The NCEO Data Viewer: Access to National Policy Information on Students with Disabilities

The NCEO Data Viewer: Access to National Policy

Information on Students with Disabilities

Laurene ChristensenNational Center for Educational Outcomes

NCEO Teleconference• September14, 2009Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overview of this presentation

Background on the policy “side” of Data ViewerWhat can Data Viewer tell us about participation?What can Data Viewer tell us about accommodations?Conclusions

Upcoming improvements to Data Viewer for policiesPlans for the teleconference on September 28

Data Viewer Background

Publicly available information on participation and accommodations collected every two years

Information is verified by statesAvailable in a print report (also on our website)Data Viewer allows the user to make color coded maps and tabular reports

Participation Policy

Does the state have guidelines for a 3rd party administration?

What guidance does the state provide for using accommodations that are not on an 'approved' list?

Accommodations Policy

Read Aloud Questions

Accommodations Trend Data: Calculator

Blue indicates where policies have changed

in a state.

Other information available

State profiles plus documents usedBackground information on the process used to collect the data

Glossary of accommodations termsData Viewer tutorial

Conclusions

Webinar on September 28 to go into more detail on using Data Viewer

Adding information for school year 08-09 right nowFuture iterations of Data Viewer will include searching by content area