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The Desired Results system is an accountability initiative of the California Department of Education (CDE) developed to determine the effectiveness of its child development and early childhood special education services and programs. The system is intended to ensure that children enrolled in state-funded preschool programs are benefiting from those programs. Central to the Desired Results System are the assessment instruments that measure children’s progress. These instruments, the Desired Results Developmental Profiles (DRDP), comprise the child assessment component of the Desired Results system.

The purpose of The Desired Results access Project is to assist the California Department of Education, Special Education Division (SED), in implementing the Desired Results assessment system to measure the progress of California's preschool-age children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). All special education programs funded by CDE are participating in this assessment system.

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You can view and download the two Desired Results assessment tools used with preschool-age children with IEPs:

• The PS DRDP-R (including instructions for use with children with IEPs)
• The DRDP access

The Desired Results access Project web site offers information and resources to assist special educators, administrators, and families in participating in the Desired Results assessment system.

For further information regarding all other components of the Desired Results system for children in child development programs funded by CDE, click here.

Updated 06/19/08