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Moore, William; Toews, Jane – 1985
The workbook is designed to assist Oregon counties in developing comprehensive written plans for early intervention with students with disabilities. The process is broken down into seven stages with information on necessary actions at each stage: (1) forming an early intervention advisory group (conducting initial planning meetings); (2) setting a…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Resources, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1980
The guidelines for vocational assessment of handicapped students are intended to help Texas educators fulfill requirements that a vocational assessment be completed before a handicapped student is placed in a vocational education program. Three levels of assessment data are distinguished: Level I data which are collected by special education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Development, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
Testimony is presented on H.R. 4904, "Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988." The legislation allows states to apply for grants to be used to develop and implement a consumer-responsive statewide program of technology-related assistance. States may develop the program by providing assistive…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1984
The plan documents Minnesota's policies and procedures for implementing state and federal statutes concerning the education of handicapped students. The following topics are covered: right to education, full educational opportunities goal, policy on priorities, child identification, Individual Educational Programs, procedural safeguards, the least…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Minnesota Curriculum Services Center, White Bear Lake. – 1984
The manual is intended for training surrogate parents of handicapped children according to Minnesota and federal statutes and regulations. Section 1 provides an overview of the surrogate parent program, noting relevant legislation, functions, rights, and responsibilities. Section 2 reviews the history of special education and related state and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1984
The state plan outlines aspects of special education in Kansas. The initial section provides background information and outlines the needs in teaching positions (both professional and paraprofessional) and in the numbers of students receiving special education. The second section addresses the following state department operations: administration…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Evans, Beth; Lovell, Alice – Capstone Journal of Education, 1980
The authors define the individualized educational program (IEP) provision of PL 94-142 and the roles and responsibilities of the participants in the IEP process. Studies of concerns and potential problems with the IEP are briefly reviewed. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Definitions, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Mid-South Regional Resource Center, Lexington, KY. – 1994
Federal regulations have set forth specific performance standards for the provision of services for children with disabilities in Head Start programs. These regulations provide state and local education agencies and Head Start grantees with unique opportunities to collaborate to provide comprehensive, family-centered, and appropriate services to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Family Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office for Special Education Services. – 1992
This state plan describes how the state of New York intends to comply with legislative mandates concerning education of children with disabilities, specifically the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Part 300 of the Code of Federal Regulations. It also describes the planning and program initiatives that will be undertaken at…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. Div. of Special Education. – 1989
In this cooperative agreement, Maine's Division of Special Education, Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education, and Bureau of Rehabilitation (including the Vocational Rehabilitation Program and the Division of Eye Care) document their intent to develop collaboratively programs to provide educational, vocational, occupational, supportive,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Disabilities

Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1982
The resource manual examines issues involved in occupational and physical therapy services to exceptional children in Florida's schools. State and federal regulations are cited along with recommendations for best practices in relation to: student eligibility procedures (definition, eligibility criteria, screening, referral, student evaluation,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Occupational Therapy
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1985
This three-year state plan for vocational education in North Carolina for fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988 begins with the certifications of the plan. The next section deals with such concerns as compliance, fund distribution, provisions, program evaluation, funding of programs, needs assessment, expenditures, and programs to serve the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Educational Administration
New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1982
The document contains a copy of Subpart 200-2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York covering the purpose of the Regents' Hearings on education of handicapped children and a revised timetable for action by the Board of Regents. Fourteen subsections address the following topics: definitions; board of education…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Due Process
New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1984
The booklet presents regulations of New York's Education Law as it pertains to handicapped children. Fourteen topics are addressed: definitions; board of Education responsibilities; role and function of the Committee on the Handicapped; procedures for referral, evaluation, individualized education program development, placement, and review;…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Gilkerson, Linda; And Others – 1987
The booklet contains the U.S. Government Report which accompanied the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (Public Law 99-457) and a commentary on the law written by the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs. The bill is intended to establish a federal discretionary program to assist states in developing and implementing an…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation