Special Education State Performance Plan
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) requires each state to have in place a State Performance Plan (SPP) that evaluates its efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of Part B of IDEA and describes how the state will improve such implementation. The SPP, submitted every six years, includes measurable and rigorous targets for the 20 indicators established under three monitoring priority ares:
- Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE);
- Disproportionality;
- General Supervision Part B, including Child Find, effective transition and effective general supervision.
The New York State Education Department elicited broad stakeholder involvement in the development of its SPP in order to set measurable and rigorous annual performance targets. The SPP provides the baseline data, measurable and rigorous targets, improvement activities, timelines and resources established by the State for each indicator.
- New York State IDEA Part B State Performance Plan 2005-2010 - Revised February 2009
- Previous Submissions
Annual Performance Report
States must report annually on their performance in the targets identified in the SPP through an Annual Performance Report (APR). The APR reflects the state's progress toward meeting its Part B goals and provides the actual target data, explanation of progress or slippage and discussion of improvement activities completed by the state for each indicator.
- New York State Annual Performance Report 2007-08 - IDEA Part B State Performance Plan 2005-2010 - April 2009
- Previous Submissions
APR Performance Data for Individual School Districts
Special Education School District Data Profile
New York State's IDEA Determination under Section 616(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Part B
Each year the United States Department of Education makes a determination for each state under section 616(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The following are considered: the State’s FFY 2007 Annual Performance Report (APR)/State Performance Plan (SPP) submission; information from monitoring visits, including verification reviews, and other public information, such as the State’s performance under any existing special conditions on its FFY 2008 grant or a compliance agreement; longstanding unresolved audit findings; and other State compliance data under the IDEA.
2009
- Letter to Commissioner
Mills regarding Determination by the USDOE, Office of Special
Education Programs (June 2009)
(1.05 MB) - How the Department Made Determinations under Section 616(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 2009:Part B
- New York Part B FFY 2006 SPP/APR
Response Table - PDF Only
(81 KB)
- Previous Year Information
SPP Reporting Requirements for School Districts
Tools and Sampling
- SEDCAR website for State Performance Plan Information
- School District Schedule for Data Submission for Federal Indicators 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14
- Calculator to Determine Minimum Sample Size for Indicator 7, Indicator 8, Indicator 11, Indicator 12, Indicator 13, and Indicator 14
- Selecting Samples of Students for Reporting Data on Federal Indicators 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14 (Using Random Number Tables)