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Walls, Wemme E. – 1989
This paper focuses on new developments in medicine and in the courts that may have crucial implications for existing policies related to the educational placement of the HIV-infected student. Salient medical and legal aspects related to the educational placement and school attendance of HIV-infected children are reviewed. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Children, Communicable Diseases
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education Programs. – 1989
The document presents state (Texas) Board of Education rules parallel with the relevant federal regulations and state laws concerning requirements for special education services. A detailed table of contents lists state and federal regulations separately and provides access to information concerning the following general areas: clarifications of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality, Disabilities, Due Process
Reid, Sharon – 1988
A survey of teachers in all elementary and secondary schools in Vancouver (British Columbia) identified students for whom English was the second language and gathered information on the students' grade level, birthplace, first language, ability to understand spoken and written English, ability to speak and write in English, need for language…
Descriptors: Chinese, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWalsh, Marian; Kompf, Michael – 1990
The paper reports on a survey of 800 members of parent, teacher, and administrator organizations to identify present practices regarding the integration of exceptional students in Ontario public schools. Responses were received from 415 individuals. The questionnaire seeks data about the effects of the Education Amendment Act, 1980, which mandated…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Class Size, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Heger, Herbert K. – 1991
A battery of mathematics tests was developed to predict: (1) student success on the mathematics subtest of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP), basic skills tests required upon entry into public colleges or universities in Texas; and (2) student readiness for college level mathematics. The developed tests were intended to provide universities…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, High School Seniors
Haase, M.; Caffrey, Patrick – 1983
This report provides an account of the activites of Sacramento City College's (SCC's) Assessment Center from November 1, 1982 to March 31, 1983; information regarding the competency levels of the SCC student population; statistical data on research activities; and information on the proposed expansion of assessment/placement services. Following a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
This final report documents the findings of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs for handicapped children in Louisiana during 1985-86. More than 400 classes in 65 formal programs (residential, home-based, and center-based) serving approximately 5,000 handicapped children ages 3-5 were studied. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Home Programs
Hawk, Thomas R.; Grosset, Jane M. – 1986
A formative evaluation was undertaken at an urban community college to determine how an open-admission general studies program should be restructured to better meet student goals and the college's educational objectives. The evaluation process included: interviewing key college representatives to generate hypotheses, and review of the hypotheses…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, Change Strategies, Community Colleges
Cegelka, Patricia Thomas; And Others – 1986
A product of a statewide (California) survey of 104 school districts and 9 county educational agencies, the report focuses on promising practices for use with handicapped children of limited English proficiency (LEP). In Phase One, seven categories of promising practices or program attributes were identified:(1) first and second language…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Bias, Cultural Differences
Richards, William – 1986
In fall 1985, a study was conducted by the Colorado State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of community college assessment programs throughout the state. Each community college in the state randomly selected 100 students whose basic skills had been assessed and who had enrolled in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills
Shoemaker, Judith S.; And Others – 1986
This article describes the placement testing program, the use of microcomputer software for scoring and analyzing test results, and the integration of the computerized test results into a comprehensive microcomputer-based student information system at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). UCI offers placement tests in five academic fields:…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Students, Computer Software, Educational Testing
Barshis, Don – Center for the Study of Community Colleges Bulletin, 1984
This issue of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) "Bulletin" describes various academic support services provided by community colleges to strengthen instruction and to assist staff members in their own development. Introductory comments discuss the relationship between academic support services and classroom instruction, with…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD. – 1975
A program and curriculum guide intended for teachers, counselors, and administrators concerned with English-as-a-second-language (ESL) instruction in Prince George's County public secondary schools is presented. The guide describes the intensive language program; academic and cultural problems often found within the school and related to the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, County School Districts, Cultural Education, Culture Conflict
Dildy, Dennis R., Ed. – 1985
This guide provides an approach to assist public schools and adult service agencies in designing programs that will maximize the ability of severely disabled students to function in non-sheltered vocational environments. The guide is composed of a list of questions to be used in a self-evaluation process; the questions concern needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Daily Living Skills, Individual Needs, Job Skills
Lytle, James; Penn, William – 1986
The report contains descriptive results of a study of special education operations in 33 city school systems. Results were organized according to seven themes: (1) variation in local implementation in Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act; (2) magnitude of the referral, evaluation, and placement process; (3) limited…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Policy
