Extended School Year Programs: In Support of the Concept.

Sargent, Laurence R.; Fidler, Dagny A.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Extended School Year Programs: In Support of the Concept.

Sargent, Laurence R.; Fidler, Dagny A.

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v22 n1 p3-9 Mar 1987

The paper elaborates on the position statement supporting Extended School Year (ESY) programs of the Council for Exceptional Children's Mental Retardation Division. Included are a review of ESY's background, a summary of litigation, and research on the regression/recoupment syndrome. Expanding ESY to mentally retarded students with critical needs is supported. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Extended School Year, Mental Retardation, Time Factors (Learning)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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