This tool calculates graduation and dropout rates using Section 618 Exiting data, as the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) requires for the FFY 2020–2025 State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR).
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Guides. Briefs. Toolkits. Quick reference information. IDC and its partners created these data quality resources to help states better prepare to address their existing or emerging IDEA data.
This tool calculates graduation and dropout rates using Section 618 Exiting data, as the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) requires for the FFY 2020–2025 State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR).
This resource highlights recent changes in data sources and measurements for Part B Indicators 1 and 2, comparing SPP/APR tables for FFY 2019 and FFY 2020–2025, and addressing the treatment of "alternate diploma" in the new calculation.
The IDEA Part B Confidentiality Checklist can aid state and local agencies in identifying actions, policies, and procedures needed to meet confidentiality provisions outlined in the IDEA Part B, 20 U.S.C. §1400.
State education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) can use this data template to see in real time the percentages of their children ages 3–5 in the transition reporting categories.
Our Indicator 18 Tool helps states calculate and report on their supervision of LEAs under IDEA, focusing on timely correction of noncompliance. It includes worksheets for compliance indicators and related requirements.
This toolkit is designed to assist states as they plan for and carry out their efforts to collect, report, analyze, and use high-quality parent and family involvement data. It defines key concepts; offers guidance on ways to improve the quality of the collection, analysis, and use of parent and family involvement data; and provides resources and tools to help states in their efforts parent involvement data efforts.
This resource outlines methods for states to identify LEAs with significant discrepancies in out-of-school suspensions and expulsions over 10 days for children with disabilities, including by race or ethnicity.
This customizable resource includes a PowerPoint template and notes, offering states an overview of Part B SPP/APR changes to Indicator 3. It reviews new stakeholder requirements, especially for parents, and strategies for engaging them in baseline and target setting. States can tailor the content to their needs.
This technical assistance document focuses on helping SEAs and LEAs better understand voluntary CEIS and its reporting requirements. It also provides examples of various data collection and reporting methods states use to collect and report voluntary CEIS data.
The SRA App is an interactive nonresponse bias application powered by state-of-the-art statistical software. We developed this application to help states examine their SPP/APR Indicator 8 and Indicator 14 data through nonresponse bias analysis. The SRA App allows users to conduct reproducible analyses of response rates, representativeness, and nonresponse bias, tailored to their survey’s data collection method.