The ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ (ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ) is committed to ensuring that all Texas public school systems provide eligible students with high-quality special education services. The State Performance Plan (SPP) data submission is crucial for ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ to accurately report statewide performance on these federal SPP indicators. The ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ will close data submissions for the 2023-2024 school year State Performance Plan (SPP) application in the ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ Login (ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑL) system on August 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., for both State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 (Preschool Outcomes) and SPPI 13 (Secondary Transition). Local education agencies (LEAs) must ensure their data submission for both SPPI 7 and SPPI 13 are in a βCertifiedβ status to meet the data submission deadline.
Important Dates
- Data Collection Period: July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
- SPP Application Opening Date: April 1, 2024
- SPP Application Closing Date: August 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
- Certification Deadline: August 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
LEA Responsibilities
- Data Submission Timeline: LEAs must submit data for all students who meet the inclusion criteria for SPPI 7 and SPPI 13 within the specified data collection period.
- Certification Requirement: LEAs must designate at least one user with a βCertifierβ role to oversee the SPP data submission process. If a designated Certifier for one of the SPP indicators is no longer in their position or employed by the LEA, a new Certifier must be appointed. ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ recommends that LEAs review and update their ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑL roles regularly to ensure efficient and timely data submissions in the SPP application to achieve a βCertifiedβ status by the deadline.
- Certification of Non-Applicable Data: If a campus included in the SPP application has no students meeting the data collection criteria for one of the SPP indicators, then the LEA must certify within the SPP application that βno students meet the data collection criteriaβ by the data submission deadline to ensure data reporting accuracy and integrity.
Data Submission Support
- For resources and guidance about the data submission process in the SPP application, please visit ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑβsβ―SPPI 7 ²Ή²Τ»εβ―SPPI 13 webpages.
- LEAs seeking programmatic or technical support with their data submissions should contact their respective regional education service center (ESC). ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖΑ also provides support for questions about the SPPI 7 and SPPI 13 data submissions via email atβ―spp@tea.texas.gov.
