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This page contains links to SEELS design documents. These reports provide information about all facets of the design process including the sample design, study timeline, and instrumentation. The documents are available in HTML for on-line reading and adobe acrobat formats for downloading. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read the pdf formats and it is available free from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html#reader). The table below lists both currently available and upcoming reports, their availability, formats, and brief descriptions. Readers may select the title or the HTM links to view the documents in web browsers. Readers who wish to download the documents for viewing or printing should select the pdf links. These documents have been converted from word processors and different on-screen results occur depending on the use of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as specific versions of those programs. If you are having difficulty with the screen display, try a different browser, or use the pdf format. In general,the pdf files produce faithful copies of the original work.

Title	Date Available	Format	Description
Minutes of SEELS kick-off meeting	Now	HTM, pdf	OSEP held a series of meetings with contractors designing the three studies associated with the National Assessment. There were individual meetings for each of the studies as well as one involving OSEP staff and all of the contractors. This document is the summary of the meetings at which SRI was present.
Advisory Panel Plans	Now	HTM, pdf	This document provides plans for the SEELS advisory panel including nomination of panel members as well as schedule for obtaining and integrating their input.
Task Force Plans	Now	HTM, pdf	This document provides plans for the SEELS task force including nomination of task force members, proposed meeting date and agenda.
SEELS - What do stakeholders want and need to know?	Now	HTM, pdf	This document was prepared as background materials for the SEELS task force members to provide a framework for the identification of research questions and refinement of the SEELS conceptual model. Descriptions of the overall SEELS model, its domains as well as potential research questions are included.
SEELS - Priorities Among Research Questions	Now	HTM, pdf	This report is the result a priority setting activity on the parts of SEELS task force members and advisory panel members. They were presented with research questions under each of the study's domains and asked to rank them as "highest priority," Desirable but not required," or "Don't include." This document describes the tabulations the rankings.
SEELS Revised Timeline, Data Collection, Sample and Analysis Plans	Now	HTM, pdf	This report contains details of the SEELS study timeline, data collection approaches, sampling strategy, and analysis.
Review of Existing Data Collection Instruments	Now	HTM, pdf	This report contains an analysis of existing national data collections organized thematically around the SEELS conceptual framework.
Conceptual outlines and item specifications of SEELS Data Collection Instruments	4/99	HTM, pdf	Outlines and item specifications will be available for the following instruments: Parent/Guardian interview Language arts teacher survey School program survey School background survey
Draft SEELS Parent/Guardian Interview	5/99	HTM, pdf	This is a draft of the SEELS parent/guardian interview designed for computer assisted interviewing.
Draft SEELS Language Arts Teacher Survey	5/99	HTM, pdf	This is a draft of the SEELS language arts teacher survey. This survey is intended to be completed by the teacher who delivers primary language arts instruction to the sampled student.
Draft SEELS School Program Survey	5/99	HTM, pdf	This is a draft of the SEELS school program survey. This survey is intended to be completed by the teacher who is most familiar with the sampled student's overall program.
Draft SEELS School Background Survey	5/99	HTM, pdf	This is a draft of the SEELS school background survey. This survey is intended to be completed by a principal or other respondent able to comment on the overall school environment and policies.
SEELS Sampling and Recruitment Report	6/99	HTM, pdf	This report describes progress to date in the SEELS LEA recruitment effort.
SEELS Direct Assessment Workgroup List	6/99	HTM, pdf	Direct assessment workgroup membership list and work plan.
SEELS Field Test Report	7/99	HTM, pdf	This report describes the procedures and results of SEELS pilot test. It will specify changes in data collection instruments that are needed based on the pilot test.
Almost Final SEELS Parent/Guardian Interview	8/99	HTM, pdf-a, pdf-b,	This is an almost final draft of the SEELS parent/guardian interview designed for computer assisted interviewing.
Almost Final SEELS Teacher Survey	8/99	HTM, pdf	This is an almost final draft of the SEELS teacher survey (formerly the language arts teacher survey). This survey is intended to be completed by the teacher who delivers primary language arts instruction to the sampled student.
Almost Final SEELS School Program Survey	8/99	HTM, pdf	This is an almost final draft of the SEELS school program survey. This survey is intended to be completed by the teacher who is most familiar with the sampled student's overall program.
Almost Final SEELS School Characteristics Survey	8/99	HTM, pdf	This is an almost final draft of the SEELS school characteristics survey (formerly the school background survey). This survey is intended to be completed by a principal or other respondent able to comment on the overall school environment and policies.

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