CONNECTICUT
For Each Educational Environment, What Is the Disability Distribution of
Students (Ages 6-21) in that Environment? How Does the Distribution Compare Across
Environment Categories? How does the Distribution Compare Across Age Groups?
Ages 6-11
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	36.2	41.8	24.7	6.3	34.7
Speech/Language Impairments	41.7	25.1	15.9	3.4	33.3
Mental Retardation	1.0	5.7	13.6	4.7	3.9
Emotional Disturbance	3.2	4.3	16.3	32.7	6.3
Multiple Disabilities	1.0	3.7	9.2	15.4	3.2
Hearing Impairments	1.2	1.0	0.5	6.4	1.3
Orthopedic Impairments	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3
Other Health Impairments	12.6	13.4	10.8	10.4	12.5
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.3	0.2	<0.1	0.5
Autism	1.9	4.0	8.5	19.5	3.9
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.9	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	<0.1
Developmental Delay	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	17,314	6,031	3,757	1,034	28,136

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	57.8	52.3	29.4	14.3	49.0
Speech/Language Impairments	11.1	12.0	4.9	1.5	9.7
Mental Retardation	1.0	7.1	16.6	7.2	5.3
Emotional Disturbance	8.2	10.5	27.5	44.0	14.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.8	2.4	6.8	9.4	2.7
Hearing Impairments	1.1	0.8	0.6	3.9	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.2	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	0.2
Other Health Impairments	18.4	12.9	10.7	12.2	15.4
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4
Autism	0.8	1.4	2.5	6.4	1.6
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.1	0.3	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	18,184	8,871	5,084	2,542	34,681

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	53.7	42.1	19.7	8.4	35.9
Speech/Language Impairments	6.3	4.8	1.2	1.4	4.0
Mental Retardation	3.6	20.2	35.4	20.6	17.3
Emotional Disturbance	18.7	13.0	22.0	21.1	18.8
Multiple Disabilities	2.6	4.7	12.5	25.4	9.1
Hearing Impairments	0.3	1.1	0.7	4.1	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.4
Other Health Impairments	12.6	10.9	4.8	6.5	9.4
Visual Impairments	0.2	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.4
Autism	0.8	1.7	2.4	8.9	2.7
Deaf-Blindness	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.4
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.4
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,435	707	862	583	3,587
Separate Facilities includes public and private separate schools, public and private residential facilities, and homebound/hospital environments.   For each column, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the disability category by the number in all disability categories combined and then multiplying by 100.  The columns sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

CONNECTICUT (continued)
For Each Disability, What Percent of Students (Age 6-21) are Served in Each
Educational Environment? How Does this Percentage Compare Across
Disability Categories? How does this Percentage Compare Across Age Groups?
Ages 6-11
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	64.1	25.8	9.5	0.7	100.0	9,774
Speech/Language Impairments	77.1	16.1	6.4	0.4	100.0	9,372
Mental Retardation	16.6	31.7	47.2	4.5	100.0	1,085
Emotional Disturbance	31.7	14.6	34.6	19.1	100.0	1,771
Multiple Disabilities	19.5	24.5	38.4	17.6	100.0	903
Hearing Impairments	58.7	17.5	5.5	18.3	100.0	361
Orthopedic Impairments	68.5	26.1	5.4	0.0	100.0	92
Other Health Impairments	62.3	23.1	11.5	3.1	100.0	3,505
Visual Impairments	77.1	15.3	6.9	0.8	100.0	131
Autism	30.5	22.1	29.0	18.4	100.0	1,100
Deaf-Blindness	22.2	27.8	0.0	50.0	100.0	18
Traumatic Brain Injury	41.7	33.3	16.7	8.3	100.0	24
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	0
All Disabilities	61.5	21.4	13.4	3.7	100.0	28,136

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	61.8	27.3	8.8	2.1	100.0	17,002
Speech/Language Impairments	59.9	31.6	7.3	1.2	100.0	3,376
Mental Retardation	9.5	34.4	46.1	9.9	100.0	1,832
Emotional Disturbance	30.3	18.9	28.3	22.6	100.0	4,952
Multiple Disabilities	15.0	23.1	36.7	25.3	100.0	941
Hearing Impairments	49.4	17.7	7.5	25.4	100.0	389
Orthopedic Impairments	67.9	15.1	9.4	7.5	100.0	53
Other Health Impairments	62.6	21.4	10.2	5.8	100.0	5,347
Visual Impairments	65.5	13.8	13.1	7.6	100.0	145
Autism	26.0	22.1	22.6	29.3	100.0	557
Deaf-Blindness	31.0	17.2	24.1	27.6	100.0	29
Traumatic Brain Injury	37.9	20.7	29.3	12.1	100.0	58
All Disabilities	52.4	25.6	14.7	7.3	100.0	34,681

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	59.8	23.2	13.2	3.8	100.0	1,287
Speech/Language Impairments	63.6	23.8	7.0	5.6	100.0	143
Mental Retardation	8.4	23.1	49.2	19.4	100.0	620
Emotional Disturbance	39.9	13.6	28.2	18.2	100.0	674
Multiple Disabilities	11.6	10.1	33.0	45.3	100.0	327
Hearing Impairments	11.6	18.6	14.0	55.8	100.0	43
Orthopedic Impairments	40.0	26.7	13.3	20.0	100.0	15
Other Health Impairments	53.7	22.8	12.2	11.3	100.0	337
Visual Impairments	18.8	25.0	31.3	25.0	100.0	16
Autism	12.4	12.4	21.6	53.6	100.0	97
Deaf-Blindness	23.1	7.7	7.7	61.5	100.0	13
Traumatic Brain Injury	33.3	6.7	20.0	40.0	100.0	15
All Disabilities	40.0	19.7	24.0	16.3	100.0	3,587
Separate Facilities includes public and private separate schools, public and private residential facilities, and homebound/hospital environments.   For each row, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the environment by the number in all environments combined and then multiplying by 100.  The rows sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

CONNECTICUT (continued)
For Each Preschool Environment, What Is the Disability Distribution of Children (Ages 3-5) in that Environment?
How Does the Distribution Compare Across Environment Categories?
Disability	Early Childhood	Early Childhood Special Education	Home	Part-time Early Childhood Special Education	Separate Facility	Itinerant Services Outside Home	Reverse Mainstream	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	1.0	1.4	7.7	1.8	1.6	0.3	2.5	1.4
Speech/Language Impairments	59.1	17.7	0.0	49.2	19.4	71.5	18.3	38.7
Mental Retardation	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.0	<0.1	0.8	0.5
Emotional Disturbance	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.3	1.3	23.1	2.3	2.4	0.1	1.6	1.2
Hearing Impairments	0.8	0.9	0.0	1.1	6.0	0.4	1.0	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.8	0.3	1.0	0.6
Other Health Impairments	1.3	2.2	15.4	2.1	2.0	0.2	1.8	1.7
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5
Autism	0.8	4.9	7.7	2.9	8.1	0.0	2.8	2.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1	<0.1
Developmental Delay	34.9	69.3	46.2	38.7	58.9	26.6	69.5	51.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,194	2,350	13	1,257	248	1,340	1,320	7,722
Separate Facility includes residential facilities and separate schools.   The "Itinerant Services Outside Home" and "Reverse Mainstream" environments are optional categories that states can use when reporting data.   For each column, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the disability category by the number in all disability categories combined and then multiplying by 100.  The columns sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

CONNECTICUT (continued)
For Each Disability, What Percent of Children (Ages 3-5) are Served in Each Preschool Environment?
How Does this Percentage Compare Across Disability Categories?
Disability	Early Childhood	Early Childhood Special Education	Home	Part-time Early Childhood Special Education	Separate Facility	Itinerant Services Outside Home	Reverse Mainstream	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	11.0	30.3	0.9	20.2	3.7	3.7	30.3	100.0	109
Speech/Language Impairments	23.6	13.9	0.0	20.7	1.6	32.1	8.1	100.0	2,987
Mental Retardation	5.3	44.7	0.0	21.1	0.0	2.6	26.3	100.0	38
Emotional Disturbance	0.0	70.0	0.0	25.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	20
Multiple Disabilities	4.2	32.3	3.1	30.2	6.3	2.1	21.9	100.0	96
Hearing Impairments	11.5	26.9	0.0	17.9	19.2	7.7	16.7	100.0	78
Orthopedic Impairments	22.7	20.5	0.0	13.6	4.5	9.1	29.5	100.0	44
Other Health Impairments	12.5	40.6	1.6	20.3	3.9	2.3	18.8	100.0	128
Visual Impairments	20.0	28.6	0.0	17.1	2.9	14.3	17.1	100.0	35
Autism	4.5	52.7	0.5	16.4	9.1	0.0	16.8	100.0	220
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	2
Traumatic Brain Injury	16.7	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	100.0	6
Developmental Delay	10.5	41.1	0.2	12.3	3.7	9.0	23.2	100.0	3,959
All Disabilities	15.5	30.4	0.2	16.3	3.2	17.4	17.1	100.0	7,722
Separate Facility includes residential facilities and separate schools.   The "Itinerant Services Outside Home" and "Reverse Mainstream" environments are optional categories that states can use when reporting data.   For each row, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the environment by the number in all environments combined and then multiplying by 100.  The rows sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

CONNECTICUT (continued)
How Will the OSEP Graduation Rate Change When the
"Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" Category is Eliminated?
Disability	Number Leaving School (Current)	Number Moved, Not Known to Continue	Number Leaving School (new)	Number of Diplomas	2001-02 Graduation Rate (current)	2001-02 Graduation Rate (new)	Difference in Graduation Rate
Specific Learning Disabilities	2,251	465	2,716	1,767	78	65	-13
Speech/Language Impairments	217	52	269	188	87	70	-17
Mental Retardation	284	65	349	191	67	55	-13
Emotional Disturbance	849	398	1,247	445	52	36	-17
Multiple Disabilities	93	27	120	50	54	42	-12
Hearing Impairments	46	4	50	40	87	80	-7
Orthopedic Impairments	8	0	8	5	63	63	0
Other Health Impairments	598	92	690	470	79	68	-10
Visual Impairments	31	4	35	24	77	69	-9
Autism	32	6	38	22	69	58	-11
Deaf-Blindness	6	0	6	6	100	100	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	10	0	10	5	50	50	0
All Disabilities	4,425	1,113	5,538	3,213	73	58	-15
As described in the September 12, 2003 memo from Stephanie Lee, OSEP will modify its GRPA calculations for the graduation and dropout rates.  Beginning with the exiting data for 2003-04, students reported in the "Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" category will be treated as dropouts.  When calculating the graduation rate, students in this category will be included in the denominator. When calculating the dropout rate, students in this category will be included in both the numerator and the denominator.   Current Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts, certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   New Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts (including moved, not known to continue), certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   Current Graduation Rate = [Diploma Recipients ÷ Number Leaving School (current)] * 100.   New Graduation Rate = [Diploma Recipients ÷ Number Leaving School (new)] * 100.   Difference in Graduation Rate = New Graduation Rate - Current Graduation Rate. Difference calculated prior to rounding.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2001-02 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

CONNECTICUT (continued)
How Will the OSEP Drop Out Rate Change When the
"Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" Category is Eliminated?
Disability	Number Leaving School (Current)	Number Moved, Not Known to Continue	Number Leaving School (new)	Number of Dropouts (current)	Number of Dropouts (new)	2001-02 Dropout Rate (current)	2001-02 Dropout Rate (new)	Difference in Dropout Rate
Specific Learning Disabilities	2,251	465	2,716	392	857	17	32	14
Speech/Language Impairments	217	52	269	26	78	12	29	17
Mental Retardation	284	65	349	33	98	12	28	16
Emotional Disturbance	849	398	1,247	378	776	45	62	18
Multiple Disabilities	93	27	120	7	34	8	28	21
Hearing Impairments	46	4	50	1	5	2	10	8
Orthopedic Impairments	8	0	8	1	1	13	13	0
Other Health Impairments	598	92	690	113	205	19	30	11
Visual Impairments	31	4	35	0	4	0	11	11
Autism	32	6	38	3	9	9	24	14
Deaf-Blindness	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	10	0	10	3	3	30	30	0
All Disabilities	4,425	1,113	5,538	957	2,070	22	37	16
As described in the September 12, 2003 memo from Stephanie Lee, OSEP will modify its GRPA calculations for the graduation and dropout rates.  Beginning with the exiting data for 2003-04, students reported in the "Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" category will be treated as dropouts.  When calculating the graduation rate, students in this category will be included in the denominator. When calculating the dropout rate, students in this category will be included in both the numerator and the denominator.   Current Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts, certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   New Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts (including moved, not known to continue), certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   Current Number of Dropouts includes only the "Dropped Out" exiting category.   New Number of Dropouts includes the "Dropped Out" and "Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" exiting categories.   Current Dropout Rate = [Number of Dropouts (current) ÷ Number Leaving School (current)] * 100.   New Dropout Rate = [Number of Dropouts (new) ÷ Number Leaving School (new)] * 100.   Difference in Dropout Rate = New Dropout Rate - Current Dropout Rate.  Difference calculated prior to rounding.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2001-02 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).