Public Relations for the CEC White House Dialogue

 See below for all the press coverage of the event.

Dear Board Members,

Bruce and I would like to inform you of an exciting event that took place this past week.  CEC was invited to the White House to meet with the President's Special Assistant for Disability and OSERS Asst Secretary and the Director of OSEP to discuss some of the pressing issues facing special education.  Two Board members, Donna and Matty, were part of the delegation as was I.

Details about the meeting are available at the links below.

This was a very special invitation and a testimony to the hard work, reputation and respect that the Policy and Advocacy staff have...as well as CEC's prominence.

Regards,

Maggie

PS, Please consider forwarding the information to your units.

SmartBrief

Blurbs appeared twice in CEC SmartBrief, a daily special education news digest reaching 75K subscribers:

Wednesday, Feb. 22

CEC at White House for Education Dialogue on Students with Disabilities 
CEC members were invited to a dialogue with education leaders from the White House Domestic Policy Council and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services to discuss President Obama’s education initiatives for children and youth with disabilities.  Check out our photo album on Facebook.

Friday, Feb. 24

CEC’s White House dialogue on special education issues

A group of CEC members met this week at the White House with leaders from the White House Domestic Policy Council and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) to discuss President Obama's State of the Union Address and his Fiscal Year 2013 budget initiatives as they relate to students with disabilities and their families. Read about the meeting in the Policy Insider, CEC’s special education policy blog.

CEC home page

CEC Joins White House Dialogue on Education of Students with Disabilities
A group of CEC members met Feb. 22 at the White House with leaders from the White House Domestic Policy Council and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) to discuss President Obama's State of the Union Address and his Fiscal Year 2013 budget initiatives as they relate to children and youth with disabilities and their families.   
Watch CEC's Lindsay Jones' recap of the event.
Read CEC's Policy Insider story.

Two e-blasts to all 33K members (attached)

Friday, 2/17, and reminder on Tuesday, 2/21

#CEC headed to White House today to attend a dialogue on education for student with disabilities. Stay tuned for info!

Press Release (attached)

Posted to Web site on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Videos

Edited and prepared five short videos for upload to YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56195ED4CC1BC86A

Facebook

Five messages to 9,292 fans.

Wednesday, February 22 at 4:48 p.m., added video and copy, Lindsay Jones, Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy Services at CEC, talks about today's meeting at the White House to discuss education for students with disabilities.

Wednesday, February 22 at 4:18 p.m., added news release copy and link to press release:  Read more about what was discussed at the White House dialogue today.

Wednesday, February 22 at 1:38 p.m., added photo album: White House Dialogue: February 22, 2012.

Wednesday, February 22 at 1:19 p.m., added copy:  CEC headed to the White House today to attend a dialogue on education for students with disabilities. Stay tuned to find out how it went!

Feb. 27, 2012, Okay, we're still excited about our trip to the White House last week, so we're sharing some recap videos. Enjoy! 

CEC's White House Dialogue on Special Education Issues

Subject: Join CEC for a White House Dialogue on Education for Students with Disabilities

Join CEC for a White House Dialogue on 
Education for Students with Disabilities 

A small group of CEC members, along with a group of members from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, has been invited to participate in a meeting with leaders from the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.

CEC is pleased to open up this meeting, via conference call, to its membership.  The call will focus on President Obama's State of the Union Address and his Fiscal Year 2013 budget as they relate to education for students with disabilities.

CEC members may listen in via conference call, and may be able to submit a question about issues facing the field of special education during a question-and-answer session. Don't miss this opportunity to hear White House and U.S. Department of Education leaders discuss a series of ideas around special education, including graduation, teachers, and more.

In order to participate, you must RSVP by completing the web form at www.whitehouse.gov

What: White House Dialog on Education for Students with Disabilities

When: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Eastern

Dial in Information: (877) 941-1706   

Code: White House Disability Education Call

For participants who are deaf or hard of hearing and need captioning, please use this link at the time of the call.

NOTE: This call is off the record and not for press purposes.

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity for CEC members. Together we can be the voice and vision of special education.