This article identifies elements of effective collaborative programs and describes existing programs that are designed to enhance collaboration between schools and families of children with disabilities: Transparent School Model (in multiple states), Parent/Mentor Resource Project (Indiana), Parent Mentor Program (Ohio), Mentor Parent Program…

The document consititutes Part 1 of the California State Plan for Vocational Education and provides the policies and procedures that will apply to the operation of the various phases of vocational education that qualify for financial support from the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. It is based upon guidelines mandated by the U.S. Office…

The four issues of the "Rural Special Education Quarterly" for 1985 contain 17 major articles with the following titles and authors: "The Challenges in Providing Appropriate Educational Services to Rural Visually Impaired Children and Their Families" (K. Huebner); "Rural Orientation and Mobility: A Preview" (J. Tucker); "Organizations Serving the…