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Download full textZobell, Erin; Hwang, Jiwon – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2020
Revisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997 allowed for districts to hire teachers' aides to assist in the educational process. These teachers' aides, known as paraprofessionals or paraeducators, have increased in number since 1997 and now play an important role in helping students with disabilities. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Staff Role, Training, Special Education
Direct linkChopra, Ritu; Banerjee, Rashida; DiPalma, Geraldine; Merrill, Laura; Ferguson, Ardith – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Under the supervision of a licensed early intervention provider, paraprofessionals play an indispensable role in implementation of home and community-based services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in Colorado. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requires that…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Models, Training Methods, Early Intervention
US Department of Education, 2014
Developing positive school climates and improving school discipline policies and practices are critical steps to raising academic achievement and supporting student success. However, there is no single formula for doing so. Rather, the growing body of research and best practices in the field should inform locally developed approaches to improving…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Culture, Discipline, Prevention
Fiore, Thomas A.; Nimkoff, Tamara; Munk, Tom; Carlson, Elaine – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2013
The "Personnel Development Program to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" is authorized under Section 662 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is known as the Personnel Development Program (PDP). The PDP is administered by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) Office of Special…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation, Special Education
Kahn, Lynne; Hurth, Joicey; Kasprzak, Christina M.; Diefendorf, Martha J.; Goode, Susan E.; Ringwalt, Sharon S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2009
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center was charged by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs from October 2001 through September 2006 to develop, implement, and evaluate an approach to technical assistance (TA) that would result in sustainable systems change in state early intervention and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children, Staff Development
Williams, Jane M.; Martin, Suzanne M.; Hess, Robert K. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2010
Preparation of high quality personnel to provide educational services to students with disabilities living in rural areas is, at best, challenging. Findings from a comprehensive study concerning the status of the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in rural settings and the issues such implementation presents…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Disabilities, Rural Areas, Students
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2009
The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support…
Descriptors: Awards, Disabilities, Staff Development, Technical Assistance
Raymond, Jill A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
Advances in medicine have increased the survival rates of children with complex medical conditions, including those who are dependent on technology such as ventilators and tracheostomies. The process of integrating children dependent on medical technology into public schools requires the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Public Schools, School Nurses, Health Programs
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2008
The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support personnel…
Descriptors: Awards, Disabilities, Staff Development, Technical Assistance
An Example of an Elementary School Paraprofessional-Implemented Functional Analysis and Intervention
Bessette, Kimberly K.; Wills, Howard P. – Behavioral Disorders, 2007
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act mandates the performance of functional assessment for students with severe behavior problems. A functional analysis can be one part of this process but its use has been minimal. This study evaluates whether a paraprofessional could (a) be trained to correctly perform 3 conditions of a functional…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment
National Archives and Records Administration, 2006
The Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services issues final regulations governing specific provisions of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program authorized under part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended (IDEA or Act). The regulations are needed…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Disabilities, Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers
Gagnon, Joseph C.; Rockwell, Sarah B.; Scott, Terrance M. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2008
One approach to student behavior that may be particularly useful in exclusionary settings is school-wide positive behavior supports (PBS). Increasingly, evidence shows that PBS is an effective approach to student behavior in regular public schools (Sugai & Horner, 2005). While the data on behavioral systems in exclusionary schools are…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2009
Public schools must make available special education and related services to all IDEA-eligible (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) students with disabilities beginning at age three and through age 18. Services to students, ages 19, 20, and 21, are permissive. That means the decision to serve 19, 20 and 21-year-old students is determined…
Descriptors: Accountability, Staff Development, Special Education, Public Education
National Archives and Records Administration, 2005
The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations governing the Assistance to States for Education of Children with Disabilities Program, the Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities Program, and Service Obligations under Special Education Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities. These amendments…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Disabilities, Grants, Federal Regulation
Evans, Mary; And Others – Principal, 1996
Inclusion-oriented schools should define their philosophy, form a committee, develop a written plan, provide early staff development, review children's individual needs, develop program modifications, and prepare parents and students. During the second year, schools should implement a pilot program, provide ongoing staff development, and evaluate…
Descriptors: Committees, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Pilot Projects
