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SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

Welcome to the Schools and Special Education issue area on the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice's web site. Compilation for this issues area is not yet complete. There are, however, several active links on this page. Check back often for updates!

Special Highlight

Promising and Proven Practice

Functional Behavioral Assessment -- Resources on conducting a functional behavioral assessment and creating positive behavioral intervention plans and supports.

Prevention Strategies that Work
NASP Collaborative Strand

Federal and Legislative Resources

Center Products

The module on Students with Emotional Disturbance, from OSEP's 20th Annual Report to Congress.

The U.S. Department of Education released the Final Regulations for the 1997 amendments to the IDEA.

IDEA 97 Regulations Training Overheads are on-line, in both text-only and PDF formats.

Read the Disciplinary Guidelines regarding the 1997 amendments to the IDEA.

Where can I find statistical data about children with disabilities? This file includes information about sources of statistical information on education, including special education.
Behavioral management techniques, a longtime focus of special education research, are being integrated into school-wide systems. This issue describes this promising research that is helping all students manage their own behavior in school settings.

For Teachers

The "Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education" compiles information about the Department's services for teachers, in hopes of increasing teachers' access to educational resources.

Other Products	Links
Research Connections in Special Education The Product Inventory September 2006 Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action conference presentation on PBIS	Find assistance in your state using our list of State Consultants in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, or our list of State Children's Mental Health contacts Browse Links section for the CECP Web Site
Other Resources
Check out information from the Georgetown University Center for Child Health and Mental Health Policy about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)