Action Plan for FY05 to Increase State Capacity in Instruction, Assessment, and Accountability for Students with Disabilities
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The Department of Education will direct $14 million from current fiscal year resources to increase State capacity for rigorous assessment, instruction, and accountability for students with disabilities.

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will jointly implement the Action Plan detailed below.


Support to Improve Assessments

Goal: To provide immediate support to States that agree to improve their assessments in exchange for greater flexibility of AYP requirements for students with disabilities.

Resources: $5,000,000 from OSERS

Actions:


Support to Improve Instruction

Goal: Provide support to States to improve instruction in reading and math for students with disabilities.

Resources: $3,000,000 from OSERS

Action:


Support to Improve Accountability

Goal: Improve accountability for students who are held to alternate and modified achievement standards and track changes in practice as a result of the new flexibility.

Resources: $6,000,000 from IES

Action:


Supports for FY06 and Beyond

 
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