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The purpose of this website is to facilitate improved services to students with disabilities, or those at risk of learning failure, by providing a clearinghouse and point of reference for an array of individuals and organizations working in special education communities.


Information includes: best and promising practices, funding resources, professional development, correspondence, parent resources, technical assistance, policy, and more. An interactive list serve is also available. Resources are updated regularly.


Join us in creating a culture of high expectations, accountability, and results that will respond to the needs of all stakeholders in the educational process and help to make the Vision for a New Way a reality.

This site is maintained and supported using federal and state funds provided by the Michigan Department of Education through a competitive bid to Provide Special Education Services to Michigan's Public Charter Schools awarded to the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA) and facilitated by CS Partners.

                                                     

 Serving Students with Disabilities - A Vision for a New Way >>

A concept Paper Promoting Leadership & Commitment to Children - Presented by MAPSA on November 6, 2003. This paper was written by former State Director of Special Education - Richard Baldwin, in consultation with Chuck Stockwell and the MAPSA Task Force on Special Education. It was approved by the MAPSA Board in 2003.

Read the entire report from the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education by clicking on the following link:

A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and Their Families

Thank you to our presenters at the recent MAPSA conference.  For those of you who were unable to attend the break-out sessions regarding special education issues, we will provide information from each of the sessions as it becomes available.

  • Joanne Winkleman (MDE) & Sheryl Diamond (MDE)- Emergency Use of Seclusion and Restraint  - click here to go to podcast
  • Harvalee Saunto (MDE) & David Gruber (MSEMP) - Avoiding/Resolving SE Disputes   
  • Steve Goodman (OAISD) - MiBLSI - Behavior and Literacy Together  - PPT
  • Matt Korolden (MDE) - Transition Planning for Improved SE Outcomes  - click here to go to podcast
  • Teresita Long (MDE) & Karen Fales (MDE) - Continuous Improvement and Monitoring System  - click here to go to podcast
  • Allen Knapp & Darren Warner (MDE) - Using Special Education Data

STAY UPDATED!
New messages appear frequently in the Information section State and Federal Correspondence. Be sure to check out new messages from the Michigan Department of Education, CEN, MICIS, and more.

Updated: November 19, 2008


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