Sorry, by that I meant reports prepared not for the whole program or agency but just for the distance learning program.  This allows a program to evaluate the performance of a specific distance learning product or all distance learning offerings.  
 
Venu Thelakkat
Director of ALIES/Data Analysis
Literacy Assistance Center
32 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 803-3370
Fax: (212) 785-3685
Email: venut at lacnyc.org
Web: www.alies.org


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From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of mary belcher
Sent: Tue 7/10/2007 7:58 PM
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Subject: [Assessment 838] Re: DL question on evaluation


What are 'disaggregated reports' ?
Mary B.

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	I can speak only from my experiences in New York State, which has a large number of students in Distance Learning programs.  The State Education Department, which sets policies on management and assessment in these programs, have started conducting analyses on the effectiveness of distance learning programs vis-à-vis regular classroom programs (not that much difference in effectiveness) and programs themselves are encouraged to look at the NRS reports of distance learning programs separately.  Distance learning programs are evaluated in NY the same way as other services are, using NRS guidelines.  Starting in FY2008 (December 2009) the Federal Department of Education is going to ask all states provide disaggregated reports on students in distance learning programs, so the focus on these services is intensifying.  

	 

	Venu Thelakkat

	Director of ALIES/Data Analysis

	Literacy Assistance Center

	32 Broadway, 10th Floor

	New York, NY 10004

	Phone: (212) 803-3370

	Fax: (212) 785-3685

	Email: venut at lacnyc.org

	Web: www.alies.org <http://www.alies.org/> 

	
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	Do states that fund and support distance learning have a coordinating entity to provide leadership, oversight, and accountability?  How do DL programs within a particular state get evaluated in terms of their effectiveness? 

	 

	 

	 

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	Marie Cora

	 

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