Friday, January 04, 2008

Exceptional Children Advisory Panel to Meet

This from KDE press release:

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children invites parents of children with disabilities, education leaders and professionals and other interested citizens to a public hearing scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort.

The public hearing is a part of the panel’s January meeting that also will be held at the Capital Plaza Hotel. The primary purpose of the panel is to advise the Kentucky Department of Education’s Division of Exceptional Children Services on issues concerning the education of children and youth with disabilities.

Parents of children with disabilities, education leaders and professionals and other interested citizens are invited to express their comments regarding any issues in the education of children and youth with disabilities during the public hearing. There also will be an opportunity for participants to meet panel members.

The Governor appoints panel members, and meetings will be held in January, March, June and October of 2008.

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