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ERIC Number: ED384188
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-May-31
Pages: 180
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: N/A
Best Practices in Early Childhood Special Education: Multistate Outreach. The Magnolia Circle Outreach Project. Final Report.
Warren, Steven F.; And Others
A report is presented on an outreach project that assisted in the development and implementation of early intervention programs, special education, and related services for children with disabilities (ages birth to five). The Magnolia Circle Outreach Project disseminated and helped replicate a "best practices" model to improve the quality of programs and services in six states. During a 3-year period, technical assistance and training were provided to 138 programs in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and support or expanded outreach services were also provided to 76 programs in Tennessee. Assistance provided to community programs, agencies, and local education agencies focused on program self-assessment, regional networks for sharing information and support, local and regional training and technical assistance, and transition of key components to appropriate personnel within agencies. Appended materials include: Outreach activities for each state during 1991-1994, a self-assessment form for evaluating early childhood special education programs; a planning guide to use in conjunction with the self-assessment form; information on outreach presentations and inservice trainings; and evaluation data for outreach activities such as the video library, newsletter, and workshops. (SW)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN. Dept. of Special Education.
Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Arkansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Tennessee
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A