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Improving Systems, Practices, and Outcomes

Part C State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR)

States receiving IDEA funds must have a State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) that evaluates their efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of Parts B and C of the IDEA, and reports annually on their performance.

See also: SPP/APR Basics, What You Need to Know Training Series

2024 SPP/APR Indicator Analyses — FFY 2023

OSEP's 2024 SPP/APR Indicator Analysis: Improving Outcomes, Creating Lifelong Opportunities for Children and Youth with Disabilities, provides a review of eight IDEA Part C Indicators and Part B Indicators focused on improving outcomes for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged students and youth, including:

  • Infants and toddlers with disabilities who demonstrated improved social-emotional skills/knowledge/behaviors while participating in early intervention, and preschool children with disabilities with improved outcomes
  • Family perspectives of early intervention and timely transition planning for preschool
  • High school graduation and dropout rate
  • Individualized educational programs (IEPs) that meet secondary transition requirements
  • Postsecondary outcomes for youth with disabilities

The 2024 SPP/APR Indicator Analysis includes links to SPP/APR data, snapshots of states that are implementing promising practices, and related OSEP resources and technical assistance centers.

Past Part C SPP/APR Indicator Analyses

OSEP SPP/APR Resources

States must submit their SPP/APR by February of each year.

State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)

Information about the SSIP process, SSIP-related webinars from the ECTA Center and its partners, and information on joining Communities of Practice focused on this important work.