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Monitoring the Special Education Programs of Correctional Institutions - A Guide for Special Education Monitoring Staff of State Education Agencies

NCJ Number
98226
Author(s)
M H Gerry
Date Published
1985
Length
34 pages
Annotation
This guide is designed to provide technical assistance to special education administrators in State education agencies in developing monitoring plans for evaluating Public Law 94-142 compliance in State-operated adult and juvenile correctional institutions.
Abstract
Following a review of the legal and policy background for compliance monitoring, profiles are presented of juvenile and adult correctional facilities, pretrial detention centers and jails, and publically and privately operated group homes. Development of an annual monitoring plan requires the identification and selection of programs to be monitored, the establishment of screening criteria, and collection and analysis of targeting information. Areas to be monitored include the right to education, individualized education programs, confidentiality, least restrictive environment, and protection in evaluation. Also to be monitored are child identification, location, and evaluation, and the comprehensive system of personnel development. Additional subissues for monitoring are identified, and a checklist for monitoring individualized education programs is provided. Also included is a checklist for procedural safeguards.