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  **IDEA: Special Education  
  Technology and Media       
  Services**                 

  **FY 2007 Program          
  Performance Report**       

  Strategic Goal 2           

  Discretionary              

  IDEA, Part D-2, Section    
  674                        

  Document                   
  Year 2007 Appropriation:   
  \$38,428                   

  CFDA                       84.327: Special Education_Technology and Media Services for
                             Individuals with Disabilities
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  **Program      **To promote the development, demonstration, and use of
  Goal:**        technology and media services to improve results for
                 infants, toddlers, children, and youth with
                 disabilities.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 5:***   *Increase the relevance of Special Education Technology
                            and Media Services projects to address the needs of
                            infants, toddlers, children and youth with
                            disabilities.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Special Education                                           
  Technology and Media                                        
  Services projects                                           
  judged to be of high                                        
  relevance to improving                                      
  outcomes of infants,                                        
  toddlers, children and                                      
  youth with                                                  
  disabilities.                                               
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1790                                            

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

  2005                    Set a Baseline   43                 Target Met

  2006                    43               90.9               Target Exceeded

  2007                    45               (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    46               (October 2009)     Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Special
Education Technology and Media Services, stakeholdert panel review.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Explanation**. Average score of 7.5 or better.

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  ***Objective 2 of 5:***   *Improve the quality of Special Education Technology and
                            Media Services projects.*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 1:**                                      
  The percentage of                                          
  Special Education                                          
  Technology and Media                                       
  Services projects                                          
  judged to be of high                                       
  quality.   (Desired                                        
  direction: increase)                                       
    1792                                                     

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

  2005                    Set a Baseline   Not Collected     Not Collected

  2006                    Set a Baseline   80                Target Met

  2007                    BL+1PP           (October 2008)    Pending

  2008                    BL+2PP           (October 2009)    Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Special
Education Technology and Media Services, expert panel review.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Explanation**. Average score of 7.0 or better

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  ***Objective 3 of 5:***   *Special Education Technology and Media Services
                            products and services will be used to improve results
                            for infants, toddlers, children and youth with
                            disabilities.*

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  **Measure 3.1 of 2:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Special Education                                           
  Technology and Media                                        
  Services projects that                                      
  produce findings,                                           
  products, and/or                                            
  services that                                               
  contribute to improving                                     
  results for infants,                                        
  toddlers, children and                                      
  youth with                                                  
  disabilities.                                               
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   00001y                                          

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

  2005                                     43                 Measure not in place

  2006                                     81.8               Measure not in place

  2007                    Set a Baseline   (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    BL+1PP           (October 2009)     Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Special
Education Technology and Media Services, stakeholder panel review.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Explanation**. Average score of 7.5 or better.

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  **Measure 3.2 of 2:**                                       
  The federal cost per                                        
  unit of technology and                                      
  media services for the                                      
  Special Education                                           
  Technology and Media                                        
  Services program, by                                        
  category, weighted by                                       
  an expert panel quality                                     
  rating.   (Desired                                          
  direction: decrease)                                        
    00000000000000n                                           

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

  2007                    Set a Baseline   (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    Maintain a       (October 2009)     Pending
                          Baseline                            
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. This figure of \$1,017.95 is for Media projects only
and does not reflect the whole program.  This is because the units
produced by the technology part of the program are difficult to assess
and, even if they could be assessed, are not comparable to the media
portion.  The entire cost of this program is \$37,693.840 and, if
divided by the average of quality, relevance and use, the raw cost per
unit of this program is \$5,093,762.

**Explanation**. This figure of \$1,017.95 is for Media projects only.
The total cost of media projects at \$26,123,526 is first divided by the
average of quality, relevance and use scores of 7.4 to obtain a raw cost
per unit of \$3,530,206. That figure is then divided by the hours of
captioning, video description, etc. of 3,467.95 to obtain a final cost
per unit of \$1,017.95.

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  ***Objective 4 of 5:***   *Investments in the Special Education Technology and
                            Media Services program will develop and validate current
                            and emerging technologies that incorporate
                            scientifically- or evidence-based materials and
                            services. (Long-term objective. Focus areas: assessment;
                            literacy; behavior; instructional strategies; early
                            intervention, and inclusive practices)*

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  **Measure 4.1 of 1:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Special Education                                           
  Technology and Media                                        
  Services projects that                                      
  develop and validate                                        
  technologies that                                           
  incorporate                                                 
  evidence-based                                              
  materials and services.                                     
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   00001z                                          

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

  2007                    Set a Baseline   (October 2008)     Pending

  2009                    BL+2PP           (October 2010)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Biennial

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  ***Objective 5 of 5:***   *Investments in the Special Education Technology and
                            Media Services program will make validated,
                            evidence-based technologies to improve results for
                            infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities
                            available for widespread use. (Long-term objective)*

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  **Measure 5.1 of 1:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Special Education                                           
  Technology and Media                                        
  Services projects that                                      
  make technologies that                                      
  incorporate                                                 
  evidence-based                                              
  practices available for                                     
  widespread use.                                             
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1952                                            

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

  2006                    Set a Baseline   (October 2007)     Pending

  2008                    BL+2PP           (October 2009)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Biennial