The status report includes a summary and anlaysis of manpower information collected during the first year of the Massachusetts Special Education Manpower Project and offers some recommendations relative to special education manpower development. Section I focuses on variables affecting special education personnel supply/demand such as P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act); numbers, ages, and classification of children with special needs; and fiscal constraints A second section considers the supply of special education related personnel. The demand for special education related personnel is discussed in a third section as it relates to such areas as percentages of children with special needs served in different prototypes, personnel placement problems, and inservice training needs. A fourth section considers the supply/demand balance for various types of professionals (including teachers, administrators, and other specialists). Final sections review state and federal special education training priorities and recommendations. (SBH)