Table E-2. Number and percentage of states that had various persons directly providing Part C services, by type of person and service: 2004-05

Characteristics of States Monitoring and Improvement Practices

NCSER 2008-3008
October 2007

Type of person and service	Number of states	Percent of all states [N=51]
State lead agency staff
Screening	6	12
Family intake	10	20
Initial evaluation	6	12
Service coordination	10	20
Early intervention	6	12
Staff of one or more other state agencies
Screening	9	18
Family intake	5	10
Initial evaluation	8	16
Service coordination	8	16
Early intervention	10	20
School district/LEA staff
Screening	14	27
Family intake	12	24
Initial evaluation	7	33
Service coordination	11	22
Early intervention	17	33
Staff of public regional or local agencies (non-education)
Screening	25	49
Family intake	26	51
Initial evaluation	24	47
Service coordination	24	47
Early intervention	25	49
Private vendors under contracts or grants directly from the state lead agency
Screening	21	41
Family intake	24	47
Initial evaluation	31	61
Service coordination	25	55
Early intervention	33	65
Private vendors under contracts or grants directly from another state agency
Screening	3	6
Family intake	2	4
Initial evaluation	6	12
Service coordination	5	10
Early intervention	7	14
Private vendors under contracts or grants directly from public regional or local agencies
Screening	8	16
Family intake	10	20
Initial evaluation	11	22
Service coordination	11	22
Early intervention	16	31
Individual service lead agencies through a fee-for-service system
Screening	1	2
Family intake	1	2
Initial evaluation	3	6
Service coordination	2	4
Early intervention	5	10
Other people
Screening	2	4
Family intake	1	2
Initial evaluation	2	4
Service coordination	1	2
Early intervention	4	8
NOTE: States could select more than one service for each person type, therefore, within person type, 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 C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.

Institute of Education Sciences
National Center for Special Education Research

U.S. Department of Education