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 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.
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 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.
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.