This morning Dr. Wills met me at my desk with a forwarded email discussing a possible meeting with Cara Meade, Dr. Childre, and Dr. Wills on Monday at 3:30 to brainstorm and discuss the project and what it can do for special needs in this community. I am excited about this amazing opportunity and cannot wait to learn from them.
I have spent my time on the internet going through statistics to find out more about the special education population in Milledgeville and how this compares to the state of GA. I am also researching what support groups are available and what the schools provide their students. Some of my research has also touched on trying to find out the newest and most cutting technology and how it is being implemented for people with Special Needs. Here is the beginnings of what I have found and what I am reading about at this time. The rest is in a Word Document which is 10 pages long, and I need to spend some major time sifting through to understand the content.
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Georgia US census bearu of 2000
Population 5 to 20 years: 1,914,727
With a disability: 157,923 (8.2%)
Population 21 to 64 years: 4,732,912
With a disability: 940,344 (19.9%)
Population 65 years and over: 754,654
With a disability: 358,545 (47.5%)
Georgia Department of Education:
Special education annual report for Pre-school
Percent in special ed classrooms:
2007 0
2008 3.1
2009 3.8
(3 hrs)
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