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 white paper focuses on the relationship between SSIP Phases I and II by demonstrating how the theory of action can be used to develop the SSIP evaluation plan and performance indicators that measure progress toward the SIMR.
This companion resource is designed to be used alongside the Part B SPP/APR Template to assist state education agency (SEA) staff in preparing, writing, and submitting a well-written and comprehensive SSIP.
States can use the Organizer Template for Part B SPP/APR Target Setting to briefly document information for consideration when setting new SPP/APR targets for all indicators in the FFYs 2020-25 SPP/APR collection.
This practical planning tool helps states plan and report authentic, broad stakeholder engagement for the FFY 2020–2025 SPP/APR. Organized around 10 key questions, it supports clear, actionable planning and meaningful stakeholder input that informs decision-making and improves outcomes for students with disabilities and their families.
This is a spreadsheet application and accompanying user’s guide that aids states in their assessment of racial/ethnic disproportionality. It calculates several disproportionality measures, including risk, risk ratio, weighted risk ratio, alternate risk ratio, risk difference, composition, difference in composition, relative difference in composition, the E-formula, and variations of several of these measures for total disciplinary removals.
Response rate and representativeness are crucial in surveys. This resource defines and compares these terms, explaining their relation to nonresponse bias and ensuring data validity and generalizability.
Our SPP/APR Data Display Toolkit helps SEA staff communicate complex data to stakeholders by creating user-friendly data visualizations, based on SPP/APR data the user enters. Many of the visualizations are dynamic and automatically update based on the data the user enters into the tool. States can easily transfer the visualizations to other programs to meet their reporting needs based on the audience, message, and purpose of the desired report or presentation they are preparing.
This interactive self-assessment tool leads those within a state responsible for implementing the SSIP evaluation through the process of operationalizing their SSIP evaluation plan in tandem with implementation efforts.
This checklist will help state staff apply the principles of high-quality data to identify any data-quality issues that the state should report.
This guide outlines key steps for developing a well-thought-out SSIP evaluation plan. It includes considerations for incorporating each step and provides worksheets corresponding to each step.