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Do you want a diploma pathway for all students?
Tell Your State Senator!

May 23, 2014

 

 

Diploma/Promotion bill, HB1015, will be voted on by the Louisiana Senate next week!

 

Act now to change outcomes for your child!

 

Is your answer YES to any or all of these questions?  If so, take action.

  • Does your child share the same issue most other children with disabilities have - they can not or may not pass the iLEAP, LEAP, EOCt (Standardized Tests)?
    • And if they do not pass they do not graduate!
  • Do you think there are better ways to measure your child's progress and success than having one test that matters for everything?
  • Do you want policies to change so your child will have a better opportunity for exiting school than dropping out or receiving a certificate of achievement?

Sad facts about the State of Louisiana

 

More Louisiana students with disabilities drop-out than graduate each year.

 

Kids who leave with a certificate of achievement have doors of opportunity shut.

 

The Good News!

 

A bill that will make the needed changes to Louisiana promotion and diploma policies is on the final step in the legislative process.  

HB1015 passed out of the Senate Education Committee with all Committee members signing on as co-authors!

 

HB1015 by Representative John Schroder and Senator Dan Claitor will allow IEP teams to determine whether a child's score on a standardized test should be used to decide whether they get promoted to the next grade level or graduate.

 

Join other parents in advocating for change!

  

What you can do:

  • Let Senators know that you want to see changes to Louisiana policies.  HB1015 will provide students with disabilities a pathway to promotion and a diploma.
  • Get friends and other advocates to join LaTEACH! www.lateach.org.
  • Stay up to date by 'liking' LaTEACH on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LaTEACH?ref=hl
Louisiana State Senators
Thank the co-authors, marked with an *, for their support!

Contact your Senator to tell them how you feel about these issues.

 

 

HB1015 Co-authors

 

 

 

PHONE

EMAIL

Senator

Robert Adley

(318) 965-1755

adleyr@legis.la.gov

Senator

John Alario Jr

(504) 340-2221

alarioj@legis.la.gov

Senator

R.L."Bret" Allain II

(337) 828-9107

allainb@legis.la.gov

Senator

Jody Amedee

(225) 644-1526

amedeej@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Conrad Appel

(504) 838-5550

appelc@legis.la.gov

Senator

Sharon Broome

(225) 359-9352

lasen15@legis.la.gov

Senator

Troy E. Brown

(985) 369-3333

brownte@legis.la.gov

Senator

Sherri Smith Buffington

(318) 687-4820

smithbuffington@legis.la.gov

Senator

Norby Chabert

(985) 858-2927

chabertn@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Dan Claitor

(225) 765-0206

claitord@legis.la.gov

Senator

Page Cortez

(337) 993-7430

cortezp@legis.la.gov

Senator

AG Crowe

(985) 643-3600

crowea@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Jack Donahue

(985) 727-7949

donahuej@legis.la.gov

Senator

Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb

(225) 342-9700

dorseyy@legis.la.gov

Senator

Dale Erdey

(225) 686-2881

erdeyd@legis.la.gov

Senator

"Rick" Gallot

(318) 251- 5019

gallotr@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Elbert Guillory

(337) 943-2457

guillorye@legis.la.gov

Senator

David Heitmeier

(504)361-6356

heitmeierd@legis.la.gov

Senator

Ronnie Johns

(337) 491-2016

johnsr@legis.la.gov

Senator

Bob Kostelka

(318) 362-3474

kostelka@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Eric LaFleur

(337) 363-5019

lafleure@legis.la.gov

Senator

Gerald Long

(318) 628-5799

longg@legis.la.gov

Senator

Daniel Martiny

(504) 834-7676

martinyd@legis.la.gov

Senator

Fred Mills

(337) 365-8484

millsf@legis.la.gov

Senator

Jean-Paul Morrel

(504) 284-4794

morrelljp@legis.la.gov

Senator

Blade Morrish

(337) 824-3979

morrishd@legis.la.gov

Senator

Edwin Murray

(504) 945-0042

murraye@legis.la.gov

Senator

Ben Nevers

(985) 732-6863

neversb@legis.la.gov

Senator

Barrow Peacock

(318) 741-7180

peacockb@legis.la.gov

Senator

Jonathan Perry

(337) 643-6425

perryj@legis.la.gov

Senator

Karen Carter Peterson

(504) 568-8346

petersonk@legis.la.gov

Senator

Neil Riser

(318) 649-0977

risern@legis.la.gov

Senator

Gary L. Smith, Jr.

(985) 764-9122

smithgl@legis.la.gov

Senator

John Smith

(337) 238-2709

smithj@legis.la.gov

Senator

Gregory Tarver

(318) 227-1499

tarverg@legis.la.gov

Senator

Francis Thompson

(318) 878-9408

thompsof@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Michael Walsworth

(318) 340-6453

walsworthm@legis.la.gov

Senator

"Rick" Ward

(225) 246-8838

wardr@legis.la.gov

*

Senator

Mack "Bodi" White, Jr

(225) 272-1324

whitem@legis.la.gov


 

Did You Take Action?
Thank you
 
Please let us know if you contacted Senators by emailing us at info@lateach.org.
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