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| CFDA Number: | 84.027 - Special Education Grants to States |
| Program Goal: Ensure all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education to help them meet challenging standards and prepare them for postsecondary education and/or competitive employment and independent living by assisting state and local educational agencies and families. |
| Objective 1 of 4: All children with disabilities will meet challenging standards as determined by national and state assessments with accommodations as appropriate. |
| Indicator 1.1 of 3: PERFORMANCE ON NAEP: The percentage of children with disabilities that meet or exceed Basic levels in reading and mathematics on the NAEP. |
Source: NCES (NAEP). Frequency: Biennially. Next Data Available: November 2007 Data Validated By: NCES. Limitations: Results of the NAEP scores for students with disabilities from this sample cannot be generalized to the total population of such students. Explanation: Targets for 2000-03 have been adjusted to be consistent with the Department's Strategic Plan 2002-2007. |
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| Indicator 1.2 of 3: EXCLUSION FROM NAEP: The percentage of students excluded from NAEP due to their disability. |
Source: NCES Frequency: Biennially. Next Data Available: November 2007 Data Validated By: NCES. Explanation: This measure was changed in 2006 to better focus on the percentage of children with disabilities who are excluded from NAEP testing. Previous years' data were recalculated accordingly. |
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| Indicator 1.3 of 3: PERFORMANCE ON STATE ASSESSMENTS: The number of states reporting an increase in the percentage of students with disabilities meeting state performance standards by achieving proficiency or above on state assessments. |
Source: OESE Consolidated State Performance Report Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: August 2006 Explanation: This measure parallels a measure for the Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. |
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| Objective 2 of 4: Secondary school students will complete high school prepared for postsecondary education and/or competitive employment. |
| Indicator 2.1 of 3: GRADUATION RATE: The percentage of students with disabilities who graduate from high school with a regular high school diploma. |
Source: State-reported data under IDEA Section 618. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: August 2006 Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. Explanation: The graduation rate is calculated by dividing the number of students aged 14 and older with disabilities who graduated with a regular diploma by the total number of students with disabilities in the same age group who graduate with a regular diploma, receive a certificate of completion, reach the maximum age for services, die, drop out, or move (not known to have continued)). This includes calculations for 57 entities (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, N. Marianas and BIA). |
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| Indicator 2.2 of 3: DROPOUT RATE: The percentage of students with disabilities who drop out of school. |
Source: State-reported data under IDEA Section 618. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: August 2006 Explanation: The dropout rate is calculated by dividing the number of students aged 14 and older with disabilities who dropped out or moved (not known to have continued in education) by the total number of students with disabilities in the same age group who graduate with a regular diploma, receive a certificate of completion, reach the maximum age for services, die, drop out, or move (not known to have continued). This includes calculations for 57 entities (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, N. Marianas and BIA). |
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| Indicator 2.3 of 3: POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL AND EMPLOYMENT: The percentage of youth with disabilities who are no longer in secondary school and who are either competitively employed, enrolled in some type of postsecondary school, or both, within one year of leaving high school. |
Source: National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2). Date Sponsored: 09/30/2002. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: September 2006 |
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| Objective 3 of 4: All children with disabilities will receive a free appropriate public education. |
| Indicator 3.1 of 3: CERTIFIED TEACHERS UNDER IDEA (ages 6-21): The number of states with at least 90 percent of special education teachers of children with disabilities aged 6 to 21 fully certified in the areas in which they are teaching. |
Source: State-reported data under IDEA section 618. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: August 2006 Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. Limitations: Data reflect grades 1-12, not teachers teaching children aged 6-21. State maintain data by grades taught, not ages of students. State requirements for teacher certification vary widely (i.e., teachers fully certified in one state might not be considered eligible for full certification in another state). Explanation: There is a clustering of states around the 90 percent threshold in this indicator, which may result in unpredictable changes from year to year. |
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| Indicator 3.2 of 3: HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS UNDER IDEA: The percentage of special education teachers who teach core academic subjects that are highly qualified, consistent with IDEA. |
Source: State reported data Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: September 2006 Explanation: The FY 2005 target was to establish a baseline. |
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| Indicator 3.3 of 3: SERVICES OUTSIDE THE REGULAR CLASSROOM: The percentage of children aged 6 to 21 served outside of the regular classroom 60 percent or more of the day because of their disability. |
Source: State-reported data under IDEA section 618 and NCES data. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: August 2006 Explanation: Data for FY 2001 were used to establish a baseline. |
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| Objective 4 of 4: Improve the administration of IDEA. |
| Indicator 4.1 of 1: ISSUANCE OF LETTERS: The average number of workdays between the completion of a site visit and OSEP's response. |
Source: OSEP office records. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: March 2006 Explanation: The FY 2004 data established the baseline. |
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