The report presents findings from a study of the extent to which psychoeducational testing reports were used in one Navajo district and on the obstacles affecting their use. Data included an analysis of findings and recommendations in 321 individual psychoeducational reports, a structured critique by school personnel of 79 testing reports to…

Intended for parents of handicapped students, the guide sets forth New York State policies for special education. The following topics are among those considered: eligibility for special education, program types, alternative placements (such as residential settings), referral, evaluation, individualized education programs, impartial due process…

The document provides a collection of 33 previously published articles on implementing special education services in the least restrictive environment. Articles are divided into five sections (models for delivery of special education services in the least restrictive environment, training of professionals, individualized education programs,…

Written to be consistent with federal and Colorado laws, the manual focuses on training impartial hearing officers to achieve the guarantees of an appropriate education for all handicapped children. An overview of procedural safeguards is presented, including information on due process procedures for parents and children, protection in evaluation…

The comprehensive nature of the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975 is why educators question its applicability to the United States Pacific Territories. The components of the act are viewed against a framework of the territories' traditional cultural values and current economic needs. (Author/TLJ)

Problems in providing educational services that comply with P.L. 94-142, the Education For All Handicapped Children Act, to children in psychiatric hospitals center on least restrictive environment, treatment coordination, and individuaized education programs (IEPs). Recommendations are made for IEP development, jurisdiction, procedures and…

Presents an overview of both the federal statute governing the education of children with disabilities and the "Burlington" decision that requires, under certain circumstances, public school districts to reimburse parents for private educational expenses. Examines the leading cases involving parental placement of disabled children in…

This article describes how successful collaborative planning for students' full or partial involvement in all aspects of the general curriculum through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) can ensure that students with disabilities have meaningful participation in the life of the school community. Indicators of effective collaboration are…

This document, designed to support Arizona's special education state plan, establishes minimum standards for Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), provides a measurement tool for determining compliance with federal and state requirements, and establishes criteria for determining appropriate placement in the least restrictive environment. The…

This fact sheet describes provisions under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) that prohibit the discriminatory assignment of students with disabilities to segregated classes or facilities. In elementary and secondary schools, students with disabilities may be assigned to…

This document describes the Virginia Department of Correctional Education's (DCE) Transition Program, which assists juvenile offenders in making the transition from one school program to another. The student is moved from the community to a detention home school, then to the Department of Youth and Family Services Reception and Diagnostic Center,…

Practices are identified for use in teaching vocational education to students with mental disabilities. Iowa's definition of vocational education is presented, along with definitions for seven major delivery areas of vocational education: home economics, industrial arts/technology, trades and industry, business/office education,…

A descriptive study reports on attitudes of 24 special day class teachers toward mainstreaming of learning handicapped students and toward practices used to implement mainstreaming. Questionnaires were completed concerning factual, attitudinal, and process information for placement and monitoring in the least restrictive environment (LRE).…

The guide identifies and discusses critical components of high school programs designed to facilitate college placement as well as preparation of potential college-bound learning disabled (LD) secondary students for the demands of college settings. First, secondary programming needs to include integration of LD students into college preparatory…

A continuous pupil progress monitoring system was implemented in two elementary schools; 552 students and 38 educational personnel were involved. The monitoring system employed was initially designed to evaluate students receiving special services and their progress toward individual education plan reading goals. The model emphasized direct…