The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires states to develop a State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR). This evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements of IDEA and describe how the state will improve its special education programs. The SPP/APR include indicators that measure child and family outcomes, as well as other indicators that measure compliance with IDEA requirements.

The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is currently developing the 2020 – 2025 SPP/APR. As a part of this process, KSDE requested stakeholder input on proposed targets for the SPP/APR indicators. This was an opportunity for KSDE to hear from educators, families, and community members on the direction our state takes to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

Please review the PowerPoints that explain any indicator changes and KSDE’s decisions on targets for relevant indicators, following stakeholder input, for the next SPP/APR cycle. Please review the SPP/APR data visualizations at the Tableau website.

Family Engagement

Indicator 8: Family Engagement
PowerPoint

Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes
PowerPoint for Indicators 1, 2, 13 and 14
Indicator 1: Graduation Rate
Indicator 2: Drop Out Rate
Indicator 14: Enrolled in Higher Ed within 1 Year

Assessment and Education Environment

Indicator 3: Participation and Proficiency on Statewide Assessments for Students with IEPs
PowerPoint

Indicator 5: Education Environments for 5-Year-Old Kindergarteners through Age 21 (Least Restrictive Environment)
PowerPoint

Early Childhood
PowerPoint for Indicators 6, 7 and 12
Indicator 6 - PreSchool Environments LRE
Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

Dispute Resolution
PowerPoint for Indicators 15 and 16
Indicator 15: Due Process Resolution Sessions
Indicator 16: Mediation

Indicator 17: State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
PowerPoint for Indicator 17

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.

For the first time in 2014, and ongoing through 2020, USDE made Part B determinations using both compliance and results data, giving each equal weight in making a State’s determination.

To request earlier APRs please contact specialeducation@ksde.org.

Related Information

Special Education State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report Fact Sheet (PDF)
IDEA Part B Kansas SPP/APR Analysis FFY 2006-2008 (PDF)
District Level Public Reports

Technical assistance with SPP/APR Indicators may be requested by contacting the lead consultant for each indicator or at www.ksdetasn.org.

Indicators:     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10     11     12     13     14     15     16     17     18

Percent of students with an individualized education program (IEP) graduating from high school with a regular diploma.
Indicator 1 Fact Sheet (PDF)
Growing Graduates (external pdf)
Kansas Graduation Requirements Fact Sheet (pdf)
Graduation, Dropout and Attendance Resources (link)

Percent of students with an IEP dropping out of high school.
Indicator 2 Fact Sheet (PDF)
Dropouts Fact Sheet (pdf)
ABCs of Dropping Out Fact Sheet (pdf)
15 Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention (external link)
Graduation, Dropout and Attendance Resources (link)

Calculated separately for reading and math and separately for grades 4, 8, and HS.

• 3A – Assessment Participation for students with IEPs
• 3B – Proficiency rate for students with IEPs against grade level academic achievement standards
• 3C – Proficiency rate for students with IEPs against alternate academic achievement standards
• 3D – Gap in proficiency rates for children with IEPs and all students against grade level academic achievement standards

Indicator 3 Fact Sheet (PDF)

Indicator 4A: Percent of districts that have a significant discrepancy in the rate of suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year for children with IEPs.

Indicator 4B: Percent of districts that have: (a) a significant discrepancy, by race or ethnicity, in the rate of suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year for children with IEPs; and (b) policies, procedures or practices that contribute to the significant discrepancy and do not comply with requirements relating to the development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports, and procedural safeguards.

Indicator 4: Suspension and Expulsion (PDF)

Percent of children with IEPs from 5-Year-Old Kindergarteners through Age 21 served inside the regular class 80% or more of the day; inside the regular class less than 40% of the day; and in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements.

Information about Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) at Center for Parent Information and Resources (external link)
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

Resources To Improve LRE:
High Quality Instruction Within Inclusive Learning Environments (external link)

Percent of preschool children with IEPs attending a regular early childhood program and receiving the majority of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program; and separate special education class, separate school or residential facility.

District reports are available after login at Kansas APR Reports (external link)
Indicator 6: Preschool Environments Fact Sheet (PDF)

Indicator 6: Coding ECSE Program (MIS)
Indicator 6: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Inclusion (external PDF)
Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in KS Vertical PDF (8 ½ x 11) / Horizontal PDF (11 x 17)
Federal Policy Statement On Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In Early Childhood Programs (external PDF)
Federal Policy Statement On Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In Early Childhood Programs – Executive Summary (external PDF)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Dear Colleague Letter: Preschool Least Restrictive Environments (LRE) (external PDF)
High Quality Instruction Within Inclusive Learning Environments (external link)

KSDE/TASN Summer Leadership Conference Presentations
2022 Indicator 6-Preschool Environments (PowerPoint)

Percent of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs who demonstrate improved positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships); acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/ communication and early literacy); and use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.

District reports are available after login at Kansas APR Reports (external link)

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes Fact Sheet (PDF)
Indicator 7: KITS-Introduction to Early Childhood Outcomes in Kansas (external link)
Indicator 7: Early Childhood Outcomes Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Indicator 7: Early Childhood Outcomes Center (external link)
Indicator 7: Kansas Early Childhood Outcomes-What You Need To Know PowerPoint (PDF)
Indicator 7: State Child Outcomes Data Profile Kansas Part B 619 (PDF)

Outcomes Web System (OWS)
User Guide for Outcomes Web System (PDF)
Registration Information Sheet for the Outcomes Part B Application (PDF)
Video Instruction Playlist (YouTube)
      This playlist contains 7 short videos that demonstrate how to use different aspects of the Outcome Web System (OWS)

KSDE/TASN Summer Leadership Conference Presentations
2022 Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes (PowerPoint)

Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.
Indicator 8-Parent Involvement (PDF)
SY2022-2023 Parent Survey (PDF)
SY2021-2022 Parent Survey (PDF)
Parent Letter-English-Spanish (Word)

Parent Survey-Infographic (PDF)
Part B Parent Survey–Detailed Summary Report (PDF)
Part B Parent Survey-Statewide Report (PDF)
Indicator Reponse Rate (PDF)

Percent of districts with disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services and of racial and ethnic groups in specific disability categories that is the result of inappropriate identification.
Indicator 9 and 10: Disproportionate Representation (PDF)

Percent of children with parental consent to evaluate or, who were evaluated within 60 days (or State established timeline).

Indicator 11: Child Find FAQ (PDF)
Indicator 11: Child Find (PDF)
Indicator 11: Initial Evaluation Data Collection (Vimeo)

Percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B, and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays.

District reports are available after login at Kansas APR Reports (external link)
Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition Fact Sheet (PDF)
Indicator 12: Kansas Early Childhood Transition from IDEA Part C to Part B (PDF)
Indicator 12: Kansas Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Indicator 12: Memorandum of Agreement-IDEA Transition C to B (PDF)
Indicator 12: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Transition from Part C to Preschool (external link)
Indicator 12: Part C to Part B Early Childhood Transition Timeline for SPP/APR Indicators C-8A, 8B, 8C, B-11 and B-12Z (external PDF)
Indicator 12: Late Referrals to IDEA Part C (external PDF)
Part C to Part B LEA/SEA Electronic Referral (CBER) System
CBER Login: https://ksits.kdhe.ks.gov
CBER Instructions: CBER Part B User's Guide (PDF)

KSDE/TASN Summer Leadership Conference Presentations
2021 Indicator 12: Transition from Part C to B (Vimeo) (11:01 minutes) / Slides (external link)
2021 Indicator 12 for New Administrators: Part C to Part B Transition  (Vimeo) (8:32 minutes) / PDF Slides (External link)

Percent of IEPs that contain an appropriate measurable postsecondary goal.

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition (PDF)
Indicator 13: PowerPoint Presentation: Indicator 13 Data Collection Process (PDF)
Indicator 13: Indicator 13 Checklist Questions (PDF)
Indicator 13: Kansas Rubric of Quality Indicators (PDF)

Indicator 14 requires states to report the “percent of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were:
A. Enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school.
B. Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school.
C. Enrolled in higher education or in some other postsecondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment within one year of leaving high school”. (20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(B)).

District Indicator 14 reports are available after login at Kansas APR Reports (external link)

Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes (PDF)
Indicator 14: KSDE Authenticated Applications Log in Outcomes Post School application
Indicator 14: Exit Survey and Post School Survey User Manual (PDF)
Indicator 14: Post-School-Senior Survey Access Template (Word)
Indicator 14: Senior Exit Survey Demonstration Video (Vimeo)
Indicator 14 Presentation June 2024 (PowerPoint)
WBL Statewide Flyer (PDF)

Percent of due process hearing requests that went to resolution sessions that were resolved through resolution session settlement agreements.
Indicator 15 Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

Percent of mediations held that resulted in mediation agreements.
Indicator 16 Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

The SPP/APR includes comprehensive, ambitious, achievable, multiyear SSIP, with Phase I analysis, Phase II plan, Phase III implementation and evaluation, with stakeholder engagement in all phases, for improving results for children with disabilities. Previous years of SSIP progress are located within the full SPP APR report in the table at the beginning of this page.

Indicator 17 SSIP Fact Sheet (PDF)

FFY22 SSIP Report with Accessibility Report (PDF)

The State must include findings from data collected through all components of the State's general supervision system that are used to identify noncompliance.