What is the role of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in disproportionality?
A. OSEP administers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The reauthorization of IDEA in 1997 requires states to collect and analyze data to “determine if significant disproportionality based on race is occurring in the state or schools” and to revise “policies, procedures, and practices used in the identification and placement” if it is determined that significant disproportionality does indeed exist. OSEP reports on the presence of disproportionate representation of minorities in special education, by both ethnic group and specific disability, in its Annual Report to Congress. OSEP also funds various projects (through grants to organizations and institutions of higher education) such as EMSTAC, to create technical assistance providers to help districts rectify disproportionate representation.
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