This proceedings discusses the role for federal policy in achieving the best possible short and long-term educational results for youth with disabilities in juvenile justice programs. Participants identified the 11 issues regarding students with disabilities in juvenile justice programs and developed a set of recommendations as to how the federal government could best support programs and services for these students. Recommendations include: (1) training of law enforcement officers, juvenile justice staff, court personnel, and educators in areas such as cultural and ethnic competence, and prevention and early intervention; (2) support of research that examines links between race, delinquency, and disability, as well as that which identifies best practices for education within juvenile justice facilities and transition to back to the community; (3) monitor education programs within juvenile facilities more closely and urge state education agencies to improve monitoring of these programs; (4) support effective transfer of student records and coordinated educational practices; (5) assure early and ongoing parent and family involvement in the juvenile justice system; and (6) encourage states to develop interagency, seamless systems of care across education, mental health, and other social services agencies. (CR)