Book Description

"Part C Updates" is a compilation of information on various aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is the eleventh volume in a series of compilations, which included two editions of Part H Updates, the former name of the program. Several items have been reprinted in their entirety from the original sources. The intent of "Part C Updates" is to collect, in a convenient format, a variety of resources that meet the information needs of state and jurisdictional Part C program staff, the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education, and policy makers at all levels. Following an introduction, the report contains three sections. Section I, Part C Program Administration and Data, contains: (1) Minimum Components Under IDEA of a Statewide Comprehensive System of Early Intervention Services to Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs; (2) U.S. Department of Education Organization Chart; (3) Part C Funding Cycles 1987-2010; (4) Part C Allocation to State and Jurisdictional Lead Agencies Federal Fiscal Years 1987-2011; (5) Federal Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Appropriations for Grants for Infants and Families Federal Fiscal Years 1987-2011; (6) Number of Children Served Under Part C of IDEA by Age and Percentage of Population Birth through Two Years Fall 1990-Fall 2008; (7) Percentage of Infants and Toddlers Served Under Part C of IDEA by Age Cohort 2004-2008 in U.S. and Outlying Areas; (8) At-risk Infants and Toddlers Served Under Part C of IDEA as a Percentage of Population 2004-2008; (9) Infants and Toddlers Ages Birth through 2 Years Served Under Part C of IDEA by Early Intervention Setting U.S. and Outlying Areas 2004-2007; (10) Part B Eligibility Status of Children Exiting Part C Services as of Their Third Birthday U.S. and Outlying Areas 2003-2004 through 2006-2007; and (11) Part C Data Tables and Forms. Section II, Part C Program Implementation Resources, contains: (1) States' Part C Rules, Regulations and Policies: On-line Resources; (2) OSEP Policy Letters of Clarification Related to Part C of the IDEA; (3) Workforce Preparation to Serve Children Who Receive Part C Services (Project FORUM at NASDSE, March 2010); (4) "Queries": Screening and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders (NECTAC, September 2009); (5) Essential Elements of High Performing, High Quality Part C Systems (NECTAC, July 2010); (6) Part C Lead Agencies (NECTAC, August 2010); (7) State Efforts to Meet the Early Childhood Transition Requirements of IDEA (Project FORUM at NASDE, April, 2009); (8) "Executive Summary": Promoting Social-emotional Wellbeing in Early Intervention Services: A Fifty-state View (National Center for Children in Poverty, September 2009); (9) "Key Findings, Conclusion, and Recommendations": Promoting the Social-emotional Wellbeing of Infants and Toddlers in Early Intervention Programs: Promising Strategies in Four Communities (National Center for Children in Poverty, June 2010). Section III, Part C Program Contact Information, contains: (1) OSEP Part C State Contacts; (2) Part C Coordinators and Infant/Toddler Program Contacts in States and Jurisdictions; (3) Chairs of State Interagency Coordinating Councils; and (4) Contact List of State ICC Staff. (Individual publications in Section II contain references.) [For the 10th edition, see ED506021.].