we provide public education. The benefits of this bill will be seen for many years to come.
Melanie Davis Stockwell
Chief of Staff and General Counsel
Senator Eric Johnson, President Pro Tempore
Georgia State Senate
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5109
404-657-9727 (FAX)
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In addition: I received this information from Stuart Bennett who is the Chief Deputy State Superintendent for Policy and External Affairs:
Since the passage of Senate Bill 10 on April 22, we have received a number of inquiries from interested schools and parents. For that reason, we have launched a very preliminary Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program website. Once the bill becomes law, this new website will serve as the one-stop shop for the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program. Over the coming weeks and months, the Department will add critical program information as soon as it becomes available, so we ask that you check the website frequently.
Until then, we ask that all interested parents and private schools use this website to file an “Interest to Participate” form. The information provided through these two forms will help the Department as it moves forward to implement this new state program for the 2007-2008 school year.
The website ur l is: http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/sb10.aspx
Until then, we ask that all interested parents and private schools use this website to file an “Interest to Participate” form. The information provided through these two forms will help the Department as it moves forward to implement this new state program for the 2007-2008 school year.
The website ur l is: http://public.
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SB10 News from Sen Johnson
Dear friends
We are still waiting for the Governor to sign SB 10. However, I wanted to let you know that the DOE is moving forward with implementation. They have announced a new website where private schools and parents can sign up with their intent to participate in the program. I encourage everyone, schools and parents, to fill out these forms, if you even think you might be interested in applying this year. Part of the purpose of this website is to see what kind of support and interest there is for this scholarship. There will be follow up applications once the Governor signs the bill. We expect there will be more parents who wish to apply than available schools this year. But we also expect the number of available private schools to grow over the next few years. In Florida, the program started out in its first year with two private schools participating. In six years, the number has grown to over 800. The website is http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sb10.aspx
Also, if you did not thank your Senator and Representative if they voted for the bill I encourage you do to so. They continue to be beaten up by their local school boards and teacher union representatives.
I will be sure and let you know when I know something about the bill signing.
Melanie Davis Stockwell
Chief of Staff and General Counsel
Senator Eric Johnson, President Pro Tempore
Georgia State Senate
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5109
404-657-9727 (FAX)
melanie.stockwell@senate.ga.gov
Dear friends
We are still waiting for the Governor to sign SB 10. However, I wanted to let you know that the DOE is moving forward with implementation. They have announced a new website where private schools and parents can sign up with their intent to participate in the program. I encourage everyone, schools and parents, to fill out these forms, if you even think you might be interested in applying this year. Part of the purpose of this website is to see what kind of support and interest there is for this scholarship. There will be follow up applications once the Governor signs the bill. We expect there will be more parents who wish to apply than available schools this year. But we also expect the number of available private schools to grow over the next few years. In Florida, the program started out in its first year with two private schools participating. In six years, the number has grown to over 800. The website is http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sb10.aspx
Also, if you did not thank your Senator and Representative if they voted for the bill I encourage you do to so. They continue to be beaten up by their local school boards and teacher union representatives.
I will be sure and let you know when I know something about the bill signing.
Melanie Davis Stockwell
Chief of Staff and General Counsel
Senator Eric Johnson, President Pro Tempore
Georgia State Senate
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5109
404-657-9727 (FAX)
melanie.stockwell@senate.ga.gov
posted by Carol Sadler @ 4:45 PM
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