A GUIDE FOR MAKING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM LEVEL DECISIONS
Expanding Opportunities for Providing Services
2008 Florida Department of Education Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Technical Assistance and Training System Project
This publication is one of many publications available through the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, Florida Department of Education, designed to assist school districts, state agencies that support educational programs, and parents in the provision of special programs. For additional information on this publication, or for a list of available publications, contact the Clearinghouse Information Center, Bureau of Exceptional …show more content…
It might be used at the systems level to identify programs in the community with which to partner. At the program level, it could be used with a family of a child identified as having a disability to assist in identifying an appropriate child care environment. This general program questionnaire can be used with the following checklist: Choosing Quality Child Care for Children with Special Needs, which can be downloaded in English and Spanish from Child Care Aware at: http://www.childcareaware.org/en/resources/pubs.php.
Program Name: _____________________________________ Contact Person: _____________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Enrollment Information Program’s current enrollment: ________ Number of vacancies: ________ Number of children on waiting list: ________ Number of classrooms for: 0-12 months: ________ 3 year olds: …show more content…
Primary gaps/barriers to overcome:
Proposed Action Suggested Outcomes: • Increase the percentage of preschool students served in settings with typically developing peers. • Expand placement options for preschool students with disabilities. • Increase partnerships with other service providers for preschool students with disabilities. • Increase provision of support services such as occupational, physical, vision, and speech/language therapies, etc., in the least restrictive environment.
Tasks Lead & who will help Timeline How will we know we accomplished the task?
Resources/TA Needed
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Appendix H Training and Technical Assistance Resources for the Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Community-Based