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  **IDEA: Special     
  Education Technical 
  Assistance and      
  Dissemination**     

  **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
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  **Program      **To assist states and their partners in systems
  Goal:**        improvement through the integration of scientific-based
                 practices.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 3:***   *States and other recipients of Special Education
                            Technical Assistance and Dissemination program services
                            will implement scientifically- or evidence-based
                            practices for infants, toddlers, children and youth with
                            disabilities. (Long-term objective. Target areas:
                            assessment; literacy; behavior; instructional
                            strategies; early intervention; and inclusive
                            practices)*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  school districts and                                         
  service agencies                                             
  receiving Special                                            
  Education Technical                                          
  Assistance and                                               
  Dissemination services                                       
  regarding                                                    
  scientifically- or                                           
  evidence-based                                               
  practices for infants,                                       
  toddlers, children and                                       
  youth with disabilities                                      
  that implement those                                         
  practices.   (Desired                                        
  direction: increase)                                         
    00000g                                                     

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2007                    Set a Baseline    Not Collected      Not Collected

  2008                    BL+2PP            (October 2010)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Biennial

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  ***Objective 2 of 3:***   *Improve the quality of Special Education Technical
                            Assistance and Dissemination projects.*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 4:**                                         
  The percentage of all                                         
  Special Education                                             
  Technical Assistance                                          
  and Dissemination                                             
  products and services                                         
  deemed by experts to be                                       
  useful by target                                              
  audiences to improve                                          
  educational or early                                          
  intervention policy or                                        
  practice.   (Desired                                          
  direction: increase)                                          
    1947                                                        

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2005                                      43                  Measure not in place

  2006                    Set a Baseline    46                  Target Met

  2007                    48                (October 2008)      Pending

  2008                    50                (October 2009)      Pending

  2009                    52                (October 2010)      Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 2.2 of 4:**                                         
  The federal cost                                              
  per unit of technical                                         
  assistance provided by                                        
  the Special Education                                         
  Technical Assistance                                          
  and Dissemination                                             
  program, by category,                                         
  weighted by an expert                                         
  panel quality rating.                                         
    (Desired direction:                                         
  decrease)   1948                                              

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2006                    Set a Baseline    (December 2007)     Pending

  2007                    Maintain a        (October 2008)      Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2008                    Maintain a        (October 2009)      Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2009                    Maintain a        (September 2010)    Pending
                          Baseline                              
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 2.3 of 4:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Technical Assistance                                         
  and Dissemination                                            
  products and services                                        
  deemed to be of high                                         
  quality by an                                                
  independent review                                           
  panel of qualified                                           
  experts or individuals                                       
  with appropriate                                             
  expertise to review the                                      
  substantive content of                                       
  the products and                                             
  services.   (Desired                                         
  direction: increase)                                         
    89a0e6                                                     

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\           **Status**
                                           (or date            
                                           expected)**         

  2005                                     56                  Measure not in place

  2006                                     74                  Measure not in place

  2008                    76               (October 2009)      Pending

  2009                    77               (October 2010)      Pending
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  **Measure 2.4 of 4:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Technical Assistance                                         
  and Dissemination                                            
  products and services                                        
  deemed be of high                                            
  relevance to                                                 
  educational and early                                        
  intervention policy or                                       
  practice by an                                               
  independent review                                           
  panel of qualified                                           
  members of the target                                        
  audiences of the                                             
  technical assistance                                         
  and dissemination.\                                          
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   89a0e7                                           

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\           **Status**
                                           (or date            
                                           expected)**         

  2005                                     63                  Measure not in place

  2006                                     94                  Measure not in place

  2008                    94               (October 2009)      Pending

  2009                    94               (October 2010)      Pending
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  ***Objective 3 of 3:***   *The Special Education Technical Assistance and
                            Dissemination program will identify, implement and
                            evaluate evidence-based models to improve outcomes for
                            infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabiltiies.
                            (Long-term objective. Target areas: assessment;
                            literacy; behavior; instructional strategies; early
                            intervention; and inclusive practices)*

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  **Measure 3.1 of 1:**                                        
  Of the Special                                               
  Education Technical                                          
  Assistance and                                               
  Dissemination projects                                       
  responsible for                                              
  developing models, the                                       
  percentage that                                              
  identify, implement and                                      
  evaluate effective                                           
  models.   (Desired                                           
  direction: increase)                                         
    1950                                                       

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                    Set a Baseline    (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    BL+2PP            (October 2010)     Pending
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**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.