{"id":25202,"date":"2019-10-25T11:37:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T15:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=25202"},"modified":"2019-10-29T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T19:44:36","slug":"your-story-matters-military-special-education-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/your-story-matters-military-special-education-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Story Matters! Military Special Education Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Your%20Story%20Matters%21%20Military%20Special%20Education%20Survey\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><strong>Attention EFMP Military Families! We need your help! Your story matters, so p<\/strong><strong>lease, tell us your story.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have a story about your special education experience to share? Now is the time.<\/p>\n<p>Join Michelle Norman and other military spouses in this important grassroots advocacy effort.<\/p>\n<p>To identify gaps in services for military families with special needs, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw\/viewform\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><strong>please complete the survey<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and include your special education experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25210\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.survey.efmp_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.survey.efmp_.png 727w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.survey.efmp_-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw\/viewform\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw\/viewform<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw\/viewform?\">Military Special Education Survey<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Supports and services provided to military children can vastly differ between states and school systems, and each PCS is disproportionately more difficult for EFMP families.<\/p>\n<p>All children receiving special education are entitled to a free, appropriate, public education.<\/p>\n<p>The data shows there are <em>systemic problems<\/em> with special education for military families across the US and the trend is <em>many school systems are not providing the required standards<\/em> of education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The survey data will be shared with Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) as we advocate in Congress.<\/li>\n<li>The survey data is <strong>not<\/strong> shared with schools.<\/li>\n<li>The survey <strong>can be completed anonymously<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please participate! Your participation is greatly appreciated and an important step towards advocating for reform.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. We value your sacrifice. We hear you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The Norman&#8217;s Story<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At Wrightslaw, you&#8217;ve learned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/military-children-with-special-needs\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Norman&#8217;s story<\/span><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/fighting-for-marisa-the-legal-battle-over-where-she-should-go-to-school\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Legal Battle for <\/span><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Marissa<\/span><\/a>. We&#8217;ve kept you updated on their case, <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/case-update-mn-v-school-board-city-of-va-beach-2018\/\"><em>MN v. School Board City of Va Beach<\/em><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Take time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=sPPjcofOAt4\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">watch the video<\/span><\/a> below as <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Michelle Norman<\/span> speaks at the 2019 Congressional Military Family Caucus: Special Education Panel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=sPPjcofOAt4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.caucus.norman.youtube.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.caucus.norman.youtube.png 800w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.caucus.norman.youtube-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mil.caucus.norman.youtube-768x466.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michelle is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MIchelleNormanMSOY\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">2019 AFI Navy Spouse of the Year<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please join this grassroots effort of military spouses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw\/viewform?\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Share this survey<\/span><\/a> to your pages\/timeline.&nbsp; We want to reach everyone, regardless of service branch.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention EFMP Military Families! 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