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Welcome to CAUSE

Citizens Alliance To Uphold Special Education (CAUSE) is the Parent Training Information Center for the State of Michigan. CAUSE is a statewide non-profit coalition providing free information, referral, support, advocacy, and workshops to parents and professionals working with children with disabilities and special needs.

MISSION STATEMENT
CAUSE shall provide a collaborative forum where consumers and providers can actively support an individualized Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that enables all students to maximize their options in the world community. Our priority is to protect and advocate for the educational rights of students with disabilities.

Functional Behavior Assessment

Functional Behavior Assessment - Process for collecting data to determine the possible cause of problem behaviors and to identify strategies to address the behaviors.

Hypothesis - An educated guess that is based on data from functional assessment, about why behaviors occur.

 

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Wayne State Survey
To Families in Michigan:

In the upcoming weeks, you may receive a survey from Wayne State University about your child’s and your experiences with special education at your local school.  Families receive a survey on a rotating basis once every three years. 

Wayne State University is working with the Michigan Department of Education to help improve special education services for children and families across Michigan.  You will be an important part of this process by completing the survey. The information will be used for Federal, State and Local reporting and for system improvement throughout Michigan.  All information is confidential.
 

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Newsflash!

New Procedural Safeguards Notice 

This document is based on

the federal model provided

by the U.S. Department of Education

after the reauthorization of

the IDEA in 2004 and

replaces any earlier

versions.  The document

is available on the

OSE/EIS website at

http://www.michigan.gov/ose-eis.

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