Despite legal mandates and evidence of predictors of success in transition, there continue to be poor outcomes for students with disabilities as compared to students without disabilities. This article describes the first steps of a quality improvement project, including a needs assessment and description of the current constraints of transition…

AFTER A SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE AND OF THE EXISTING TEACHER AIDE PROGRAMS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE DRAWN--(1) TEACHER AIDE PROGRAMS CONSTITUTE A NEW AND USEFUL SERVICE TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. (2) AN AIDE IS ONE WHO RELIEVES THE TEACHER OF NON-PROFESSIONAL DUTIES. (3) AIDES' TASKS FALL INTO THE BROAD…

This monograph describes a pilot kindergarten program conducted in Fairfax County (Virginia) schools in 1967-68 and supervised by the Center for Effecting Educational Change. The stated purpose of the pilot kindergarten program was to develop demonstration kindergarten classes at seven selected Fairfax County schools in order to obtain information…

An evaluation was conducted of a Michigan pilot project that sought to expand the activities of aides concerning promotion of least restrictive environment for students with disabilities. The evaluation consisted of a historical summary of the project, on-site observations, and analysis of follow-up evaluation instruments submitted by 49 general…