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Download full textSchrag, Judy A. – 1998
This final report describes activities and achievements of a project that examined issues in development of coordinated services systems as encouraged by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) amendments of 1997. It identifies and discusses 27 coordinated services policy and implementation considerations within nine areas. Examples…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Quinn, Mary Magee; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Osher, David M. – 1999
This digest identifies seven essential elements of effective programs for students in alternative programs because they have dropped out, are at risk for dropping out, or have behavior disorders that require special education outside the general education setting. Such alternative programs offer flexible curricula that can address the unique…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Vermont Early Childhood Work Group. – 2001
This booklet was designed to inform, guide and support parents of children with special needs during their child's transition from an early intervention program (birth through age 2) into a preschool early educational setting. The first part of the booklet focuses on how the transition process works, including a description of the people who might…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System, Chapel Hill, NC. – 1998
This document consists of a compilation of information on various aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997 (IDEA). It collects a variety of resources that meet the information needs of state and jurisdictional Part C program staff, the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordinators, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Danaher, Joan, Ed. – 2002
Part C Updates is a compilation of information on various aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The intent of the compilation is to collect, in a convenient format, a variety of resources that meet the information needs of state and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordinators, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
O'Leary, Ed – 1998
This paper provides explanations and case examples of some terms and concepts related to transition of students with disabilities under 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Explanations and examples focus on the concepts of "statement of transition service needs" and "statement of needed transition…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Sharp, Mark, Ed.; Villines-Hackney, Amber, Ed.; Rush, Dathan, Ed.; Shelden, M'Lisa, Ed.; Hansen, Laura, Ed. – 2001
This guide was developed to support families, the SoonerStart Early Intervention Program, schools, and community programs in meeting the federal and state requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 for transition of children at age three. It provides guiding principles, recommended practices, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Schrag, Judy A. – 2000
The 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) place an emphasis upon improved results for students with disabilities. A coordinated services system is encouraged in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery and accountability for results. To coordinate services with other agencies, state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies
