IDEA: Special Education Technical Assistance and

Dissemination
FY 2006 Program Performance Report
Strategic Goal 2
Discretionary
IDEA, Part D-2, Section 663
Document Year 2006 Appropriation: $48,903
CFDA 84.326: Special Education_Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with
Disabilities

Program Goal: To assist states and their partners in systems improvement

through the integration of scientific-based practices.
Objective 1 of 2: States and other recipients of IDEA Technical Assistance and Dissemination
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)
Measure 1.1 of 2: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2005 43 Measure not in place
2006 Set a Baseline (October 2007) Pending
2007 BL+2% Pending
2008 BL+3% Pending

Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Indivduals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination, panel of experts.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual

Measure 1.2 of 2: Federal cost per output defined as cost per unit of technical assistance
provided by Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination program, by category,
weighted by the expert panel quality rating. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2006 Set a Baseline (August 2007) Pending
2007 BL+999 (August 2008) Pending
2008 BL+999 (August 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Indivduals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination, panel of experts.

Objective 2 of 2: The 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 2.1 of 1: The percentage of Technical Assistance and Dissemination projects
responsible for developing models that identify, implement and evaluate effective models.
(Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2006 Set a Baseline (August 2007) Pending
2007 BL+5% (August 2008) Pending
2008 BL+10% (August 2009) Pending
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. Annual
Data Quality. Data will be collected every 2-3 years.

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