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Special Populations
Special Populations
The Perkins V accountability system evaluates the programs and activities to determine equity and access for student with barriers to education and/or employment. Two new categories of special population students (homeless individuals and youth with parents on active duty in the armed forces) are added to the current definition to reflect changes made under ESSA. Special populations are now defined as:
- Individuals with disabilities;
- Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including low-income youth and adults;
- Individuals preparing for non-traditional fields;
- Single parents, including single pregnant women;
- Migrant workers;
- Out-of-workforce individuals;
- English learners;
- Homeless individuals;
- Youth who are in, or have aged out of, the foster care system; and
- Youth with parents on active duty in the armed forces
Examples of CTE Programs that Support Students who receive Special Education services
Newsletters
- Fall/Winter 2020-2021 Equity and Special Populations Newsletter
- Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Equity and Special Populations Newsletter
- Winter 2019 Special Populations Newsletter
- Winter-Spring 2018 Special Populations Newsletter
- Fall 2017 Special Populations Newsletter
- Winter-Spring 2017 Special Populations Newsletter
- My Experiences with an English as a Second Language (ESL) Student
- Teacher Cadet An Important Part of My Unique Journey
Students with Disabilities
- 2020 Federal Youth Transition Plan Summary
- The 2020 Federal Youth Transition Plan
- Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in CTE Programs
- Supports for Students with Disabilities
- Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Additional Resources
- Special Populations Supplemental and Remote Materials
- Cape Youth
- Strategies for Special Populations Success: Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act | National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (napequity.org)
- CTE Administrator Manual – Section 6 – Special Populations Students
- COVID Resources – Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth: Distance Learning – Cape – Youth (capeyouth.org)
- Michigan Occupational Special Population Association (MOSPA) website