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Jacqueline M. Nowicki; Sarah Kaczmarek; A. Nicole Clowers – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The early elementary school years are widely understood to be critical to a child developing a strong foundation for future academic success. Children arrive at kindergarten from diverse settings and experiences, and not all of them are "kindergarten ready." Kindergarten readiness refers to the skills and abilities needed to succeed in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Young Children, School Readiness
National Archives and Records Administration, 2009
The Secretary of Education (Secretary) establishes requirements, definitions, and approval criteria for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Stabilization or SFSF) program. The Secretary may use one or more of these requirements, definitions, and approval criteria in awarding funds under this program in fiscal year (FY) 2010. These requirements,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Resource Allocation, Financial Support, Criteria
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Education, Raleigh. – 1997
This kit contains observation matrices for on-going assessment and end of the year evaluation for grades 1 through 8. Each matrix is divided into the areas of numeration, geometry, patterns, measurement, problem solving, data, and computation. Performance indicators indicate four levels of proficiency where Level I indicates minimal performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Professional Development. – 1998
This guide contains the recently revised 1998 Texas procedures concerning dyslexia and related disorders and provides school districts and parents with additional information on the state's dyslexia law and its relationship to the federal laws, Section 540 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disability Identification, Dyslexia, Educational Legislation
Lukas, Carol VanDeusen – 1981
This report on the impact of the Vocational Education ACT (VEA) on special needs populations in vocational education examines the structure of the VEA, the state and local contexts in which the law is implemented, and the problems of serving special populations that the mechanisms are attempting to address. Outlined first are the goals and role of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Data Collection, Definitions
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2001
This document, which is intended to serve as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in jobs in occupational therapy. Agency partners involved in this project include: the Illinois State board of Education, Illinois Community College…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
The 20th annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is divided into four sections organized around a model which views educational results as products of three sets of factors: the context and environment in which the education is provided, student characteristics, and school programs…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Agency Cooperation
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in occupations in the court reporter/captioner cluster. The document begins with a brief overview of the Illinois perspective on occupational skill standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accounting, Advisory Committees, Behavioral Objectives