Table D-69. Number and percentage of states that made various types of monitoring results and local improvement activities publicly available, by type of information and dissemination method used School year 2004-05

Characteristics of States Monitoring and Improvement Practices

NCSER 2008-3008
October 2007

Information type and method	Number of states	All states [N=51]
Individual LEA self-assessment scores/results
Publicly available print reports	6	12
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	4	8
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	25	49
Not available to the public	9	18
Did not have this information	7	14
Aggregated LEA self-assessment scores/results
Publicly available print reports	6	12
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	3	6
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	13	25
Not available to the public	6	12
Did not have this information	17	33
Individual LEA scores on compliance indicators
Publicly available print reports	12	24
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	14	27
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	19	37
Not available to the public	4	8
Did not have this information	6	12
Aggregated LEA scores on compliance indicators
Publicly available print reports	6	12
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	10	20
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	12	24
Not available to the public	6	12
Did not have this information	13	25
LEA rank on individual compliance indicators
Publicly available print reports	5	10
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	7	14
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	9	18
Not available to the public	9	18
Did not have this information	17	33
LEA rank on aggregated compliance indicators
Publicly available print reports	3	6
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	4	8
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	6	12
Not available to the public	7	14
Did not have this information	23	45
Individual LEA corrective actions
Publicly available print reports	10	20
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	10	20
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	31	61
Not available to the public	3	6
Did not have this information	2	4
Aggregated LEA corrective actions
Publicly available print reports	4	8
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	7	14
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	15	29
Not available to the public	5	10
Did not have this information	13	25
Individual local improvement plans
Publicly available print reports	10	20
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	10	20
Press releases	1	2
Only on request	30	59
Not available to the public	3	6
Did not have this information	3	6
Aggregated local improvement plans
Publicly available print reports	3	6
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	5	10
Press releases	0	0
Only on request	13	25
Not available to the public	5	10
Did not have this information	18	35
Other types of information
Publicly available print reports	3	6
Postings on publicly accessible web sites	4	8
Press releases	1	2
Only on request	2	4
Not available to the public	0	0
Did not have this information	0	0
NOTE: For each type of information, states could select more than one method, therefore, the Percent column 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.

Institute of Education Sciences
National Center for Special Education Research

U.S. Department of Education