Special Education

Students with Disabilities Exiting School in 2021

The Special Education Division would like to know what you are doing since you have exited school. Are you working? Attending college? We want to know! This information helps us at the SED to determine if students with disabilities are being properly prepared for the college, career and life.

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Vision

where the SED should go and why

All students with disabilities (SWDs) are engaged in high quality curriculum and instruction within inclusive educational environment opportunities that leads to deep learning which results in college, career, and community readiness.

Mission

who we are as a team, how we work toward our vision, and what makes us unique

The Special Education Division will provide supports to districts, parents and SWDs to ensure outcomes of a free appropriate public education for students protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We will review data to make decisions that will impact support for SWDs to meet college and career ready standards through equitable access to rigorous courses, high-quality instruction, and appropriate supports.

Core Values

guiding principles of our work and how we operate

The SED has high expectations, engages in culturally responsive practices, promotes student relationships, family and community engagement and a collective responsibility for SWDs and their families. What does that mean?

“Ensuring that all children, including children with disabilities, are held to rigorous academic standards and high expectations is a shared responsibility for all of us.” – US Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter, November 16, 2015

Joint Statement on Interprofessional Collaborative Goals in School-Based Practice

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Advisory Panel Meeting Announcements

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and CREC link

UDL is a framework for learning design that reflects what we know from the learning sciences about how people learn

https://www.crecnm.org/UDL-Professional-Learning

Region 9 Education Cooperative: Special Education Division – Resources

Resources supported by NMPED and OSEP

https://ectacenter.org/

https://ncsi.wested.org/

District Profile Report for Students with Disabilities

The Special Education Division has developed a District Profile Report (DPR) system where the DPR data will be made available starting with school year 2017-2018. There are two sides to the system, a General Public View and District View. The General Public View does not require a login and password and can be accessed by anyone. The data in this view is masked to meet the requirements of FERPA.

The District View requires a login and password and can only be accessed with the login and password. This data is not masked therefore a login and password is required. LEA staff will only be able to access the data for their own respective LEA.

Visit the District Profile Report System

STARS Data Reporting Dates

First Reporting Period	40^th Day
LEA Snapshot	10/12/2022
Submission Begins	10/13/2022 @ 12:00 AM
10 Business Day Submission Deadline	10/26/2021 @ 11:59 PM
Data Review Begins	10/27/2022 @ 12:00 AM
Data Review Deadline	11/10/2022 @ 11:59 PM
School Budget Membership Reports sent to LEAs	Once all validations are complete
STARS Data Certification	Will Leave to School Budget to determine

STARS Submission Schedule/Templates

Data Submission Window	Date on Templates	Official Snapshot Date	Official Data Submission Window Opens
Open Year Round	07/15/2022	NA	TBD
1st Reporting Period (40D)	10/01/2022	10/12/2022	10/13/2022
2nd Reporting Period (80D)	12/15/2022	12/01/2022	12/02/2022
3rd Reporting Period (120D)	03/01/2023	02/08/2023	02/09/2023
End of Year (EOY)	06/01/2023	Last Day of School	05/15/2023