SPP / APR Stakeholder Information
Welcome to the State of Missouri’s SPP/APR stakeholder information page. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) established the State Performance Plan (SPP) which is a series of special education “indicators” that measure the state’s and each LEA’s services and results for students with disabilities.
The Office of Special Education works with stakeholders to set annual targets, or goals, for how the state and LEAs should perform on these indicators. Use the following information to become familiar with the indicators.
Please view our general Overview video prior to the indicators. The presentation with notes is available here.
Target Survey Responses
Special Education Advisory Pannel Meeting Minutes and Handouts
The Life of Henry*: A Student’s Educational Timeline through the SPP/APR Indicators
- Indicators 1 & 2: Graduation and Dropout
Indicator 1: Percent of youth with IEPs exiting from high school with a regular high school diploma
Indicator 2: Percent of youth with IEPs dropping out of high school
Indicators 1 and 2 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicators 1 and 2: Data and Improvement Activity Updates
2022-23 Special Education Focus Group - Indicator 1 - Graduation
2022-23 Special Education Focus Group - Indicator 2 - Dropout
2022-23 Advisory Group Notes on Transition
2022-23 Advisory Group Power Point on Transition
2023-24 Advisory Group Power Point – Graduation and Dropout page 3 to 9
- Indicator 3: State assessment participation and proficiency
Indicator 3: (A) Participation rate for children with IEPs, (B) Proficiency rate for children with IEPs against grade-level academic standards, (C) Proficiency rate for children with IEPs against alternate academic achievement standards, (D) Gap in proficiency rates for children with IEPs and all students against grade-level academic achievement standards. (Updates Coming Soon)
Indicator 3 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 3: Data and Activity Improvement Updates
2022-23 SEAP Indicator 3 - Assessment
2023-24 Advisory Group Power Point – State Assessments pages 30 to 34
- Indicators 4a & 4b: Discipline Suspension / Expulsion
Indicator 4a: Percent of LEAs with significant discrepancy.
Indicator 4b: Percent of LEAs with significant discrepancy by race/ethnicity
Indicators 4a and 4b Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 4: Data and Activity Improvement Updates
2022-23 SPP/APR Indicator 4 Notes
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – Disproportionality Indicator proposed Changes pages 38 to 40
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – Discipline Removal Rates pages 3 to 7
- Indicator 5: School-age Least Restrictive Environments
Indicator 5: Percent of children with IEPs aged 5K-21 served:
- A: Inside the regular class 80% or more of the day
- B: Inside the regular class less than 40% of the day
- C: In separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements
Indicator 5 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 5: Data and Activity Improvement Updates
2022-23 SPP/APR Indicator 5 Notes
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – School-age Educational Environments pages 16 to 20
- Indicator 6: Early Childhood Special Education Environments
Indicator 6: Percent of children with IEPs aged 3 through PK5 attending a:
- A: Regular early childhood program and receiving the majority of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program
- B: Separate special education class, separate school or residential facility
- C: Receiving special education and related services in the home
Indicator 6 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 6: Data Updates
2022-23 SPP/APR Indicator 6 Notes
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – ECSE Educational Environments pages 22 to 25
- Indicator 7: Early childhood outcomes
Indicator 7: Percent of preschool children ages 3 - 5 with IEPs with improved (A) Positive social-emotional skills, (B) Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills, (C) Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.
Indicator 7 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 7: Data and Activity Improvement Updates
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – Early Childhood Outcomes pages 46 to 52
- Indicator 8: Parent Involvement
Indicator 8: Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.
Indicator 8 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 8: Data and Activity Improvement Updates
Focus Group Presentation on Parent Involvement, June 22, 2023
2022-23 SSP/APR Indicator 8 Notes
2022-23 Advisory Group Notes on Parent Involvement
2022-23 Advisory Group Power Point on Parent Involvement
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – Parent Involvement pages 9 to 13
- Indicator 9 & 10: Disproportionality in identification by race/ethnicity
- Indicator 9: Percent of districts with disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services that is the result of inappropriate identification.Indicator 10: Percent of districts with disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in specific disability categories that is the result of inappropriate identification.
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – Disproportionate Representation pages 15 to 19
2023-24 – Advisory Group Power Point – Disproportionality Indicator proposed Changes pages 38 to 40
- Indicator 11: Child Find
Indicator 11: Percent of children evaluated within 60 days of parental consent or state timeframe. In Missouri our current target is 100%. This indicator does not need a new target set.
2021-22 Indicator 11: Data Updates
2022-23 SPP/APR Indicator 11 Notes
2023-24 Advisory Group Power Point – Child Find pages 21 to 23
2023-24 Advisory Group Power Point – Proposed Timelines pages 35 to 37
- Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition
Indicator 12: Percent of children found Part B eligible with IEP implemented by 3rd birthday. In Missouri our current target is 100%. This indicator does not need a new target set.
2021-22 Indicator 12: Data Updates
2022-23 SPP/APR Indicator 12 Notes
2023-24 Advisory Group Power Point – Early Childhood Transition pages 24 to 26
2023-24 Advisory Group Power Point – Proposed Timelines pages 35 to 37
- Indicator 13: Secondary Transition
Indicator 13: Percent of youth ages 16+ with measurable, annually updated IEP goals and appropriate transition assessment, services, and courses. In Missouri our current target is 100%. This indicator does not need a new target set.
- Indicator 14: Post School Outcomes
Indicator 14: Percent of youth with IEPs, no longer in school, (A) Enrolled in higher education; (B) Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed; (C) Enrolled in higher education, other postsecondary education, or training program or competitively employed or in some other employment, within one year of leaving high school.
Indicator 14 Open Question Survey Responses
2021-22 Indicator 14: Data Updates
2021-22 Indicator 14: Improvement Activity Updates
2022-23 Indicator 14 Post-school Outcomes
- Indicators 15 & 16: Resolutions Sessions and Mediations
Indicator 15: Percent of hearing requests that went to resolution sessions that were resolved through resolution session settlement agreements.
Indicator 16: Percent of Mediations held that resulted in mediation agreements.
- Indicator 17: State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
Indicator 17: The SPP (State Performance Plans) and the APR (Annual Performance Reports) includes comprehensive, ambitious, achievable, multi-year SSIP, with Phase I analysis, Phase II plan, Phase III implementation and evaluation, with stakeholder engagement in all phases, for improving results for children with disabilities.
Indicator 17 Open Question Survey Responses
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B program receives 100% percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For Federal Fiscal Year 2020, the total amount of grant funds awarded was $249,941,500.