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States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2009. Synthesis Report 75
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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
MARYLAND STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES.
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1961
ANY MARYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHICH MEETS CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL ACCREDITATION--(1) IT MUST PUBLISH A CLEARLY DEFINED AND EDUCATIONALLY SOUND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, OF THE STUDENTS IT SERVES, AND OF ITS PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION. (2) ITS FACULTY MUST BE COMPETENT, WITH ACADEMIC PREPARATION…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Criteria, Guidelines, State Standards
States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2008. Synthesis Report 71
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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
Child Care Insurance Crisis: Strategies for Survival.
Koppelman, Jane – 1986
Designed to help child care centers in their search for liability insurance, this report explores the controversy about insurance provision, and offers advice on how to combat high rates and locate policies offering the most protection. Chapter 1 reports on how insurers justify their treatment of day care centers as high risk enterprises.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Criteria, Day Care, Glossaries
Keeping Track: Tracking Systems for High Risk Infants and Young Children.
National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, DC. – 1985
Representatives of several states met to identify basic elements of a tracking system designed to ensure that disabled and at-risk infants and their families receive continuous and appropriate services to improve health and developmental outcome. Discussants explored six clusters of questions concerning the following: realistic goals and…
Descriptors: Criteria, Delivery Systems, High Risk Persons, Identification
Child Care Centers in Commercial Settings.
Giegerich & Associates, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1987
This study, which is part of a review of the child care elements of local zoning ordinances conducted in 1986 for the Montgomery County Board in Silver Spring, Maryland, addresses planning and site planning issues that arise from the locating of child day care facilities in commercial settings. Principal purposes of the study were to: (1) analyze…
Descriptors: Business, Community Planning, Community Resources, Community Surveys
Small Child Care Facilities in Residential Areas.
Giegerich & Associates, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1987
One part of a three-part investigation prepared for the Montgomery County Planning Board in Silver Spring, Maryland, this study addresses planning and site planning issues arising from the location of child care facilities in residential settings. The study, which emphasizes homes and centers which care for 7 to 20 children, provides a detailed…
Descriptors: Certification, Community Attitudes, Community Resources, Community Surveys
Overview of State Certification/Chartering Criteria for One-Stop Career Centers. Matrices and Final Narrative.
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Weitekamp, Maurie; Kogan, Deborah – 1997
These matrices summarize the content of the certification/chartering requirements established by nine first-round and three second-round implementation states to deliver services in One-Stop Career Centers. Seven areas or dimensions of design/operations are compared. The narrative accompanying the matrices is divided into two sections--a matrix…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Centers, Certification, Comparative Analysis