IDEA: Special Education Technical Assistance and

FY 2007 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 2
Discretionary
IDEA, Part D-2, Section 663
Document Year 2007 Appropriation: $48,903
CFDA 84.326: Special Education_Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities

Program Goal: To assist states and their partners in systems improvement throug
Objective 1 of 3: States and other recipients of Special Education Technical Assistance and Dis
or evidence-based practices for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disa
literacy; behavior; instructional strategies; early intervention; and inclusive pra
Measure 1.1 of 1: The percentage of school districts and service agencies receiving Special Education Technical A
scientifically- or evidence-based practices for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities that implement th
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2007 Set a Baseline (October 2008) Pending
2009 BL+2PP (October 2010) Pending
Frequency of Data Collection. Biennial

Objective 2 of 3: Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination products and serv
children and youth with disabilities.
Measure 2.1 of 2: The percentage of all Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination products and s
audiences to improve educational or early intervention policy or practice. (Desired direction: increase) 1947
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2005 43 Measure not
2006 Set a Baseline 46.4 Target Met
2007 48 (October 2008) Pending
2008 50 (October 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Indivduals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination, panel of stakeholders.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

Measure 2.2 of 2: The federal cost per unit of technical assistance provided by Special Education Technical Assist
weighted by an expert panel quality rating. (Desired direction: decrease) 1948
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2006 Set a Baseline (October 2007) Pending
2007 Maintain a Baseline (October 2008) Pending
2008 Maintain a Baseline (October 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Indivduals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination, panel of experts.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

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Objective 3 of 3: The Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination program will i
to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabiltiies.
behavior; instructional strategies; early intervention; and inclusive practices)
Measure 3.1 of 1: Of the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination projects responsible for devel
implement and evaluate effective models. (Desired direction: increase) 1950
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2006 Set a Baseline (October 2007) Pending
2008 BL+2PP (October 2009) Pending
Frequency of Data Collection. Biennial

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