ERIC Number: ED432074
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999-May
Pages: 64
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Section 619 Profile. 9th Edition.
deFosset, Shelley, Ed.
This report, ninth in a series of annual reports, addresses selected aspects of the Preschool Grants Program for Children with Disabilities, Section 619 of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The report profiles services provided under this program and highlights changes under the 1997 amendments. It presents current and/or historical information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and eight outlying jurisdictions. Data were based on a January 1999 survey. The extensive tables provide data on: (1) administration, education reform, and funding; (2) charter and private schools; (3) interagency coordination; (4) personnel; (5) transition; (6) programming; (7) accreditation and monitoring; (8) performance outcomes; (9) public awareness; (10) Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans, and family-centered services; (11) eligibility classifications and criteria; (12) special education mandates and legislation; (13) preschool program data; and (14) state and jurisdiction Section 619 program coordinators. (DB)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Cooperation, Classification, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans, National Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Personnel, Preschool Education, Private Schools, Program Administration, Public Relations, Public Schools, Special Education, State Legislation, Transitional Programs
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS), 500 NationsBank Plaza, 137 East Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3628; Tel: 919-262-2001; TDD: 919-262-8300; Fax: 919-966-7463; e-mail: nectas@unc.edu; Web site: http://www.nectas.unc.edu/ (may be reproduced freely, printed copies available from NECTAS at cost; alternate formats available from NECTAS Publications Coordinator).
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System, Chapel Hill, NC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments 1997; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B
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