SPECIAL REPORTS

States must submit a State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) by February of each year. The submission uses the previous year’s performance data.

Following the release of the 2022 State Performance Reports/Annual Performance Reports (SPP/APRs) by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Dept. of Education in late September 2022, The Advocacy Institute produced a series of Special Reports examining the annual targets set by states for several of the SPP indicators. States were required to include new 6 year targets for FFY 2020 through 2025 in their 2022 submission. As directed by OSEP, the State's FFY 2025 target must reflect improvement over the baseline data.

• Examining Annual Targets for Indicator 1: Percent of youth with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) exiting special education due to graduating with a regular high school diploma
  
  This special report examines each state’s annual targets for the SPP/APR Indicator 1, which measures the percentage of students with IEPs who exited special education due to graduating with a regular high school diploma. The report finds the amount of improvement varies dramatically across states. Download the full report (PDF, 3 pages)
  
  
• Examining Annual Targets for Indicator 2: Percent of youth with IEPs who exited special education due to dropping out
  
  This special report examines each state’s annual targets for the SPP/APR Indicator 2, which measures the percentage of students with IEPs who exited special education due to dropping out. The report finds the amount of improvement varies dramatically across states. Download the full report (PDF, 3 pages)
  
  

• Examining Annual Targets for Indicator 3B: Proficiency for Children with IEPs on Statewide Assessments
  
  This special report examines each state’s annual targets for Indicator 3B for FFY 2020-2025 which measures the proficiency for children with IEPs on state assessments in reading and math in grades 4, 8 and high school. The report finds the rate of proficiency and amount of improvement expected for students with IEPs varies dramatically across states. Download the full report (PDF, 18 pages)
  
  
  
• Examining Annual Targets for Indicator 3D: Gap in Proficiency for Children with IEPs and All Students on Statewide Assessments
  
  This special report examines each state’s annual targets for Indicator 3D for FFY 2020-2025 which measures the gap in proficiency rates for children with IEPs and all students against grade level academic achievement standards on state assessments in reading and math in
  grades 4, 8 and high school. The report finds the rate of gap closing varies dramatically across states. Download the full report (PDF, 18 pages)
  
  
  
• Examining Annual Targets for Indicator 5: Educational Environments
  
  This special report examines each state’s annual targets for Indicator 5 for FFY 2020-2025 which measures the percentage of students being served in various educational environments. The report finds the amount of improvement (i.e., increase in Target A) varies dramatically across states. Download the full report (PDF, 12 pages)