Data Accountability Center

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Materials developed to assist in data analysis and improve data quality are available by accessing the links on this page.

August 4, 2011 DAC Results Workshop


B4 - Suspension and Expulsion

Measuring Significant Discrepancy: An Indicator B4 Technical Assistance Guide (Version 1.0), September 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)

Cell Suppression

Cell Suppression Policy for IDEA Data, December 22, 2009 (PDF / MS-Word)

Data Quality

Taking Your Data To the Laundry: How to Clean Your Data, Revised December 2008 (PDF / MS-Word)

How to Improve State-Submitted Data Notes

Part B Revised February 2009 (PDF / MS-Word)

Part C Revised February 2009 (PDF / MS-Word)

Race/Ethnicity Disproportionality

IDEA Part B Data Collection Handling Missing Data When Reporting Race/Ethnicity, January 2009 (PDF / MS-Word)

IDEA Part C Data Collection Handling Missing Data When Reporting Race/Ethnicity, January 2009 (PDF / MS-Word)

Methods for Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Special Education: A Technical Assistance Guide (Revised), October 2011 (PDF)

User's Guide: Spreadsheet Application for Calculating Disproportionality Measures (Revised), October 2011 (PDF)

(Note: For a copy of the Excel spreadsheet application or assistance with the accessibility of the User's Guide, please email IDEAdata@westat.com or call 888-819-7024.)

Other

Comparison of Data Requirements in Section 618 in IDEA 1997 and IDEA 2004, April 2005 (PDF / MS-Word)

Construction and Validation of Two Parent-Report Scales for the Evaluation of Early Intervention Programs, August 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)

Early Intervention Data Handbook, August 2006

A Framework for Collaborative Partnership in Providing Intensive Technical Assistance, June 2009 (PDF / MS-Word)

Measuring Schools' Efforts to Partner with Parents of Children Served Under IDEA: Scaling and Standard Setting for Accountability Reporting, August 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)

Part C Child Count Comparison of Cumulative and Point-in-Time Counts Using State-Reported 618 Data (PDF)

All documents and data on this site are the most current available. States may resubmit data at any time for up to 5 years past the due date. Revised/updated documents and data are posted as available or at least on an annual basis. Due to the time needed for data processing and validation procedures, it takes up to 10 months from when states submit data to posting of the data for the first time on the site. Send any questions or comments about this site to the webmaster.