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Download full textHaigh, John – 1999
This report addresses issues on the use of accommodations, modifications, or alternatives for students with disabilities in large-scale educational assessment programs. First, a set of definitions from current literature and the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act are offered. The importance of agreement between instructional and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Thurlow, Martha; Ysseldyke, Jim; Bielinski, John; House, Allison; Trimble, Scott; Insko, Bill; Owens, Cindy – 2000
This study examined the relationship between instructional and assessment accommodations for students with and without disabilities participating in the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The study evaluated the educational records of 78 students with disabilities and 51 students from the general population. Results are…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
WestEd, San Francisco, CA. – 2000
This handbook is intended as a resource for schools and districts interested in developing and implementing a standards-based assessment system. The chapters in the handbook introduce key steps in the assessment development process. Several types of on-demand and cumulative assessments are emphasized, including multiple-choice and written-response…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Hudspeth, Jean; Shurden, Lynn Fletcher – 1999
This manual for the 1999 Mississippi summer library program for preschool through elementary age children contains the following sections: (1) Introduction, including planning, promotional activities, sample radio spots and press releases, sample letters to parents, tips for including children with disabilities, a general bibliography, a…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Handicrafts
Hinkle, Donna – 2000
Public education begins with kindergarten for most children, but an estimated 1 million prekindergarten children are also in public schools, and the number is increasing. In December 1997, the National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Day Care, Developmental Continuity, Preschool Education
DesJardins, Stephen L.; Pontiff, Harry – Association for Institutional Research, 1999
This study attempted to track students (n=2,077) who entered the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) in 1986 but had not completed a degree at that institution within eight years of matriculation. The study utilized the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office's statewide database which allowed researchers to determine if, when, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, Databases, Dropout Research
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1999
This annual performance report describes the activities and progress of the Colorado Part C early childhood special education program from July 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998. It includes information on: (1) the interagency agreements for providing services; (2) agencies involved in the provision of services and other supports in early…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Certification, Credentials, Delivery Systems
Little Hoover Commission, Sacramento, CA. – 1998
Child care has become a central issue to most Californians and is increasingly important to policymakers. The Little Hoover Commission examined child care in California, focusing on the long-standing competition between the quantity of services available and the quality of services provided. Information was obtained from an advisory committee of…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This report provides an overview of the federally funded State Improvement Grants (SIGs). Information was obtained from the 17 individual state profiles compiled for the Regional Resource Center Network SIG Report. Results of the analysis found: (1) 18 states were awarded SIGs in 1999 and the average SIG award was $1,002,949; (2) recruitment and…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Horsch, Karen – 1998
Interest is growing in planning and implementing new systems of holding child and family services accountable for results. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Project at the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has supported and built upon recent state efforts to develop these new accountability systems for child and family services. The RBA…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Schilder, Diane – 1998
Interest is growing in planning and implementing new systems of holding child and family services accountable for results. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Project at the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has supported and built upon recent state efforts to develop these new accountability systems for child and family services. The RBA…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Little, Priscilla – 1998
Interest is growing in planning and implementing new systems of holding child and family services accountable for results. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Project at the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has supported and built upon recent state efforts to develop these new accountability systems for child and family services. The RBA…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Schilder, Diane – 1998
Interest is growing in planning and implementing new systems of holding child and family services accountable for results. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Project at the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has supported and built upon recent state efforts to develop these new accountability systems for child and family services. The RBA…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Horsch, Karen – 1998
Interest is growing in planning and implementing new systems of holding child and family services accountable for results. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Project at the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has supported and built upon recent state efforts to develop these new accountability systems for child and family services. The RBA…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Schilder, Diane – 1998
Interest is growing in planning and implementing new systems of holding child and family services accountable for results. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Project at the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has supported and built upon recent state efforts to develop these new accountability systems for child and family services. The RBA…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Design
