COLORADO
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
0 548 825 466 453 444
1 1,004 1,334 975 882 1,034
2 1,446 1,992 1,627 1,519 1,670
3 1,520 1,815 1,941 2,113 2,205
4 3,041 2,879 3,172 3,394 3,521
5 3,498 3,508 3,446 3,693 3,947
6-11 33,662 34,364 34,196 33,890 33,871
12-17 31,905 32,942 33,615 34,512 34,943
18-21 3,232 3,207 3,572 3,725 3,960


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 60,120 62,197 67,432 67,033 66,973
1 58,125 60,330 63,519 67,600 67,040
2 57,923 59,385 61,691 63,771 67,698
3 57,351 58,835 60,801 61,985 63,913
4 57,698 59,826 60,279 61,131 62,149
5 59,685 59,872 61,322 60,658 61,350
6-11 367,094 375,890 382,053 379,995 376,324
12-17 365,772 370,971 379,875 384,699 387,304
18-21 246,921 247,621 251,913 253,629 254,196


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.91 1.33 0.69 0.68 0.66
1 1.73 2.21 1.53 1.30 1.54
2 2.50 3.35 2.64 2.38 2.47
3 2.65 3.08 3.19 3.41 3.45
4 5.27 4.81 5.26 5.55 5.67
5 5.86 5.86 5.62 6.09 6.43
6-11 9.17 9.14 8.95 8.92 9.00
12-17 8.72 8.88 8.85 8.97 9.02
18-21 1.31 1.30 1.42 1.47 1.56
 
 
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/.


 

COLORADO (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 77 112 107 84 . 4.16 5.39 4.13 3.19 .
Home 1,136 1,299 2,129 2,402 . 61.37 62.54 82.11 91.09 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 193 175 109 47 . 10.43 8.43 4.20 1.78 .
Other Setting3 445 491 248 104 . 24.04 23.64 9.56 3.94 .
Total Reported by Setting 1,851 2,077 2,593 2,637 . 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 5,166 5,917 5,828 6,370 6,772 64.10 72.14 68.09 69.24 70.01
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 796 763 675 715 718 9.88 9.30 7.89 7.77 7.42
Home 146 59 49 42 53 1.81 0.72 0.57 0.46 0.55
Separate School/Facility4 1,574 1,148 1,568 1,534 1,506 19.53 14.00 18.32 16.67 15.57
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 377 315 439 539 624 4.68 3.84 5.13 5.86 6.45
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 8,059 8,202 8,559 9,200 9,673 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 48,989 50,423 50,625 49,867 50,992 71.21 71.51 70.92 69.14 70.07
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 10,878 11,755 12,284 12,702 13,064 15.81 16.67 17.21 17.61 17.95
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 6,154 5,607 5,642 6,620 5,610 8.94 7.95 7.90 9.18 7.71
Separate School/Facility5 2,778 2,728 2,832 2,938 3,108 4.04 3.87 3.97 4.07 4.27
Total Reported by Environment 68,799 70,513 71,383 72,127 72,774 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

COLORADO (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 7 1.97 1 0.28 30 8.44 3,556
Hearing Impairments 3 2.10 1 0.70 7 4.90 1,428
Speech or Language Impairments 4 0.22 1 0.06 43 2.40 17,908
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 3.01 332
Emotional Disturbance 29 3.13 9 0.97 311 33.54 9,273
Orthopedic Impairments 6 0.84 2 0.28 99 13.89 7,128
Other Health Impairments . . . . . . 0
Specific Learning Disabilities 58 1.76 15 0.46 473 14.39 32,867
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 86
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 1.57 3,186
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 2.62 763
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 336
Developmental Delay . . . . . . 4,464
Total, ages 3-21 107 1.32 29 0.36 971 11.94 81,327
 
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.