Special Education Handbook.

Overview & Synopsis

Written to comply with Article 3, Chapter 30, Alaska Statutes--which mandates that all exceptional children in Alaska have a right to an appropriate education at public expense, the handbook provides information for designing instructional programs and strategies that will most effectively serve the needs of all exceptional children in Alaskan schools. Brief chapters cover the following areas: authority and responsibility for special education in Alaska; procedures for the establishment and operation of special education programs; special education program placement alternatives; public school foundation schedule--special education; exceptionality defined; other definitions; and determining eligibility for special education services. (SBH)