NCJ Number
88376
Editor(s)
J A Cox
Date Published
1981
Length
8 pages
Annotation
The Supplemental Education Project developed certain diagnostic and planning procedures to bring Long Lane School, the Connecticut facility for adjudicated juvenile offenders, into compliance with both Federal and State guidelines pertaining to the education of exceptional children.
Abstract
Diagnostic screening involved a vocational interview, the California Achievement Test, a social work interview, a medical and dental examination, a review of the student's data file, observation by cottage staff, and a screening for learning disabilities. The Slingerland and a Peabody Individual Achievement Test were also administered. A Pupil Placement and Planning Team was set up to analyze the diagnostic information and to place in an exceptional educational category those students meeting criteria. The team then wrote the long-term goals for individual educational plans for each special education student. An analysis of residents' characteristics revealed more diversity than uniformity among residents. This has implications for similar program designs. Two tables show resident characteristics.