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Letter Response
From State
Department of
Education 1
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KEY; D - Dropout Data
SP - Special Education Data
on Non-Enrollment of
Special Needs Children
A.ppendix n
STATE SCHOOL OFFICIALS' RESPONSES TO REQUEST
FOR INFORMATION ON CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
State School-Age
Census Mandated
or Permitted By
State Statute
YES
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NO
YES
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NO
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NO
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NO
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State
School-Age
Census
Conducted
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Every 4
years
NO
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Annually
YES
Every 2
years
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NO
YES
Annually
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Every 2
years
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Annually
State Data
on Children
Not
Enrolled
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Other Information Provided
By State Department of Education
"... aware of no data in Alabama which pertains to
children excluded from educational services."
D - Statewide School Leaver Reports 1965-66 through
1971-1972.
"The Department of Education does no t collect any
of the data you are requesting."
D - % Dropout from 1st Grade/% Dropout 5th Grade.
D - Dropout rate
SP - Number of children known to be waiting
placement ...
"the Colorado Dept. of Ed. does not have the information
you request."
"do not have the data you requested on dropouts."
"data does not deal with excluded children. It itemizes
children who ... are not receiving appropriate
services."
".. _ this office has no knowledge of children not
attending school or not being provided educational
services by institutions."
"The Dept. of Ed. does not collect data of this
description."
SP - 202 handicapped children not enrolled by Dept.
of Health and Rehabilitation Services.
D - "... only maintain data reflecting the specific
number of dropouts and reasons for dropping out."
"We do not have any data or know of any children
their ages not enrolled in school."
D - Dropout rate at 2% of 178,000 school population.
"It seems that the Indiana State Dept. of Ed. will not
be able to provide you 'vith the information you
requested."
D - "The Dropout" Iowa Guidance Survey, Fiscal
197!.
"It is the school district superintendent's responsibility
of each district to report any students not attending
school to the county court. There is no additional
information available."
SP - Census of Exceptional Children by handicap
(1973).
D - State totals of nonenroUment by reason (1973).
185