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Download full textMontana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. – 2002
The 2000-2001 school year brought changes in statewide testing in Montana and in assessment requirements tied to two federal programs, Title I and Special Education. This document provides guidance to districts about their responsibilities relative to the involvement of students served by these programs in statewide assessment, describing the ways…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Educational Testing
Elmore, Richard F., Ed.; Rothman, Robert, Ed. – 1999
The purpose of this document is to help states and districts meet the challenges posed by the 1994 reauthorization of Title I. The goal in developing this document was to produce a practical guide for states and districts to use in developing the systems they were creating under the Title I law. Following an introduction to Title I, chapter 2…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Compensatory Education, Educational Change, Educational Testing
Kober, Nancy L., Ed.; Feuer, Michael J., Ed. – 1996
The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 substantially revised the Title I program for disadvantaged children. Some of the most far-reaching changes relate to testing and accountability. States will now need to develop their own assessments and ensure that these assessments are aligned with challenging state standards linked to educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Schrader, William B., Ed. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1979
This conference was organized around four policy concerns: (1) the needs of handicapped, gifted, and bilingual students; (2) the use of test results to allocate federal compensatory education funds; (3) the validity of minimum competency testing; and (4) the demand for increasingly sophisticated evaluations. Garry L. McDaniels discussed the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Accountability, Bilingual Students, Compensatory Education
