The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requires states to report annually to the public on the performance of each local educational agency (LEA) in the state on the targets established in the State Performance Plan. This year states are required to report LEA performance on the following State Performance Plan school-age indicators for students with disabilities: Graduation Rates; Dropout Rates; Participation and Performance on Statewide Assessments; Suspension Rates; Educational Environments; School-Facilitated Parent Involvement; Disproportionate Representation by Race/Ethnicity Receiving Special Education; Disproportionate Representation by Race/Ethnicity in Specific Disability Categories; Timelines for Initial Evaluation; Individualized Education Program Secondary Transition Goals and Services; and Post-School Outcomes.

To fulfill the State Performance Plan public reporting requirement for the 2017-18 school year, each LEA will have an online Special Education Data Report (SEDR) that shows local performance on the above indicators. In some instances, an LEA’s report will not have data for every indicator (e.g., the data comes from cyclical monitoring and the LEA was not monitored in 2017-18 or the data set is too small to be reliable) and a reason code will be on the report.

Prior to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) publishing these reports publicly, LEAs will have an opportunity to preview the site and their reports. The preview period will begin April 29, 2019, and end on May 3, 2019. To review your State Performance Plan SEDR, visit Preview of LEA SEDR and click on SEDR Reports. Once on the SEDR preview landing page, select your LEA from either of the Public Reporting Preview drop-downs. The accompanying narrative explains how data are obtained and how to interpret the reports. If your LEA has questions or concerns about the data displayed, first consult your Intermediate Unit Data Manager to ensure that the data submitted to the state matches what your LEA provided. If questions remain following these internal reviews and verifications, contact Jodi Rissinger, Data Manager with PDE, via email at jrissinger@pa.gov.

When the SEDR Reports go live on the public site, they can be accessed by visiting the PennData homepage at PennData Webpage and clicking on Public Reporting. The most current State Performance Plan approved by the U.S. Department of Education is available for reference on the PDE website at www.education.pa.gov and the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network website at www.pattan.net.