An introduction of "A Suggested Guide for Developing Vocational Programs for Disadvantaged Students" and the five criteria described for identifying the disadvantaged student are offered in the hope comments will be obtained contributing to increased usefulness of the document when it is completed. (Author/BP)

A survey of teachers' attitudes over the use of individual education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children revealed that they viewed the IEP more as a legal requirement than as an important guide for planning instruction. Few helped develop their students' IEPs. Recommendations for increasing teacher involvement in IEP are presented.…

Developed as part of an effort to serve disadvantaged and handicapped students at Triton College (a community college), this handbook is designed to (1) acquaint faculty, and other educators, with a grant project at the college, (2) increase faculty and educators' awareness of the needs of disadvantaged and handicapped students, and (3) to expand…

This report attempts to clarify Title I requirements in order to enhance the development of new State and local special programs and the modification of existing programs in a manner that conforms to Title I rules. Five fundamental areas are addressed. These include: (1) the basic requirements contained in the Title I legal framework applicable to…

Descriptive summaries of twenty-two rural and urban school systems throughout the United States are presented in this report. Data for each summary include: (1) an introduction which describes the school's student population, the school's desegregation strategy (court ordered or voluntary), grants received by the school, and problem areas focused…

This program is stated to have been designed as a new state-administered categorical aid program, with the purpose of making available additional state educational resources to students who have or are likely to have low levels of achievement, especially in relation to social and economic factors. Chapters include an introduction which describes…

This bulletin describes a first-grade "readiness program" developed at the Aumsville (Oregon) School District to help children who have been found to be at risk in a standard first-grade program. These students attend a readiness first grade designed to assist their development emotionally, socially, physically, and academically and only…

This statement of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, reflects the provincial ministers' concern with ensuring that opportunities for participation in Canada's postsecondary institutions are available to those who can benefit from them, and in particular to those with special needs. An introductory section notes the growth of…