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Download full textHinesley, J. Howard, Comp. – 1972
Presented is a comparative survey of state programs for exceptional children for eight areas of exceptionality: educable mentally retarded, trainable mentally retarded, speech handicapped, deaf and severely hard of hearing, visually impaired, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and gifted. Sixteen state departments of education are reported…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Rating Scales, Special Classes
Tongue, Cornelia, Comp. – 1972
The publication is a compilation of descriptions of programs for gifted and talented students in North Carolina which have been evaluated by the State Division for Exceptional Children as outstanding and/or possessing worthwhile components on the instructional level. Programs, grouped into primary-elementary, junior high-middle school, and…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Div. of Special Education. – 1973
Outlined are special educational programs and supportive services provided for handicapped children in Michigan during the year 1970-1971. Included are goals for serving the estimated 12.5 0/0 of the school age population needing special services; a listing of incidence rates by handicapping condition; federal and state sources of funds; the…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming, Program Descriptions
Hoffman, Herbert J. – 1969
Results of an evaluation on the program effectiveness of the administration of Project 750 are provided. Project 750 is described to involve the removing of Massachusetts children suffering moderate to severe emotional disturbance from regular classrooms and placing them in special classes designed to maximize the children's educational potential…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
WALLIN, J.E. WALLACE – 1966
WRITTEN BY THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE DELAWARE AND WILMINGTON DIVISIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, THIS BOOKLET PRESENTS A FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN DELAWARE. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE BEGINNINGS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE DIVISION…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Facilities, Exceptional Child Education, History
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Special Education. – 1973
The Administrator's Guide to programs for exceptional children reviews administrative procedures, discusses program organization, examines 11 handicapping categories, gives in full the state law mandating special educational programs for handicapped children, notes certification requirements for 12 professional certificates, and provides samples…
Descriptors: Administration, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1970
The study to determine ways in which the educational programs for the deaf and hard of hearing in California's public schools might be strengthened and improved was undertaken by the State Department of Education, assisted by statewide committees of teachers and administrators involved in programs for the deaf. The final report, consisting of…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Mainstreaming
Abeson, Alan; Trudeau, Elaine – 1973
Listed for each of the 50 alphabetically presented states are the legal definitions of handicapping conditions and age requirements to determine eligibility for public school special education programs. Explained are changes in special education laws, which have increased exceptional children's range of eligibility for special education services…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Legal Responsibility
Jacobs, Walter R., Jr. – 1970
The fifth in a series of annual reports, the status report describes the overall North Carolina Program for Exceptionally Talented Children as instituted by local school units for the school year 1969-1970, evaluating the educational program against predetermined criteria. Statistical data are presented about all known gifted and talented (GT)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Program Evaluation
Hess, Karin K. – 1990
The document reports findings of a 1988-89 survey of all school districts in New Jersey to determine the status of gifted education. Major findings included the following: a total of 122,626 New Jersey students were identified and served during the 1988-89 school year; a larger percentage (11.3%) of the total school population was served than in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
RENZULLI, JOSEPH S.; VASSAR, WILLIAM G. – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY GIFTED STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO EACH SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN NOVEMBER 1966. AREAS OF STUDY INCLUDED THE EXISTENCE OF PROGRAMS, IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, TEACHER SELECTION CRITERIA, AND INSERVICE…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Identification
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children. – 1973
Presented in the form of 29 questions and answers is information on North Carolina's public school program for gifted and talented children at elementary and secondary levels. Discussed are the criteria for student eligibility, typical characteristics of gifted children, both acceleration and enrichment programs, special class curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Special Education. – 1970
Information in the guidelines for Kentucky programs for exceptional children includes administration of classroom units and criteria for special classes and programs in the areas of crippled and special health problems, home and hospitalized instruction, trainable and educable mentally handicapped, deaf, hard of hearing, neurologically impaired,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. – 1968
The North Dakota Century Code dealing with special education of exceptional children is provided; duties of the county superintendent of schools and functions of the special education board are listed. Estimated needs are presented and steps in planning are detailed, from determining need for various handicapping conditions to arranging programs…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, County School Districts, Educational Finance
Danielson, Louis C.; Bellamy, G. Thomas – 1988
The study examined state-to-state variability in the use of alternative placements for disabled students ages 6-17 during school year 1986-87, including the extent to which students were placed in settings apart from the regular education environment. Data submitted annually to the Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
