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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table E-23.  Number and percentage of states that used various monitoring-related activities for monitoring units not selected for monitoring, by activity: 2004-05

Activity Percent of
Number of states All states [N=51] States that selected monitoring units [n=31]
All monitoring units monitored 20 39
Collected/analyzed compliance indicator data 24 47 77
Collected/analyzed child/family outcome indicator data 10 20 32
Collected/analyzed dispute resolution data 14 27 45
Conducted desk audit or review of data/documents 19 37 61
Monitoring unit conducted self-assessment and reported results to state 13 25 42
None of the above occurred 3 6 10
Not applicable.
NOTE: States could select more than one activity, 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.