Special Education Update

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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Office of Data Quality

November 4, 2022

To: PIMS Administrators

PIMS IU Points of Contact

District Technology Staff

LEA Data Staff

From: Data Quality Office

Subject: PIMS Documentation Update

• An updated version of the Career Standards Benchmark Reporting How-To Guide was posted today. This and other How-To Guides can be found on the Resources and Trainings tab located at http://www.education.pa.gov > Data and Reporting> PIMS page of the PDE website.

• As a reminder, the new page New PIMS Administrator Checklist can be found at http://www.education.pa.gov > Data and Reporting> PIMS.

Also found on the PIMS webpage:

• Link to the MyPDESuite / PIMS Login page
• Link to the PIMS Application Support Desk
• PIMS Q&A webinar schedule
• PIMS data set webinars
• PIMS collection how-to guides
• Excel reporting tools
• Data reporting dates: Elementary/Secondary Data Collection Calendar
• Additional PIMS resources

If you have any questions, please enter a PIMS Application Support Desk request or call 1-800-661-2423.

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The Grab and Go Series consists of recorded videos, all under 10 minutes in length, designed to provide special education leaders with a succinct synopsis of the mandatory reporting requirements completed through the PA Department of Education (PDE) and Leader Services portals. Leaders and those who hold the responsibility for special education reporting in local education agencies can access the following reporting videos online at any time:

• Act 16 Reporting

• Approved Private School (APS) 4010 & 4011Reporting

• Comprehensive Plan Reporting

• Contingency Fund Reporting

• Homebound Instruction & Instruction Conducted in the Home Reporting

• Restraint Information System Collection (RISC) Reporting

• Special Education Plan Reporting

• Special Education Students at Home (SES) Reporting

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Phone: 724-388-3055

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Phone: 724-599-0140