Introduction
For the 2026-2027 school year, Texas districts must report special education data under both the legacy and new funding models. Districts must continue reporting the instructional arrangement and setting code. Districts must also begin reporting the new Tier of Intensity, applicable SPED Service Groups, and average Number of Minutes in SPED values.
This tab allows users to maintain the required student-level data:
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Tier of Intensity
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SPED Service Groups 1–3 and 4–5
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Number of Minutes in SPED
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Applicable begin and end dates
This separates the new funding-model data from the legacy instructional-arrangement and setting-code fields, helping districts prepare accurate PEIMS Attendance and Summer submissions
Note: A student can be active in two service groups at the same time, one from Service Groups 1 through 3 and one from Service Groups 4 or 5.
Navigation: Start Page > Student Selection > Special Programs > SPED Intensity of Service
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Data Element |
Additional Information |
[Table] Field Name |
Used in these Reports |
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Comment |
Comments about this SPED Intensity of Service record. Optional. |
[SpEnrollments]SP_Comment |
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Entry Date |
The date the student's SPED Intensity of Service record begins. This date should align with the student's IEP effective date. Format is mm/dd/yyyy. Required. |
[SpEnrollments]SP_Enter_Date |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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Exit Date |
The date the student's SPED Intensity of Service record ends. Enter only when the student's IEP changes in a way affecting these values. Format is mm/dd/yyyy. Optional. |
[SpEnrollments]SP_Exit_Date |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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Tier Of Intensity (E3153) |
Choose a Tier of Intensity code. Reference TX PEIMS Data Standards documentation code table C371. Required. |
[S_TX_SEN_IOS_X]E3153_TIER_OF_INTENSITY |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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SPED Service Group 1-3 (E3159A) |
Choose a SPED Service Group from groups 1 through 3. Reference TX PEIMS Data Standards documentation code table C373 (codes 01–03). A student may be active in one group from 1-3 concurrently with one group from 4-5. Optional. |
[S_TX_SEN_IOS_X]E3159A_SPED_SVC_GRP |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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SPED Service Group 4-5 (E3159B) |
Choose a SPED Service Group from groups 4 or 5. Reference TX PEIMS Data Standards documentation code table C373 (codes 04–05). A student may be active in one group from 4-5 concurrently with one group from 1-3. Optional. |
[S_TX_SEN_IOS_X]E3159B_SPED_SVC_GRP |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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Number Of Minutes In SPED (E3162) |
Enter the average number of minutes the student receives SPED services. Valid range is 0 through 600. Required. |
[S_TX_SEN_IOS_X]E3162_NUM_MINUTES_SPED |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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Exclude from PEIMS |
Choose whether to exclude this record from PEIMS reporting. Default is (0) No. Optional. |
[SpEnrollments]Exclude_from_state_reporting |
PEIMS Attendance, PEIMS Summer |
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System Comment |
Comments about this special program. This field is read-only and reserved for SRC TX Special Programs automation features. |
[SpEnrollments]SP_Comment |
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Descriptor Table Values
C371 – SPED Tier of Intensity
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Code |
Description |
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01 |
Tier 1 – Student Receives Speech Therapy Only or Minimal SPED Services |
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02 |
Tier 2 – Low Intensity Supports Across Domains |
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03 |
Tier 3 – Moderate, Targeted SPED Services |
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04 |
Tier 4 – Sustained, Multi-Domain Support |
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05 |
Tier 5 – High Intensity, Complex Needs |
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06 |
Tier 6 – Very High Intensity, Complex Needs |
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07 |
Tier 7 – Public or Private Day Placement or Max Domain Intensity |
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08 |
Tier 8 – Residential Placement |
C373 – SPED Service Groups
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Code |
Description |
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01 |
SPED Svc Grp 1 – Rel Svc 180-270 Min; Rec Spec Trans; Stu Rec Pare Counsel |
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02 |
SPED Svc Grp 2 – Rel Svc 270-540 Mins |
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03 |
SPED Svc Grp 3 – Rel Svc At Least 540 Mins |
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04 |
SPED Svc Grp 4 – Mod 1:1 Support or Less Than 4 Hrs Other Setting |
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05 |
SPED Svc Grp 5 – Sig 1:1 Support or At Least 4 Hrs Other Setting |