DOCUMENT RESUME ED 295 :;93 EC 202 832 AUTHOR Jordan, June B., Ed.; Zantal-Wiener, Kathy, Ed. TITLE Special Education Yearbook, 1987. INSTITUTION Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, Va.; ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, Va. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-86586-178-1 PUB DATE 88 CONTRACT 400-84-0010 NOTE 236p.; Tables may not reproduce well. Some tables contain small print. For the 1986 edition, see ED 282 380. AVAILABLE FROMCouncil for Exceptional Children, Publication Sales, 1920 Association Dr., Reston, VA 22091 ($25.00, $21.25 member price;.Publication No. 323). PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) -- Information Analyses ERIC Information Analysis Products (071) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Awards; Compliance (Legal); *Court Litigation; *Disabilities; Early Childhood Education; *Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; *Federal Legislation; *Federal Programs; Financial Support; Government Role; Incidence; *Special Education; State Standards IDENTIFIERS Regular and Special Education Cooperation ABSTRACT The yearbook provides special education information including federal and state policy actions; important reports; statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed; and directory listings of key offices, officials, and organizations concerned with special education. In general, the yearbook covers reports issued from July 1986 through June 1987. The yearbook is organized into five main sections. General information includes information on federal legislation; judicial decisions; the executive summary of the ninth annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Education of the Handicapped Act, Volume 1987; funding priorities; a joint statement on the relationship between special education and general education; and special education in Canada. The next section, on early childhood special education, includes excerpts from a report on handicapped children in Head Start. Section III contains U.S. statistics on exceptional children served. The fourth section reports on annual awards. The directory section contains information on: U.S. Congress Committees related to the handicapped, Office of Special Education Programs, the Council for Ex-aptional Children (including staff governance, and divisions), U.S. State Directors of Special Education, U.S. Coordinators of Programs for the gifted and talented, Canadian senior government officials in special education, and organizations and agencies serving exceptional children and adults. Sixty-two tables provide Statistical data. (DB) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Dirrsdocument has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating IL O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated inthisdocu- ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy 1987special Education Yearbook Edited by June B. Jordan and Kathy Zantal-Wiener e ERIC e A product of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children Published by The Council for Exceptional Children BEST COPY AVAILABLE ISBN 0-86586-178-1 A product of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children. Published in 1988 by The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091-1589. Stock No. 323 Price $25.00 This publication was prepared with funding from the U.S. Departmentof Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement,contract no. 400-84-0010. Contractors undertaking such projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their judgment in professional and technical matters. Prior to publication the manuscript was submitted to The Council for Exceptional Children for critical review anddetermination of professional competence. This publication has met such standards. Points of view, however, do not necessarily represent the official viewor opinions of either The Council for Exceptional Children or the Department of Education. Printed in the United States of America. 3 0 Contents List of Figures List of Tables vii About This Yearbook xiii Section I. General Information 1 Federal Legislation 3 Judicial Decisions 5 Executive Summary of the Ninth Annual Report to Congress en the Implementation of the Education of the Handicapped Act, Volume 1987 8 Funding Priorities 15 NEA-CEC-AASA Statement on the Relationship Between Special Education and General Education 18 Special Education in Canada 22 Section II. Early Childhood Special Education 23 Handicapped Children in Head Start -- A Report 43 Section III. United States Statistics on Exceptional Children Served 55 Section IV. Annual Awards 119 Special Education Annual Awards 121 4 Section V. Directory Information 125 United States Congress Committees Related to the Handicapped 127 Office of Special Education Programs 142 The Council for Exceptional Children 146 Headquarters Staff 146 Executive Committee 147 Divisions 149 The Canadian Council for Exceptional Children 173 United States State Directors of Special Education 175 United States Coordinators of Programs for the Gifted and Talented 182 Canadian Senior Government Officials in Special Education 189 Organizations and Agencies Serving Exceptional Children and Adults 191 List of Figures Figure 1. Primary or Most Disabling Handicapping Condition of Handicapped Children Enrolled in Full Year Head Start, June 1985 53 Figure 2. Diagnostic Category of Handicapped Children Ages 3-5 Served Under P.L. 94-142 as Reported by State Education Agencies, December 1984 54 Figure 3. Organizational Chart -- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 142 Figure 4. Office of Special Education Programs 143 Figure 5. Office of Special Education Program Information 144 6 List of Tables Table1. State Certification of Special Education Personnel by Specialty Areas, 1986 21 Table 2. Summary of Early Childhood/Special Education Matrix-- Priority Service Areas 25 Table 3. State EC/SE Status and State Participation in Networks. 27 Table 4. Synopsis of States of Type of Federal Program Networks . 41 Table 5. Types of Handicapping Conditions of Children 0 Professionally Diagnosed as Handicapped 46 Table 6. Specific Handicapping Condition of Children Professionally Diagnosed as Speech Impaired 47 Table 7. Specific Handicapping Conditions of Children Professionally Diagnosed as Health Impaired 47 Table 8. Specific Handicapping Conditions of Children Professional Diagnosed as Physically Handicapped 48 Table 9. Specific Handicapping Conditions of Children Professionally Diagnosed as Specific Learning Disabled . 48 Table 10. Distribution of Number of Multiply Handicapped Children by Primary or Most Disabling Handicap 49 Table 11. Three Year Comparison of Special Services Provided to Handicapped Children Enrolled in Full Year 41P Reporting Head Start Programs 50 Table 12. Survey Results of Handicapping Children in Head Start by State (or Geographical Entity) Full Year 1984-1985 . .51 Table 13. Programs for the Gifted and Talented--Data Basedon a 1985 Survey 57 Table 14. Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 62 - Table 15. Number of Children 3-21 Years Old Served Under EHA-B By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 63 Table 16. Number of Children 3-5 Years Old Served Under EHA-B By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 64 vii 1 C Table 17. Number of Children 6-11 Years Old Served Under EHA-B By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 65 Table 18. Number of Children12-17 Years Old Served Under EHA-B By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 66. Table 19. Number of Children 18-21 Years Old Served Under EHA-B By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 67 Table 20. Number of Children 0-20 Years Old Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) By Handicapping Condition. During School Year 1985-1986 68 Table 21. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-ti. All Conditions 69 Table 22. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Learning Disabled 70 Table 23. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Speech Impaired 71 Table 24. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Mentally Retarded 72 Table 25. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Emotionally Disturbed 73 Table 26. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Hard of Hearing & Deaf 74 Table 27. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Multihandicapped 75 Table 28. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Orthopedically Impaired 76 Table 29. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Other Health Impaired 77 viii Table 30. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Visually Handicapped 78 Table 31. Number and Change in Number of Children Served Under Chapter 1 of ECIA (SOP) and EHA-B. Deaf-Blind 79 Table 32. Number of Children 3-21 Years Old Served in Different Educational