This online resource includes links to frequently used contact information, monthly calendar dates, listserv information, overviews, data links, procedures, and timelines for special education topics such as the Kansas Integrated Accountability System, IDEA compliance and performance indicators, fiscal management and responsibilities, categorical aid and specific Kansas resources.
Checklist for Special Education Administrators
Focus Area Data Form: Where is it? What do you do with it?
Data Entry and Submission Locations
KSDE SETS Staff, Focus, Contact Information, and KASEA Regions
Special Education and Title Services (SETS) Listserv
Special Education Assessment Listserv
KSDE Webinars, Meetings, Conferences
KSDE Secondary Transition Monthly Webinars- Meeting Schedule, Recordings, and Material
KSDE Special Education Quarterlies- Meeting Schedule, Recordings, and Materials.
KSDE Title Quarterlies- Meeting Schedule, Recordings, and Materials.
Kansas Infant-Toddler Services
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services
Education Advocate- Families Together, Inc
Special Education Services Process Handbook (Introduction Video 14:14 minutes)
Considerations for Specially Designed Instruction
Interlocal Agreements Users' Guide
State and Federal Programs Fact Sheets, Special Education Fact Sheets, Early Childhood Fact Sheets
KSDE Web Page Listing/ Tab IDs
Categorical Aid
Categorical Aid, Special Teacher Reimbursement, and Time & Effort
State Special Education Categorical Aid Overview Video (16:00 minutes) - PDF of Slides
Management Information System (MIS)
Overview: 618 data is the Special Education data collected and reported to OSEP as mandated under section 618 of IDEA. SPEDPro is the current KSDE web application used to collect 618 data. SPEDPro’s purpose is to serve as the Management Information System (MIS) for special education student-level data.
Fiscal Accountability and Management
Special Education Reimbursement Guide
Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP)
State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR)
The 2004 Amendments to the IDEA require each State to develop a State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) that evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of the IDEA and describes how the State will improve its implementation. The Kansas State Department of Education is responsible for the Part B SPP/APR and it includes Indicators that measure child and family results and other indicators that measure compliance with the requirements of the IDEA.
The IDEA also requires each State to report annually to the United States Department of Education (USDE) on its performance under the SPP. Specifically, the State must report in its APR, the progress it has made in meeting the measurable and rigorous targets established in its SPP. USDE is required to issue an annual determination to each State on its progress in meeting the requirements of the statute.
Indicator 3B & C: Participation and Proficiency on State Assessments for Students with IEPs
Indicator 6: Preschool Environments (Introduction Video 22:42 minutes)
Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes (Introduction Video 18:47 minutes)
Indicator 10: Disproportionate Representation in Specific Disability Category
Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition
Indicator 12 New Administrators Part C to Part B Transition ( Introduction Video 8:32 minutes)
Indicator 12 Part C to B Transition (Introduction video 11:01 minutes)
District IDEA State Performance Plan Public Report
The regulations implementing the IDEA requires each state to report annually to the public on the performance of each district located in the State on the targets in the SPP. This is accomplished through the District IDEA State Performance Plan Public Report and is located on Data Central on the KSDE website.
District IDEA State Performance Plan Expanded Report
Each district’s expanded report displays district data in multiple ways to serve as a tool for district improvement planning. Expanded reports also provide information regarding a district’s Level of Determination. This report is only accessible by special education directors and a log-in and password are required.
File Reviews
Emergency Safety Interventions
Significant Disproportionality
Disability Awareness: A Primer on People First Language