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- Appendix A: Mail Survey Data Collection Methods
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Changes to Monitoring Since the Enactment of IDEA 1997
How has monitoring changed since the reauthorization of IDEA in 1997?
- In the Part B survey, most states reported an increase since 1997 in their use of data in planning monitoring and improvement activities (48 states). Most states also indicated that the focus on child outcomes has increased (48 states). Forty-six states indicated that there was an increase in the public's awareness of monitoring and improvement activities. At least 75 percent of states indicated an increase in each of the following activities: public awareness of monitoring and improvement activities (46 states); stakeholder (other than parents) input to the planning of monitoring procedures (44 states); and stakeholder involvement in data collection and analysis activities (39 states). See table D-89.
- In the Part C survey, most states also reported an increase since 1997 in their use of data in planning Part C monitoring and improvement activities (49 states) and an increase in the focus on child outcomes (42 states). The only other Part C activity that was reported to have increased in at least 75 percent of states was the emphasis on compliance issues such as process and procedural requirements (38 states). See table E-92.