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Download full textLouisiana Department of Education, 2021
The "2021-2022 Louisiana High School Planning Guidebook" consolidates the policies and programs that are most relevant to high school educators as they plan for the upcoming academic year and prepare every student for college and career success. Ensuring every high school student is on track for success is but one of the educational…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Planning, Equal Education, Educational Experience
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2000
This brief policy paper outlines considerations that school district personnel should address in determining the inclusion of students with disabilities in state and district testing and the use of alternate assessment for certain students with disabilities. It notes that the decision to include or exclude a student from state and district testing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Beech, Marty – Florida Department of Education, 2010
This document updates "Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities. A Guide for Educators," published by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) in 2003. This document is written to assist school district personnel and parents when making decisions about the use of accommodations by students with disabilities in instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Testing Accommodations, State Standards
National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth, Washington, DC. – 1988
The monograph interprets individualized education program (IEP) requirements of Part B of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. After introductory information outlining the purpose of the IEP and basic IEP requirements, a question and answer format of 60 questions provides specific details. Nine inserts highlight major…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disabilities
Peer reviewedElliott, Judy; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ron – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Highlights specific questions, concerns, and challenges faced by educators, parents, and students concerning assessment, accountability, accommodations, and alternate assessment. Examples of state assessment-accommodation policies are provided and reasons for providing test accommodations, requirements of Individualized Education Programs,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Thurlow, Martha L.; Elliott, Judy L.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 2003
This book is intended to facilitate the meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities in district and state assessments as required by the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. First, an introductory chapter offers reasons for including students with disabilities in district and statewide accountability systems.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal)
Crimmins, Daniel B.; Durand, V. Mark; Theurer-Kaufman, Karin; Everett, Jessica – 2001
This publication provides Autism Program Quality Indicators (APQI), intended as a self-review and quality improvement guide for schools and programs serving students with autism spectrum disorders. The APQI were developed by the New York Autism Network at the request of the New York State Education Department. The APQI promote the goal that all…
Descriptors: Accountability, Autism, Behavior Problems, Curriculum
Thompson, Sandra J.; Quenemoen, Rachel F.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 2001
Designed for general and special education administrators, teachers, and other education professionals, this book offers a "big picture" of high expectations, assessment, and accountability for students with significant disabilities. Chapters focus on the following eight steps involved in the development and administration of alternate…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Collection
Thurlow, Martha L.; Elliott, Judy L.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1998
This book is intended to facilitate the meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities in district and state assessments as required by the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. First, an introductory chapter offers reasons for including students with disabilities in district and statewide accountability systems.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
Wosnack, Niki – 2002
The Alberta Standards for Special Education are effective in September 2003 and require school boards to effectively identify and deliver programs for students with special needs in grades 1-12. Emphasis is on consistent and enhanced educational practice within the Canadian province so that students with special needs will receive appropriate…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Boards of Education, Disabilities
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Direction de l'education francaise. – 2003
This document, in French, presents the Alberta Standards for Special Education, which are effective in September 2003 and require school boards to effectively identify and deliver programs for students with special needs in grades 1-12. Emphasis is on consistent and enhanced educational practice within the Canadian province so that students with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Boards of Education, Disabilities
