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Blessing, Kenneth R. – Bureau Memorandum, 1978
Included in the progress report are information and statistics on Wisconsin's efforts to comply with Subchapter IV of Chapter 115, the state's special education law. (CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Handicapped Children, Identification, Incidence
Peer reviewedRussell, Tommy – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Descriptors: Equal Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, State Legislation
Download full textBrinegar, Leslie – 1975
Described is the planning behind the implementation of California's new Master Plan for Special Education, and highlighted are political problems that may be encountered and techniques which can be used in getting approval for large changes in special education programing. Suggested are ways to effect needed legislation, such as by neutralizing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, State Legislation
Best, John P. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
An effective strategy to improve state planning for delivery of services to the handicapped is seen to involve a carefully developed "action sequence". (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Exceptional Child Services, Handicapped Children
Hayes, Andrew E.; Ellis, Norman E. – 1974
Presented is a state-by-state summary of programs and activities for young handicapped children obtained through a 1973 survey of 37 state directors of special education. Each summary includes a brief description of legislation and current programs, plans, and needs. Summarized are general problems common to all states such as a lack of specific…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, National Surveys
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1979
The Annual Program Plan for Fiscal Year 1980 presents descriptions of Oregon's efforts to serve handicapped children under Part B P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and P.L. 89-313. Addressed are procedures in the following areas: public notice and opportunity for comment, policy on priorities, procedural safeguards,…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Handicapped Children. – 1979
The site review program guide is designed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in the full implementation of Wiconsin's Chapter 115, federal law P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through a systematic review and monitoring of the total special education program. The…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Guides
Northeast Regional Resource Center, Hightstown, NJ. – 1977
Provided is a summary of early childhood services for handicapped children in Region Nine (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont). An introductory chart lists information for each state on legislation, placement and evaluation, state guidelines, statistical data, departmental structure, programs, and parent…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children, Identification, State Legislation
Blatt, Burton; And Others – 1971
Reported are results of a survey and evaluation of the entire system of programs for the education of the handicapped and disadvantaged in Massachusetts. The study focused on three major activities: identification and description of children known to have special needs who are not being served by official agencies; descriptions of life in…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions
Witkowsky, Jack; Cronin, Joseph M. – 1979
The document, half of which consists of appendixes, discusses the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children in the state of Illinois. A sequential presentation of the Illinois rules and regulations applying to IEPs is provided, and the major mandated steps in the development if IEPs are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Abeson, Alan; Trudeau, Elaine – 1973
Listed for each of the 50 alphabetically presented states are the legal definitions of handicapping conditions and age requirements to determine eligibility for public school special education programs. Explained are changes in special education laws, which have increased exceptional children's range of eligibility for special education services…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Legal Responsibility
Blessing, Kenneth R. – Bureau Memorandum, 1974
Reported is progress made by the state educational agency and local school districts in Wisconsin toward implementation of Chapter 89, laws of 1973 for the school year 1973-74. (LS)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, School Districts, State Departments of Education
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Special Education. – 1971
The bulletin, detailing the Oklahoma program for the education of exceptional children, is intended to provide guidelines for boards of education, administrators, special education teachers, and others involved in establishing and/or improving services for exceptional children. State law, state board of education regulations, teacher…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary School Services, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Trudeau, Elaine, Ed. – 1973
Presented is an alphabetical listing of approximately 38 states which gives information on the legal bases for state and local planning, usually conducted by advisory committees, to deliver educational services to handicapped children. Some of the committees' activities are described as presenting status or progress reports, clarifying policies,…
Descriptors: Administration, Advisory Committees, Boards of Education, Community Programs
Kimball, Wendy L. – 1974
Presented is the 1974 annual report of the Office for Children, an agency responsible for monitoring and coordinating all services for children in Massachusetts. Among the aspects covered are administrative organization; the development and implementation of a special budget for new and expanded children's services; the formation of 39…
Descriptors: Administration, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy
