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List of TablesTable E-57c. Number and percentage of states with various types of individuals participating in local improvement planning or implementation, by type of individual: 2004-05
| Type of individual | Number of states | Percent of all states [N=51] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff from the state lead agency | 44 | 86 | ||||||||||
| Staff from the SEA (if not the state lead agency) | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Staff from other state agencies (except Part C state lead agency) | 16 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Parents of children with disabilities | 26 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Advocates for persons with disabilities | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Early intervention specialists | 26 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Related service lead agencies | 12 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Part C local program directors | 31 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Representatives of professional organizations or associations | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Health Department | 21 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Maternal and Child Health | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Medicaid | 12 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Head Start | 17 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Child Care | 14 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Child Welfare | 16 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Mental Health | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Representatives from Developmental Disabilities | 14 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Outside consultants | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Higher education faculty1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other type of individual | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
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1 This category did not appear in the questionnaire. It was constructed from other state specific responses.
NOTE: States could select more than one type of individual, therefore, the Percent column will not sum to 100. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire. |
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