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Part B Annual Performance Report
2003-2004

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Appendix 4.2

Integration of Preschool Students with Disabilities
By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts
and Other Districts
(December 1999 - December 2003)

 

   

 

Integration of 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

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

New York City

40.1%

40.2%

40.4%

38.6%

41.5%

10,313

11,544

12,711

12,636

12,390

Big Four Cities

73.8%

78.8%

75.8%

77.8%

76.2%

1,832

1,847

1,808

1,879

1,977

Urban-Suburban High N/RC

62.0%

65.3%

60.8%

61.7%

58.9%

3,119

3,086

3,145

3,936

4,037

Rural High N/RC

66.5%

70.9%

70.9%

77.4%

77.6%

1,770

1,788

1,871

1,944

1,995

Average N/RC

65.5%

68.2%

69.1%

71.1%

70.0%

10,421

10,702

10,969

10,623

11,275

Low N/RC

51.7%

58.5%

61.3%

64.8%

68.7%

5,115

5,458

5,640

5,991

6,262
High N/RC Districts 50.5% 51.4% 50.4% 50.5% 51.8% 17,034 18,265 19,535 20,395 20,399
Average or Low N/RC Districts 60.9%

65.0%

66.5% 68.8% 69.6% 15,536 16,160 16,609 16,614 17,537

Big 5 Cities*** 45.1% 45.5% 45.5% 43.7% 46.3% 12,145 13,391 14,519 14,515 14,367
Rest of State**** 61.6% 65.5% 66.0% 68.4% 68.4% 20,245 21,034 21,625 22,494 23,569
Buffalo 50.3%

59.0%

58.6% 59.1% 61.7%

567

583

625

651

678
New York City 40.1% 40.2% 40.4% 38.6% 41.5% 10,313

11,544

12,711

12,636

12,390
Rochester 84.4% 91.8% 85.8% 85.3% 81.7%

531

485

466

450

410
Syracuse 99.8% 100% 99.8% 99.6% 100%

461

454

428

487

557
Yonkers 58.2% 65.2% 96.2% 71.5% 59.3%

273

325

289

291

332
Total State 55.4% 57.7% 57.8% 58.7% 60.0% 32,570 34,425 36,144 37,009 37,936

 

*

See Appendix 2.2  for definition of Need/Resource Capacity categories of school districts.

**

Integrated preschool setting includes early childhood settings, home, and part time early childhood setting/part time early childhood special education setting.

***

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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