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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table D-19.  Number and percentage of states selecting different numbers of LEAs for monitoring, by type of LEA: School year 2004-05

Type of LEA
Number of states Percent of all states [N=51]
Public LEAs or districts
0 0 0
1-5 6 12
6-10 10 20
11-50 16 31
51-100 8 16
101-500 6 12
More than 500 1 2
Cooperatives, intermediate units, etc.
0 32 63
1 4 8
2 3 6
3 3 6
4 or more 5 10
State-operated schools/programs
0 33 65
1 6 12
2 3 6
3 2 4
4 or more 3 6
Charter schools that are autonomous LEAs
0 30 59
1-5 6 12
6-10 4 8
11-50 5 10
51-100 2 4
101-500 0 0
More than 500 0 0
Private schools [for which a regular LEA is not responsible]
0 34 67
1-5 5 10
6-10 1 2
11-50 5 10
51-100 1 2
101-500 1 2
More than 500 0 0
Juvenile and adult corrections LEAs or districts1
0 46 90
1 3 6
2 2 4
3 0 0
4 or more 0 0
Other entities
0 43 84
1 0 0
2 1 2
3 0 0
4 or more 3 6
Total number of LEAs selected for monitoring
1-10 9 18
11-20 9 18
21-50 10 20
51-100 8 16
101-200 8 16
More than 200 3 6
1 This category did not appear in the questionnaire. It was constructed from other state specific responses.
NOTE: Percentages may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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.