Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

FY 2012 Awards
Name of Institution:	Educational Testing Service
Principal Investigator:	Buzick, Heather
Title:	Validating the Use of Growth Measures from Statewide Standards-Based Summative Assessments for Students with Disabilities
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Virginia
Award Number:	R324A120224
Award Amount:	$300,089
Award Period:	7/1/2012–6/30/2014
Name of Institution:	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Principal Investigator:	Kratochwill, Thomas
Title:	Systems-level Analysis of Evidence-based Intervention Implementation by Problem-Solving Teams
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Wisconsin
Award Number:	R324A120212
Award Amount:	$1,282,607
Award Period:	8/1/2012–7/31/2015
Name of Institution:	University of Illinois
Principal Investigator:	Shriner, James
Title:	Implementing the Common Core State Standards for Students with Disabilities: Research and Development of Web-based Supports for IEP Team Decision
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Illinois
Award Number:	R324A120081
Award Amount:	$1,478,443
Award Period:	7/01/2012–6/30/2015
Name of Institution:	American Institutes for Research
Principal Investigator:	Danielson, Louis
Title:	Enhancing Accessibility for Students with Disabilities in Large-Scale Reading Assessments
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Ohio
Award Number:	R324A120110
Award Amount:	$1,198,919
Award Period:	9/01/2012–8/31/2015
FY 2011 Awards
Name of Institution:	Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator:	Hughes, Carolyn
Title:	Development and Validation of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) for Children
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	National
Award Number:	R324A110177
Award Amount:	$1,593,560
Award Period:	7/01/2011–6/30/2015
Name of Institution:	Educational Testing Service
Principal Investigator:	Laitusis, Cara Cahalan
Title:	Development of Computer-based Testing Accommodations for Students with Visual Disabilities
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	National
Award Number:	R324A110088
Award Amount:	$1,171,289
Award Period:	3/1/2011–2/28/2014
FY 2010 Awards
Name of Institution:	Education Testing Service
Principal Investigator:	Laitusis, Cara Cahalan
Title:	Feedback-and-Revision on Alternate Assessment based on Modified Achievement Standards in Mathematics
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Maryland, Minnesota and Georgia
Award Number:	R324A100065
Award Amount:	$1,284,995
Award Period:	6/01/2010–5/31/2014
Name of Institution:	Ohio Department of Education
Principal Investigator:	Danielson, Louis
Title:	Methods to Improve Accessibility of Tests for Persistently Low-Performing Students with Disabilities
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Ohio
Award Number:	R324A100344
Award Amount:	$1,247,994
Award Period:	7/01/2010–6/30/2013
FY 2009 Awards
Name of Institution:	University of Oregon
Principal Investigator:	Baker, Scott
Title:	Project ECRI: Enhancing Core Reading Instruction in First Grade
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Oregon
Award Number:	R324A090104
Award Amount:	$5,115,878
Award Period:	9/01/2009–8/31/2013
Name of Institution:	Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator:	Fuchs, Douglas
Title:	Responsiveness-To-Instruction to Strengthen the Academic Performance of Students with Reading and Math Disabilities
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Tennessee
Award Number:	R324A090052
Award Amount:	$2,983,337
Award Period:	6/01/2009–5/31/2013
FY 2008 Awards
Name of Institution:	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator:	Buysse, Virginia
Title:	Recognition and Response: A Response to Intervention Model for Early Childhood
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	North Carolina
Award Number:	R324A080152
Award Amount:	$1,340,381
Award Period:	7/01/2008–6/30/2011
Name of Institution:	IRIS Media, Inc.
Principal Investigator:	Marquez, Brion
Title:	Online Teacher Training: Promoting Student Social Competence to Improve Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in Grades K-3
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Oregon
Award Number:	R324A080150
Award Amount:	$2,293,415
Award Period:	7/01/2008–6/30/2011
Name of Institution:	University of Kansas
Principal Investigator:	Catts, Hugh
Title:	Early Identification of Children with Reading Disabilities within an RTI Framework
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Kansas
Award Number:	R324A080118
Award Amount:	$1,290,897
Award Period:	7/01/2008–6/30/2012
FY 2007 Awards
Name of Institution:	University of Oregon
Principal Investigator:	Flannery, K. Brigid
Title:	Building Effective and Meaningful Individualized Education Programs for Secondary Aged Students
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Oregon
Award Number:	R324B070039
Award Amount:	$1,529,867
Award Period:	7/1/2007–6/30/2011
Name of Institution:	University of California, Riverside
Principal Investigator:	O'Connor, Rollanda
Title:	Precision in Response to Intervention Models: Variations of Measurement, Instruction, Student Language, and Age
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	California
Award Number:	R324B070098
Award Amount:	$1,990,072
Award Period:	7/1/2007–6/30/2011
Name of Institution:	SRI International
Principal Investigator:	Haertel, Geneva
Title:	Principled Science Assessment Designs for Students with Disabilities
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Kansas and Nevada
Award Number:	R324A070035
Award Amount:	$1,599,939
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2011
Name of Institution:	University of Oregon
Principal Investigator:	Tindal, Gerald
Title:	Assessments Aligned with Grade Level Content Standards and Scaled to Reflect Growth for Students with Disabilities (SWD) and Persistent Learning Problems (PLP)
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Illinois, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington D.C.
Award Number:	R324A070188
Award Amount:	$1,523,562
Award Period:	5/1/2007–4/30/2011
FY 2006 Awards
Name of Institution:	State University of New York, Buffalo
Principal Investigator:	Fabiano, Gregory
Title:	Enhancing Individual Education Plans for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using a Daily Report Card
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	New York
Award Number:	R324J060024
Award Amount:	$732,436
Award Period:	7/1/2006–6/30/2008
Name of Institution:	University of Illinois
Principal Investigator:	Shriner, James
Title:	IEP Quality Improvement: Research and Development of Web-based Decision Support
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Illinois
Award Number:	R324J060002
Award Amount:	$1,465,699
Award Period:	8/15/2006–8/14/2009
Name of Institution:	University of Hawaii
Principal Investigator:	Stodden, Robert
Title:	I in the IEP
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Hawaii, Alaska, and Utah
Award Number:	R324J060033
Award Amount:	$1,500,000
Award Period:	7/1/2006–6/30/2009
Name of Institution:	Educational Testing Service
Principal Investigator:	Laitusis, Cara Cahalan
Title:	National Accessible Reading Assessment Projects: Research and Development for Students with Visual Impairments
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	National
Award Number:	R324A060034
Award Amount:	$1,992,629
Award Period:	7/1/2006–6/30/2011

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