Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes

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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.

Section 619 SPP/APR Indicator Analyses

Part B SPP/APR Resources

OSEP GRADS360° is the platform for States to submit their SPP/APRs electronically and provides a variety of related materials
- SPP/APR resources - Part B SPP/APR Memo, Part B Measurement table, Part B Instructions, Part B Related Requirements
- State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) resources - Q&As, upcoming events, status updates, reminders, and other announcements
- Part B State Profiles - most recent SPP/APRs and OSEP's response, state data profiles, determination letters, Results Driven Accountability determination matrices, and more
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.
2015 Part B State Determination Letters: The Office of Special Education Programs' responses to the States' Part B SPPs and APRs.

Reporting Requirements: Educational Environments for Children Ages 3-5

B6 Data Reporting Tools: Educational Environments, Ages 3-5

This toolkit from the IDC and ECTA Center includes a Decision Tree for Reporting Educational Environments for Children Ages 3-5 with IEPs; SPP/APR Part B Indicator 6 Measurement Table; and, Reporting Educational Environments for Preschool Children, Ages 3 through 5, with Disabilities: Excerpts from the Technical Guide - Children with Disabilities (IDEA) Early Childhood File Specifications.(October 2014)

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