Special Education Update

Recently, local education agencies (LEAs) received a notification about reviewing 4010 enrollments through the Approved Private School Electronic Management (APSEM) system for school year 2023-2024. Please use the following instructions to review your Approved Private School (APS) enrollments:

1. Log-in as an Approved Private School (APS) or a Local Educational Agency (LEA) User.
2. Click the Reports link on the header.
3. Choose the 4010 Enrollment Report from the report dropdown.
4. Choose 2023-2024 from the School Year dropdown.
5. Click on the Run button.
6. Click the Open button at the bottom of the screen to open the spreadsheet.
7. Review the 4010 enrollments data, including student name, date of birth, primary exceptionality, age category, etc.

Please forward this email to the individual responsible for the APSEM data review in your APS or LEA. If you have questions regarding this information, please contact Eileen Jacobs-Crummel at 717-257-6652 or eiljacobs@pa.gov.

The accountability requirement under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates each state determines the extent to which students are achieving transition outcomes (State Performance Plan - Indicator 14). To meet the federal reporting requirement, each local educational agency (LEA) is mandated to administer an Exit Process and Post-School Surveys to students (who have graduated, dropped out or reached the maximum age) with individualized education programs (IEPs) once over a five-year period, based on the LEA's assignment to a targeted sampling year.

For the 2024-2025 school year, LEAs assigned to target sampling Cohort 5 are required to administer the My Plan for Success (MP4S) Exit Process. During 2025-2026 these same LEAs will be required to complete the Post-School Surveys.

The following information specifically addresses the Exit Process administration for 2024-25. LEAs assigned to target sampling Cohort 5, as listed below, are required to address the following:

• Administer the Exit Process for all student leavers (graduates, dropouts, and students who reach maximum age) who have IEPs. To access information from the September 19, 2024, webinar regarding the administration of the Exit Process, including supporting handouts from the training, visit the PaTTAN Secondary Transition My Plan 4 Success Annual Exit Cohort webpage.
  
  
• Participate in the February 20, 2025, Exit Survey training webinar from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Registration for this event is required and can be completed when registering for the September webinar. Information regarding accessing and entering information into the online system will be presented during this webinar Registration is required and may be accessed directly at: https://www.pattan.net/Events/Webinar/Course-3341/Events/Session-39831. Please note if you registered for the September 19, 2024, training, you are already registered.

For questions about the MP4S Exit Process or Indicator 14, please contact PaTTAN Educational Consultant, Hillary Mangis, hmangis@pattanpgh.net. Your assistance in ensuring compliance with these requirements is greatly appreciated.