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ERIC Number: ED656548
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Study of Maine School Administrative Units' Capacity to Support Preschool Special Education
Amy F. Johnson
Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation
This report compiles the results of a survey of Maine superintendents and special education directors that was conducted in May of 2022. The purpose of the survey was to determine districts' awareness of ongoing policy conversations about transferring responsibility for preschool special education services from Child Development Services to School Administrative Units (SAUs), and to explore their current capacity to adequately oversee those programs. A representative pool of 125 respondents participated in the survey. Nearly all of the responding SAU leaders (96%) are familiar with the types of changes that have been proposed, indicating that there has been an adequate level of communication from state leaders and professional organizations. SAU capacity was investigated in 12 different areas. Respondents felt their capacity to be inadequate in the area of staffing (number of credentialed or potential preschool special education teachers and caseload capacity).
Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation. University of Southern Maine, 37 College Avenue, Gorham, ME 04038. Tel: 888-800-5044; Tel: 207-780-5044; Fax: 207-228-8143; e-mail: cepare@usm.maine.edu; Web site: http://usm.maine.edu/cepare
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of Southern Maine, Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE)
Identifiers - Location: Maine
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