Project SEARCH: Special Education as Requirements in Charter Schools. Final Report of a Research Study: Cross-State Analysis of Findings and Summaries of State Case Studies.

Autor/inn/en	Ahearn, Eileen M.; Lange, Cheryl M.; Rhim, Lauren Morando; McLaughlin, Margaret J.
Institution	National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA.
Titel	Project SEARCH: Special Education as Requirements in Charter Schools. Final Report of a Research Study: Cross-State Analysis of Findings and Summaries of State Case Studies.
Quelle	(2001), (157 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accountability; Case Studies; Charter Schools; Compliance (Legal); Delivery Systems; Disabilities; Elementary Secondary Education; Governance; Qualitative Research; School Administration; Special Education; State Standards; Technical Assistance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Auslieferung; Handicap; Behinderung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Qualitative Forschung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Technische Hilfe
Abstract	This document presents findings of Project SEARCH, a qualitative research study of how charter schools interpret laws and regulations governing the education of children with disabilities, especially the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project involved a preliminary 15-state policy analysis followed by in-depth case studies of seven states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina) and the District of Columbia. Findings identify recurring themes in the areas of governance, service delivery models, accountability, operational issues, and technical assistance. Two central tensions or policy conflicts were also identified: first, balancing procedural regulations and the goal of autonomy and second, negotiating parental choice and special education team decision making. Ten recommendations address the themes identified earlier and include: (1) policy guidance is needed regarding a charter school's local education agency's status as it applies to legal responsibilities under IDEA and related state laws; (2) authorizers should permit charter schools to consider a variety of options for meeting their special education responsibilities; and (3) during the initial start-up (one to three years) charter schools should affiliate with a special education infrastructure. Extensive appendices include details on the study's methodology and executive summaries for each of the state case studies. (Contains 15 references.) (DB)
Anmerkungen	National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Project Search, 1800 Diagonal Rd., Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314. Web site: http://www.nasdse.org/Project/Search/Project_Search documents.html. For full text: http://www.nasdse.org/project search.htm.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC