Information for Parents and Friends of the Trula Lawson Center

 

 

Index | State Forms | County Forms | TLC Forms | Parents | Paraprofessionals | Teachers | Birth to 3 | Calendar | Class Activities | Contacts | Teachers' Favorite Links | IEPs | Lesson Planning | Teaching Materials | Class Newsletters | Special Education Referrals | Speech/Language
* State/County Sites
* Special Education Sites
* Advocacy Sites
* Links to Educational Activities

Services in Sevier County and Tennessee

* Parent Survey to rate the evaluation and education planning process for your child
* Call to Join the Sevier County Special Education Parent Advisory Committee, a 1-page PDF form to become a member of the SpEd PAC. Here's the same form en Español.
* Special Education Forms, the State's link for Special Education forms (in Spanish or English, also in PDF and MSWord formats)
* FERPA in Sevier County, guardians' (or 18+ year-old students') rights concerning education records
* Roles/Responsibilities for Service Delivery Options in Sevier County Neighborhood Schools
* Continuum of Special Education Services Provided by Every Sevier County Neighborhood School
* How Will I Know If My Child Is Making Progress?, a 2-page summary of progress reports to look for or ask about
* General Information about Special Education and Related Services in Sevier County
* Special Education Exit Form, for a student reaching 18 years old and choosing to terminate Special Education services
* Independent Educational Evaluations local guidelines for educational evaluations done outside the school system
* List of Independent Educational Evaluators in and around Sevier County, by specialty
* Tennessee Family Pathfinder, an Internet community for disability resources
* Medication Procedures for students in Sevier County Schools
* What Kids are Typically Afraid of at Each Age, from the Cherry Hill, NJ, school district
* School Transportation Information, including parents' responsibilities
* School Closings Listing from WBIR
* Winter Weather Precautions for Tennessee, from area Emergency Management offices
* Tennessee Special Education Programs and Services, the 70-page PDF file of SpEd rules for the state
* Tennessee's Department of Children's Services, residential placements, adoptions, foster care, and more
* new item Suggested Immunizations Schedule, published by TennCare
* Tennessee Family Support Guidelines, the May 2001 PDF file (102 pages worth reading) from the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

Special Education Sites

* Office of Special Education Programs, materials for IDEA and IEP guides
* Tennessee's Special Education homepage. Or call toll free at 1-888-212-3162.
* Tennessee SpEd Links from the Autism-PDD Network
* Parent Pals.Com, nice set of links; even the ads are special education related
* Suggestions for Records Keeping for special education guardians
* Rights of Children with Disabilities and Parent Responsibilities, a Tennessee focus, commonly given to parents/guardian during multidisciplinary team meetings
* Step by Step Guide for Parents, a more thorough treatment than the link directly above
* Rights Brochure, the state's document mentioned immediately above, in a 4-page version
* Parenting Project tries to get tomorrow's parents ready; has great links for parents, students, and teachers
* Parenting.Org, sponsored by Girls and Boys Town, the site has nice short articles on the various stages of childhood
* Assessing Preschoolers, detailed information for parents from the Peoria Unified School District
* Family Education Right to Privacy Amendment, Buckley's amendment explained
* U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, highlights the House of Representatives' committee that works education issues
* new item IDEA 2004 for Parents, CESA 7's summary of the parent involvement parts of IDEA 2004
* The FERPA, a good summary of the Buckley Amendment
* Why Students Are Tested and what their scores mean
* Interpreting Test Scores, what raw, percentile, grade-equivalent, etc. scores mean
* First Signs, great site for parents and pediatricians on what to watch for developmentally

Advocacy Sites

* Tennessee Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities, compiled by Wrightslaw's From Emotions to Advocacy site
* Pennsylvania's Parent Education Network, a great set of links, and most aren't state-specific, even a link to request free publications
* Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, regional and statewide advocacy
* Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights, Minnesota's PACER site
* Families and Advocates Partnership for Education, not the FAPE those in special education think of, but a nifty site just the same
* Virtual Children's Hospital has good medical and health information
* Children's Medicine Cabinet, good, clear information from Keep Kids Healthy.com
* Family Village, laid out as a virtual community for the disabled; maybe spread a bit thin in trying to cover all areas, but it's worth the try and makes it a good site to start from