In the United States today, if a student with a serious physical disability wants to go away to college and live on campus, only four colleges provide the necessary services for that student to do so. To meet these students' requirements for living on campus, a college would have to have not only accessibility to its academic programs and its…

Because children who are deaf or hard of hearing are being identified at birth, fitted with advanced hearing technology, and enrolled in early intervention programs, families increasingly seek professionals who can provide services that support their choice of listening and spoken language. The increased demand for these services and shortages of…

The booklet sets forth requirements for special education certification and approval in Illinois. Outlined are requirements for certification for the following disability areas: educable mentally handicapped, learning disabilities, social/emotional disorders, trainable mentally handicapped, blind and partially seeing, deaf and hard of hearing,…

THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PLAN TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES TO GIFTED CHILDREN WAS DESCRIBED. IN THE PERIOD FROM 1959 TO 1963, A SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT WAS OPERATED WITH STATE SUPPORT. IT ASSISTED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN DETERMINING WHETHER LEGISLATION WAS NEEDED AND ASSISTED THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PROVIDING FOR GIFTED CHILDREN. A SERIES OF…

Designed for trustees, administrators, practitioners, and students, this manual articulates a philosophical basis for student services in Illinois community colleges, and describes, categorizes, and provides guidelines for various aspects of these services. Introductory material outlines the characteristics of the state's community colleges that…

Presented are 18 articles on media/library systems and services for handicapped and gifted students. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Implications of Public Law 94-142" (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) by G. Calovini; "Mainstreaming--Present Shock" by L. Stowell and C. Terry; "Media Services…

To review and study the needs of latchkey children in Illinois, the services and programming available for such children, and the financial alternatives for such programs, a committee was formed consisting of 11 persons, 10 of whom were school board members from throughout the state. Additionally, the committee was directed to develop…

A study conducted in Illinois to review the state of the art of articulation had the following objectives in five component areas: (1) to review, describe, critique, and evaluate several variables associated with the practical knowledge/current practices relating to articulation efforts in Illinois and in other states; (2) to determine how…

This report analyzes fiscal year 1992 expenditures for all but three of the administrative and support subfunctions included in the Illinois Resource Allocation and Management Program which collects expenditure data from Illinois public universities on 55 separate groupings of activities referred to as subfunctions or subprograms. Expenditures in…

As part of a comprehensive study of all mandates placed by the state of Illinois on elementary and secondary education, an analysis was undertaken of the student transportation mandate in its historical perspective, inquiring into its original purpose, how well that purpose has been served, whether the mandate is still needed, and whether a…

In December 1991, a survey was conducted of transfer coordinators at all public and private two- and four-year colleges and universities in Illinois to determine the current status of transfer articulation services and activities. Follow-up surveys and telephone contacts resulted in usable data from 12 public universities, 36 private colleges and…

Special population grants to Illinois public community colleges fund services, special programs, and instruction that assist academically and socially disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and minority students to succeed in college. In fiscal year 1991, grants totaling $9.7 million enabled the Illinois community colleges to provide…

The study described in the report was made to determine the status of guidance, counseling, placement, and followup services in selected Illinois schools and to make recommendations for improvement. Study tasks included surveying 16 schools (by mail and by on-site visits) and interpreting the collected data. Six community colleges, six high…

A unit cost analysis for fiscal year (FY) 1979 was conducted by the Illinois Community College Board using mid-term enrollment data and uniform accounting information from each of the state's 51 community colleges. Unit costs for instructional areas were determined at three incremental levels: (1) net instructional cost (NIC), which includes…