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2018 LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON DYSLEXIA
Agenda/Minutes Report
Senate
Sen. Ty Masterson
Sen. Bruce Givens
House
Rep. Brenda Dietrich, Vice-Chairperson
Non-Legislative Members
Jim Porter, Chairperson, Kansas Board of Education
Jennifer Bettles, Title Reading Teacher, Herington USD 487
Sarah Brinkley, K-6 Low Incidence Special Education Teacher, Seaman USD 345
Jaime Callaghan, Director of Student Services, Auburn Washburn USD 437
Tally Fleming, Teacher, LaCygne
Dr. David Hurford, Professor, Pittsburg State University
Jennifer Knight, parent, Olathe
Alisa Matteoni, parent & board member, International Dyslexia Association KS/MO Branch
Christina Middleton, parent & Founder, Decoding Dyslexia, Johnson County
Jeanine Phillips, parent & Founder, Fundamental Learning Center, Wichita
Jeri Powers, Reading Specialist, Desoto USD 232
Angie Schreiber, Center Director, Cradle to Career Literacy Center
Sonja Watkins, Principal, Hugoton USD 210
Non-voting Ex Officio Members
Mike Burgess, Disability Rights Center of Kansas
Laura Jurgensen, Kansas Department of Education
Lori McMillan, Professor, Washburn University School of Law
Kansas Legislative Research Dept.
Edward Penner
John Hess
Office of Revisor of Statutes
Eileen Ma
Zach Fridell
Deborah Bremer, Committee Assistant
CHARGE
Pursuant to 2018 Sub. for HB 2602, the Task Force shall advise and make
recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Board of Education regarding matters concerning the use of
evidence-based practices for students with dyslexia. Specifically, the bill provides the Task Force’s recommendations
and resource materials shall:
- Research and recommend evidence-based reading practices to address dyslexia
or characteristics of dyslexia for use by schools;
- Research and recommend high quality pre-service and in-service professional
development activities to address reading difficulties like dyslexia, including identification of
dyslexia and effective reading interventions to be used in schools and within degree programs, such
as education, reading, special education, speech-language pathology, and psychology;
- Study and examine current state and federal laws and rules and regulations, and
the implementation of such laws and rules and regulations that affect students with dyslexia; and
- Identify valid and reliable screening and evaluation assessments and protocols
that can be used and the appropriate personnel to administer such assessments in order to identify children
with reading difficulties, such as dyslexia or the characteristics of dyslexia as part of an ongoing reading
progress monitoring system, multi-tiered system of supports, and Child Find special education eligibility for students.
Approved Meeting Days: 3 days
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2018 Interim Committees
Approved Days Listing
Interim Calendar
Interim Committee Membership
Statutory Joint Committees
Special Committees
Other Task Forces, Commissions, Committees
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