SPP/APR Calendar

What States Should Be Doing

Parts B and C

Evaluate Improvement Activities: Evaluate the efficacy of APR improvement activities with regard to appropriateness, measurability and resource needs.
Evaluate the APR Development Process: Assess how well the APR is being implemented with regard to stakeholder involvement in development and improvement activities, etc.
LEA/EIS Program Reporting: Ensure public reporting of every LEA/EIS program against each State target over the course of the SPP.
Local Determinations: Develop and implement criteria to assign a Determinations category for each and every LEA/EIS program.
Post SPP, APR, and LEA/EIS Program Reports on Website: Each State is required to post their APR and most current SPP on their State website as well as LEA/EIS Program Reports.
The Basics: Review OSEP response to the State's FFY 2006 SPP/APR and the SPP/APR instructions to ensure that APR instructions are being followed, the correct data is being applied in the formulas, and whether the formulas are being correctly calculated.

Part B

Data Analysis and Prepare Draft for Indicators 5, 6, 9, and 10: Conduct data analysis procedures for Indicator 5 (School-Age LRE), Indicator 6 (Preschool LRE), and Indicators 9 and 10 (Disproportionate Representation). Based on the results of this analysis, States should prepare a draft to report on these indicators.
Start Post-School Outcomes: Implement a process for collecting data for Indicator 14 (post-school outcomes).

Part C

Data Analysis and Prepare Draft for Indicators 2, 5, and 6: Conduct analysis of 618 data Indicators 2 (Setting) and 5 and 6 (Child Find) Based on the results of this analysis, States should be preparing a draft narrative to report on these indicators.

Tools and Resources

Parts B and C

616 Determination Criteria: Provides information about the four determinations categories and actions that are taken. Dated 9/14/06
Addressing Noncompliance in the APR: Key questions and issues concerning LEA/EIS program noncompliance. Dated 4/11/06
Determinations FAQ: Questions and answers about federal to State determinations and what States must do at the local level. Dated 10/19/06.
Reporting to Public Document: This document provides guidance to states on reporting State Performance Plan (SPP) data to the public. Dated 7/13/06
State to Local Determinations: OSEP guidance on State determinations of LEA/EIS programs. Includes OSEP requirements of State enforcement, issues and challenges and stakeholder involvement. Undated.
State to Local Determinations PowerPoint Presentation: PowerPoint presentation highlighting OSEP guidance in relation to State to local determinations. Dated 3/8/07.
States' Reporting to the Public of Local Performance Data: This PowerPoint presentation discusses the basics of reporting to the public on local performance and includes some examples of State reports. Dated 2/7/07

Part B

Measuring Transition Success: Focus on Youth and Family Participation: Data Collection Activity: This document by NPSO and PACER informs exiting students and families about coming surveys. (07/06)
PSO Data Collection and Use: Teachers as Partners: Data Collection Activities: Training Teachers as Interviewers. (06/07)
PSO Data Collection Guide: Training Interviewers: Data Collection Activities: Suggestions to Train Interviewers. (12/06)
PSO Survey: Coming Soon to a Student Near You!: Data Collection Activity: This document by NPSO and PACER informs exiting students and families about coming surveys. (06/07)
Determinations Summary Report for Part B: A checklist for summarizing district performance on compliance and results indicators. Undated.
Disproportionality of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Special Education Memorandum: This memo provides a discussion of the requirements related to 34 CFR Â§300.600(d)(3) for disproportionate representation as it relates to Indicators 9 & 10 of the SPP/APR followed by a discussion of the requirements of 34 CFR Â§300.646 relating to significant disproportionality. A table is attached to the memo which highlights both requirements. Dated October 2007.
Disproportionality: A Synopsis of Provisions in IDEA 2004: A NCCRESt overview of the disproportionality provisions of IDEA 2004. Dated October 2005.
Disproportionate Representation: Discussion of SPP/APR Response Table Language: This table provides a range of scenarios that relate to the requirements of both disproportionate representation and significant disproportionality. Each scenario provides a discussion of clarification related to the requirement followed by the action thatStates need to take in order to fully respond to the requirements of Indicators 9 & 10 or significant disproportionality. Dated October 2007.
Equity in Special Education Placement: A School Self-Assessment: A NCCRESt assessment tool (Form B) that can be used to address issues related special education placement issues. Dated November 2005.
Equity in Special Education Placement: A School Self-Assessment Guide for Culturally Responsive Practice: A NCCRESt assessment tool (Form A) that can be used by administrators to address issues related to culturally responsive educational practices. Dated November 2005.
Evidence Sources to Determine if Disproportionate Representation is a Result of Inappropriate Identification: This document was developed jointly by OSEP and several TA Centers and States. (Posted 5.29.08)
LRE Part B Community of Practice: Link to help State personnel identify TA & D resources that can support implementation of APR indicators.
Methods for Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Special Education: A Technical Assistance Guide: Provides an overview of the various disproportionality calculation methods, including relative difference in composition, risk, and the risk ratio. For each method, we summarize the question the method answers, provide at least two examples of its use, describe how to interpret the results, and discuss the method's strengths and limitations. The document was disseminated in Fall 2004.
Preventing Disproportionality by Strengthening District Policies and Procedures: An Assessment and Strategic Planning Process: A NCCRESt document Intended to serve as a self-study tool that assists district teams to examine policies, procedures, and practices in general and special education to prevent disproportionality. Dated February 2006.
Questions and Answers on Underrepresentation for Indicators 9 & 10: Questions and answers to assist States and LEAs in addressing underrepresentation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services and in specific disability categories that constitute disproportionate representation.
Side-by-Side: Disproportionate Representation and Significant Disproportionality: This resource highlights the differences between the requirements pursuant to 34 CFR §300.600(d)(3) for Indicators 9 & 10 as they relate to the SPP/APR submission and the separate obligation for States to address the requirements pursuant to 34 CFR §300.646 for significant disproportionality. Dated October 2007.

Part C

Child Find Tables: Includes tables of child count by State for children and youth served by Part C and early intervention programs. Includes Tables 8-1, 8-2. 8-3a, 8-3b, 8-4 and 8-4a. Dated 12/19/06.
Determinations Summary Report for Part C: A checklist for summarizing program performance on compliance and results indicators. Undated.
Part C FAQs for Indicators 5 & 6: OSEP responses to frequently asked questions involving the definition of EIS and instructions for calculating Indicators 5 & 6. Dated 12/05/06.