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Download full textWhite, John – Louisiana Department of Education, 2013
Bearing in mind the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, Louisiana's Steering Committee projected performance targets through the year 2014 for the important areas of: (1) Graduation with a Diploma; (2) Dropout Rate; (3) Placement, ages 6-21 and ages 3-5; (4) Achievement Performance Levels, and (5) Discipline. Annual gains were…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Suspension
White, John – Louisiana Department of Education, 2013
The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), signed on December 3, 2004, required that, not later than one year after the date of enactment of the reauthorized IDEA, each state is required to have in place a performance plan evaluating the state's implementation of Part B and describing how the state will improve such…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Suspension
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Hodgson, Jennifer; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
All students, including students with disabilities, must be included in state accountability systems as required by law. In April 2007, federal regulations provided states the flexibility to offer another assessment option--an Alternate Assessment based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) for some students with disabilities. The AA-MAS is…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Alternative Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Disabilities
Albus, Deb; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Cormier, Damien – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2009
In April 2007, Federal No Child Left Behind regulations were finalized that provided states with additional flexibility for assessing some students with disabilities. The regulations allowed states to offer another assessment option, alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). States are not required to have…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Rogers, Christopher; Cormier, Damien; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
Federal regulations (U.S. Department of Education, 2007a) provide states with the flexibility to offer an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). This assessment option is for a small group of students with disabilities who can make significant progress, but may not reach grade-level achievement within the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities
Quenemoen, Rachel; Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha – 2003
This report compares the assumptions and values embedded in scoring criteria used in five states (Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oregon, and Vermont) for alternate assessments of students with significant cognitive disabilities. The five states use different alternate assessment approaches, including portfolio assessment, performance assessment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Education Programs
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Special Education. – 1983
The document specifies Louisiana's plan for special education in fiscal years 1984-86 as required by P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The document lists policies, procedures, and descriptions of the state's special education efforts, including the full educational opportunities goal, child identification, individualized…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1980
The manual presents Louisiana's policies and guidelines for assigning and monitoring surrogate parents for handicapped children. The first section presents guidelines for administrators regarding the program's organization (interagency relations, needs assessments, and child eligibility) and the program's services (recruitment, screening,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Evans, Loretta – 1986
The five school systems of Louisiana Educational Planning Region V formed a consortium to establish a vocational assessment center for high school special needs students. Assessment data would be used by the Individual Education Plan committee to place students in vocational education courses. A study was conducted to rate the performance of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Followup Studies, High Schools, Individualized Education Programs
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1980
The booklet presents goals, objectives, and procedural guidelines for educational services to communication impaired children in Louisiana. Guidelines are set forth for the following aspects of speech, language, and hearing programs: evaluation, identification, and assessment; criteria for case selection; use of the weighted scale to assign…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Communication Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
