Program Review

The Special Education Program Review Team (formerly called “monitoring”) collaborates with school districts to ensure improved educational results and functional outcomes for all children with disabilities. Washington’s program review system includes a review of both quantitative data and qualitative information provided by districts to ensure that districts are implementing the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004.

The program review process includes:

• Data Collection and Analysis (Quantitative Data): Special education district performance data across the 20 federally-mandated indicators

• Technical assistance (Across all 20 performance indicators) Resources for improving the performance across the 20 indicators of the state performance plan

Data and information collected through the program review process impacts:

• Identification and correction of non-compliance
• Annual Determinations
• Significant Disproportionality