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Alper, Theodore G. – 1978
Two-hundred and sixty-five individual education plans (IEPs) from 13 California school districts representing programs operating under traditional special education funding were evaluated to determine their comprehensiveness, specificity, clarity, and extent to which a "least restrictive environment" was provided. Through interviews with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Palmer, Henry – 1973
Three separate evaluations of a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) drill and practice program were conducted. The CAI was provided by the Los Angeles County Superintendent to 14 districts as a means of improving students' math abilities and to help teachers manage diagnostic and prescriptive information. The California Test of Basic Skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
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Harr, Jenifer J.; Oliver, Deborah F.; Ramanathan, Arun; Socias, Miguel – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2008
Special education service delivery is often the source of disputes between parents and districts and an issue in special education class-action lawsuits. Despite these controversies, there has been little large-scale research on the delivery of services. This study represents a large-scale assessment of the delivery of special education services…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, School Districts, Special Education
San Mateo Union High School District, CA. – 1979
A project was designed to involve vocational teachers in intensive "hands-on" workshop activities to develop information, materials, and strategies for vocational instruction and support for students with special needs. Thirty vocational teachers from business, homemaking, and industrial education were involved in a two-day workshop and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Students
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1976
This report presents a brief summary of the full report of an evaluation of California schools receiving funds from three state and federal school funding programs in 1974-75. The evaluation was conducted by the California State Department of Education. Evaluated schools were funded through: (1) the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program, which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Humphrey, Margaret; Loftus, Linda – 1979
The handbook provides a model for beginning and operating programs for talented/gifted students in rural schools, K-12, based on a program developed in Shasta County, California, in 1976-77 and disseminated nationwide in 1978-79. The model produces individualized programs planned by a committee composed of the student, classroom teacher(s),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Committees, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1982
California's Master Plan for Special Education provides information on the extent and effectiveness of special education services for exceptional students in local plan areas (LPAs) for 1980-1981. Findings are grouped according to the following seven evaluation criteria (sample findings in parentheses): availability of special education services…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Lundin, Janet, Ed.; Clark-Thomas, Eleanor, Ed. – 1989
These guidelines serve as a model for meeting the educational needs of students with language, speech, and hearing disorders. The guidelines clarify the paperwork requirements of federal and state statutes; reduce paperwork procedures to increase instructional time to students; recommend service delivery models; provide criteria to assist in…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Special Education. – 1992
These guidelines are intended to provide a resource to use in assessing, planning, providing, evaluating, and improving the quality of programs for California pupils with severe orthopedic impairments. The first three chapters present characteristic elements of a well-designed program in the areas of: (1) identification and assessment, (2) the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Role, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Apolloni, Tony, Ed. – 1990
This handbook was produced by the California Vocational Education Resource System (VERS) to assist administrators in planning, implementing, and monitoring career-vocational education services for students with special needs (disabled, disadvantaged, or limited English proficient) in regular vocational education classrooms. The guide is organized…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities