During school year (SY) 2012-2013, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) continued its efforts to improve the validity and reliability of data reporting. BIE data collections are dependent on school level entry (self-reporting) into the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) or into the BIE's Academic Report (formerly the BIEs…

During SY 2011-2012, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) continued their efforts to improve the validity and reliability of data reporting. BIE data collections are dependent on school level entry (self-reporting) into the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) or into the BIE's Annual Report from the schools. In addition, data…

The state of Connecticut detained 1,444 children and youth and committed approximately 270 to the Department of Children and Families for out of home placement in the 2007-2008 calendar year. A significant number of children and youth have special education needs that are often unidentified by home school districts. State and federal law mandate…

Discussed in the speech on criteria in the public education of the severely handicapped are historical developments leading to the current situation, the kinds of developing structures emerging in special education, the question of criteria and its ramifications, and major tasks to be accomplished. Identified are four historical stages in special…

Intended as a guide for school administrators, teachers, parents, and physicians interested in the education of the exceptional child, the manual lists and briefly outlines services available to handicapped and academically talented students in the Washoe County (Nevada) Schools. Among the topics covered are the philosophy of special education;…

Uses the placement practices of one school as a base for discussing placement practices and due process required under the regulations for Public Law 94-142. (IRT)

A literature review of cooperative vocational education programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels is presented in this information analysis paper. Two different approaches to cooperative education are identified: (1) the capstone approach, in which the student receives one or more years of in-school vocational training prior to the…

The article describes the first national postsecondary technical program for the deaf and the first attempt to educate large numbers of deaf students on a college campus with hearing students. To date, 97 percent of all graduates have been placed in jobs which require their specific level of expertise. (Author/AJ)

The industrial arts and home maintenance curricula for TMH students are structured to train and prepare them for work, in a program for children 5 to 21. The basic unit, presented monthly by the academic classroom teacher, is daily reinforced by all special areas. Task analysis unifies teaching and evaluation. (AJ)

THE PURPOSE OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE VOCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE LIMITED HEARING POPULATIONS COULD BE FOUND THROUGH UTILIZING THE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND, IF SO, HOW IT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. FORTY-ONE ADULTS WITH WIDELY DIVERGENT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERING DEGREES OF HEARING…

The handbook contains forms, placement criteria, and procedural provisions for 17 program departments in the exceptional child program of the Hillsborough County public school system in Tampa, Florida. Included in the description of the Exceptional Child Education Department and the Exceptional Child Education Office are aspects of staffing and…

The described inservice teacher education materials are designed for the use of elementary and secondary school teachers who wish to build skills in the decision-making related to the issue of special placement of mentally handicapped students. An outline is given of the contents of the materials used as well as a description of activities and…

The booklet presents regulations of New York's Education Law as it pertains to handicapped children. Fourteen topics are addressed: definitions; board of Education responsibilities; role and function of the Committee on the Handicapped; procedures for referral, evaluation, individualized education program development, placement, and review;…

With the help of parents and employers, Texas schools are helping special needs students to compensate for their disabilities, accept their handicaps, and achieve success in a vocation. Special education students attend a vocational adjustment class to develop basic job skills. (LRA)

Inclusion is the practice of educating children who have disabilities in classes together with their peers who do not have disabilities. This packet on "least intervention" contains resource materials that help ensure appropriate inclusion. The first section of this packet contains discussions of appropriate inclusion and a description of the…