Home » Education and AdvocacyAdvocacy 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-Lawhttp://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
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 http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReedMartinSPEDlaw/ http://www.bazelon.org/issues/disabilityrights/index.htm http://familiesagainstrestraintsandseclusion.blogspot.com/ http://oneparent2another.4t.com/B%26WVersion.pdf http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/wa.htm http://www.WashingtonPAVE.org http://www.wpas-rights.org/ http://www.bullypolice.org/ http://www.wssec.org http://www.copaa.org http://pbis.org/PBISandlaw.htm http://www.ideapartnerships.org http://www.thearc.org/education.html http://www.amicusforchildren.org http://www.washingtonlearns.wa.gov/default.htm http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/ http://www.eschoolsearch.com/ ONLINE LEARNING and HOMESCHOOLING http://www.connectionsacademy.com/ http://forum.homeschool.com/forum/default.asp http://www.insightschools.net/ http://www.iacademy.org/ Kaplan Academy – offered in several states – www.kaplanacademy.com http://orla.osd.wednet.edu/ http://www.penntutors.net http://www.forks.wednet.edu/ http://www.wava.org
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 AcademyWebsite: www.cmacademy.org Phone: 1-866-575-4989Grades: K-12Cost: $3,600 annually, $300 monthlyBenefits: students choose own mentor / teacherRegional Accreditation: Northwest Association of Accredited Schools School: Compu High Website: www.compuhigh.com Phone: 1-866-859-0777Grades: 9-12, adultCost: $885-1485 per yearBenefits: students work one-on-one with teachersRegional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools North Central Association School: James Madison High SchoolWebsite: www.jmhsonline.com Phone: 1-800-320-1960Grades: 9-12Cost: from $890 a yearBenefits: general and college prep diplomasRegional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
School: Kaplan College Preparatory School Website: www.kaplancollegepreparatory.com Phone: Grades: Cost: Benefits: th grade, one-on-one instruction.Regional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
School: Kaplan High School Website: www.kaplanhighschool.com Phone: Grades: Cost: Benefits: Regional Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools School: Keystone National High SchoolWebsite: www.keystonehighschool.com Phone: 1-800-255-4937Grades: 9-12Cost: $1400 - $2200 per year, including textbooksBenefits: honors courses, home school partner programRegional Accreditation: Northwest Association of Accredited Schools School: Orange Lutheran High School OnlineWebsite: www.orangelhsonline.org Phone: 1- 800-520-3969Grades: 9-12Cost: $300 per half creditBenefits: : college prep, interactiveRegional Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges School: Penn Foster High SchoolWebsite: www.pennfoster.edu Phone: 1-800-275-4410Grades: high schoolCost: $985 totalBenefits: career services available to graduatesRegional Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools School: University of Missouri-Columbia High SchoolWebsite: cdis.missouri.edu/MUHighSchool/HShome Phone: 1-800-609-3727Grades: elementary, middle school, high schoolCost: $130 per part for elementary and middle school courses, $135 per half unit for high school coursesBenefits: also offers courses for gifted studentsRegional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools http://www.brightword.com/ http://www.homeedmag.com/catalog/ http://www.homeschoolerslearn.org/index.htm http://www.chossfamilies.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SpecialHSofWA/ http://www.homestead.com/wahomeednet/WHENindex.html http://www.washhomeschool.org/ http://www.castlemoyle.com/hshs/groups/state/washingt.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ http://www.homeschool.com/ http://www.nathhan.com/ http://www.hslda.org/
