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Integration of
Preschool Students with Disabilities
Preschool Students with
Disabilities
By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts
and Other Districts December
1999 – December 2002
(Source: PD-1/4 Report)
|
Region/Grouping* |
Integrated** |
Total Number
|
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
|
New
York City |
40.1% |
40.2% |
40.4% |
38.6% |
10,313 |
11,544 |
12,711 |
12,636 |
|
Big
Four Cities |
73.8% |
78.8% |
75.8% |
77.8% |
1,832 |
1,847 |
1,808 |
1,879 |
|
Urban-Suburban High N/RC |
62.0% |
65.3% |
60.8% |
61.7% |
3,119 |
3,086 |
3,145 |
3,936 |
|
Rural High N/RC |
66.5% |
70.9% |
70.9% |
77.4% |
1,770 |
1,788 |
1,871 |
1,944 |
|
Average N/RC |
65.5% |
68.2% |
69.1% |
71.1% |
10,421 |
10,702 |
10,969 |
10,623 |
|
Low
N/RC |
51.7% |
58.5% |
61.3% |
64.8% |
5,115 |
5,458 |
5,640 |
5,991 |
|
|
|
High N/RC Districts |
50.5% |
51.4% |
50.4% |
50.5% |
17,034 |
18,265 |
19,535 |
20,395 |
|
Average or Low N/RC Districts |
60.9% |
65.0% |
66.5% |
68.8% |
15,536 |
16,160 |
16,609 |
16,614 |
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|
|
Big
5 Cities*** |
45.1% |
45.5% |
45.5% |
43.7% |
12,145 |
13,391 |
14,519 |
14,515 |
|
Rest of State**** |
61.6% |
65.5% |
66.0% |
68.4% |
20,245 |
21,034 |
21,625 |
22,494 |
|
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|
Buffalo |
50.3% |
59.0% |
58.6% |
59.1% |
567 |
583 |
625 |
651 |
|
New
York City |
40.1% |
40.2% |
40.4% |
38.6% |
10,313 |
11,544 |
12,711 |
12,636 |
|
Rochester |
84.4% |
91.8% |
85.8% |
85.3% |
531 |
485 |
466 |
450 |
|
Syracuse |
99.8% |
100% |
99.8% |
99.6% |
461 |
454 |
428 |
487 |
|
Yonkers |
58.2% |
65.2% |
96.2% |
71.5% |
273 |
325 |
289 |
291 |
|
|
|
Total State |
55.4% |
57.7% |
57.8% |
58.7% |
32,570 |
34,425 |
36,144 |
37,009 |
|
* |
See
Appendix 38 for definition of Need/Resource Capacity
categories of school districts. |
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** |
Integrated preschool setting includes early childhood
settings, home, and part time early childhood setting/part
time early special education setting. |
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*** |
Big
Five Cities are New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse
and Yonkers. |
|
**** |
Rest
of State are school districts other than the Big Five Cities. |
- The data above indicate that New
York City provides special education services to the lowest
percentages of preschool children in integrated settings compared
to all other regions or groupings of school districts.
- Many regions or groups of school
districts exceed the State average in the percent of preschool
children served in integrated settings.
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