Use this list below to find previous news and informational
highlights from the OSPA website. If you have news to report or
are having trouble finding something, please contact
us!
| News
from 2006(return to top) |
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News archive
for 2006 coming as 2006 events expire. |
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| News
from 2005 (return to top) |
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August
11, 2005 Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
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OSPA
Legislative Update 9/14/2005 |
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TOSP
Fall 2005 Edition Available Online |
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8/31/05
OSPA Executive Board Membership List Update |
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June
14, 2005 Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
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Revised
OSPA Executive Board Membership List |
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AY
2005-06 Exec Board Minutes Page Posted |
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May
5, 2005 Executive Board Minutes - Reposted |
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TOSP
Summer 2005 Edition Available Online |
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Education
Updates for November 28, 2005 |
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State
Board of Education Update (11/22/2005) |
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Ohio's
Whose IDEA Booklet - November 2005 Update
(Provided in Adobe Acrobat format as a direct
link) |
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OSPA
Special Report: Budget AY 06 & 07 |
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NCOSPA
Regional Webpage Updated (November, 2005) |
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CASP
Regional Webpage Updated - New Pictures! (November, 2005) |
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Dr.
Feifer's Dysgraphia & Dyslexia Power Point Slides from
Fall 2005 Annual Conference Available |
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CASP
Regional Webpage Updated (November, 2005) |
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NEOSPA
Regional Association: Membership Flyer Available! |
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NASP
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts |
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NCOSPA
Regional Webpage Updated |
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AY
2005-06 New OSPA Membership Application Posted |
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May
2005 ODMH Kid's Newsletter |
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OSPA
Comprehensive Legislative Update 5/17/05 |
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MVSPA
Webpage Upcoming Dates Updated |
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HQT
Brochure Available |
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SpankOut
USA: April 30, 2005 |
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Child
Advocacy: February 2005 ODMH Kid's News |
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Submit
your OSPA Award Nominations Now! |
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Nominations
are due for the Bartlett, RA Horn, and Pete Gross Best Practice
Awards no later than February 28, 2005. Please see
the OSPA Awards Nomination
Page or contact Rob Kubick, OSPA Award's Chair at rkubick@akron.k12.oh.us
for additional information! |
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Child
Advocacy Committee Webpage Launched |
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OSPA
Legislative Update for 4/11/05 |
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Sub.
HB 66 Legislative Update (4/8/05) |
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NASP
Legislative Update: March 4, 2005 |
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SB
65: Voucher Bill Update |
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Important
Medicaid Funding Update |
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Potential
Cuts to Medicaid School District Funding |
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Summary
of 2-3-05 Columbus IDEA Hearing |
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March
18 , 2005 Executive Board Minutes Posted |
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TOSP
Spring 2005 Edition Available Online |
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January
28, 2005 Executive Board Minutes Posted |
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New
Job Openings Posted 2/10/2005 |
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Direct
Link: Download OSPA Nomination Forms Here! |
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OSPA's
Journal, The Ohio School Psychologist, Available Online! |
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HQT
Brochure Available |
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SpankOut
USA: April 30, 2005 |
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Child
Advocacy: February 2005 ODMH Kid's News |
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Submit
your OSPA Award Nominations Now! |
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Nominations
are due for the Bartlett, RA Horn, and Pete Gross Best Practice
Awards no later than February 28, 2005. Please see
the OSPA Awards Nomination
Page or contact Rob Kubick, OSPA Award's Chair at rkubick@akron.k12.oh.us
for additional information! |
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Child
Advocacy Committee Webpage Launched |
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CEC
Update for 1/24/2005 |
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Regional IDEA
Meeting Scheduled in Columbus |
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Thought you would be interested in the
following information. As you
know, there will be seven regional meetings throughout the
U.S. on the
IDEA regulation writing process. We are fortunate to have
a meeting
scheduled for Columbus. Specifics are below. John Opperman,
OAPSA
Communications Officer
** Ohio's meeting on new IDEA set for Feb. 3 **
The Department of Education has announced the date and location
of the
second of seven meetings to be held throughout the country
to gather
public input on the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement
Act of 2004.
The latest announcement, published in Tuesday's Federal
Register,
states the meeting is in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, Feb.
3. The meeting
will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m., at Ohio
State University, School of Education, 384 Arps Hall, 1945
N. High St.,
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
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ODE
Requests IDEA Comments |
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PADGETT GETS
SENATE EDUCATION CHAIR; SCHULER TO HEAD ENERGY & UTILITIES
PANEL |
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Senate President Bill Harris (R-Ashland)
announced committee assignments for the 126th General Assembly
Wednesday, selecting Senator Joy Padgett (R-Coshocton) to
head the chambers Education Committee and Senator
Robert Schuler (R-Cincinnati) to chair the Senate Energy
and Public Utilities Committee. Senator Tom Niehaus (R-New
Richmond), a former House member who began his Senate service
on Monday, was chosen to head the Environment & Natural
Resources Committee.
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NASP
Legislative Update: November 19, 2004 |
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NASP
Legislative Update: November 16, 2004 |
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Media
Advisory: Bipartisan Special Education Reauth Bill |
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NASP
IDEA Alert: November 15, 2004 |
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Alternative
Assessment 1% Cap |
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Mini-Grants
for 2005 & Art Contest |
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OSPA
2004-05 Executive Board Directory Updated |
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OREDS BILL
INTRODUCED |
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The following bill would consolidate the
current regional delivery organizations into 19 regions,
with A-sites and Ohio school net being eliminated and consolidated
within the new 19 regions, to download the bill go to:
www.legislature.state.oh.us
ODE has also has a proposal, that does
not need legislation to authorize, which would consolidate
the SERRCS into 12 regional delivery systems.
Setsers bill will likely be considered when the General
Assembly reconvenes later this month.
I will post a more thorough analysis of the bills soon.
Ann Brennan
OSPA
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| News
from 2004 (return to top) |
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November
3, 2004 OSPA Executive Board Minutes |
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Correction:
August 18, 2004 OSPA Executive Board Minutes |
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NCLB
Joint Organizational Statement Submitted to Congress |
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NASP
Legislative Update: October 29, 2004 |
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Ohio
School Psychologist's Day: October 7, 2004 |
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NASP
Legislative Update: September 24, 2004 |
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NASP
Legislative Update: September 7, 2004 |
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Update:
Promoting School-Based Mental Health |
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KAASP
Regional Webpage Updated with Membership Application |
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August
2004 NASP Delegate News from Juliette Madigan |
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Revised:
OSPA 2004-05 Executive Board Directory Posted |
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August
15, 2004 OSPA Legislative Update |
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August
4, 2004 NASP Legislative Update |
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6/17/04
OSPA Planning Conference & Exec Board Minutes Posted |
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May
5, 2004 OSPA Exec Board Meeting Minutes |
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Funding
for AEDs in Ohio Public Schools |
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State
Lowers Bar on OGT |
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House
Committee Vote on HB265 |
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USDOE
Approves Waiver Request |
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Preliminary
2004 Fall Conference Information Available |
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Former
OSPA President Csanyi Enshrined on Wall of Fame |
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Updated
2004-05 OSPA Membership Application Available |
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Updated
2004-05 OSPA Award Nomination Forms Available |
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Presidential
Farewell from George Csanyi |
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New
East Central Assoc of SPSY Regional Webpage |
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OSPA
Alert: Action Needed on HB265 |
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Ohio
AG Opinion from State Board of Psychology |
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Updated
OSPA Award Nomination Forms |
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Congrats
to Alex Thomas: RA Horn Hononary Life Member! |
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NASP
Legislative Update: May 14, 2004 |
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Test
Standards Changing for ACT & SAT |
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Important
Legislative Information on Budget Cuts |
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Hagel/Harkin
defeated - The AASA Legislative Corps |
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OSPA
Job Forum - Several New Job Postings Available! |
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KAASP
Executive Board Pictures |
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KAASP
Fall 2003 Newsletter & Various Updates |
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Important
News for OSPA Listserv Subscribers |
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SpankOut Day
April 30th events: http://www.stophitting.com/news/ |
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NASP
Delegate News: May, 2004 |
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OSPA
Comprehensive Legislative Update: 5/3/04 |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert: Action on HB 265 Needed |
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NASP
Legislative Update: 4/26/04 |
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Ohio
Mental Health Parity Bill to Insurance Committee |
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OREDS
Proposal Introduced: Senator Robert Gardner |
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March
26, 2004 OSPA Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
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ODE is holding
regional meetings to apprise educators of the latest OREDS
proposal: http://webapp1.ode.state.oh.us/calendar/webcal3_month.asp |
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AASA
Legislative Corps Report |
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OSPA
Legislative Update - March 24, 2004 |
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January
30, 2004 OSPA Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
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NASP
Grant Alert - February 5, 2004 |
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NASP
Legislative Update - February 6, 2004 |
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Final
Vote on HB 225 Results |
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Ohio
HB 225 Passes House! |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert - January 29, 2004 |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert - January 28, 2004 |
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OSPA
Opposition Testimony on HB 265 |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert - January 14, 2004 |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert - January 11, 2004 |
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OSPA
2003 Equity & Diversity Raffle Winners |
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Congrats
Patrick McGowan Ohio School Psych of Year! |
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NASP
Legislative Update - December 24, 2003 |
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June
& August 2003 OSPA Executive Board Minutes Archived |
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MEO-SERRC
Position Vacancy & Others at OSPA Job Forum! |
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| News
from 2003 (return to top) |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert - December 11, 2003 |
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November
5, 2003 OSPA Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
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December
2003 NASP Delegate News by Juliette Madigan |
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November
21, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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November
18, 2003 OSPA Legislative Alert |
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November
7, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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SpankOut
USA Mini-Grants Available |
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November
13, 2003: Ohio School Psychologists Day |
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NASP
Announces School Psychologist Awareness Week |
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ODE
Proposed Rule on the Autism Voucher Program |
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Updated OSPA Award Introductions & Comments |
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October
21, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update |
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September
26, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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September
16, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update |
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July
25, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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July
25, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update |
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Several
New or Updated Positions on Job Forum |
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OSPA
Executive Board Directory Updated |
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August
18, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update (revised) |
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Summer
2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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NWOSPA
Regional webpage updated |
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NCOSPA
Regional webpage updated |
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OSPA
Awards Pages Updated in Practitioner's Area |
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KAASP
Membership Form Available Online |
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CASP
Regional webpage pictures updated |
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SWOSPA
Regional webpage updated |
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June
27, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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June
20, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update |
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League
of Women Voters Election Update |
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June
13, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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Preliminary
Information for Fall Annual OSPA Conference |
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Important
News for Hotmail, Yahoo Email and other free email users who
participate in the OSPA listserv |
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Chuck
Archer Enshrined on the OSPA Presidential Wall of Fame |
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Chuck
Archer's 2002-03 Presidential Updates Available in Archive |
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KAASP
Regional webpage updated |
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2003
OSPA Awards Comments |
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Congrats
to Pete Gross Best Practice Award Recipients: Donald Saracusa,
Brian Hill, Patrick McGown, Robert Kubick, & Aimee Kirsch |
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Congratulations
to Valorie Wolcott Mendelson: Bartlett Distinguished Service
Award Recipient |
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OSPA
Listserv Policies and Disclaimer |
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May 21, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update - First |
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IDEA
Reauthorization Letter for Ohio Senators |
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OSPA
Legislative Update April 18, 2003 |
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OSPA
Legislative Update April 14, 2003 |
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NASP
IDEA Legislative Alert: March 27, 2003 |
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June
6, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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Several
updates to the OSPA Job Forum |
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June
3, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update |
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May
24, 2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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2003-04
Executive Board Meeting Dates & Locations |
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May,
2003 NASP Legislative Update |
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January
28, 2003 OSPA Legislative Update |
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| News
from 2002 (return to top) |
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National
Mental Health Association Update |
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State
of Ohio Behavioral Health and Disaster Response Training |
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November
26, 2002 NASP Legislative Update |
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Download
Your OSPA Award Nomination Forms Today - Deadline for submission
is February 2003! |
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Updated
OSPA 2003 Spring Conference Brochure & Registration |
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OSPA
Listserv & Free Email Services (e.g. Hotmail) |
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State
Attorney General Rules on Psychology Board License Exemption
Questions |
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North
Central Ohio Regional Webpage Updated |
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Responding
to Behavioral Health Needs Following Diasters & Terrorist
Events |
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CASP
Regional Webpage Updated on 1/6/2003 |
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October
29, 2002 OSPA Legislative Update |
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September
16, 2002 OSPA Legislative Update |
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July
15, 2002 NASP Legislative Update |
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June
18, 2002 OSPA Legislative Update |
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Congrats
to Lew Sarr OSPA School Psychologist of the Year! |
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Revised:
Position Statement on the Identification of Students with
Specific Learning Disability by IUC |
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Updated
Membership Information and Application |
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Akron
Public Schools Psycho Bytes Cookbook
(Note: This file is in Adobe Acrobat format
and requires the free Acrobat Reader software to view.) |
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June
7, 2002 OSPA Legislative Update |
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What
Has OSPA Done For You Lately? |
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May
17, 2002 OSPA Legislative Update |
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NASP
Grant Alert |
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June
2002 Updated OSPA Job Forum Position Openings! |
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ODE:
September 1 Deadline for Certification Renewal |
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Louise
Cardenzana's Award Intro & Remarks |
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2002
Care Coordination Power Point Presentation |
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Care
Coordination for Ohio Children with Learning and Behavioral
Problems |
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Preliminary
Ohio School Psychologist Demographics |
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Care
Collaboration: School Psychs & Pediatricians |
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NASP
May 3, 2002 Legislative Update |
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Safe
Schools/Healthy Students Initiative |
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April
24, 2002 OSPA Legislative Update |
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March
22, 2002 OSPA Executive Board Minutes |
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January
18 , 2002 OSPA Executive Board Minutes |
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Updated
Message from OSPA President Miranda |
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Pictures
from 2002 ODE Intern Institute |
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Cleveland
Association of School Psychologists Page Updated |
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Updated
Terms, Conditions, and Privacy Notice for OSPAOnline
Website |
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Workshop:
OSPA Spring 2002 Conference |
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Workshop:
Psychoeducational Assessment of Children from Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds |
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Winter
2002 Membership Report |
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Grant
Available for School Counseling |
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ODE
Releases February 22 Draft Operating Standards |
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February
18, 2002 NASP Legislative Update |
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February
1, 2002 NASP Legislative Update |
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| News
from 2001 (return to top) |
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December
28, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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December
3, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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What
Has OSPA Done for You Lately? |
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Updated
Message from OSPA's President |
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December
5, 2001 OSPA Legislative Update |
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December
3, 2001 State Budget Update |
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November
7, 2001 Executive Board Minutes |
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November
25, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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Fall
2001 NASP Delegate News Update |
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Regional
Public Meetings for Draft Rules |
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October
26, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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October
26, 2001 OSPA Legislative Update |
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October
16, 2001: A Call to Action |
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Many
New Job Updates & New Older Job Forum |
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October
5, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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September
28, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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August
28, 2001 OSPA Executive Board Minutes |
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2001
OSPA Fall Conference Brochure w/Menu! |
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September
6, 2001 OSPA Legislative Update |
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August
31, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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Several
New Job Openings in Job Forum! |
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July
6, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Executive Board Directory Updated |
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Dozens
of New Job Openings in Job Forum! |
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OSPAOnline
Content Submission Guidelines |
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Gifted
Support Services Institute Workshop |
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July
6, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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June
15, 2001 NASP Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Executive Board Directory Updated |
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Dozens
of New Job Openings in Job Forum! |
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June
9, 2001 Legislative Update |
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May
2, 2001 Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
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May
30, 2001 Legislative Update |
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May
4, 2001 Legislative Update |
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April
30, 2001 Legislative Update |
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Sharon
Rieke's Ohio School Psychologist's Day Message |
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March
30, 2001 Executive Board Minutes |
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3
New Legislative Updates for April, 2001 |
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January
26, 2001 Executive Board Minutes Posted |
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OSPA
Regional Association Web Pages - Visit the Practitioners Section
for more information |
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New
Positions Available on OSPA Job Forum Page |
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March
29, 2001 Legislative Update |
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Spring
NASP News from Ohio's Delegate |
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March
17, 2001 Legislative Update |
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March
6, 2001 Legislative Update |
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February
20, 2001 Legislative Update |
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History
of OSPA - The First 50 Years |
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February
5, 2001 Legislative Update |
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January
18, 2001 Legislative Update |
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| News
from 2000 (return to top) |
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Join
Ohio School Psychologists Action Network |
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Governor's
Report on Student Success (Dec. 15, 2000) |
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December
12, 2000 Legislative Update |
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November
13, 2000 Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Legislative Alert: Call Your House Member |
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2000
Ohio School Psychologist of the Year Announcement |
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October
23, 2000 Legislative Update |
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Download
Your OSPA Awards Nomination Forms Today |
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October
Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Constitution Available Online |
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Reminder
of ODE Regional Hearings |
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OSPA
Recommendations for Draft 2.0 of Special Education Standands |
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OSPA
Legislative Platform for the 124th General Assembly, January
2001 to January 2003 |
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OSPA
Call for Comments:
DeRolph School Funding Case |
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August
30, 2000 Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Quoted in Columbus Dispatch on School Funding Reform |
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OSPA
Executive Board, Committee Chairperson, & Regional Presidents/Representatives
Directory Updated |
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New
NASP Book Selections in the OSPA Bookstand |
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July
11, 2000 Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Membership Application Section Added |
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2000
OSPA Election Results! |
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Recent
Legislative Updates - June 16, 2000 |
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June
5, 2000 Comprehensive Legislative Update |
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May
31, 2000 Legislative Update |
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OSPA
Code of Ethics Now Available Online |
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May
26, 2000 Legislative Update |
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May
22, 2000 Legislative Update |
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Executive
Board Meeting Minutes from 8-99 to Current |
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Ohio
School Psychologist's Day - May 17, 2000 |
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May
15, 2000 Legislative Update |
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OSPAOnline's
Job Forum Available |
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