This document presents the New Jersey statewide plan for combating the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. Ten recommendations of the New Jersey State Commissioner of Health focus on such issues as public/private partnerships, protecting confidentiality, and fighting discrimination. The introduction notes that the plan is driven…

Representatives of several states met to identify basic elements of a tracking system designed to ensure that disabled and at-risk infants and their families receive continuous and appropriate services to improve health and developmental outcome. Discussants explored six clusters of questions concerning the following: realistic goals and…

The report presents information based on a 1978 survey on programs in 46 state education agencies for severely and profoundly handicapped (SPH) individuals. The principal section of the report discusses summary data on state consultants responsible for services to SPH students, definitions, percentage of consultant time spent on programs, child…

The handbook provides policy and procedure information regarding special education in Alaska. Seven topic areas are addressed (sample subtopics in parentheses): authority and responsibility for special education in Alaska; procedures for the establishment and operation of special education programs (initial identification, provision of services);…

This report describes the development of programs for preschool children in Colorado through the cooperative efforts of public education, public and private community resources, and the Colorado Legislature. Sections of the report discuss service delivery models, program collaboration, identification and assessment of children and their families,…

Reported is a study of the administration of special education service delivery programs in five randomly selected Connecticut towns. The study was intended to provide background information necessary for state legislative decisions, and it focused on the process of the identification, prescription, planning, placement, evaluation, and followup of…

Intended for school district personnel, the series of 11 articles by professionals in the field is noted to be helpful in designing and developing programs and services for gifted and talented students. Entries are included with the following titles and authors: "Identifying Key Features in Programs for the Gifted" (J. Renzulli);…

Described in the document are the procedures of a 3-year project to develop and validate a service delivery system for the early identification of and intervention with exceptional students in two Florida counties. Sections cover the following topics: identification and intervention procedures, roles of personnel, summaries of eight teacher…

This report describes rationale, planning processes/tasks, and evaluation techniques of a 1985 workshop on special education needs of migrant handicapped students and findings and recommendations of workshop participant groups. The workshop was designed to analyze present policies relating to migrant handicapped students, to develop strategies for…

Summarized are the findings and recommendations of a 2-year study of all major services and service delivery systems in Nevada for persons with mental health disorders, mentally retarded persons, and abusers of alcohol and other drugs. Considered are the following areas of basic service needs: prevention of the mentally handicapping conditions,…

Presented are a description and evaluation report of the Comprehensive Support Services Program (CSSP), a regional effort by seven New York school districts to identify, evaluate, and provide supplemental educational support for learning disabled students with special educational needs through a multi-disciplinary team in each school. Summarized…

In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 10, the California Children and Families First Act, which provides for an excise tax on tobacco products to fund parent education, health and child care programs that promote early childhood development for 0-5s. Since the adoption of its first Strategic Plan (2000), the Orange County First 5…

Highlights of a state survey of educational programs to assist limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in Idaho's elementary and secondary schools are reported. An introductory section describes the legislative background and history of the survey and the methods used to gather data on programs and students. These methods include questionnaires,…