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December 11, 2014

The Louisiana Legislature will hold a Joint Education Committee Hearing (comprised of the House Education and Senate Education Committees) on Tuesday, December 17th to receive updates from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). One issue on the agenda is an update on:

Implementation of Act 833, regarding alternative pathways to promotion and graduation for students with exceptionalities.

WHAT: Joint Education Committee hearing updates from LDOE

Click HERE to view the full agenda.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 (9:00 AM)

WHERE: Capitol (Senate Committee Room E)

900 North Third Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9062

LaTEACH members are encouraged to reach out to your legislators and put on your purple shirt to join fellow LaTEACH members at the meeting. With the support of LaTEACH members and Louisiana Legislators, Act 833 produced changes in law to provide certain students with disabilities alternative pathways to be promoted to the next grade level and/or to graduate from high school with a diploma. This Legislative hearing will offer Legislative oversight to review and offer recommendations for implementation of this new law.

If this issue is important to you, share your thoughts and recommendations on implementing Act 833 with legislators below who will be representing you at this meeting.

If you don't have a purple LaTEACH shirt, contact your LaTEACH Regional Leader and we will provide one for you.

House Education Committee

Contact House Education Committee members to tell them how you feel about these issues.

	Email	Phone
Stephen Carter, Chair Baton Rouge	carters@legis.la.gov	225-362-5306
Patrick Jefferson, V. Chair Homer	jeffersonpo@legis.la.gov	318-927-6564
Wesley Bishop New Orleans	bishopw@legis.la.gov	504-242-6116
Chris Broadwater Hammond	broadwaterc@legis.la.gov	985-543-4900
Henry Burns Haughton	burnsh@legis.la.gov	318-949-5019
Thomas Carmody Shreveport	carmodyt@legis.la.gov	318-862-9958
Simone Champagne Erath	champagnes@legis.la.gov	337-937-8829
John Bel Edwards Amite	edwardsj@legis.la.gov	985-748-2247
Cameron Henry Metairie	henryc@legis.la.gov	504-838-5435
Paul Hollis Covington	hollisp@legis.la.gov	985-871-4628
Barry Ivey Baton Rouge	veyb@legis.la.gov	225-261-5741
Nancy Landry Lafayette	landryn@legis.la.gov	337-262-2254
Edward Price Gonzales	pricee@legis.la.gov	225-644-6750
Eugene Reynolds Minden	reynoldsg@legis.la.gov	318-371-3092
Jerome Richard Thibodaux	richardj@legis.la.gov	985-447-0999
Robert Shadoin Ruston	shadoinr@legis.la.gov	318-251-5039
Patricia Smith Baton Rouge	smithp@legis.la.gov	225-342-7106
Jeff Thompson Benton	thompsonj@legis.la.gov	318-741-2852
Alfred Williams Baton Rouge	williamsa@legis.la.gov	225-382-5593
John Schroder, Honorary Member, Covington	schrodej@legis.la.gov	985-893-6262

Click HERE for the list of House Education members by district.

Senate Education Committee

Contact Senate Education Committee members to tell them how you feel about these issues.

Senator Conrad Appel (Chairman) Metairie	appelc@legis.la.gov	(866) 946-3133
Senator Eric LaFleur (Vice-Chairman) Ville Platte	lafleure@legis.la.gov	(337) 363-5019
Senator Dan Claitor Baton Rouge	claitord@legis.la.gov	(225) 765-0206
Senator Jack Donahue Mandeville	donahuej@legis.la.gov	(985) 727-7949
Senator Elbert L. Guillory Opelousas	guillorye@legis.la.gov	(337) 943-2457
Senator Mike Walsworth West Monroe	walsworthm@legis.la.gov	(318) 340-6453
Senator Mack "Bodi" White Baton Rouge	whitem@legis.la.gov	(225) 272-1324

Click HERE for the list of Senate Education members.

More Information

The LDOE provided a series of webinars and a few other documents for Act 833 Implementation. Below are some powerpoint presentations and a Frequently Asked Question worksheet available on the LDOE website:

Act 833 Series Graduation Webinar	Download
Act 833 Promotion Webinar	Download
Act 833 Follow-up FAQ	Download
Act 833 Individual Performance Criteria Guidance Public	Download

Click here for more information on Act 833 on the La. Developmental Disabilities website.

Did You Take Action?

Please let us know if you contacted House and Senate Education Committee members or attended a committee meeting by emailing us at info@lateach.org.

Any questions?

If there are any questions about the information in this alert, contact LaTEACH at:
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Email: info@lateach.org

Phone: 1-800-450-8108

Phone: 1-800-894-6558

Website: www.lateach.org

LaTEACH is an initiative of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council.