Results-Driven Accountability Update

Office of Special Education Programs

August 27, 2012

IDEA Data Comparisons

Six Years of APR Data

Trend in National Average Percent of Timely

Transition of Students with Disabilities

Trend in National Average

Percent of Accurate Data

Trend in National Average Percent of

Written Complaints Timely Resolved

Trend in National Average Percent of Timely

Evaluations of Students with Disabilities

Trend in National Average Percent Due Process

Hearings Adjudicated within Timelines

Comparison of Dispute Resolution

Resolved/Adjudicated within Timelines

Comparison of Outcomes for

Students with Disabilities

Trend in National Average Reading

Proficiency for Students with Disabilities

Trend in National Average Math Proficiency

for Students with Disabilities

Comparison of Academic Proficiency

for Students with Disabilities

The primary focus of Federal and State

monitoring activities shall be on-

• improving educational RESULTS and functional OUTCOMES for all children with disabilities

• ensuring that States meet… the program requirements, with… emphasis on those most related to improving results

20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(2)

Sec. 616(a)

Monitoring Priorities The Secretary shall monitor the States, and shall require each State to monitor the local educational agencies…using quantifiable indicators in each of the following priority areas…:

(A) Provision of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.

(B) State exercise of general supervisory authority, including child find, effective monitoring, the use of resolution sessions, mediation,…and a system of transition services.

(C) Disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services to the extent the representation is the result of inappropriate identification.

The Secretary shall consider other relevant information and data, including data provided by States under section 618.

Sec. 616(a)

Components of RDA

SPP/APR – APR Indicators measure results

Determinations – Broadly reflect State

performance (not just compliance and

accurate data)

Differentiated monitoring and technical

assistance based on weighted identification

of States

Initial Steps O Offer opportunities for input

O Conference calls

O Blog, email, etc.

O Meetings

O ED Steering Committee

O OSEP Steering Committee and Strategy Team

O OSEP Logic Model

O Better understand what results data are available and how they can be used