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Final reminder: Early childhood special education administrators should review and finalize data by Sunday, Sept. 15

Early childhood special education administrators should review and finalize their early childhood outcomes data for the 2023-24 school year by Sunday, Sept. 15.  

The Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS) is the online data collection system that Kansas uses to collect the assessment data for Indicator 7 for Part B, one of the 17 indicators reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).  

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes measures the percentage of preschool children ages 3 to 5 with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) who demonstrate improvement in three areas:  

  • Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships).  
  • Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication and early literacy).  
  • Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.  

 

OSEP uses information from the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), along with information obtained through monitoring visits and any other public information, to annually determine if the state meets requirements and purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  

The deadline to make any changes within KSDE’s Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS) is Sunday, Sept. 15.  

Users log in to KSDE authenticated applications, including the Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS) at apps.ksde.org.  

A playlist of seven short videos demonstrating how to use different aspects of the Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS), along with other resources, are available on the KSDE TASN Early Childhood Special Education website.   

The new monitoring report, Missing Entry and Exit Report, makes it easier for districts to determine missing child entry and exit data reported in the Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS) authenticated application.  

The Missing Entry and Exit Report was designed to help a district determine missing student entry and exit information. The report can be accessed on the left-hand column of the home screen within the Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS) authenticated application. You must have access to the Outcomes Part B Web System (OWS) application to access the new report.  

For additional questions, email Beccy Strohm, administrative specialist for the KSDE early childhood team, at bstrohm@ksde.org

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Posted: Sep 12, 2024,
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