Special Education Component

The Primary Disability characteristic is pulled from the Special Ed Tab-> Student Primary Disability View link.

Note: These values are automatically generated as IEPs are created in Illuminate.

The Secondary Disability characteristic is pulled from the Special Ed Tab-> Student Secondary Disability View link.

Note: These values are automatically generated as IEPs are created in Illuminate.

The IEP Date = the "Publish Date" of the most recently published IEP.

Support Services are reported from the Special Ed Tab-> Student Support Service Details link.

Only services that overlap the count period will be reported.

Note: Support Services are automatically generated by publishing an IEP and only programs with a state code will be reported.

The Program Service Code characteristic is reported from the Special Ed Tab-> Student Program Code Details link.

Only programs that overlap the count period will be reported.

Note: Programs are automatically generated by publishing an IEP and only programs with a state code will be reported.

The Primary Educational Setting is pulled from the "Instructional Setting" field under the Special Ed Tab-> Student Demographics link.

The Placed by Another District IEP characteristic is generated from the "Placed by Another District IEP" field under the Special Ed Tab-> Student Demographics link.

The SpecEd Exit Reason is generated based on the following rules:

If a student has an ineligible IEP or IFSP during the count period = True, then Code "30"

If a student has a parent revocation of an IEP or IFSP during the count period = True, then Code "30"

If both of the above = False, then no SpecEd Exit Reason is reported.

The SpecEd Exit Date = Date of Ineligible IEP/IFSP or Date of Parent Revocation

Section 52 FTE is reported if the "Section 53" field is flagged "No" under the Special Ed Tab-> Student Demographics link.

The FTE is determined by dividing the sum of the program hours by the ratio of clock hours to instructional weeks (i.e., Sum of Program Hours/(Total Building Clock Hours/Instructional Weeks).

Section 53 FTE is reported if the "Section 53" field is flagged "Yes" under the Special Ed Tab-> Student Demographics link.

The FTE is determined by dividing the sum of the program hours by the ratio of clock hours to instructional weeks (i.e., Sum of Program Hours/(Total Building Clock Hours/Instructional Weeks).

If you have specific questions about this component, the data elements, or rules please reference the MSDS Collection Details Manual.

If you have additional questions about where the extract pulls data from for state reporting you can reach us via e-mail at help@illuminateed.com or by telephone at (517) 224-4499.