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Download full textNational Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2009
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing and summarizing the data for Indicator 1--Graduation--from the 2007- 08 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and amended State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted by states to the Office of Special Education…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
Clapper, Ann T.; Morse, Amanda B.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thompson, Sandra J.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2005
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has been tracking and analyzing state policies on assessment participation and accommodations since 1992. The purpose of the current analysis is to update information on these policies that was last reported by NCEO in 2002 (based on 2001 data). The current analysis of states' 2003 participation…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives, Sign Language, Disabilities
Montgomery County Public Schools, 2010
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance." which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs." provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Disabilities, Special Education
Melograno, Vincent; Loovis, E. Michael – 1988
Results of comprehensive needs assessments conducted in 1980 and 1988 were compared relative to appropriate physical education for handicapped students as mandated by PL 94-142. A direct, self-report methodology was used covering various dimensions of teacher needs. Although there was a significant improvement of the teachers who had served on a…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Grissmer, David – American Institutes for Research, 2007
The NAEP Validity Studies (NVS) Panel provides advice and recommendations to help insure the "validity" of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores. The primary objectives of NAEP tests are to accurately monitor the progress of defined groups of students over time and to measure valid differences in scores…
Descriptors: Testing, School Involvement, Academic Achievement, Validity
Arizona Department of Education, 2009
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 established a requirement that all States develop and submit to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) a performance plan designed to advance the State from its current level of compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the law…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Sanctions, Disabilities, Special Education
Melograno, Vincent; Loovis, E. Michael – 1982
A study was conducted to determine the educational needs of elementary and secondary school physical education teachers in Ohio in mainstreaming handicapped children in their classes. A validated questionnaire was sent to teachers in 35 school districts, and 241 teachers responded. The survey sought information on the experiences of teachers with…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
The document is the third in a series of reports on progress in implementing P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Six chapters each address a particular question regarding implementation. Chapter 1 investigates the numbers and types of handicapped children being provided special education and related services, and examines…
Descriptors: Administration, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Heinlein, Ken B. – 2001
This final report presents findings of a Wyoming research project designed to test the possibility of using interactive technology in the assessment, at a distance, of infants and toddlers in rural or frontier areas. The project compared the quality of reports developed when a transdisciplinary assessment team conducted assessments either in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities, Early Identification, Early Intervention
Swanson, Michael – 2002
This report is a summary of responses to a national survey on the state-level governance of K-12 gifted and talented education in all 50 states and was conducted between June and August of 2002. The Tennessee Initiative for Gifted Education Reform conducted the survey to gather information in preparation for state policy and legislative…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Accountability, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Spicuzza, Rick; Parson, Lorien – 1999
This report provides an analysis and discussion of the participation and performance of eighth-grade students with disabilities on the 1996, 1997, and 1998 Minnesota Basic Standards Tests in Reading and Math. The data show significant increases in participation of students with and without disabilities. In particular, participation of students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Grade 8
Montgomery County Public Schools, 2009
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Disabilities, Special Education
Scheiner, Louis – 1979
A questionnaire was designed to determine parent perceptions of and degree of satisfaction with the services provided by Philadelphia's Prescriptive Educational Approach to Children with Handicaps (Project PEACH). Project PEACH provided diagnostic, referral, and prescriptive educational services for preschool children. Five areas were covered by…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Handicapped Children, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs
Mazzeo, John; Carlson, James E.; Voelkl, Kristin E.; Lutkus, Anthony D. – 2000
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the effects of modifications to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 assessment designed to encourage the participation of more students with disabilities. Modifications included revising the inclusion criteria with the intention of making them clearer, more…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Erickson, Ronald N.; Thurlow, Martha – 1997
This report presents the results of a survey of state directors of special education from the 50 regular states and 6 unique states, which examined several aspects of state-level educational accountability systems and their inclusion of students with disabilities. Specific sections address: students with disabilities and standards-based reform;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
