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Rural Communities Leading the Way. Conference Proceedings of the American Council on Rural Special Education (San Antonio, Texas, March 26-29, 1997) DOCUMENT RESUME ED 406 085 RC 020 986 AUTHOR Montgomery, Diane, Ed. TITLE Promoting Progress in Times of Change: Rural Communities Leading the Way. Conference Proceedings of the American Council on Rural Special Education (San Antonio, Texas, March 26-29, 1997). INSTITUTION American Council on Rural Special Education. PUB DATE Mar 97 NOTE 434p.; For selected individual papers, see RC 020 987-999 and RC 021 000-026. For 1996 conference proceedings, see ED 394 746. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC18 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Disabilities; Distance Education; Early Childhood Education; Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Gifted; Higher Education; High Risk Students; *Inclusive Schools; Mainstreaming; Minority Groups; Program Descriptions; Regular and Special Education Relationship; Rural Areas; *Rural Education; Rural Schools; *Special Education; Special Education Teachers; Staff Development; Teacher Attitudes; *Teacher Collaboration; *Teacher Education; Transitional Programs ABSTRACT This proceedings includes 62 paper's on rural special education. Papers present promising practices for rural special education, current research, program descriptions,' discussions of theory, and topics of timely concern. The papers are organized in order of presentation, and are categorized in a topical index under the following subjects: administration, at-risk students, collaborative models, early childhood, gifted, multicultural concerns, parents and families, professional development (including preservice and inservice education), technology (and distance education), transition, and other concerns (including low incidence populations and special agencies). An index of over 130 presenters and their affiliations is included. (SV) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** American Council on Rural Special Education 1997 Conference Proceedings Promoting Progress in Times of Change: Rural Communities Leading the Way March 26-29, 1997 San Antonio, Texas "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) DIANE MONTGOMERY 0:10Tfils document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions staled in this 00Cth ment do not necessarily represent official INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." OERI position or policy Edited by Diane Montgomery, Ph.D. Oklahoma State University ACRES Program Chair BEST COPY AVAILABLE We would like to dedicate this 1997 Conference Proceedings to the memory of our friend and colleague, an advocate for the mission of ACRES and children and youth with disabilities, someone we will miss: Robert Monahan Landers University His work in rural special education continues (see page 136) Table of Contents Introduction ix WEDNESDAY HOT TOPICS: Special Education in the 21st Century Thomas P. Lombardi and Barbara L. Ludlow, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 1 How to Retain Rural Students Who are Accepted in College on Conditional Basis Robert C. Steinmiller and Georgine G. Steinmiller; Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas 7 ATM - Restructing Learning for Deaf Students Barbara Keefe, The Education Network, University of Maine System, Augusta, Maine; David Stockford, Maine Department of Education, Augusta, Maine 11 The Wheel Of Options: Bringing Administrator Evaluations into the 21st Century Debbie House and Patricia Morrison, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma 15 Consultation: Adapting Professional Skills For Rural Environments Rhoda P. Erhardt, Private Practice, Maplewood, Minnesota 19 THURSDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS I: National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education - We Have the Answers! Margie Crutchfield, National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education, Reston, Virginia 21 Looking at Inclusion Through Rose-Colored Glasses: A SUCCESS STORY Kay Jefferies and Rick Karr, Olton ISD, Olton, Texas 27 Rural Special Education in the Nine Nations of North America: A Policy Proposal for The American Council on Rural Special Education Mary Susan E. Fishbaugh, Montana State University-Billings, Billings, Montana; Terry Berkeley, Towson State University, Towson, Maryland; and Stephen D. Dempsey, Black Hills State University, South Dakota 34 4 From Thoughts to Publications: How to Get Published in RSEQ Ruth Fletcher-Carter, Doris Paez, Cheryl Metz, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Terry Berkeley, Towson State University, Towson, Maryland; Catherine Medina, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff', Arizona 39 Using the Internet in Rural Special Education: Accessing Resources Kay S. Bull and Sarah L.Kimball, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 43 THURSDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS II: The National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbances: Implications for Rural School Districts Suzanne M. Martin, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 51 Training Rural General Educators to Serve Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Education Settings Kevin J. Miller and Wilfred D. Wienke, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 56 Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) State Advisory Panels: Factors of Perceived Panel Effectiveness Rebecca Newcom Belcher, Jack T. Cole, and Ruth Fletcher-Carter, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 59 Effects of Training on Teacher's Stages of Concern Regarding Inclusion Gwen Schroth, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, Texas; Mary Ann Moorman, Greenville ISD, Greenville, Texas; and Harry Fullwood, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce Texas 67 THURSDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS III: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Special Education Teacher Needs in Working with Children with Behavior Disorders Landa J. Iverson and Janice A. Chavez, California State University-Fresno, Fresno, California 75 Best Practices in Rural Staff Development: The Clive Story Steven C. Street, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada; and Dennis Bennett, Clive School, Clive, Alberta, Canada 82 II Stemming Teacher 'Turnover in Rural Settings: A Follow-Up Study Michael E. Sullivan, West Virginia Graduate College, South Charleston, West Virginia 93 A Unified Educational System for the Twenty-First Century: Preservice Preparation of Teachers to Meet the Educational Needs of All Students Charles Belcher, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 101 Multi-University Collaboration via Distance Learning to Train Rural Special Education Teachers and Related Services Personnel Jennifer Grisham-Brown, University of Kentucky-Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky; James A. Knoll, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky; Belva C. Collins and Constance M. Baird, University of Kentucky-Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky 109 THURSDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS IV: Leisure and Recreational Activities Chosen by Adolescents With and Without Disabilities Living in Rural areas of Arkansas, Indiana, and Mississippi James E. Whorton and Sheryl R. Glausier, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; David L. Naylor, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas; Robert L. Morgan, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion,Indiana 118 Providing Related Services to Students with Disabilities in Rural and Remote Areas of Nevada MaryAnn Demchak and Carl R. Morgan, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 123 The Current Research Efforts of Special Olympics International Dawn Munson, Special Olympics International, Washington, D.C. 131 Rural Teachers, Administrators, and Counselors' Attitudes About Inclusion Robert G. Monahan, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina; Rosemary Miller, Beaufort County Schools, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; and Darla T. Cronic, Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia 136 Montana Training for Inclusive Education (TIE) and Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI): Description and Evaluation of Two Rural Education Initiatives Mary Susan Fishbaugh and Ernest Rose, Montana State University-Billings, Billings, Montana; Jo Jakupcak, University of Montana, Helena, Montana; and Susan Bailey, Montana Office of Public Instruction, Helena, Montana 144 III Partners in Transition: Empowering Teachers to Provide Transition Services Jean P. Lehmann, Jacque Hyatt, and Pat Sample, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado 157 FRIDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS V: Concerns of Rural School Superintendents in Texas Regarding Inclusions As A Method for Serving Special Needs Children H.H. Hooper, Jr., Turner Community School District, Kansas City, Kansas; Anita M. Pankake and Gwen Schroth, Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, Texas 166 JEPs, Students with Behavior Problems, and School Discipline Policies: A Collision Course Gretchen Butera, Lynn McMullen, and Joan Henderson, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 173 Recruitment and Retention Problems in Paradise? Lessons form the Northern Marina Islands Harvey Rude, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado; Barbara Rudy, Commonwealth of the North Mariana Islands; Jane Storms, Western Regional Resource Center, Eugene, Oregon 178 Meeting the Academic Needs of Gifted
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