UALR Hosts Special Education Summit
he IDEA Data and Research Office at UALR in conjunction with the Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit present the 2009 Special Education Data Summit Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, with a 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, pre-conference session.
The mission of the Arkansas IDEA Data and Research Office is to provide quality data management, analysis, technical assistance, and research for the enhancement of the Arkansas Department of Education’s general supervision of local education agencies’ special education programs by ensuring accurate, valid, and timely data to meet all state and federal reporting.
Jeff Moyer, author, songwriter, disabilities rights activist, and president of Music from the Heart, will speak at the opening session from 8:15 to 10 a.m. Thursday in the University Theatre at UALR’s Center for Performing Arts.
About 360 educators are expected for the two-day conference designed to help schools evaluate and utilize data to improve educational outcomes.
For more information about the IDEA office and the summit, visit the website or contact Susan Wade