VERMONT
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 32 54 59 72 64
1 111 114 140 181 171
2 266 270 273 324 387
3 296 293 354 376 392
4 483 473 408 462 479
5 612 471 532 469 507
6-11 5,476 5,250 5,143 4,999 4,893
12-17 6,414 6,435 6,773 6,771 6,667
18-21 792 701 677 645 732


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 6,329 6,422 6,180 5,987 5,861
1 6,695 6,611 6,187 6,227 6,026
2 6,769 6,690 6,466 6,241 6,274
3 6,895 6,840 6,547 6,522 6,290
4 7,239 7,131 6,702 6,608 6,576
5 7,745 7,543 6,998 6,766 6,668
6-11 52,151 51,002 48,680 47,211 45,651
12-17 54,578 54,154 53,720 54,072 54,100
18-21 34,051 36,503 37,186 36,822 36,362


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.51 0.84 0.95 1.20 1.09
1 1.66 1.72 2.26 2.91 2.84
2 3.93 4.04 4.22 5.19 6.17
3 4.29 4.28 5.41 5.77 6.23
4 6.67 6.63 6.09 6.99 7.28
5 7.90 6.24 7.60 6.93 7.60
6-11 10.50 10.29 10.56 10.59 10.72
12-17 11.75 11.88 12.61 12.52 12.32
18-21 2.33 1.92 1.82 1.75 2.01
 
 
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/.


 

VERMONT (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 68 83 101 91 . 16.63 18.95 21.40 15.77 .
Home 333 322 358 426 . 81.42 73.52 75.85 73.83 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 0 12 0 13 . 0.00 2.74 0.00 2.25 .
Other Setting3 8 21 13 47 . 1.96 4.79 2.75 8.15 .
Total Reported by Setting 409 438 472 577 . 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 577 635 649 689 829 49.32 51.33 50.15 52.72 60.16
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 231 188 172 197 95 19.74 15.20 13.29 15.07 6.89
Home 83 84 84 90 95 7.09 6.79 6.49 6.89 6.89
Separate School/Facility4 275 324 387 324 345 23.50 26.19 29.91 24.79 25.04
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1 3 1 7 14 0.09 0.24 0.08 0.54 1.02
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 3 3 1 0 0 0.26 0.24 0.08 0.00 0.00
Total Reported by Environment 1,170 1,237 1,294 1,307 1,378 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 9,512 9,734 9,735 9,481 9,519 78.27 78.59 77.30 76.37 77.44
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 1,233 1,161 1,234 1,269 1,027 10.15 9.37 9.80 10.22 8.36
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 671 740 773 867 968 5.52 5.97 6.14 6.98 7.88
Separate School/Facility5 737 751 851 798 778 6.06 6.06 6.76 6.43 6.33
Total Reported by Environment 12,153 12,386 12,593 12,415 12,292 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

VERMONT (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 0 0.00 1,262
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 142
Speech or Language Impairments 1 0.49 0 0.00 5 2.47 2,022
Visual Impairments 1 29.41 0 0.00 0 0.00 34
Emotional Disturbance 10 4.77 0 0.00 29 13.84 2,096
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 90
Other Health Impairments 2 1.27 0 0.00 4 2.54 1,573
Specific Learning Disabilities 6 1.34 0 0.00 11 2.46 4,479
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 5
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 13.16 76
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 277
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 51
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,615
Total, ages 3-21 20 1.46 0 0.00 50 3.64 13,722
 
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.