From dec at dec-sped.org Fri Apr 10 10:40:11 2009 From: dec at dec-sped.org (Division for Early Childhood (DEC)) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:40:11 -0600 Subject: [Dec-advocacy] ARRA "Stimulus Package" - Technical Assistance Opportunity Message-ID: <009101c9b9fb$082a75a0$187f60e0$@org> Do you have questions about the "Stimulus Package," aka the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Do you want to know more? DEC is pleased to invite you to participate in a technical assistance conference call to better understand ARRA and how it affects services to young children and their families ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- CONTENT: The DEC Governmental Relations Committee is hosting a conference call for DEC members and others who want to learn more about the ARRA and what it means to early intervention/early childhood special education. This 90 minute call includes: -History of ARRA; -Major components of ARRA related to early childhood, particularly Part C and the Preschool Grant Program of IDEA; -Specific aspects of ARRA and IDEA, including how funds can be used and reporting requirements; and -Opportunities for comments, questions and sharing what's happening in your state or community. PRESENTER: Sharon Walsh, DEC Governmental Relations Consultant FACILITATOR: Bonnie Keilty, DEC Governmental Relations Committee Chair DATE/TIME: Choose from one of the following times to best fit your schedule: -April 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. EST (9 a.m. CST; 8 a.m. MST; 7 a.m. PST; 6 a.m. Alaska; 3 a.m. Hawaii) -April 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CST; 12 p.m. MST; 11 a.m. PST; 10 a.m. Alaska; 7 a.m. Hawaii) -April 21, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST; 6 p.m. MST; 5 p.m. PST; 4 p.m. Alaska; 1 p.m. Hawaii) COST: FREE FOR DEC MEMBERS! $20.00 for Non-DEC Members. TO REGISTER: Please complete the attached registration form and send to DEC by April 16, 2009. Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) p. 406-543-0872 f. 406-543-0887 dec at dec-sped.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.cmslists.com/pipermail/dec-advocacy/attachments/20090410/d9f88a2c/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: GR Advocacy Conference Call_04_09.doc Type: application/msword Size: 75264 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.cmslists.com/pipermail/dec-advocacy/attachments/20090410/d9f88a2c/attachment-0001.doc