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Download full textKimkoff, Tamara; Fiore, Tom; Edwards, Jessica – IDEA Data Center, 2020
This guide describes key steps for developing a well-thought-out plan for evaluating a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The guide provides considerations for how to incorporate each step into an evaluation plan, as well as a series of worksheets that correspond to each step and can be used to facilitate the planning process. The guide,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Improvement, State Standards, Educational Legislation
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2017
The topic of special education can be confusing and frightening for parents who suspect their child has a disability or has difficulty learning. Parents in this situation want to know how to get help for their child. This guide is intended as a reference for people who have questions about special education for a child. It summarizes the basic…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Guides, Student Rights
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
This document is intended to assist State Education Agency (SEA) and Lead Agency (LA) staff and technical assistance providers in designing a meaningful evaluation for the State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) improvement activities. It provides: (1) information about the relevance of evaluation in the context of improvement…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Technical Assistance, Program Improvement, Guidelines
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)
Gonzalez, Patricia – 1992
This study analyzed the special education program evaluation practices of 49 states and the District of Columbia based on states' required reporting under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and on state plans. Comparison of the results with those from a 1984 study suggests the following trends: (1) an increase in the number…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Research Connections in Special Education, 1998
In response to new provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this issue describes the promising special education research that is helping all students participate successfully in large-scale testing programs. The first article, "State-Wide Assessment Programs," discusses the new provisions in IDEA that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
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
Peer reviewedZatta, Mary C.; Pullin, Diana C. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
State and federal mandates for education reform call for increased accountability and the inclusion of students with disabilities in all accountability efforts. In the rush to implement high-stakes education reforms, particularly those involving tests or assessments, the particular needs of students with severe cognitive disabilities are only now…
Descriptors: Special Education, Inclusive Schools, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 1998
This five-volume directory describes almost 1,200 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into five sections representing the seven program areas of the newly reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
