DOCUMENT RESUME ED 042 276 EC 005 695 TITLE Training Institute in Administration of Special Education Classes (Honolulu, Hawaii, November 6-8, 1968). INSTITUTION Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional.Services. PUB DATE Feb 70 NOTE 87p. EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF-$0.50 HC-$4.45 DESCRIPTORS Conference Reports, *Educational Administration, Educational Planning, *Exceptional Child Education, *Gifted, *Handicapped Children, Identification, *Institutes (Training Programs), Instructional Materials, Profeusional Training ABSTRACT The proceedings of the training institute include papers by Hans Myer, on the-nature of special education,-goals_for_the.... handicapped by Marvin Beekman, identification of handicapped students by Ernest Willenberg, instructional materials by Wayne Lance, and the role of the Council for Exceptional Children by John Kidd. Transcriptions are provided of panel discussions on:the learning process and educational planning and on trends and issues in administration and supervision. Also presented are the evaluation of the Institute and group discussions. (JD) c\/ cp P L. 85-926 TRAINING INSTITUTE IN ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE NOVEMBER 6, 7, & 8, 1968 HONOLULU, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES SPECIAL EDUCATION BRANCH STATE OF HAWAI I MARCH 1970 U.S. DEPARTMENT OE HEALTH, EDUCATION A WELFARE OFFICE TIF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE Of EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. ( JOHN A. BURNS Governor, State of Hawaii BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr. Richard E. Ando, Chairman Mr. Hiroshi Yamashita, Vice Chairman Mr. John R. Leopold Mr. George S. Adechi Mr. Philip R. Mayer Mr. C. Ronald Harker Mrs. Bette Sanders Mr. Eugene E. Harrison Mrs. Ruth Tebrah Mrs. Myrtle K. Keapu Mr. Kiyoto Tsubaki Ralph H. Kiyosaki, Superintendent of Education William A. Waters, Deputy Superintendent March 1970 James R. Hunt, Assistant Superintendent Office of Library Services Dr. Arthur F. Mann, Assistant Superintendent Office of Instructional Services George D. L. Mau, Assistant Superintendent Office of Personnel Services Koichi H. Tokushige, Assistant Superintendent Office of Business Services Harry S. Chuck, District Superintendent Hawaii Distict Office Francis M. Hatanaka, District Superintendent Central District Office Teichiro Hirst., District Superintendent Honolulu District Office Domingo Los Banos, Jr., District Superintendent Leeward District Office Dr. Albert H. Miyasato, District Superintendent Windward District Office Barton H. Negate, District Superintendent Kauai District Office Andy Nii, District Superintendent Maui District Office P. L. 85-926 TRAINING INSTITUTE IN ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES NOVEMBER 6, 7, 8,1968 STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION BRANCH FEBRUARY 1970 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Special Education Branch, State Department of Education, expresses its appreciation of the assistance of the following members: Consultants: Mr. Marvin Beekman, Director of Special Education, Division of Special Education, State Department of Education, Lansing, Michigan, former Director of Special Education, East Lansing Schools, Michigan Dr. Joy Gubser, Assistant Superintendent, Division of Special Services, Oregon Department of Education, Salem, Oregon Dr. Hans Mayr, El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools, PlacervilleTdaiifernia, Chairman of the California County Superintendents' Legislative Committee and Member of the Council for Exceptional Children Analytic Study of State Legislation Dr. Ernest Willenberg, Director, Special Education Branch, Los Angeles City School Districts, Los Angeles, California, former Member of the State Department of Education, Sacramento, California Guest Speakers: Dr. John Kidd, President, Council for Exceptional Children, National Education Association, Assistant Superintendent, Department of Mental Retardation, Special School District for Education and Training of Handicapped Children, Rock Hill, Missouri Dr. Wayne Lance, Director, Northwest Regional Instructional Materials Center, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Steering Committee: Mrs. Frances DeSilva, Principal, Kapiolani School (Hawaii) Mr. John McCarthy, Principal, Pearl Harbor Kai School (Central) Mr. Francis Miyahira, Principal, Kailua Intermediate School (Windward) Mr. Edmund Tome, Principal, McKinley High School (Honolulu) FOREWORD "P. L. 85-926 PREPARATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN" The 1968 Training Institute in Administration of Special Education Classes was funded under P. L. 85-926 and approved by the U. S. Office of Education on April 23, 1968 for the following purposes: 1. Provide training session to improve principals' understanding of the special needs of handicapped students, clinical diagnosis and to improve administrative skills in supervising special education classes. 2. To help state and district educational officers understand administrative problems in operating programs for handicapped students. Registration and Information Services: Mrs. Lois McCartney, Special Education Supervisor, Specific Learning Disabilities, Honolulu District Mrs. Rene Nishikawa, Special Education Supervisor, Mental Retardation, Honolulu District Display: Mr. William Fujikawa, State Program Specialist, Mentally Handicapped Mrs. Mary Medairy, Clinic Teacher, Special Education Services Center, State Department of Education Tape Recordings of Sessions:- Mr. Toshiyuki Hirabayashi, Curriculum Specialist, Special Services, Kauai District General Arrangements: Mr. William Fujikawa,State Program Specialist, Mentally Handicapped Mr. Lester Tomokiyo,State Program Specialist, Speech and Hearing TABLE OF CONTENTS Page How Special is Special Education" 3 Learning Process and Educational Planning Panel Discussion 16 Realistic Goals for the Handicapped ..... ...;......;; 27 Trend in Identification of Handicapped Students 35 Trends and Issues in Administration and Supervision of Special Education - Panel Discussion 44 Instructional Materials for Special. Education 53 The Leadership Role of the Council for Exceptional Children in Special Education 58 Evaluation and Group Discussion 64 Evaluation of P.L. 85-926 Training Institute Participants 76 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1968 8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. REGISTRATION - GOLD ROOM 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. OPENING SESSION Mr. Lester Tomokiyo, Program Specialist, Speech and Hearing ANNOUNCEMENTS INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Dr. Hatsuko F. Kawahara, Director Special Education Branch GREETINGS Dr. Arthur Mann, Assistant Superintendent Office of Instructional Services 10:30 A.M. - 10:50 A.M. COFFEE BREAK 10:50 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. HOW SPECIAL IS SPECIAL EDUCATION? Dr. Hans Mayr, El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools, Placerville, California 11:30 A.M. - 12:00 NOON REACTION PANEL Dr. Ernest Willenberg, Chairman 1. Dr. Joy Gubser 2. Mr. Marvin Beekman 12:00 NOON - 1:00 P.M. LUNCH - EMPIRE ROOM 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. GROUP DISCUSSIONS (EMPIRE AND GOLD ROOM) Group I - Elementary Principal - Empire Room Mrs. Frances DeSilva, Chairman Dr. Ernest Willenberg, Consultant Group II - Elementary Principals - Gold Room Mr. John McCarthy, Chairman Dr. Hans Mayr, Consultant Group III - Secondary, Intermediate School Principals - Gold Room Mr. Francis Miyahira, Chairman Dr. Joy Gubser, Consultant - 1 - Group IV - Secondary, High School Principals - Gold Room Mr. Edmund Tama, Chairman Mr. Marvin Beekman, Consultant 2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. SUMMARY Principals and Dr. Hans Mayr, Chairman 3:30 P.M- 5:00 P.M. NO HOST COCKTAIL HOUR - EMPIRE ROOM - 2 - "HOW SPECIAL IS SPECIAL EDUCATION?" Dr. Hans Mayr, El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools, Placerville, California, Chairman of the California County, Superintendents' Legislative Committee and Member of the Council for Exceptional Children Analytic Study of State Legislation Unfortunately, I cannot give a true scholarly speech-- I am not.a researcher by heart or intelligence. I am, like you, a hard-nosed administrator who has been privileged to be placed in various situations-- an elementary teacher, a school principal, a district superintendent, and several.other administra- tive posts, and currently I am one of 51 elected County Superintendents:of Schools in California. In the last 25 years, I have seen many, many changes in special education-- more acceptance (less ofa dumping ground), a better opportunity for all kids (not the end of the road), better testing and diagnosis and screening proce- dures, different curriculum, better financing, sequence from preschool, elementary and secondary, and ,a world of work for, millions. In preparing for these comments today, I asked our librarian to research all the materials in the literature. Ladies and gentlemen, I read and read -- the list is too long to mention. I wanted to reflect not only my attitude on this topic but also what others are thinking. Without exception, it appeared that both generalists and specialists agree that there are always-children in every school who deviated from the average so markedly that they cannot be provided an educational program in a regular classroom befitting their parti- cular handicap, whether it be physical, mental, emotional or a combination of these. Let's take a look at some of the other categories that are included. We have mentioned the mentally retarded, the physically handicapped, and the emotionally