Advocacy for your child is near and dear to our hearts and thus we are in the infancy stages of offering you as a member a wealth of resources in this area. In the meantime here are some existing online resources:
A Pocket Manual for Advocates
http://www.brightword.com/advocacy_manual.pdf
www.Wrightslaw.com - Pete Wright, Attorney-at-Law
http://www.fetaweb.com/ - Companion site - From Emotions to Advocacy
www.ReedMartin.com - Mathews Media (formerly Reed-Martin Law)
www.SpecialEdAdvocate.org - Jimmy Kilpatrick, Advocate
www.COPAA.org - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
- We are considering becoming an organizational member so that you have access to their online services.
IEP_guide-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - Including Andy Cuddy and Ilise Feitsheins, JD. IEP group on Yahoo that is the place to go for info on IEPs, etc. Over 3,000 members. There are attorneys on that list.
Also, we are working with St. Martin's University (www.stmartin.edu) in establishing an online Special Education Child Advocacy Certification Program.
Yes, we're serious.
EDUCATION LINKS and RESOURCES
Bookshare.org - http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
IDEA 2004 Resources News and Information - http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html
Reed Martin Yahoo Discussion Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReedMartinSPEDlaw/
Civil Rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act - The Bazelon Center http://www.bazelon.org/issues/disabilityrights/index.htm
Families Against Restrains & Seclusion = http://familiesagainstrestraintsandseclusion.blogspot.com/
Educational Rights Guidebook - http://oneparent2another.4t.com/B%26WVersion.pdf
Bridges 4 Kids - http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/wa.htm
PAVE - http://www.WashingtonPAVE.org
WPAS - WA Protection & Advocacy System - http://www.wpas-rights.org/
Bully Police USA - http://www.bullypolice.org/
WA State Special Education Coalition - http://www.wssec.org
Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys - http://www.copaa.org
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports - http://pbis.org/PBISandlaw.htm
Collaboration of 25+ organizations - http://www.ideapartnerships.org
The ARC's IDEA web site - http://www.thearc.org/education.html
Amicus for Children - Resources for Families - http://www.amicusforchildren.org
Washington Learns - http://www.washingtonlearns.wa.gov/default.htm
OSPI - Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction - http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/
Online Private [special needs] School Search - http://www.eschoolsearch.com/
ONLINE LEARNING and HOMESCHOOLING
PUBLIC-
Connections Academy (K-11th in a number of states) - http://www.connectionsacademy.com/
Homeschool.com Forums - http://forum.homeschool.com/forum/default.asp
Insight Online Public High Schools [CA, OR, WA] - http://www.insightschools.net/
Internet Academy K-12 (Federal Way, WA) - http://www.iacademy.org/
Kaplan Academy – offered in several states – www.kaplanacademy.com
Olympia Regional Learning Academy (WA) - http://orla.osd.wednet.edu/
Penn Tutoring (online) - http://www.penntutors.net
Quillayute Valley Online High School (Forks, WA) - http://www.forks.wednet.edu/
Washington Virtual Academy (Steilacoom, WA) - http://www.wava.org
PRIVATE -
Alger Learning Center and Independence High School
Family Academy
Clonlara
(734) 769-4515
American School
Keystone National High School
Oak Meadows High School
School: Christa McAuliffe Academy
Website: www.cmacademy.org
Phone: 1-866-575-4989
Grades: K-12
Cost: $3,600 annually, $300 monthly
Benefits: students choose own mentor / teacher
Regional Accreditation: Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
School: Compu High
Website: www.compuhigh.com
Phone: 1-866-859-0777
Grades: 9-12, adult
Cost: $885-1485 per year
Benefits: students work one-on-one with teachers
Regional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association
School: James Madison High School
Website: www.jmhsonline.com
Phone: 1-800-320-1960
Grades: 9-12
Cost: from $890 a year
Benefits: general and college prep diplomas
Regional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
School: Kaplan College Preparatory School
Website: www.kaplancollegepreparatory.com
Phone: 877-871-8163
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $10,770 per year, $1,795 per full credit course
Benefits: College prep program, personalized college advisement starting in 9th grade, one-on-one instruction.
Regional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
School: Kaplan High School
Website: www.kaplanhighschool.com
Phone: 877-767-5257
Grades: 9-12
Cost: $2,975 per year, $595 per full credit course
Benefits: Online high school program
Regional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
School: Keystone National High School
Website: www.keystonehighschool.com
Phone: 1-800-255-4937
Grades: 9-12
Cost: $1400 - $2200 per year, including textbooks
Benefits: honors courses, home school partner program
Regional Accreditation: Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
School: Orange Lutheran High School Online
Website: www.orangelhsonline.org
Phone: 1- 800-520-3969
Grades: 9-12
Cost: $300 per half credit
Benefits:: college prep, interactive
Regional Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges
School: Penn Foster High School
Website: www.pennfoster.edu
Phone: 1-800-275-4410
Grades: high school
Cost: $985 total
Benefits: career services available to graduates
Regional Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
School: University of Missouri-Columbia High School
Website: cdis.missouri.edu/MUHighSchool/HShome
Phone: 1-800-609-3727
Grades: elementary, middle school, high school
Cost: $130 per part for elementary and middle school courses, $135 per half unit for high school courses
Benefits: also offers courses for gifted students
Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
HOMESCHOOLING -
Brightword - http://www.brightword.com/
Home Education Magazine - http://www.homeedmag.com/catalog/
L.E.A.R.N. - http://www.homeschoolerslearn.org/index.htm
CHOSS Christian Homeschoolers - http://www.chossfamilies.org/
Special Needs Homeschoolers of WA - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SpecialHSofWA/
WHEN (WA Homeschool Education Network) - http://www.homestead.com/wahomeednet/WHENindex.html
WHO (WA Homeschool Organization) - http://www.washhomeschool.org/
List of Homeschooling Resources - http://www.castlemoyle.com/hshs/groups/state/washingt.htm
Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
Homeschool.com - http://www.homeschool.com/
Natl. Challenged Homeschoolers Association Network - http://www.nathhan.com/
HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Assoc.) - http://www.hslda.org/
