Profiles are presented of programs effective in delivering special education services to students in rural areas. Projects are reviewed in terms of title, contact, strategy setting (occupations, income, special education staff, number of special education students), problem, strategy description, potential users, population affected, special requirements, cost analysis/funding requirements, and limitations. Profiles are organized according to the following topics: preschool, secondary, child find, recruitment and retention, mainstreaming, vocational education, inservice, transportation, parental involvement, grading procedures for handicapped children, dissemination of special education procedures, and support staff. (CL)