ERIC Number: ED490508
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 210
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: ISBN-1-9322-2723-7
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Section 619 Profile. 13th Edition
Danaher, Joan, Ed.; Kraus, Robert, Ed.; Armijo, Caroline, Ed.; Hipps, Cherie, Ed.
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
This 2005 edition of the Section 619 Profile updates information on state policies, programs, and practices under the Preschool Grants Program (Section 619 of Part B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It presents current and/or historical information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which are all eligible to receive Part B, Section 619 funds. The state and jurisdictional Section 619 Coordinators from 46 states provided updated and new information for this edition. For those states and jurisdictions that did not participate, information from other resources is at times included. The information presented was updated through December 2004 and addresses the following content areas: (1) administration; (2) funding; (3) interagency coordination; (4) personnel; (5) transition; (6) accreditation and monitoring; (7) use of IEPs and IFSPs; (8) family-centered services; (9) standards and outcome measures; (10) pre-kindergarten initiatives; (11) initiatives for special populations; (12) special education mandates and legislation; (13) preschool program data (appropriations, child count); (14) state child count data 1986-2004; and (15) eligibility policies and practices for young children under Part B of IDEA. The profile also includes contact information for the state and jurisdictional Section 619 Program coordinators, preschool program contacts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and outlying areas, and Section 619 program data from www.ideadata.org. (For the 11th edition of this document, see ED474692.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Profiles, American Indians, Grants, Disabilities, State Legislation, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Agency Cooperation, Accreditation (Institutions), Special Needs Students, Accountability, Special Education, Academic Standards, Evaluation Methods, Family Programs, Data Collection, Eligibility, Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Special Education Teachers
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), CB# 8040, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8040. Tel: 919-966-8426; Tel: 919-843-3269 (TDD); Fax: 919-966-7463; e-mail: nectac@unc.edu.
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia; Puerto Rico
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A