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Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2012
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed what is now known as the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA). This effort was designed to provide a stable funding source to counties for juvenile programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. The Corrections Standards…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Program Implementation, Counties
Wilkins, Julia – National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2011
High school students with disabilities who drop out are costly to society. Compared to those who graduate, they are more likely to be unemployed, dependent on public services, and involved in the criminal justice system. Consequently, helping students with disabilities graduate has become a prominent national concern. Students with disabilities…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropouts, Disabilities, Reentry Students
Joyce, Dennis; McFadden, Lorraine – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1982
An industrial arts program was adapted to help handicapped high school students gain independent living skills, including exposure to tool use, woodworking techniques, basic measurement concepts, and safety. Special educators worked with industrial arts teachers to plan and implement the program, which has met with success. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Industrial Arts, Program Development

Vandivier, Stella Sue; Vandivier, Phillip L. – Journal for Special Educators, 1981
Intended for special education teachers developing a high school resource program, the article contains 21 "tips," such as writing a short introductory letter to regular teachers when initiating a new program, striving to achieve administrative support, and communicating frequently with parents. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Program Development, Resource Room Programs
Evenson, Jill; Spotts, Robert – 1979
Based on data from four successful high school Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) programs, the document considers the problems that staff might encounter in incorporating handicapped students in EBCE, presents alternative strategies for solving these problems, and provides the basis for implementing EBCE programs that would serve…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Experiential Learning
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This organizational kit is intended to help high school clubs associated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) get started in their mission of introducing students to careers in special education. Topics discussed include: getting started, association with CEC, setting goals for the high school club, CEC's belief statements, suggested…
Descriptors: Activities, Career Exploration, Clubs, Disabilities

Zittel, Gail – American Rehabilitation, 1985
The director of a California program that places disabled youth into private sector jobs discusses the features of the program, approaches for other areas in developing similar projects, and cites the program's cost and employment benefits. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment, High Schools, Job Placement
Tower Review, 1988
A six-stage model of Individualized Education Program (IEP) development for students with disabilities in Oklahoma high schools includes: (1) student assessment, (2) IEP planning, (3) admission to area vocational/technical schools, (4) development of tentative instructional plans, (5) IEP meeting, and (6) IEP implementation. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Individualized Education Programs, Models

Webster, Alec; Jones, Judith – British Journal of Special Education, 1990
A project is described in which a support team collaborated with the science department of a British high school to develop a "whole school" approach to serving children with special educational needs. "New paradigm" research, which aims to involve the subjects of an inquiry as collaborators, was used in the project. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Kato, Mary McGrath; Nulty, Brenda; Olszewski, Brandon T.; Doolittle, Jennifer; Flannery, K. Brigid – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Despite many barriers, a group of Oregon educators began to discuss ideas about how they could provide information that would build skills to improve the entry and success rate for high school students with disabilities in postsecondary education. These educators included high school, community college, and university staff. The Postsecondary…
Descriptors: High Schools, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Pinellas County School Board, Clearwater, FL. – 1985
An administrative and curriculum guide are presented for the High School/Preschool Partnership Program in which high school students gain experience with handicapped preschoolers in a mainstreamed setting. The program is intended to expand services to high schoolers (parenting skills and career skills) as well as preschoolers. The administrative…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, High Schools
Doren, Bonnie – 2002
This report and associated materials describe a project to develop and deliver a self-directed transition planning curriculum for high school students with and without disabilities. The NEXT S.T.E.P. (Student Transition & Educational Planning) curriculum was field tested with 300 teachers and 5,000 students in several states. Activities and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disabilities, High Schools

Rusch, Frank R.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1994
Data collected from a 2-round Delphi procedure involving model transition program directors validated the relative importance of a list of 22 employment outcomes and 65 related activities in the transition of individuals with disabilities from school to employment. Educational agencies and service providers can use the list to target areas that…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Barkin, Thelma M. – 1985
The report presents the history and accomplishments of a mainstreaming program involving an exchange of professional skills among a special education teacher and four regular education teachers of high school English classes in Milford, Massachusetts. Based on results of a teacher survey, a team-teaching program was devised which stressed a…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities, High Schools, Interpersonal Relationship

Neubert, Debra A. – Exceptionality, 2003
This article addresses assessment in transition services for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. The legislative foundation, purposes, and uses of transition assessment in the middle and high school years are discussed in relation to transition planning. Competencies needed by…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation