MAINE
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 53 59 70 107 98
1 225 236 277 292 304
2 470 547 617 679 703
3 1,008 1,044 1,078 1,225 1,266
4 1,537 1,620 1,716 1,780 1,841
5 1,409 1,314 1,436 1,477 1,540
6-11 14,980 15,056 14,999 14,885 14,999
12-17 14,578 15,086 15,794 16,258 16,585
18-21 1,627 1,513 1,557 1,514 1,553


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 13,349 13,562 13,368 13,204 12,985
1 14,041 13,784 13,262 13,499 13,267
2 14,163 14,035 13,673 13,405 13,579
3 14,273 14,227 13,931 13,821 13,486
4 14,702 14,742 14,133 14,089 13,910
5 15,395 15,038 14,656 14,300 14,187
6-11 105,528 103,579 99,863 97,271 94,338
12-17 110,551 110,610 110,334 111,211 110,994
18-21 64,372 65,270 68,680 71,409 73,436


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.40 0.44 0.52 0.81 0.75
1 1.60 1.71 2.09 2.16 2.29
2 3.32 3.90 4.51 5.07 5.18
3 7.06 7.34 7.74 8.86 9.39
4 10.45 10.99 12.14 12.63 13.24
5 9.15 8.74 9.80 10.33 10.86
6-11 14.20 14.54 15.02 15.30 15.90
12-17 13.19 13.64 14.31 14.62 14.94
18-21 2.53 2.32 2.27 2.12 2.11
 
 
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/.


 

MAINE (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 117 137 274 383 . 15.64 16.27 28.42 35.53 .
Home 215 253 199 248 . 28.74 30.05 20.64 23.01 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 21 29 259 332 . 2.81 3.44 26.87 30.80 .
Other Setting3 395 423 232 115 . 52.81 50.24 24.07 10.67 .
Total Reported by Setting 748 842 964 1,078 . 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 2,111 2,072 2,453 2,643 3,132 53.66 52.09 57.99 58.97 67.40
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 610 538 354 292 244 15.51 13.52 8.37 6.51 5.25
Home 213 251 289 271 383 5.41 6.31 6.83 6.05 8.24
Separate School/Facility4 1,000 1,117 1,134 1,276 888 25.42 28.08 26.81 28.47 19.11
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 3,934 3,978 4,230 4,482 4,647 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 16,048 16,456 17,098 17,269 17,813 51.30 51.99 52.85 52.88 53.76
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 10,152 9,901 9,947 10,158 10,229 32.45 31.28 30.75 31.11 30.87
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 4,134 4,190 4,047 4,011 3,891 13.22 13.24 12.51 12.28 11.74
Separate School/Facility5 948 1,108 1,257 1,219 1,204 3.03 3.50 3.89 3.73 3.63
Total Reported by Environment 31,282 31,655 32,349 32,657 33,137 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MAINE (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 2 2.03 1 1.02 3 3.05 985
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 295
Speech or Language Impairments 4 0.41 0 0.00 4 0.41 9,744
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 93
Emotional Disturbance 26 7.44 8 2.29 34 9.73 3,495
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 73
Other Health Impairments 12 3.17 0 0.00 12 3.17 3,780
Specific Learning Disabilities 37 2.90 4 0.31 41 3.21 12,761
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6
Multiple Disabilities 2 0.62 1 0.31 3 0.93 3,210
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 846
Traumatic Brain Injury 1 10.00 0 0.00 1 10.00 100
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,751
Total, ages 3-21 84 2.26 14 0.38 98 2.64 37,139
 
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.