Accountability and General Supervision

State Accountability and General Supervision

States and other jurisdictions receiving grants under Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are accountable to the federal government for meeting all of the requirements of the federal regulations, for managing the federal program effectively, and for seeing that its intended purposes are fulfilled, especially for the children eligible to be served by the program and their families.

• States and jurisdictions must comply with reporting requirements established by OSEP. These reporting requirements include the collection and submission of annual 618 data as well as annual performance reporting through the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Reports for both Part C and Part B (including Section 619 preschool services).
• States and jurisdictions are required to have in place an effective General Supervision System that monitors implementation of IDEA by early intervention programs and local education agencies statewide and supports results for children and their families.
• States have established a wide array of system infrastructures for providing early intervention services and ensuring accountability of service providers. States use either a Unitary Provider Structure or a Public-Private Partnership Structure with one of three approaches: Individual Provider Approach; Provider Agency Approach and Regional (District/Local) Administrative Approach.
• OSEP conducts monitoring of each state and jurisdiction in order to assure it is in compliance with IDEA requirements and to determine if (and where) it needs to improve its program for individuals with disabilities and their families

Federal Accountability

The Federal Government also has established federal accountability measures for the implementation of IDEA. This includes OSEP's preparation and submission of an annual report to the U.S. Congress, response to indicators under the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA), and the Performance Assessment Rating Scale (PART).