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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table E-14.  Number and percentage of states that coordinated monitoring under IDEA with specific other programs, by program type: 2004-05

Program type Percent of
Number of states All states [N=51] States that coordinate [n=21]
Did not coordinate monitoring with other programs 30 59
State Education Agency (if the SEA is not the state lead agency) 7 14 33
Health Department 5 10 24
Maternal and Child Health 3 6 14
Medicaid 9 18 43
Head Start 1 2 5
Child Care 3 6 14
Child Welfare 2 4 10
Mental Health 3 6 14
Developmental Disabilities 8 16 38
Other program type 8 16 38
Not applicable.
NOTE: States could select more than one program type, 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 C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.