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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table E-30.  Number and percentage of states where monitoring unit monitoring involved a site visit: 2004-05

Response options Number of states Percent of all states [N=51]
Site visit for all selected monitoring units 31 61
Site visit for some monitoring units, following a regular cycle 3 6
Site visit for some monitoring units, based on decision criteria 12 24
Monitoring never included a site visit 2 4
More than one response selected 3 6
NOTE: Percentages may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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.