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The Special Education Legislative Summit 2022

  • August 19, 2022
  • George Dayton
Learn about the speakers and topics that were covered at the Special Education Legislative Summit 2022.

This last month, eLuma representatives participated in the Special Education Legislative Summit in Alexandria, Virginia. Every year the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) & the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) stage this event to educate and unify administrators, educators, academics and other stakeholders to facilitate meaningful advocacy with Congressional leaders. The ultimate hope is to create awareness and drive legislative accommodation to make special education better.

This year, over 250 delegates from forty five states convened at the Westin Alexandria hotel to hear from leaders about special education’s most critical issues – and also receive instruction on protocols and how to more effectively advocate.  Some of the noteworthy speakers included OSEP Director Valerie Williams, former OSERS Director, Laurie VanderPloeg, CEC President Dani Kovach, CASE President Kindel Mason, NASP President Celeste Malone and many others. (It should also be noted that our own CEO, Jeremy Glauser, was invited to speak before the entire group and share his thoughts on the current mental health crisis.) The primary focus of the event centered on three briefs for delegates to take up with their respective Congressional representatives.

Pictured: OSEP Director Valerie Williams

BRIEFS

The three briefs address the following issues: 1. Mental Health, 2. Educator Shortages, and 3. IDEA Appropriations.

At a national level, these are all issues that have reached a crisis level and warrant immediate attention and intervention. With the well-being of millions of children at stake, it is imperative that we all share and take action. Each individual brief will be addressed in subsequent posts within the eLuma blog.

eLuma and Utah CASE at SELS 2022

Pictured: eLuma team & Utah CASE

ADVOCATING TO CONGRESS

eLuma is deeply committed to the special education community and feels an obligation to not only serve, but to also take ownership of the responsibility to advocate. This year, eLuma sent four members of its team to participate in the Summit and march to the capitol to meet with the congressional leaders from the great states of California and Utah. While the temperatures of Washington DC in July were soaring, we were nonetheless deeply grateful for the privilege and the opportunity to learn, advocate and witness democracy in action. It was an incredible experience and we know we’ll be headed back in 2023!

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George Dayton

George Dayton

George Dayton is the Director of Marketing & Business Development at eLuma Online Therapy. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University as well as a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Woodbury School of Business. Mr. Dayton has spent the larger part of his career developing, producing and distributing filmed content for kids and families ( including the award-winning remake of the film Where the Red Fern Grows for Buena Vista Home Entertainment). In more recent years, he has worked on ventures more closely related to children's welfare and education. He served as one of the founding members of Kidnected World, the Student Orphan Aid Program, and also helped launched the Autism Initiative for Vivint Gives Back. Mr. Dayton is passionate about eLuma and its cause, and hopes to help find new ways in which the company can partner with schools to maximize student outcomes!
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