ALASKA
For each age or age group:
•How many children are served under IDEA, Part C and Part B?
•What percentage of the population is served?
•Does the percentage served differ by age or over time?
  Child Count
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 84 102 94 92 90
1 185 183 200 184 219
2 316 366 340 349 332
3 347 361 375 390 439
4 551 562 558 625 670
5 735 714 745 759 859
6-11 8,238 8,218 8,189 8,087 7,941
12-17 6,964 7,150 7,447 7,586 7,400
18-21 660 686 703 669 650


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 9,265 9,491 9,935 9,805 9,706
1 9,387 9,395 9,458 9,984 9,847
2 9,644 9,462 9,394 9,520 10,035
3 9,684 9,436 9,467 9,459 9,570
4 9,958 9,782 9,444 9,540 9,522
5 10,359 9,957 9,796 9,525 9,609
6-11 67,502 66,288 64,996 63,646 62,005
12-17 63,061 66,500 67,120 68,345 68,995
18-21 37,245 34,575 38,211 41,785 44,982


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.91 1.07 0.95 0.94 0.93
1 1.97 1.95 2.11 1.84 2.22
2 3.28 3.87 3.62 3.67 3.31
3 3.58 3.83 3.96 4.12 4.59
4 5.53 5.75 5.91 6.55 7.04
5 7.10 7.17 7.61 7.97 8.94
6-11 12.20 12.40 12.60 12.71 12.81
12-17 11.04 10.75 11.10 11.10 10.73
18-21 1.77 1.98 1.84 1.60 1.45
 
 
Percentage = Number of children served under IDEA ÷ Number of children in the population who are in that age group multiplied by 100.
 
    Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
    "Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act," 1998-2003 and "Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2003.  Data updated as of July 30, 2004.
 
    U.S. Bureau of Census, Population data for 2000 through 2003, retrieved October 2004 from
    http://www.census.gov/popest/data/states/files/STCH-6R.CSV.  Population data for 1999 retrieved April 2004  from
    http://www/census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-Intercensal/STCH-ICEN1990.txt through
    STCH-ICEN1999.txt/.


 

ALASKA (continued)
For each age group:
•How many children are served in each program setting or educational environment?
•What percentage of children with disabilities is served in each program setting or educational environment?
•Has the percentage in each program setting or educational environment changed over time?
  Ages Birth Through 2
  Number Percentage1
Program Setting 1999 2000 2001 2002 20032 1999 2000 2001 2002 20032
Programs for typically developing children 23 20 17 23 . 3.93 3.07 2.68 3.68 .
Home 531 596 589 547 . 90.77 91.55 92.90 87.52 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 0 2 4 24 . 0.00 0.31 0.63 3.84 .
Other Setting3 31 33 24 31 . 5.30 5.07 3.79 4.96 .
Total Reported by Setting 585 651 634 625 . 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 .


 

  Ages 3-5
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Early Childhood Setting 454 351 265 274 387 27.80 21.44 15.79 15.45 19.66
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 175 120 191 180 162 10.72 7.33 11.38 10.15 8.23
Home 8 7 2 2 52 0.49 0.43 0.12 0.11 2.64
Separate School/Facility4 854 1,038 1,123 1,176 1,237 52.30 63.41 66.92 66.29 62.86
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 142 121 88 130 110 8.70 7.39 5.24 7.33 5.59
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 9 12 20 0.00 0.00 0.54 0.68 1.02
Total Reported by Environment 1,633 1,637 1,678 1,774 1,968 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 9,333 9,289 9,359 9,387 9,277 58.84 57.86 57.28 57.44 58.01
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 4,494 4,448 4,458 4,452 4,461 28.33 27.71 27.28 27.24 27.90
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 1,713 1,984 2,179 2,198 1,965 10.80 12.36 13.34 13.45 12.29
Separate School/Facility5 322 333 343 305 288 2.03 2.07 2.10 1.87 1.80
Total Reported by Environment 15,862 16,054 16,339 16,342 15,991 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*Denotes optional reporting category.
1For each age group, Percentage = Number of children reported in the program setting or education environment ÷ Total number of children reported for each age group multiplied by 100.
22003 Part C data are not available.
3For Ages birth-2, the other setting row includes children served in hospitals (inpatient), residential facilities, service provider locations, and other settings not already listed.
4For Ages 3-5, Separate School/Facility includes early childhood special education settings, residential facilities, and separate facilities.
5For Ages 6-21, Separate School/Facility includes students reported in public and private separate schools, public and private residential facilities and home/hospital.
 
    Sources:U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), "Report of Program Settings Where Early Intervention
    Services are Provided to Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families in Accordance with Part C," 1999-2000 and "Part B, Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act Implementation of FAPE Requirements," 1999-2003.  Data updated as of July 30, 2004.


 

ALASKA (continued)
For each disability:
•How many children ages 3 through 21 were subject to disciplinary removal >10 days during 2002-03?
•How many children per 1,000 children were subject to disciplinary removal?
  Children Unilaterally Removed
by School Personnel for
Drugs/Weapons		 Children Removed by Hearing
Officer for Likely Injury		 Children Suspended/Expelled
>10 Days During School Year		 Children Ages
3 - 21 Served
under IDEA,
Part B
Disability N N per 1000
Children		 N N per 1000
Children		 N N per 1000
Children		 N
Mental Retardation 1 1.19 0 0.00 2 2.39 837
Hearing Impairments 2 11.63 0 0.00 2 11.63 172
Speech or Language Impairments 10 2.39 1 0.24 15 3.59 4,179
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 47
Emotional Disturbance 8 9.78 2 2.44 15 18.34 818
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 12.20 82
Other Health Impairments 8 10.74 2 2.68 11 14.77 745
Specific Learning Disabilities 67 7.53 0 0.00 126 14.16 8,901
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 13
Multiple Disabilities 4 8.30 0 0.00 4 8.30 482
Autism 1 3.55 0 0.00 1 3.55 282
Traumatic Brain Injury 1 15.87 0 0.00 1 15.87 63
Developmental Delay 1 0.67 0 0.00 1 0.67 1,495
Total, ages 3-21 103 5.69 5 0.28 179 9.88 18,116
 
For each disability, the number of children per 1,000 children was calculated by dividing the number of children in the discipline category by the total
number of children in disability for the same school year, and multiplying the result by 1,000.
 
    Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), "Report of Children with Disabilities
    Unilaterally Removed or Suspended/Expelled for More then 10 Days," 2002-03 and "Report of children, with disabilities receiving special education
    under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2002.  Data updated as of July 30, 2004.