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NEAL R. GROSS
 
COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W.(202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION+ + + + +SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIESADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING+ + + + +Tuesday,January 16, 2007+ + + + +The meeting was held in the Bernard Auditorium of 400Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., at 9:00 a.m., David Long,Chairman, presiding.MEMBERS PRESENT:DAVID LONG, CHAIRMANDEBORAH PRICEKIM DUDEFREDERICK ELLISMIKE HERRMANNRALPH HINGSONMONTEAN JACKSONRUSSELL JONESSUSAN KEYSTOMMY LEDBETTERSETH NORMANMICHAEL PIMENTELDENNIS ROMEROBELINDA SIMSHOWELL WECHSLERALSO PRESENTCATHERINE DAVIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DESIGNATEDFEDERAL OFFICER
 
 
NEAL R. GROSS
 
COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W.(202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com
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I-N-D-E-XAGENDA ITEM PAGEOpening Statements and Announcements 3Panel I: Non-public schoolsOverview of Departmental Guidance 3Joe McTighe 10Patrick Bassett 14Jack Clark 19Michael Caruso 24Questions and Answers 31Panel II: TraumaDr. Steven Marans 51Dr. Marleen Wong 58Dr. Lisa Jaycox 64Questions and Answers 70Panel III: Rural and Urban SchoolsLiz Redmon 85Doug Swanson 91Melissa Thompson 97Lynn Krehbiel-Breneman 101Questions and Answers 107
 
 
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8:06 a.m.CHAIRMAN LONG: We'll be starting right away andwe'll be staying right on schedule with the various panels and so forth thatwe have. First of all, I'd like to introduce the panel and then as soon as I dothat, I'm going to have Maureen Dowling give us an overview as we headinto this first panel.The panelists on my left, depending on where you'resitting back there in the crowd, but on my left, Joe McTighe, and he's theExecutive Director of the Council for American Private Education, Joe,welcome. And next to Joe is Patrick Bassett and Patrick is President of theNational Association of Independent Schools, Patrick, welcome. And nextto Patrick is Jack Clark, and Jack is Director of Technology in Non-PublicSchool Services for the Colonial Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, Jack,welcome, glad you're here. And on his left is Michael Caruso, who isAssistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools and Government Relationsfor the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, Michael, welcome. And with that,I'd like to introduce Maureen Dowling, who will give us an overview -- andby the way, Maureen is the Education Program Specialist for the Office of Non-Public Education and Maureen will be giving us an overview as wehead into this first panel. Maureen.DR. DOWLING: Thank you. Good morning, everyone.Again, my name is Maureen Dowling. I work in the Office of Non-PublicEducation in the Office of Innovation and Improvement here at the USDepartment of Education. I want to thank the Office of Safe and Drug FreeSchools and the Advisory Committee for inviting me here this morningdiscuss with you the equitable participation of private school students andteachers in federal education programs. And of course, the focus today ison the Title IV, Part A, Safe and Drug Free Schools.In your packets for those, if you'd like to follow along,on Tab 3, we've included a copy of the PowerPoint. Following that, wehave department guidance on the equitable participation of private schoolstudents and teachers and then we thought it might be helpful to includesome statutory language from the Title IX, Uniform Provisions. The TitleIX, Uniform Provisions govern the equitable participation of private schoolstudents and teachers in the Title IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools Program.So Tab 3 and I'll go ahead and get started.If I had to sum up in six points the equitable participationprovisions, it would include these points. First and foremost, since 1965with the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the lawhas provided for the equitable participation of private school students andteachers in federal education programs. So the equitable participation is notnew under the No Child Left Behind Act, which it has reauthorized theElementary and Secondary Education Act.Second, critical is that the law requires timely and
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