Overview
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was established
in 1990 to provide national leadership in designing and building educational assessments
and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all
students, including students with disabilities and students with limited English
proficiency. Since its establishment, NCEO has been:
- Working with states and federal agencies to identify important
outcomes of education for students with disabilities.
- Examining the participation of students in national and state
assessments, including the use of accommodations and alternate assessments.
- Evaluating national and state practices in reporting assessment
information on students with disabilities.
- Bridging general education, special education, and other systems as
they work to increase accountability for results of education for all students.
- Conducting directed research in the area of assessment and
accountability.
NCEO focuses its efforts in the following areas:
- Needs Assessments and Information Gathering on
the participation and performance of students with
disabilities in state and national assessments and other
educational reform efforts.
- Dissemination and Technical Assistance through
publications, presentations, technical assistance, and other
networking activities.
- State Data Collection Technical Assistance to
assist states in continuing to meet the challenges of
collecting comprehensive, accurate, and consistent data on
the participation and performance of students with
disabilities.
- Collaboration and Leadership to build on the
expertise of others and to develop leaders who can conduct
needed research and provide additional technical assistance.
NCEO Resources
NCEO offers the following kinds of materials and
services for state personnel, educators, parents, and others concerned with the
educational outcomes of all students:
- An extensive publications list that includes
technical reports, state activity updates, policy documents, and self-study guides.
- Criteria for evaluating existing policies on
large-scale assessments.
- Recommendations for developing assessment policies
and guidelines for participation, accommodations, reporting, and accountability that
include all students.
- Current information on assessment projects and other
efforts to collect data on the educational outcomes of all students.
- A national network of people who can assist states
and other agencies as they consider assessment issues.
In Collaboration With
Council of Chief State
School Officers (CCSSO)
National Association of State Directors of
Special Education (NASDSE)
NCEO Director
Martha Thurlow, Ph.D.
For Further Information:
National Center on Educational Outcomes
University of Minnesota
207 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612/626-1530
Fax: 612/624-0879
nceo@umn.edu
NCEO is an affiliated center of the Institute on Community Integration, located within the
College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
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