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National Center for Special Education Research


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

Table D-15.  Number and percentage of states using various procedures to select LEAs for monitoring: School year 2004–05

Procedures
Number of states Percent of all states [N=51]
Monitored all LEAs each year 3 6
Used regular cycle to select LEAs 20 39
Used cycle to select LEAs, but cycle was not regular; frequency of monitoring for each LEA determined by prior compliance or performance 5 10
Used prior compliance or performance alone to select LEAs 13 25
Used a cycle to select some LEAs; others selected based on prior compliance or performance 9 18
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 B Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.