The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chinle Agency is responsible for the education of 3,500 Navajo children; 230 are special education students. A Special Education Office questionaire revealed that regular teachers felt inadequately prepared to teach the special education student. Project SERT was established to provide instruction in special education knowledge and skills.
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