The Chapel Hill Model for Training Head Start Personnel in Mainstreaming Handicapped Children.

Presented is the final report of the Chapel Hill Project, a demonstration model designed to provide services to the Head Start Program for handicapped preschool children in Johnston County, North Carolina. Such services as screening, assessment, establishment of a resource center, development of intake services and individual educational programs, parent programs, staff training, placement and follow-through programs, and dissemination and demonstration of teaching methodology and curriculum are noted objectives of the project. Sections cover the following service areas: staff training (pre-service and in-service), resource services, training Program WIN (Work Incentive Now) mothers, and the remedial language program. Appended material includes a behavioral checklist and other evaluation forms, classroom organization and scheduling guidelines, sample lesson plans, and worksheets. (IM)