This document provides the guidelines to develop a state-wide plan for a continuum of services for deaf-blind individuals. This paper extrapolates from the development of a model plan in Kansas a general set of procedures and policies that can be used by other states and proposes a series of steps for developing a plan for deaf-blind services. The…

This volume contains six documents that represent the results of a year-long, statewide study and planning effort for developing a program to serve the deaf-blind population in Kansas. The first document discusses the perceived problems and includes a study of the history of national, regional and state efforts, the initial project goals and…

The purpose of this report is to document the development of the McREL Approach for those interested in school improvement. This document builds upon an earlier intensive site report (McIver & Dean, 2004) and the preliminary McREL Approach report (Dean, 2004). The first section describes the McREL Approach framework, which includes six stages…