Section 611: Technical Assistance to Meet Requirements

In 2004, Congress added Section 611(c) to IDEA, which gave the Secretary of Education the authority to reserve up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts appropriated under Part B of the IDEA for each fiscal year to provide TA under IDEA Section 616(i), where needed, to improve the capacity of States to meet the IDEA data collection requirements.

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The OSEP currently supports several TA centers using 611 funds. In 2019, examples include:

• The Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy) (website)

• The IDEA Data Center (IDC) (website) 

• The Center for the Integration of IDEA Data (CIID) (website)

• The Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting (CIFR) (website)

• The National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) (website)

• The National Technical Assistance Center for Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) (website)

• The National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO) (website)

• The EDFacts Technical Support Services II contract (jointly funded with the National Center for Education Statistics)

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To learn more about OSEP-funded TA Centers, click here.

 

Section 616: Data Analysis

Section 616 is often referred to as the "public reporting requirements".

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In 2004, Congress also added Section 616 to IDEA to require States to submit to OSERS (the office wherein OSEP resides) and make available to the public, a state performance plan (SPP) and an annual performance report (APR) with data on how each State implements both Part B and C of the IDEA to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.

 

Section 618: State Data Collection

Section 618 of the IDEA requires each state to submit data about:

1. infants and toddlers who receive early-intervention services under Part C of the IDEA

2. children with disabilities who receive special education and related services under Part B of the IDEA.

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There are 12 data collections authorized under Section 618 of the IDEA.

 

Under Part C:

• child count

• settings

• exiting

• dispute resolution

Under Part B:

• child count

• educational environments

• personnel

• exiting

• discipline

• assessment

• dispute resolution

• maintenance of effort reduction/ coordinated early intervening services

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See the Annual Activities (Calendar) page for more information about data reporting requirements.

 

Additional Readings

OSEP IDEA Section 618 Data Products Home Page

• State-Level Data Files

• Collection Documents

• State Data Tables

• Useful Data Links

• IDEA Annual Report to Congress