This manual incorporates the Delaware State Board of Education's rules and regulations governing the education of exceptional children and is intended to provide guidance and information to educators, administrators, parents, and the public. The section on handicapped children covers the following areas: access to special education and related services; identification; evaluation (e.g., multidisciplinary team, bias-free tests and procedures, and reevaluation); Individualized Education Programs; eligibility; programs and placement (e.g., continuum of alternative program placements, informed parental consent, related services, and transportation); interagency/special programs; annual review; student management and discipline; educational surrogate parents; procedural safeguards (e.g., due process, hearing rights, and attorney's fees); confidentiality of student records; private placements; the Delaware Educational Assessment Program; State Education Agency responsibilities (e.g., complaint management procedures, cooperative agreements, and finance/administration); the Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens; and funding. Guidelines for gifted and talented students are provided in a brief section covering eligibility, identification, program placement, and funding. (DB)