Law Office of Miho Murai

02/12/2023

This looks like a great conference for parents and it's free! Lots of great speakers! Please share! Knowledge is ✊🏽!

https://conference.happilyfamily.com/hf-conference-signup/

01/11/2023

Please attend the LAUSD Community Advisory Committee's IEP Sub-Committee Meeting today (1/11/23) at 10 am. We will have two amazing guest speakers, KD Harris and Cindy Hansen, who will be giving a brief presentation on "Exploring the Intersections of Giftedness and Neurodiversity: A Social Justice Framework for Serving 2E Learners."

Please join us via zoom.

Meeting ID: 825 7019 2860

Passcode: 2022

Telephone: 1 213 338 8477

After our meeting, we will be having the Parent Ambassador Subcommittee Meeting at 11:00 am and the Ad Hoc Committee on African American Students in Special Education.

Hope to see you there and please share with others!! Knowledge is power!! ✊🏽

12/22/2022

Thankful to be on LAUSD's Community Advisory Committee and grateful to the Office of Parent and Community Services for allowing me to attend the 2023 California Association for Bilingual Education Conference free of charge. This is a great conference that I used to attend when I was a bilingual elementary school teacher and brings back great memories. Always a lifelong learner!

12/18/2022

Please share with parents. Both of these organizations do great work!!

12/16/2022

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Please join us TONIGHT, Friday, December 16, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to celebrate 17 years of service in Compton and the surrounding Southeast Los Angeles communities. Please get your tickets, send in your sponsorships, and get the word out! To RSVP, please go to https://forms.gle/jfcT6reAzmLTtMDG9

Thank you now and always for your support in providing access to justice for residents in Compton and the Southeast Los Angeles communities!! Please visit http://www.community-lawyers.org/donate to purchase tickets and submit sponsorships.

12/13/2022

It's been an amazing year of challenges and growth as the first permanent Executive Director of Community Lawyers, Inc. in many years. Please come to our Winter Celebration Virtual Fundraiser this Friday, December 16, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. I am sponsoring 10 students so if any (undergraduate, law, paralegal, or high school) student would like to attend and would like a free ticket, please DM here!! Please share!!! Thanks for your support!!

Miho Murai
Executive Director, Community Lawyers, Inc.

12/07/2022

The Bridges 2e Center is bringing together leading voices to further the conversation around the intersection of neurodiversity — including giftedness and other learning differences — and ethnicity. This online event, taking place Dec. 9-11, 2022, will feature speakers such as Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, Dr. Carlita Cotton, Dr. Anne Gray, Dr. Nielsen Pereira, Dr. Gilman Whiting, and more.

With this event, they intend to inspire, connect, educate, and reflect on the discussion in the neurodiversity and cultural diversity area of convergence. The symposium will aim to create an opportunity for scholars, parents, and advocates to learn about and discuss the needs of culturally diverse learners who are twice-exceptional, discover what they can do to create more inclusive communities where students’ needs are met, and to develop a broader, sustainable support community.

To register for this free conference, please go to:

https://2ecenter.org/the-future-is-inclusive-a-neuro-and-cultural-diversity-symposium/

Please share. Knowledge is power!!

Join us as we aim to inspire, connect, educate, and reflect on the discussion around the intersection of neurodiversity and ethnicity.

11/16/2022

****Reminder of tonight's webinar at 5:30 pm - please share widely so that parents are empowered with knowledge during their IEP meetings****

As you may know, I am the Community Member and Education and Training Officer of LAUSD's Community Advisory Committee (CAC). We are appointed by the school board to advise the Board of Education, Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Director and the Superintendent’s Cabinet on the annual priorities addressed in the SELPA local plan and to advocate for effective Special Education programs and services.

I am very honored and excited to announce that I will be presenting at the Family Academy Webinar on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. The presentation will be about the IEP Journey: A Program to Help Students Realize Their Dreams. It will be available in Spanish and English. If you require another language, please contact the Family Academy office (https://lnkd.in/gSwX4pzW) or email [email protected].

Zoom Webinar Link: https://lnkd.in/gaVv-yze

Webinar ID: 895 5755 5227
Passcode: 2022

Our CAC has been working really hard this year to let LAUSD families and other stakeholders know about the important work that we do. Executive Committee members of the CAC will be giving a short presentation about the CAC on November 16th.

Please join us on November 16th and please share with others!! Knowledge is power!! ✊🏽🧠

11/14/2022

As you may know, I am the Community Member and Education and Training Officer of LAUSD's Community Advisory Committee (CAC). We are appointed by the school board to advise the Board of Education, Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Director and the Superintendent’s Cabinet on the annual priorities addressed in the SELPA local plan and to advocate for effective Special Education programs and services.

I am very honored and excited to announce that I will be presenting at the Family Academy Webinar on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. The presentation will be about the IEP Journey: A Program to Help Students Realize Their Dreams. It will be available in Spanish and English. If you require another language, please contact the Family Academy office (https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/18448) or email [email protected].

Zoom Webinar Link: https://bit.ly/familyacademywebinar

Webinar ID: 895 5755 5227
Passcode: 2022

Our CAC has been working really hard this year to let LAUSD families and other stakeholders know about the important work that we do. Executive Committee members of the CAC will be giving a short presentation about the CAC on November 16th.

Please join us on November 16th and please share with others!! Knowledge is power!! ✊🏽🧠

Community Advisory Committee for LAUSD

11/02/2022

Please tune into the LAUSD Community Advisory Committee's IEP Sub-Committee Meeting today (11/2/22) at 10 am. I will be giving a brief presentation on the various forms of Dispute Resolution, with a focus on filing compliance complaints. Then, the Committee will be discussing what topics to cover for this upcoming school year. The goal of this Committee is to prepare educational materials to share with parents through the Parent Ambassador Program.

Please join us via zoom.

Meeting ID: 825 7019 2860

Passcode: 2022

Telephone: 1 213 338 8477

After our meeting, we will be having the Parent Ambassador Subcommittee Meeting at 11:30 am. Hope to see you there and please share with others!! Knowledge is power!!

11/02/2022

There will be an LAUSD Special Education Meeting tomorrow (November 2, 2022) at 5 pm. The school board needs to hear from YOU about their Special Education Action Plan (https://achieve.lausd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=18628&DomainID=1057 /20221102/event/65276)

Please sign up here to speak -
https://boardmeeting.lausd.net/en/Home/speaker/265
There are now 13 spots available. The public comments are done at the end and the process to speak virtually are explained in the agenda. There is an option to attend in person.

Hope to see you there and please share with others!!! Knowledge is power!!

AGENDA

I. Welcome and Introductions .………………………………………... Mr. Scott M. Schmerelson Chairperson

II. Committee Presentations

1. Reclassification Process for Students with Disabilities ….………………. Ms. Lela Rondeau Administrative Coordinator, Division of Special Education

2. Special Education Action Plan (Strategic Plan) ..………………………… Dr. Maribel Luna Senior Director, Division of Special Education

III.Public Comment

IV.Adjournment

10/01/2022

Come and learn today, virtual or in person!! Please share!! To register, go to https://www.letstalkld.org/2022-college-conference