ERIC Number: ED512042
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jul
Pages: 48
Abstractor: ERIC
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Special Education Report to the Board of Public Education
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Public schools must make available special education and related services to all IDEA-eligible (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) students with disabilities beginning at age three and through age 18. Services to students, ages 19, 20, and 21, are permissive. That means the decision to serve 19, 20 and 21-year-old students is determined by the policies of the school district board of trustees [20-5-101(3), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), and Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 10.16.3122]. Students with disabilities receive a wide range of services, including specially designed instruction, transition services, assistive technology, and related services such as speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Both the type and the extent of services a student receives are individually determined based on the educational needs of the student. This document serves as the special education report to the Montana Board of Public Education and is divided into the following parts: (1) Students Served; (2) Funding; and (3) Accountability. Appendices include: (1) Professional Development Unit Flow Chart and Acronym Dictionary; (2) School Improvement/Monitoring Unit Flow Chart and Acronym Dictionary; (3) Part B/Data and Accountability Unit Flow Chart and Acronym Dictionary; and (4) Part B/Data and Accountability Monthly Task List. (Contains 43 tables.)
Descriptors: Accountability, Staff Development, Special Education, Public Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, State Legislation, Professional Development, Adolescents, Children, School Districts, Governing Boards, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Needs, Student Needs, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Program Implementation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Montana Office of Public Instruction. P.O. Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620-2501. Tel: 888-231-9393; Tel: 406-444-3095; Web site: http://opi.mt.gov
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Montana Office of Public Instruction
Identifiers - Location: Montana
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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