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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table D-79.  Number and percentage of states using rewards to encourage local improvement planning and implementation, by type of reward: School year 2004-05

Type of reward Number of states Percent of all states [N=51]
Proclamation/public commendation/award 9 18
Additional funds/monetary award 11 22
Less frequent monitoring 8 16
Other type of reward 3 6
No rewards used 30 59
NOTE: States could select more than one type of reward, 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.