Program Suggestions for Juvenile Detention Facilities. The Special Education Process in Michigan.

Overview & Synopsis

The booklet outlines Michigan's procedures for providing educational programs in juvenile detention facilities, with emphasis on special education programing. The following topics are addressed: education responsibility, interagency agreements and relationships (cooperation among juvenile courts, detention facilities, and operating school districts); student placement into a special education program; notification of educational placement; the individualized education plan; the education program (need for planning, individualization); support services (operating and intermediate school districts, juvenile detention facility, juvenile court, and community agencies); the education staff (roles of teachers and paraprofessionals, effective inservice training); education records; funding options for education programs; and program evaluation. Specific state rules and regulations are referred to throughout the manual. Appended material includes information on reimbursement of teacher aides and funding options. (CL)