The Progress Monitor Jan '06, Vol 4

title: The Progress Monitor, January 2006, Issue 4, www.studentprogress.org

This is the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring’s monthly newsletter, The Progress Monitor. We hope that you enjoy this issue and welcome your feedback at studentprogress@air.org.

SAVE THE DATE!
	2006 Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring July 13-14, 2006 Kansas City, Missouri We are excited to announce the dates and location of the 2006 Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring! The 2006 Summer Institute will focus on Response to Intervention (RTI) in grades K-3. In addition, sessions will be offered on CBM reading and math, as well as supporting the implementation of student progress monitoring. Registration and conference details will be sent shortly and will also be posted on our website.
WEB HIGHLIGHT
	New Calendar of Events Page For your convenience, we have recently added a Calendar of Events section to our website. We will highlight not only those events that our Center hosts but also those of our partners and other OSEP-funded technical assistance and dissemination centers. Please click on the title above to view our calendar of upcoming events. Click on each event for more detailed information.
NEWS FROM THE FIELD
	NCEO Study Documents Increase in Number of Students with Disabilities Achieving Proficiency The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has released 2005 State Special Education Outcomes, a new report that documents an increase in the number of students with disabilities who are achieving at the proficiency level on state accountability tests. The report is based on data collected over the last three years in all 50 states. State directors of special education attribute this increase to a number of factors, including better alignment of IEPs and standards, improved data collection, and increased access to standards-based instruction.
STATE HIGHLIGHT
	Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network Highlights Importance of Student Progress Monitoring The Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) highlights the importance of using student progress monitoring to assess students’ academic performance. Visit their website to access training materials, publications, FAQs, and more.
ONLINE RESOURCES
	Progress Monitoring: Study Group Content Module The Research Institute on Progress Monitoring (RIPM) has developed Progress Monitoring: Study Group Content Module [pdf], which is designed to provide an introduction to implementing student progress monitoring in reading using curriculum-based measurement (CBM). In addition to providing a background for using research-based CBM, this resource offers step-by-step instructions for using CBM to screen, monitor, score, and use data to assist in decision making. This comprehensive introductory resource supplies the how, when, where, and why for administering CBM in reading. For more information on how to implement CBM in reading, including information on how often to monitor the progress of all students, please view our Center’s training materials on Curriculum-Based Measurement in Reading.
ABOUT US
The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), was established to meet the challenge of implementing effective student progress monitoring in order to improve academic instruction. Our mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and to disseminate information about student progress monitoring practices proven to work in different academic content areas in grades K-5. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter, click here. If you've received this newsletter in error, or if you wish to unsubscribe, please email us and write "unsubscribe" in the subject line.