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National Center for Special Education Research


Characteristics of States Monitoring and Improvement Practices
NCSER 2008-3008
October 2007

Table D-18.  Number and percentage of states that used various monitoring-related activities for LEAs not selected for monitoring, by activity: School year 2004-05

Activity Percent of
Number of states All states [N=51] States that selected LEAs [n=48]
All LEAs monitored 3 6
Collected/analyzed compliance indicator data 23 45 48
Collected/analyzed child outcome indicator data 29 57 60
Collected/analyzed dispute resolution data 30 59 63
Conducted desk audit or review of data/documents 22 43 46
LEA conducted self-assessment and reported results to SEA 19 37 40
None of the above occurred 6 12 13
Not applicable.
NOTE: States could select more than one activity, therefore, the Percent columns will not sum to 100.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.