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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table E-69.  Number and percentage of states using specific methods to inform monitoring units about procedures for monitoring and improvement planning, by method used: 2004-05

Method Number of states Percent of all states [N=51]
Procedures, forms, instructions, and indicators distributed in hard copy to all monitoring units 38 75
Procedures, forms, instructions, and indicators available in hard copy on request 19 37
Procedures, forms, instructions, and indicators available on public web site 17 33
Announcements and explanations of changes made at meetings 37 73
Trainings on monitoring and improvement planning held 29 57
Other methods used 6 12
NOTE: States could select more than one method, 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 C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.