ERIC ED357528: Service System Coordination under Part pdf

ERIC ED357528: Service System Coordination under Part

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This report presents the methodology and findings of a survey of state coordinators implementing Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The survey, conducted to examine the nature and scope of interagency coordination efforts, was completed and returned by 38 coordinators. Nine areas of coordination are addressed: major coordination goals, age range targeted for coordination, development of the vision for a coordinated service system, agencies involved, structure used, policies, staffing, accomplishments, and state evaluation efforts. Findings indicated that: (1) coordinators viewed the purposes of coordination from a broad perspective; (2) 70 percent of the states were only coordinating services for ages 0-3; (3) the mean number of agencies involved in service coordination was 4.8; (4) 78 percent used a group of directors to develop Part H policies; (5) most states had developed one or two interagency agreements; (6) mean number of full time staff was 5.7; (7) 13 areas of progress were identified; and (8) 17 states were involved in evaluating service coordination.

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• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1993-03
• Year: 1993
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Infants, Policy Formation, Preschool Children, Services, State Programs, Young Children

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