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1998 Standards Based Education Reform:
Including Youth with Disabilities

May 7 - 8, 1998
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Workshop Report

Published May, 1999

The workshop on which this report is based was developed and implemented by Mary Mack, Project Coordinator of the National Transition Network at the Institute on Community Integration (UAP), and Daniel Wiltrout, Director of the Resource Center on Educational Equity at the Council of Chief State School Officers. The report was prepared by Carrie Sword, Program Coordinator, National Transition Network. Special thanks to Gwen Willems, Research Associate / Editor, Institute on Community Integration (UAP).

This product was produced for the National Transition Alliance by the National Transition Network, and is available in alternative formats upon request. To request alternative formats, please contact—

National Transition Network
Institute on Community Integration
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota
101 D Pattee Hall / 150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
phone 612/624-2097
fax 612/624-9344
email ncset@umn.edu

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Acknowledgements

The National Transition Alliance would like to acknowledge the other organizations that collaborated in designing and offering the conference—

We would also like to thank conference presenters and panel moderators, whose expertise was roundly applauded in conference evaluations. (Affiliations listed were current at the time of the workshop)—

  • Richard Luecking, TransCen, Inc., Rockville, MD
  • Kris Schoeller, PACER Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Kathleen Boundy, Center for Law and Education, Boston, MA
  • Heidi Horak, Lakeville Schools, Lakeville, MN
  • Rosemary Fitton, Oregon Department of Education, Salem, OR
  • Wayne Erickson, Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning, St. Paul, MN
  • Michael Hock, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • James Ysseldyke, National Center for Educational Outcomes, Minneapolis, MN
  • Senator Jane Krentz, Minnesota State Legislature, St. Paul, MN
  • Martha Thurlow, National Center for Educational Outcomes, Minneapolis, MN
  • Karen Johnson, National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC
  • Kristi Lui, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Larry Waite, Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Albany, NY
  • Judy Elliott, National Center for Educational Outcomes, Minneapolis, MN
  • Judy Swisher, Shawnee Mission Schools, Shawnee, KS
  • Senator Warren Giese, South Carolina State Legislature, Columbia, SC
  • Joan Wilkosz, Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis, MN
  • Edward Roeber, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC
 

This is a product of the National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities (NTA), Cooperative Agreement Number H158M50001. The NTA is jointly funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the National School-to-Work Office. Contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Departments of Education or Labor, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

The partners of the National Transition Alliance are the Transition Research Institute at the University of Illinois, the National Transition Network, Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, the Disabilities Studies and Services Center at the Academy for Educational Development, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Alliance of Business, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. Collaborators of the National Transition Alliance are equal opportunity employers and educators.

 

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