As increasing numbers of students with disabilities enter higher education, the need for college faculty to adopt inclusive teaching practices intensifies. Professional development (PD) opportunities involving inclusive teaching strategies are a useful way to help instructors develop these skills; unfortunately, many colleges and universities do…

In this paper, we report on our experience as rookies organizing, funding, and running a summer computing camp for middle school girls. The focus of the camp was building mobile applications using App Inventor. The three day/two night camp targeted girls in rural, high poverty school districts and was funded through an award from the National…

The paper explores the value of practitioner enquiry in the development of common language and shared understandings for a group of mid-career professionals from a variety of public service backgrounds, brought together to formulate responses to the English agenda for integrating services. It draws upon data gathered from multi-professional action…

The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) states that transition planning should begin at the earliest age appropriate and no later than age 16. IDEA requires schools to make collaborative efforts to provide students access to an array of postschool activities including integrated employment, postsecondary…

This article explores the importance of developing strong adult education programs within a broader collaborative effort between museum staff and K-12 teachers. Focusing on history museums, the first section discusses the importance of museum visits for K-12 history learning and how we need to reconsider some of the primary purposes for these…

Meaningful program evaluation is essential to interagency collaboration for handicapped persons. A team approach to developing an evaluation strategy must take into account factors within four stages of the evaluation process: 1) focusing, 2) planning, 3) implementing the evaluation, and 4) disseminating results and assessing the evaluation…

An information base on interagency collaboration which can be used to direct the development of training strategies for persons involved in the design or operation of interagency endeavors is described with particular reference to P.L. 941-42, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (Author/SB)

The editorial describes a proposed interagency university-based social/health maintenance model to provide health and medical services to developmentally disabled persons in the Buffalo, New York, area. (DB)

Two programs designed to prevent juveniles in the early stages of delinquency from progressing to serious criminal acts are described. One provides an alternative to incarceration through day or residential education as well as counseling services for juveniles with special needs. The other helps local agencies coordinate services for delinquent…

Leadership factors of local interagency coordinating councils (as required under Public Law 99-457) providing services to families of young children with handicaps were examined with 33 council coordinators and members. Results indicated a distinct preference for leaders emphasizing a high task/high relationship leadership style and a need for…

This article offers guidelines for writing interagency agreements between inclusive Head Start programs and school districts. Guidelines address what an interagency agreement should be, how to recognize existing "phantom" agreements, the purpose statement, program mandates, key interagency process sections, and closing components. Insets…

Describes the efforts of the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) to provide a coherent, national vision for Catholic education and catechetics. Focuses on the USCC's efforts to support tax relief for Catholic education, monitor proposed legislation, and collaborate with other national, Catholic, and professional organizations. (DMM)

A model is presented for treating complex child abuse cases involving different agencies. The model proposes five stages in processing cases: interagency cross referral, joint case conferences, allocation of treatment responsibilities, simultaneous treatment, and formal joint periodic reassessment. Analyzing the dynamics at each stage can help…

This article offers guidelines to help agencies develop and write interagency agreements covering the transition of young children with disabilities from early intervention programs to public special education services. Guidelines cover the content and process of writing an agreement and finalizing, signing, and monitoring the agreement. Sample…

School and city officials in Pomona (California) have saved money by cooperating on a number of programs. These include building new schools, placing public parks next to schools, purchasing a computer, and sharing recreational programs. (MLF)