NASDSE’s staff works on a number of short and long term projects – some funded by the U.S. Department of Education and others funded by NASDSE itself. NASDSE only takes on projects that the Board of Directors deems appropriate and are directly related to serving its members and the special education community in general as well as supporting NASDSE’s mission to promote a performance-based educational system responsive to the needs of all children and youth, including those with disabilities. NASDSE’s projects help support the NASDSE vision of families and community members engaged with capable, well-prepared professional and paraprofessional educators as full partners in the educational process. Schools and early childhood environments are places within which diversity is encouraged and appreciated. To learn more about any of NASDSE’s projects, click on the projects in this section. Project Forum was a federally funded project at NASDSE for nearly 30 years that ended at the end of December, 2012. The project identified information needed to improve the management, administration, delivery and effectiveness of education programs and services, and promoted utilization of research data and other information for improving outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. Project Forum provided information on emerging issues, studied critical issues and convened small work groups to gather expert input related to specific topics. NASDSE's Project Forum website has been taken down. All documents that were formally on that website can be found on this page as well as by going to the Publications page link on our Home page.Accountability for Students in Out-of-District Settings Additional Disability Data Collected by States Addressing Response to Intervention within Personnel Preparation Programs: Six Approaches Alternative Education A Brief History and Research Synthesis Alternative Routes to Certification for Special Educators Alternative Schools and Students with Disabilities American Indian and Alaska Native Students with Disabilities Autism Endorsements: State Approaches Autism Spectrum Disorders: State Part C & Part B Initiatives to Serve a Growing Population Autism: Challenges Relating to Secondary Transition Biennial Performance Reports: Disproportionality. Biennial Performance Reports: Goals and Indicators Blindness and Visual Impairment: State Infrastructures and Programs Braille Instruction Bureau of Indian Affairs and State Education Agencies: Roles and Responsibilities in Implementing IDEA Caseload/Class Size in Special Education Charter Schools: Research on Special Education - Proceedings Document Child and Family Outcome Measures for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: State of the Educational Practices Collaborative Partnerships Between SEAs and Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) Compensatory Education in Special Education Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS): Policy Forum Coordinated Early Intervening Services: Programs in Local Education Agencies that are Required to Reserve IDEA Funds Cross-cutting Teams in State Education Agencies Deaf and Hard of Hearing: State Infrastructures and Programs Deaf-Blind Child Counts: Issues and Challenges Describing and Documenting School Discipline - Proceedings Document Determinations of LEA Compliance with IDEA: Strategies and Resources Used by States Developmental Delay: Review of Research and Future Directions - Proceedings Document Diploma Options for Students with Disabilities: Synthesis of NCEO Document Disability Categories: Relation of State Terms and Eligibility Criteria to the Proportion of Children Receiving Special Education Services Disability Categories: State Terminology, Definitions & Eligibility Dispute Resolution - A Review of Systems in Selected States Due Process Hearings: 2001 Update Early Childhood Mental Health Services: Four State Case Studies EDFacts: Special Education in the New National Education Data System Educating Children with Disabilities Who are Homeless Educational Interpreter for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Educational Service Agencies: Their Role in Special Education English Language Learners (ELL) with Disabilities English Language Learners with Disabilities: Identification and Other State Policies and Issues Extended School Year - State Regulations and Policies Facts that Make an Impact Family Involvement and Family Perceptions/Satisfaction: SEA Data Collection Federal Disability Terms: A Review of State Use Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Several State Initiatives Financial Responsibility for Students with Disabilities: A Special Case Financing Special Education: State Funding Formulas Foster Care and Children with Disabilities Funding Formula and Fiscal Provisions for Part B: A Policy Analysis Gender and Special Education Data: Current State Collection Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities: Policy Recommendations Growth Models and Students with Disabilities: Report of State Interviews High Quality Inclusion Opportunities for Preschool-Age Children with Disabilities High School Reform: Integration of Special Education Highly Mobile Children and Youth with Disabilities: Policies and Practices in Five States Highly Qualified Teachers and Special Education: Several State Approaches Home Schooling Students With Disabilities - A Policy Analysis Homeless and Special Education Administrative Collaboration: Recommendations Homelessness and Students with Disabilities: Educational Rights and Challenges HOUSSE: State Approaches to Supporting Special Educators to Become “Highly Qualified” Implications of the CAPTA Requirement for Referrals from Child Welfare to Part C Increasing the Participation of Special Needs Students in NAEP Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Monitoring and Reporting Tool Development - Policy Forum INTASC Principles: How They are Addressed by Five Specialty Program Association Standards Involvement of Lay Advocates in Due Process Hearings Involvement of Youth with Disabilities in State-Level Decision Making Juvenile Justice and Students with Disabilities: Profiles of Several State Initiatives Juvenile Justice and Students with Disabilities: State Infrastructure and Initiatives Language Development in Children Who Are Deaf: A Research Synthesis Medicaid: Parent Consent Issues Medically Fragile: State Policies and Procedures Mentoring Programs for Special Education Teachers: State Approaches Monitoring the Implementations of IDEA - Proceedings of the 2002 National Monitoring Conference National Longitudinal Transition Study-2: A Synthesis of Three NLTS2 Reports on Going to School, Youth Achievements and Services and Supports Neuroscience and Special Education Non-Public Placements: State Policies and Procedures Optional IDEA Alternative Dispute Resolution Paperwork in Special Education: Survey Findings Parent Centers and State Education Agencies: Collaborative Models Parent Participation in State Monitoring Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities Part C Monitoring Systems in 10 States Part C Service Coordination: State Policies and Models Part C Technical Assistance: State Approaches Part C Underserved Populations: State Outreach Efforts Performance Goals and Indicators for Special Education Performance-based Compensation: Focus on Special Education Teachers Personnel to Support the Education of Children and Youth with Deafblindness Prekindergarten Special Education Classes in U.S. Public Schools Preparation for Postsecondary Life for Students with Disabilities Principal Preparedness to Support Students with Disabilities and Other Diverse Learners: A Policy Forum Proceedings Document Project Forum’s Policy Forum on Response to Intervention and Early Intervening Services Public and Parent Reporting Requirements: NCLB and IDEA Regulations Publicly Placed Private School Students with Disabilities: Issue and Recommendations Reading First and Special Education: Examples of State-Level Collaboration Reading First Programs: An Overview Recent Changes in State Special Education Part B Monitoring Systems Recruiting and Retaining Qualified Special Education Personnel: Approaches from Eight State Education Agencies Recruitment, Hiring, Training and Retention for Preschool Students with Disabilities: State Approaches Reentry Programs for Students with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: Four State Approaches Related Services Data Collected by States Reporting on State Assessment Data for Students with Disabilities: Synthesis of the 2007 NCEO Report Resolution Meetings: Supports and Practices Response to Intervention and Early Intervening Services Policy Forum Presentation Response to Intervention as it Relates to Early Intervening Services: Recommendations Response to Intervention: Select State Programs Retention and Attrition of Local Special Education Directors Revocation of Parental Consent: State Approaches Risk Pools: State Approaches Scaling Up: Experiences of State Departments of Special Education School Mental Health Services in the United States School Mental Health/Positive Behavioral Support: Collaborative State Initiatives School-based Medicaid for Children with Disabilities SEELS: Outcomes of Elementary and Middle School Students with Disabilities Selected State Strategies for Addressing Personnel Shortages in the Area of Visual Impairments Serving Students with Disabilities in State-level Virtual K-12 Public School Programs SLIIDEA: Increasing Involvement of Parents of Children with Disabilities SLIIDEA: Placing and Serving Children with Disabilities in the LRE SLIIDEA: Positive Approaches for Addressing Behavioral Issues Special Education Data Reporting to the Public Special Education Paperwork Special Education Value-Added Performance Evaluation Systems: A State-level Focus Special Education Vouchers: Four State Approaches Specific Learning Disability: Current Approaches to Identification and Proposals for Change Staffing Patterns of Five State Special Education Units Standards-Based IEPs: Implementation in Selected States Standards-Based IEPs: Implementation Update Standards-Based Individualized Education Program Examples State Approaches to Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders State Criteria for Determining Disproportionality State Definitions of Significant Disproportionality State Efforts to Meet the Early Childhood Transition Requirements of IDEA State Eligibility Requirements for Specific Learning Disabilities State Level Initiatives Related to Training and Supervision of Paraeducators State Longitudinal Data Systems for Tracking Outcomes for Students with Disabilities through Postsecondary Activities State Special Education Advisory Panel Budgets State Special Education Advisory Panels: Changes Since the Passage of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act State Special Education Forms State Support of Education-Related Assistive Technology State Technical Assistance Initiatives for IDEA Part B Programs State Tracking to Measure Student Progress Toward IEP Goals State-level Approaches to Co-Teaching State-Level Efforts to Recruit and Retain Qualified Special Education Personnel Including Related Service Providers Statewide Behavior Initiatives Statewide Behavior Initiatives: Literature Review and Survey Results Statewide Behavior Initiatives Student Discipline and IDEA: Synthesis of GAO Report Students with Disabilities in State Assessments: The NCEO State Reports Subgroup Size: Confidentiality and Statistical Reliability Summary of Performance Superintendent Leadership: Promoting General and Special Education Collaboration Supplemental Educational Services Under NCLB: State Implementation for Students with Disabilities Supply and Demand of Special Education Professionals Surrogate Parents and Children with Disabilities: State-level Approaches Synthesis of Two Reports on Critical Issues for Special Education in Charter Schools Tapping Medicaid Funds Teacher Quality: Selected Issues of Importance The Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Achievement Standards: An Initial Review of State Implementation The Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The IEP: A Synthesis of Current Literature Since 1997 The Juvenile Justice System and Youths with Disabilities The Linkage of the IEP to the General Education Curriculum The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS): Child and Family Outcomes at 36 Months The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS): State Implementation Update The National State Policy Database The Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP): Synthesis of Findings and Policy Implications Traumatic Brain Injury Unified Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Certification: State Approaches Unique Student Identifiers Universal Design for Learning: Four State Initiatives Universal Design for Learning: Implementation in Six Local Education Agencies Universal Design for Learning: Policy Challenges and Recommendations Using Unique Identifiers to Promote Data Sharing Between Part C and Part B Virtual K-12 Public School Programs and Students with Disabilities: Issues and Recommendations: A Policy Proceedings Document Virtual Personnel Preparation Programs for Special Educators: Several Approaches Virtual Schools and Students with Disabilities Whole Class Strategies for Reading Instruction and Students with Disabilities Workforce Preparation to Serve Children Who Receive Part C Services