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Williams, Jane M.; Martin, Suzanne M.; Hess, Robert K. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2010
Preparation of high quality personnel to provide educational services to students with disabilities living in rural areas is, at best, challenging. Findings from a comprehensive study concerning the status of the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in rural settings and the issues such implementation presents…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Disabilities, Rural Areas, Students
Castleberry, Michael S.; Wald, Penelope J.; Sobel, Andrea – 1999
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of Project REALIGN, a three-year model inservice training project to expand the capacity of early childhood staff, administrators and families to work together toward improved education for all young children and maximizing the inclusion of young children with disabilities in the school…
Descriptors: Administrators, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Inclusive Schools
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Eisenman, Laura T.; Hughes, Carolyn – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1997
A study examined school-to-work system development from the perspectives of 107 local education agency (LEA) administrators. LEAs identified system needs as enhanced partnerships with local businesses, staff development, and implementation guidelines. The implications for regular and special educators interested in ensuring development of a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines
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Harvey, Jaye; Voorhees, Mary D.; Landon, Tracy – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
Recommendations to the Virginia Department of Education to promote more opportunities for preschool integration were elicited from 9 early childhood special education (ECSE) staff, 10 ECSE educators, 8 special education administrators, and 5 parents. Recommendations included the provision of written information, staff development, financial…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Disabilities
Godt, Pamela Terry; And Others – 1991
This document is the third volume of a three-volume set comprising a workshop leader's guide designed to help in-service providers conduct workshops on early childhood education for teachers, administrators, and others associated with Chapter 1 programs. The guide contains step-by-step procedures for preparing, organizing, and presenting a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Demonstration Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities
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Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Morgan, Jill – Educational Considerations, 2006
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 provided a clear mandate to school administrators to provide additional training for professional and paraprofessional staff. With its requirement that school districts must ensure that all staff are "highly qualified" for the roles assigned to them, it leaves no room for excuses or…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Regulation, Supervision, Disabilities
Cover, Roberta G.; And Others – 1983
An inservice training guide for teacher educators and State Department staff to use with teachers, administrators, and other personnel responsible for vocational training of special needs students is presented, as part of Project SSAVE (Special Student Access to Vocational Education), in Tennessee. The guide, which was based on the evaluation of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Counselor Training, Disabilities, Educational Objectives