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Defining Special Education Information

Navigation: Start Page, [Select Student], Compliance, Special Ed

Note: Users can create multiple IEP data records for a student.

Entering Special Education IEP Data - click New on the top left of the Special Ed tab.

S_NM_STU_IEP_C

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Used in these Reports

IEP Start Date

The start date of the student’s IEP.

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]StartDate

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociationsIEPDates

Legacy Reports:

NA

IEP Annual Review Date

The date the IEP must be reviewed by.

This will auto-populate with a value that is 365 days from the IEP Start Date.

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]AnnualReviewDate

NOVA Resource:

Not Used

Legacy Reports:

NA

Triennial Review Date

Enter the most recent special education service evaluation date.

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]SpEdEvalDate

Expected Late IEP Date

The date the late IEP is expected to occur.

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]ExpectedLateIEPDate

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociationsIEPDates

Legacy Reports:

NA

Annual Review Delay Reason Code

Enter the Annual Review Delay Reason Code.

Annual Review Delay Reason Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]AnnualDelayRsnCd

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Level of Integration

Select the value representing the percentage of the day that the student receives special education.

Level of integration Code Set

Valid values:

1 - Less than 10% of the day.

2 - 11% to 49% of the day

3 - 50 % of the day or more, but not a full day

4 - Up to a full day

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]SpEdPercentage

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Primary Setting Code

Choose the student’s primary setting for special education.

Special Education Setting Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]PrimarySettingCode

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Primary Disability

Choose the student’s primary disability from the pop-up menu.

Disability Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]Disability

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Secondary Disability

Choose the student’s secondary disability from the pop-up menu.

Disability Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]OtherDisabilities1

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Tertiary Disability

Choose the student’s tertiary disability from the pop-up menu.

Disability Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]OtherDisabilities2

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Quaternary Disability

Choose the student’s quaternary disability from the pop-up menu.

Disability Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_IEP_C]OtherDisabilities3

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

NA

Once the IEP record is saved, it is visible on the Special Ed tab. Users can click the IEP Start Date value to edit or delete the record. If one or more records have been created and a user clicks New, the field values are populated by default, in the new record, from the previous record for the following fields and users can update values as necessary:

  • Triennial Review Date

  • LOI (Level of Integration)

  • Primary Setting Code

  • Disabilities

If there is no existing/previous record, the fields will be blank when a user clicks New.

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Used in these Reports

Caseload Teacher

Type the name of the caseload teacher.

Note: This field stores the Users.DCID of the staff identified as the student’s caseload manager.

[S_NM_STU_X]CaseloadTeacherSSN

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Special Education

Special Education Snapshot

Special Education Start Date

Enter the date the student began receiving special education services. This date can be in a previous school year.

Note: Once entered, this date should not change.

[S_NM_STU_X]SpEdEntryDate

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

StudentSpecialEducationAssociationEvents

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

SPED Indicator

Choose a special education type from the pop-up menu.

Note: If a student is currently in special education, this must reflect Y. If the student was in special education but now is not, this must reflect N. It should not be cleared.

[S_NM_STU_X]SpEd38_YN

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

StudentSpecialEducationAssociationEvents

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Services Fact

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Primary Area of Exceptionality

Choose the primary area of exceptionality from the pop-up menu.

Note: A value of G will prevent the student from having a StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociation record generated.

Sped and twice exception students must be set to SE.

[S_NM_STU_X]PrimaryAreaDisability59

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

StudentSpecialEducationAssociationEvents

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Special Education Events

Services Fact

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

EXIT INFO ONLY: Date exited

Enter the date the student exited special education.

Note: If the student was in special education but exited this year and this date value is blanked out, a delete will be sent for any previously published Special Education program records.

For these records to persist (and reflect the student exited Special Education), this value must remain for the reporting year.

[S_NM_STU_X]SpEdExitDate

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

StudentSpecialEducationAssociationEvents

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Triennial Review Delay Reason Code

The triennial review delay reason.

Triennial Review Delay Reason Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_X]TriennialDelayRsnCd

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

INITIAL IEPS ONLY: Special Ed Referral Code

Choose the special education referral code from the pop-up menu.

Special Education Referral Code Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_X]SpEdReferralCode

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Alternate Assessment

Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate that the student has taken an alternate assessment.

[S_NM_STU_X]AlternateAssessment

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Services Fact

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Braille

Provide a Yes or No indication of whether the student requires braille instruction

[S_NM_STU_X]Braille_YN

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Snapshot

Expected Graduation Date

Enter the student’s expected graduation date.

[S_NM_STU_X]ExpectedGradDate

NOVA Resource:

Not Used

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Expected Diploma Type

Choose a diploma type from the pop-up menu.

Expected Diploma Type Descriptor Set

[S_NM_STU_X]ExpectedDiplomaType

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Planned post Grad Activity

Choose the planned post-graduation activity.

Planned Post Graduate Activity Descriptor Set

Valid Values:

  • - Blank

  • 01 - Attend college/university

  • 02 - Attend junior college 

  • 03 - Attend trade school.

  • 04 - Work

[S_NM_STU_X]SPEDPostGradActivity

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Off-Site Students

Off-Site Student - Responsible School

Displays a list of schools that are NOT excluded from state reporting. The default value is blank. The value stored in the database is taken from schools.school_number.

Note: This must be populated for students with a 99x location value.

[S_NM_STU_X]OSS_Responsible

NOVA Resource:

StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Local Use Only Fields

Student has current IEP recommending service

Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu.

[S_NM_STU_X]SpEd_YN

NOVA Resource:

Not Used

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Statement on IEP that addresses transition services need for student 14 years or older

Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu.

[S_NM_STU_X]TransitionStatementOnIEP_YN

NOVA Resource:

Not Used

Legacy Reports:

Student

Student Snapshot

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Transition IEP Status Code

Choose the appropriate transition IEP status code from the pop-up menu. This code applies to continuing or transition IEP special education students who did not graduate after four years of high school and who have a current IEP that contains prior written notice that the student is not predicted to graduate with their peers.

This field is required for returning 12th grade students who continue beyond four years of high school.

If this field is populated, the Graduation Status Code on the Student and Student Snapshot extracts should be blank and the Expected Graduation Timeframe must be completed.

[S_NM_STU_X]TransitionIEPStatus

NOVA Resource:

Not Used

Legacy Reports:

StudentStudent Snapshot

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

Special Education Caseload Manager Data Validation

Receiving extended year services

Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu.

[S_NM_STU_X]RecvExtendedYearSvc_YN

NOVA Resource:

Not Used

Legacy Reports:

Special Education Student

Special Education Snapshot

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