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Integration of Preschool Students with Disabilities
By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts and Other
Districts
(December 1999 - December 2003)
(Source
PD-1/4 Report)
|
Preschool Setting |
12/01/98 |
12/01/99 |
12/01/00 |
12/03/01 |
12/02/02 |
12/01/03 |
| *Early
Childhood Setting |
35.2% |
37.8% |
38.3% |
37.6% |
38.7% |
39.9% |
| Early
Childhood Special Education Setting |
33.7% |
29.1% |
30.3% |
30.3% |
33.1% |
32.8% |
| *Home |
12.9% |
13.0% |
13.5% |
13.5% |
14.4% |
14.9% |
| Itinerant
Services Outside of Home (In Hospital) |
0.7% |
0.8% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
| *Part Time
Early Childhood Setting/Part Time Early Childhood Special
Education Setting |
4.1% |
4.6% |
5.9% |
5.9% |
5.6% |
5.2% |
|
Residential Facility |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Separate
School |
13.5% |
14.6% |
11.1% |
11.1% |
7.7% |
6.6% |
| Total |
100.1% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Number |
33,053 |
32,570 |
34,425 |
36,144 |
37,009 |
37,936 |
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* |
These
settings are considered as integrated settings for preschool
students with disabilities. |
- The data above indicate that
greater percentages of preschool children with disabilities are
receiving special education services in integrated settings
(settings which include non-disabled children) or at home, which
is considered a natural environment for preschool children. Also,
data indicate there has been a steady decline in the percent of
preschool children provided services in separate schools, which
are buildings that are attended by only students with
disabilities.
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