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VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 3
Lisa McConachie,
Senior Director, Columbia Regional Program, Portland Public
Schools, lmcconac@pps.net
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Special Education
Legislative Summit is a yearly summit to promote and advocate for laws
and legislation that support children with exceptionalities. The mission of
the summit is "ensuring every educator is empowered to serve all students
without limits" (https://specialeducationlegislativesummit.org/). Every year
CEC advocacy focuses on key legislative bills including fully funding IDEA
as well as policies and legislation that support a free appropriate public
education with full access to all that includes full safeguards for children,
students, and families.
This is the second time I have attended the summit and each year I am
inspired and energized to exercise my democratic right as an educator and
citizen to advocate for our children, families, and for education as a
profession. This year did not disappoint.
Council for Exceptional Children
Special Education Legislative Summit, 2019
