MONTANA
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
0 114 147 164 127 131
1 214 218 220 178 219
2 300 209 216 269 278
3 321 324 313 309 344
4 534 553 579 566 602
5 759 758 795 853 852
6-11 8,458 8,482 8,236 8,001 8,038
12-17 8,143 8,324 8,495 8,714 8,748
18-21 824 872 844 826 851


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 10,618 10,880 10,622 10,785 10,706
1 10,749 10,836 10,372 10,729 10,800
2 10,876 10,855 10,573 10,489 10,755
3 11,112 10,871 10,595 10,695 10,517
4 11,337 11,212 10,621 10,724 10,732
5 11,796 11,437 10,968 10,759 10,771
6-11 77,762 76,707 73,268 71,736 69,772
12-17 86,005 85,511 83,188 82,860 81,721
18-21 53,937 53,066 55,405 56,580 57,823


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.07 1.35 1.54 1.18 1.22
1 1.99 2.01 2.12 1.66 2.03
2 2.76 1.93 2.04 2.56 2.58
3 2.89 2.98 2.95 2.89 3.27
4 4.71 4.93 5.45 5.28 5.61
5 6.43 6.63 7.25 7.93 7.91
6-11 10.88 11.06 11.24 11.15 11.52
12-17 9.47 9.73 10.21 10.52 10.70
18-21 1.53 1.64 1.52 1.46 1.47
 
 
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/.


 

MONTANA (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 10 30 17 20 . 1.59 5.23 2.83 3.48 .
Home 599 520 551 527 . 95.38 90.59 91.83 91.81 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 4 2 0 1 . 0.64 0.35 0.00 0.17 .
Other Setting3 15 22 32 26 . 2.39 3.83 5.33 4.53 .
Total Reported by Setting 628 574 600 574 . 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 571 1,097 640 591 702 35.38 67.09 37.94 34.20 39.04
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 114 106 331 392 316 7.06 6.48 19.62 22.69 17.58
Home 14 61 12 15 16 0.87 3.73 0.71 0.87 0.89
Separate School/Facility4 870 305 553 530 564 53.90 18.65 32.78 30.67 31.37
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 37 23 147 188 192 2.29 1.41 8.71 10.88 10.68
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 8 43 4 12 8 0.50 2.63 0.24 0.69 0.44
Total Reported by Environment 1,614 1,635 1,687 1,728 1,798 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 9,545 9,723 9,818 9,651 9,568 54.85 55.17 55.86 55.02 54.25
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 5,556 5,723 5,699 5,729 5,795 31.93 32.47 32.43 32.66 32.86
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 1,902 1,877 1,733 1,815 1,923 10.93 10.65 9.86 10.35 10.90
Separate School/Facility5 398 302 325 346 351 2.29 1.71 1.85 1.97 1.99
Total Reported by Environment 17,401 17,625 17,575 17,541 17,637 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MONTANA (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 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1.72 1,161
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 195
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.20 4,887
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 69
Emotional Disturbance 8 7.89 0 0.00 27 26.63 1,014
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 85
Other Health Impairments 2 1.47 0 0.00 7 5.14 1,362
Specific Learning Disabilities 21 2.18 0 0.00 55 5.72 9,621
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 7
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 3.66 546
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 249
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 73
Developmental Delay . . . . . . 0
Total, ages 3-21 31 1.61 0 0.00 94 4.88 19,269
 
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.