Oregon School for the Blind

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Oregon School for the Blind

• Chelsea Bender
• Service Learning

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Purpose of OSB

• The VISION of the Oregon School for the Blind is
  ... "Building Life In New Dimensions"
• The Mission of OSB
• provide a learning environment for students who
  are blind/visually impaired to
• achieve educational success
• become lifelong learners.

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Oregons Budget

• Budget Cuts
• http//www.ode.state.or.us/sfda/docs/estimate04-2.
  pdf
• Economy
• http//www.governor.state.or.us/Gov/equation.shtml
  

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Special Ed Spending OSBA

• In 1992 Oregon schools spent an average of 448
  per student on special education by 2000, the
  system spent 1,301 per student
• Since 1992 spending per student on special
  education in Oregons public schools has
  increased 14.3 percent annually
• Spending on regular classroom instruction
  increased 3 percent annually.
• http//www.osba.org/hotopics/funding/crossroad/sp
  ecial.htm

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ADA and IDEA

• Americans with Disabilities Act
• http//www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 97-
• http//www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/Policy/IDEA/overv
  iew.html

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NCLB

• No Child Left Behind?
• http//www.iedx.org/article_1.asp?ContentIDEN736
  SectionGroupIDNEWS
• Main points
• Accountability for results
• An emphasis on doing what works based on
  scientific research
• Expanded parental options
• Expanded local control and flexibility

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NCLB At what cost?

• Education versus Standardization
• Programming Cuts
• Unfair

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Final Thoughts

• I were asked to enumerate ten educational
  stupidities, the giving of grades would head the
  list... If I can't give a child a better reason
  for studying than a grade on a report card, I
  ought to lock my desk and go home and stay there.
  -Dorothy De Zouche-
• The function of education is to help you from
  childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself
  all the time. -Jiddu Krishnamurti-