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Direct linkBurdette, Paula; Sopko, Kimberly Moherek – Project Forum, 2010
Disproportionate representation of children from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in special education has been a longstanding concern that the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) sought to address. The IDEA contains new requirements related to the provision of early intervening services designed to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Financial Support
Burdette, Paula – Project Forum, 2011
The purpose of this document is to describe states' work in the area of performance-based compensation with a focus on special educators, including how teacher evaluation informs compensation decisions, support given to local education agencies (LEAs), variables used to make compensation decisions and how performance-based compensation is funded.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Compensation (Remuneration)
Muller, Eve – Project Forum, 2009
Local special education directors oversee district-level special education programs. They play an essential role in assisting with program administration, ensuring the quality of special education services and working with teachers and parents in the education process. A number of state special education directors have noted that job turnover in…
Descriptors: Program Administration, State Departments of Education, Special Education, School Districts
Keller-Allen, Chandra – Project Forum, 2009
Obligations of state education agencies (SEAs) and Part C lead agencies set forth by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) pertaining to early childhood transition from Part C to Part B of IDEA are described in several regulatory and guidance documents including Part C draft regulations (34 CFR Part 303), Part B regulations (34…
Descriptors: Special Education, State Departments of Education, State Agencies, Agency Cooperation
Muller, Eve – Project Forum, 2009
In response to teacher shortages around the country, the number of virtual personnel preparation programs has grown dramatically over the past few years. Many of these programs have been created in order to assist in the preparation of special education professionals in a variety of specializations, including high incidence disabilities (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
Pierce, Luzanne; Ahearn, Eileen – Project Forum, 2007
This document's primary focus is on a subset of the population of mobile children--infants, preschoolers, children and youth with disabilities and their families who are highly mobile. First, a background section provides information about policies and practices developed for mobile children at the federal level under the McKinney-Vento Program.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Student Mobility, Federal Legislation
Muller, Eve – Project Forum, 2006
Historically, many state education agencies (SEAs) have formally or informally used risk pools to provide extra funds to local education agencies (LEAs) serving students with high cost special education needs. With the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), SEAs have been encouraged to formalize their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Districts, State Departments of Education, Special Education
