by Dan DeMarle | Dec 9, 2024 | Federal, Legislation, Project 2025
““We have more students who are coming to school who are not potty-trained.” Marie Wiles was blunt about the increasingly basic needs of her pupils. She has served as superintendent of the Guilderland Central Schools, a suburb of Albany, for 14 years. ...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 25, 2024 | Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Special Education
Summary IDEA Part B requires that children with disabilities, ages three through 21, receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). IDEA Part C requires States to make available early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 13, 2024 | Legislation, Parents/Guardians, Pregnancy
On April 19, 2024, the EEOC published its final rule regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees or candidates with a known limitation related to pregnancy,...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 19, 2024 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Augmentative Communication, Disability, Legislation, Speech and Language
“As House floor speeches go, the subject of recent remarks by U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., was unremarkable — she proposed renaming a small-town Virginia post office. But the speech nevertheless marked a new era for people with disabilities: Wexton’s words...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 3, 2024 | Legislation, School Districts, Special Education
The New York State Education Department Office of Special Education (OSE) has updated its Procedural Safeguard Notice. Updates include both minor technical edits and formatting changes along with several substantive changes. The substantive changes include: The...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 19, 2024 | Legislation, School Safety
Two amendment packages to NYCRR §155.17 related to district-wide school safety plans, building-level emergency response plans, and emergency drills were shared at the April Board of Regents meeting. The first set of changes will go into effect...
