1. 2018-2019 STARS Changes In Special Education
Presenter: Anita Curtis - IT

2. Special Education Events Template
Field 5 – Special Ed Event Type Code,
>Added codes 13 and 14 - 13
Returning senior who has a current IEP with written prior notice that will receive a conditional certificate of transition. CONTINUING IEP – MUST BE IN SCHOOL. 14
Returning senior who has a current IEP with prior written notice that student will receive a conditional certificate of transition – TRANSITION MAY/MAY NOT BE IN SCHOOL
Field 5 – Special Ed Event Type Code,
Event Type Code 40 now incorporates all events associated with SPP 13 Secondary Transition Goals (Discontinued codes 42 to 56). Rule Change: Now required for 14+ 40
The LEA assures that compliance has been met for the following Post-secondary Transition Goals. NOW Required for 14 and older. YES
Are there appropriate measurable post-secondary annual goals?
Are there appropriate, measurable post-secondary IEP goals related to the student's transition service needs?
Are there annual IEP goals related to the student's transition service needs?
Are there transition services and/or courses identified in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet the postsecondary goal(s)?
Were the postsecondary goals based upon an age appropriate transition assessment?
Is there evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services were discussed?
Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet the postsecondary goal(s)?
If appropriate, is there evidence that a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority?

3. Student Template
Field 46 - REPEATING LAST YEAR. Clarification. If a student is repeating the same grade they were in during the prior school year mark, Y = Retained
Field 53 - EXPECTED GRADUATION TIMEFRAME - No longer Collected.
Field 66 - POST GRADUATE ACTIVITY - No longer Collected.
Field SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSITION - No longer Collected.

4. Special Education Snapshot Template
Field 23 – ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT - NEW
- Provide a Y or N indication of whether the Special Education Student is entitled to take an alternate assessment rather than the regular state assessment, as documented in their Service Plan (IEP).
Field 44 – PRIMARY SETTING CODES - Replaced with NEW CODES
– All codes are NEW to align to federal reporting valid values.
– Translation table is posted in STARS

5. Field #44, PRIMARY SETTING CROSSWALK
PRIMARY SETTING CODE CROSSWALK (CHANGE)
New Code
Old Codes HH
EC04,SA04,SA18
RC80
SA01,SA14 SS
EC05,EC06,EC14,SA05, SA06,SA12,SA15
RC79TO40
SA02 RF
EC07,EC08,EC18,SA07,SA08
RC39
SA03,SA17
SPL
EC16
REC10YSV
EC22,EC26,EC28,EC30 SC
EC17
REC10YOT
EC23.EC31 CF
SA09,SA21
REC09YSV
EC24,EC27,EC29,EC32
PPPS
SA10,SA19
REC09YOT
EC25,EC33

6. Educational Environment (IDEA) Early Childhood
The programs in which children ages 3 through 5 attend and the settings in which these children receive special education and related services. Age on child count date.
REC09YOT – Other Location Regular Early Childhood Program (less than 10 hours)
REC10YOT – Other Location Regular Early Childhood Program (at least 10 hours)
REC09YSV – Services in Regular Early Childhood Program (less than 10 hours)
REC10YSV – Services in Regular Early Childhood Program (at least 10 hours)
SC – Separate Class SS – Separate School RF – Residential Facility H – Home SPL – Service Provider Location

7. Educational Environment (IDEA) School Age
The settings in which children ages 6 through 21 receive special education and related services. Age on child count date.
RC80 – Inside regular class 80% or more of the day RC79TO40 – Inside regular class 40% through 79% of the day RC39 – Inside regular class less than 40% of the day SS – Separate School RF – Residential Facility
HH – Homebound/Hospital CF – Correctional Facilities PPPS – Parentally Placed in Private Schools

8. Special Education Snapshot Template
Fields no longer collected:
Field 28 – LIVING SETTING CODE
Field 38 – DISABILITY PRIMARY CAUSE CODE
Field 39 – LIVING SETTING CODE.
Field 40 – HEARING IMPAIRMENT LEVEL CODE.
Field 41 – VISION IMPAIRMENT LEVEL CODE.
Field 42 – TERTIARY DISABILITY CODE.
Field 43 – QUATERNARY DISABILITY CODE.
Field 45 – TRANSITION IEP STATUS CODE (no longer collected here but captured in Special Education Events template).
Field 61 - ENROLLED AT SCHOOL YEAR START INDICATOR

9. Special Education Services Fact Template
NEW Field 13 – SERVICE DURATION –
Report the number of minutes the service is occurring per week.
NEW Field 28 – PRIMARY STAFF ID
Staff ID of the related service provider
Fields no longer collected:
Field 6 - PLACEMENT TYPE
Field 11 – SERVICE SIZE
Field 12 – SERVICE FREQUENCY
Field 14 – SERVICE CYCLE
Field 21 - SERVICE PROVIDER NAME

10. 2018-2019 Special Education QUICKSTART GUIDE (Excel) https://webnew

11. FIND your district’s ASSIGNED contact at the SEB?
Or in STARS Reporting
…/District and Location Reports/Special Education/Special Ed Profile report
Charlene Marcotte,
Ida Tewa, ,
Corrine Romero, ,
Joanie Roybal, ,
Michelle Mitchell, ,
Sbicca Brodeur,
Jessica Aufrichtig, ,
Main # is

12. Questions