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Colorado's Model for Preparing Paraprofessionals for Rural Early Intervention Programs
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Chopra, Ritu; Banerjee, Rashida; DiPalma, Geraldine; Merrill, Laura; Ferguson, Ardith – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Under the supervision of a licensed early intervention provider, paraprofessionals play an indispensable role in implementation of home and community-based services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in Colorado. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requires that…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Models, Training Methods, Early Intervention
Technical Assistance Model for Long Term Systems Change
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Kahn, Lynne; Hurth, Joicey; Diefendorf, Martha; Kasprzak, Christina; Lucas, Anne; Ringwalt, Sharon – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) was charged by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) from 2001-2006 to develop, implement, and evaluate an approach to technical assistance that would result in sustainable systems change in state Early Intervention and Preschool Special…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Special Education, Strategic Planning, Educational Policy
Getting Ready for RTI: A Principal's Guide to Response to Intervention
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Crockett, Jean B.; Gillespie, Diane Newkirk – ERS Spectrum, 2007
As a school leader, what do you need to know about Response to Intervention (RTI) and your role in leading instruction for struggling learners? In this article the authors offer guidance about the content of the RTI initiative based on policy, research, and practice. They provide a brief history of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
Descriptors: Intervention, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Principals
Inclusion Confusion: A Guide to Educating Students with Exceptional Needs.
Aefsky, Fern – 1995
This guide provides suggestions for planning and implementing inclusion programs to enhance education for all children. Recent laws supporting the rights of children with disabilities are considered, along with the confusion regarding how to meet the needs of all children in the schools. Variations in inclusion practices among states and districts…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Change
After High School...? BUILDING on Today for Tomorrow. Designing and Implementing a Community-Based, Family-Centered Transition Planning Project. A Manual for Professionals, Parents, and Youth with Disabilities.
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Moery, Kathryn – 1993
This manual on development of transition planning programs/services for high school youth with disabilities and their families is based on the premises that both youth and family members need to be actively involved in every step of the transition planning process, that empowered families can access necessary transition and adult services needed…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Guidelines for Conducting Functional Vocational Evaluations (Including Sample/Example Formats). Revised.
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Kellogg, Ann – 1995
This manual provides a sequential procedure for conducting functional vocational evaluations for secondary school students as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This evaluation procedure considers the interactions of the student with instructors, peers, and employers; training needs; work demands; environmental factors;…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Compliance (Legal)