IDEA: Special Education Technical Assistance and Dis

FY 2008 Program Performance Plan

Strategic Goal 1
Discretionary
IDEA, Part D-2, Section 663
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 through
practices.
Objective 1 of 4: States and other recipients of Special Education Technical Assistance and Disse
scientifically- or evidence-based practices for infants, toddlers, children and yout
Target areas: assessment; literacy; behavior; instructional strategies; early interv
Measure 1.1 of 1: The percentage of school districts and service agencies receiving Special Education Technical A
regarding scientifically- or evidence-based practices for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities that im
direction: increase)
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 4: Improve the quality of Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination
Measure 2.1 of 1: The percentage of Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination products and ser
independent review panel of qualified experts or individuals with appropriate expertise to review the substantive con
(Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2005 Set a Baseline 56 Target Met
2007 61 (October 2008) Pending
2008 63 (October 2009) Pending
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

Objective 3 of 4: Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination products and service
toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
Measure 3.1 of 3: The percentage of Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination products and ser
educational and early intervention policy or practice by an independent review panel of qualified members of the ta
assistance and dissemination. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2005 Set a Baseline 63 Target Met
2007 68 (October 2008) Pending
2008 70 (October 2009) Pending
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

Measure 3.2 of 3: The percentage of all Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination products and s
by target audiences to improve educational or early intervention policy or practice. (Desired direction: increase)

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 Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2005 43 Measure not in place
2006 Set a Baseline (October 2007) Pending
2007 48 (October 2008) Pending
2008 50 (October 2009) Pending
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

Measure 3.3 of 3: The federal cost per unit of technical assistance provided by the Special Education Technical As
category, weighted by an expert panel quality rating. (Desired direction: increase)
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
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

Objective 4 of 4: The Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination program will iden
based models to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and youth with
areas: assessment; literacy; behavior; instructional strategies; early intervention;
Measure 4.1 of 1: Of the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination projects responsible for devel
identify, implement and evaluate effective models. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2006 Set a Baseline (October 2007) Pending
2008 BL+2PP (October 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Special Education Special Education Technical Assistance and
Dissemination, panel of experts.
Frequency of Data Collection. Biennial
Explanation. Data for this long-term measure will be collected every 2-3 years.

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