1. Maurice McInerney OSEP 17 th Annual TA&D Conference February 11, 2008 Using TA&D Frameworks to Inform Delivery and Practice

2. Mission of the Center Establish a cohesive, coordinated system to provide TA to SEAs and LEAs, and Disseminate information about progress monitoring practices proven to work in different content areas taught in grades kindergarten through five.

3. Conceptual Framework Scientific Knowledge About Student Progress Monitoring National Center on Student Progress Monitoring Center Impact Service Area #1: Knowledge and Awareness Service Area #2: Implementation Support Service Area #3: Information Dissemination Service Area #4: Evaluation National Impact State Impact Local Impact

4. Technical Review Committee Six independent national experts: Chris Espin, University of Minnesota John Hintze, University of Massachusetts Robert Linn, University of Colorado Chris Schatschneider, Florida State University Ed Shapiro, Lehigh University Mark Shinn, National-Louis University

5. Definition of Student Progress Monitoring The Center’s conception of progress monitoring focuses on decision making to inform instruction for individual students in general and special education with respect to academic skill development at the elementary grades. This progress monitoring is conducted frequently (at least monthly) and is designed to: –estimate rates of improvement, –identify children who are not demonstrating adequate progress and therefore require additional or alternative forms of instruction, and/or –to compare the efficacy of different forms of instruction and thereby design more effective, individualized instructional programs for at-risk learners.

6. Seven Core Standards of Technical Adequacy Foundational Psychometric Standards 1.Reliability 2.Validity Progress Monitoring Standards 3.Sufficient number of alternate forms 4.Sensitivity to learning 5.Evidence of instructional utility 6.Specification of adequate growth 7.Description of benchmarks for adequate end- of-year performance or goal setting process

8. Center Impact

9. www.studentprogress.org (866) 770-6111 (Toll Free) studentprogress@air.org National Center on Student Progress Monitoring