Special Education Students
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Fast Track: Elementary School
Fast Track is a comprehensive intervention program designed to reduce conduct problems and promote academic, behavioral, and social improvement. Prior to first grade, students are identified as being at risk for long-term antisocial behavior through teacher and parent reports of conduct problems. Delivery of the program begins in the first grade and continues through tenth grade. After the first year, the frequency of the supports is reduced based on the assessed functioning of the students and their families.
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Higher Expectations to Better Outcomes for Children with Disabilities
Unfortunately, too many of the 6.5 million children and youth with disabilities in this country leave high school without the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in a 21st century, global economy. Fewer than 10 percent of eighth graders with disabilities are proficient in reading and math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Department of Education is changing the way it holds states accountable for the education of students with disabilities via the Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
This Department of Education article announced, "The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $14.7 million to 40 school districts in 20 states across the country to establish or expand counseling programs. Grantees will use funds to support counseling programs in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the new awards will aid schools in hiring qualified mental-health professionals with the goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services. Parents of participating students will have input in the design and implementation of counseling services supported by these grants."
