What's New/s @ SST6?

• 12.1.25 PROGRESS: Professional Resources for Optimizing Growth & Results in Exceptional Student Success
• 12.4.25 Retention Strategies in the Math Classroom, Grades K-6 using the framework of Ohio's Plan K-12 for Mathematics
• 12.5.25 Retention Strategies in the Math Classroom, Grades 7-12 using the framework of Ohio's Plan K-12 for Mathematics
• 12.10.25 Literacy Leader Network
• 1.6.26 SMCoP: Service Delivery & Instructional Approaches (INVITE ONLY)
• 1.13.26 SMCoP: Service Delivery & Instructional Approaches (INVITE ONLY)
• 1.16.26 Emergent Literacy (INVITE ONLY)
• 1.29.26 CTE Community of Practice: Building Excellence in CTE Programming

The 2025–2026 Special Education Profile release is approaching. Each year, districts receive their profiles in two phases, beginning with the December release of indicators that require action. These profiles provide valuable data to help districts monitor performance, ensure compliance, and support continuous improvement in special education.

2025-2026 Special Education Profile Release Process

The district profile is released to educational agencies in two phases.

• Phase 1 - Typically released in December, this version includes only the indicators that require action.
• Access is limited to district staff in the following Ohio Educational System Directory (OEDS) roles:

• Phase 2 - Released in May, this version includes all indicators and is made available to the same staff listed in Phase 1. It is followed shortly by the public release.

Indicators released in Phase 1 are:

1. Indicator 12 Early Childhood Transition from Part C to Part B*
2. Alternate Assessment Participation*
3. Indicator 4a Significant Discipline Discrepancy in Long-Term Suspension/Expulsion*
4. Indicator 4b Significant Discipline Discrepancy in Long-Term Suspension/Expulsion by Race/Ethnicity*
5. Indicator 1 Graduation*
6. Indicator 2 Dropout*
7. Indicator 13 Secondary Transition*
8. Indicator 11 Initial Evaluation Timelines*
9. Disproportionate Representation (Indicators 9 & 10)*
10. Disproportionality: Identification for Special Education*
11. Disproportionality: Placement of Students with Disabilities*
12. Disproportionality: Discipline of Students with Disabilities*

Now’s the time to prepare your team and confirm OEDS roles for access ahead of the December release.

To find out more, visit: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Special-Education/Special-Education-Data-and-Funding/Special-Education-Accountability-Resources/Ohio-s-Special-Education-Profiles

The Department of Education and Workforce, Office for Exceptional Children issued guidance around lapsed/expired evaluation team reports (ETR). Once a student has been identified as having a disability under the IDEA and the Ohio Operating Standards, that identification remains in effect until the student is formally exited from special education. Therefore, even if an ETR has lapsed, it does not expire. Any subsequent evaluation is considered a reevaluation, not an initial evaluation. Guidance can be found on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce website here.

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