A Reply from the Board of Trustees for DCLD

Abstract

T he April issue of the Journal of Learning Disabilities (JLD) contained several speculative statements and scenarios concerning recent actions of the Board of Trustees of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (DCLD). In the interest of DCLDs integrity, it is necessary that the record be set straight. To this end six topics are discussed in this response-five of which have been extracted from the set of articles in JLD. These are: (a) the matter of affiliate status for DCLD, (b) the methods of communication in the Division, (c) the suitability of the name of the organization, (d) the corporate status and location of DCLD, (e) the DCLD election process, and (0 the real and substantive issues to which In the April issue of JLD, a primary concern of the writers focused on the question of affiliate status for DCLD. In this section, the facts regarding affiliation are presented in terms of background information and current status of this question. Background Information DCLD is one of twelve divisions within the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). These divisions are organized around special interest areas, e.g., mental retardation, emotional disturbance, early childhood, career education, gifted, etc. In order to belong to a