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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION 185
Special Education - Pilot Integration Program
MS SZUTY - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 16 June 1992:
(1) How many integration places for children with disabilities are currently being trialed in the ACT.
(2) What level of participation in the integration of children with disabilities do parents have.
(3) How many expressions of interest from parents have been received for additional places.
(4) How does the Department of Education assess children-with disabilities for integration into mainstream classes.
(5) What particular disabilities or degree of disability would preclude a child from being accepted for integration into mainstream classes.
(6) Will all or most government schools eventually participate in the integration program by accepting children with disabilities.
(7) Are parents able to request integration for their child/children despite a negative assessment from the Department of Education.
(8) Do appeal processes or procedures exist for parents to pursue if they are unhappy with assessments.
(9) What is the Departments policy on actively assessing and .reviewing student abilities as the integration program progresses.
(10) What level of resourcing in staffing points, support staffing and general resourcing is provided to schools for the integration of children with disabilities into mainstream classes.
(11) How will the success of the trial of the integration of children with disabilities into mainstream classes be assessed.
(12) If the integration program is extended in the future will parents and students be given choices between integration and education in a special school setting.
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