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Download full textLazarus, Sheryl S.; Hayes, Susan A.; Nagle, Kate; Liu, Kristin K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Dosedel, Michael; Quanbeck, Mari; Olson, Rachel – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This report presents the findings of an analysis of states' FFY 2018 State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIPs), submitted to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in April 2020. It specifically addresses how assessments were included in states' State-Identified Measurable Results (SIMRs). For states with…
Descriptors: State Programs, Statewide Planning, Educational Improvement, Strategic Planning
Hinkle, Andrew R.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Strunk, Kathy – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2022
This report presents the findings of a survey of states that examined the policies, practices, and procedures State Education Agencies (SEAs) used to monitor IEPs for participation decision making in alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). It is imperative that only students with the most significant…
Descriptors: State Surveys, State Policy, State Departments of Education, Program Evaluation
Christensen, Laurene L.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Wang, Ting – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2009
This document presents a five-step process for schools, districts, and states to use in monitoring accommodations for instruction and assessment. This document was designed to be a companion to the "Council of Chief State School Officers' Accommodations Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate Use of Accommodations for Instruction and…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Guidance Programs
Direct linkChristenson, Sandra L.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Sinclair, Mary F.; Lehr, Camilla A.; Kaibel, Colleen M.; Reschly, Amy L.; Mavis, Ann; Pohl, Angie – Institute on Community Integration (NJ3), 2008
Check & Connect was created in a five year period from 1990 to 1995. The original manual, entitled "Keeping Kids in School: Using Check & Connect for Dropout Prevention" and written by David Evelo, Mary Sinclair, Christine Hurley, Sandra Christenson, and Martha Thurlow, was published in 1996 (ED398701). This newly revised Check…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Dropout Prevention, Guidelines
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1989
Social validity data were collected for three educational interventions designed to increase the academic engaged time of elementary special education students: (1) a reading tutorial intervention, (2) a special education consultation intervention, and (3) a home-based consultation intervention. A total of 29 students, 14 parents, 21 teachers, and…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Home Programs, Mild Disabilities
Ysseldyke, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1993
This guide is intended to help develop and implement an outcomes assessment program at the school, district, or state level. An introduction summarizes the purposes of this approach to assessment, which focuses on results rather than process. A four-step process is outlined. The first step is to establish a solid foundation for assessment efforts,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
VanGetson, Gretchen R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2007
The 2004-2005 school year was the third year that states were required to report on the performance of students with disabilities on standards-based assessments, and the last year before states were required to test in all grades 3 through 8, and once between grades 10 and 12. This report marks the ninth in a line of National Center on Educational…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Trend Analysis, Disclosure
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1986
Relevant policy issues for early childhood special education (ECSE) programs to consider in the areas of exit decision making and follow-up procedures are identified in this report. These issues were generated through extensive naturalistic case studies of four ECSE programs located in urban, suburban, and rural communities and were selected to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
