Specifically, this Act requires each state to:

• Have in place a SPP that evaluates that state's efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of this part and describes how the state will improve such implementation.
• Submit an Annual Performance Report (APR)that evaluates the state's efforts to implement IDEA 2004.
• Report to the public on the performance of each school district and early intervention program relative to the targets specified in the SPP [§300.602 (b)(1)(i)(A)]. Some targets are set by the federal government, and some are set by the state.

This information provides local districts and communities an opportunity to see what is working well in their special education and early intervention programs and to identify what aspects of those programs are in need of improvement. This is somewhat similar to the Education YES! accountability report cards that districts receive every year.

This is the fourth year of district level public reporting. The IDEA 2004 focuses on special education programs and services from ages 3 through 21, and has 20 results and compliance indicators. This year, states must report on special education Indicators 3, 5 and 8-12 based on the data from the 2008-2009 school year. For Indicators 1, 2, and 4, there is a required one year data lag, and the data used are from 2007-2008. The state level progress on the remaining indicators is available in the APR.

The indicators included in this IDEA Public Reporting are:

1. Graduation
2. Dropout
3. Statewide Assessment; Adequate Yearly Progress, Participation, & Proficiency
4. Suspension/Expulsion
5. Educational Environments
8. Facilitated Parent Involvement
9. Disproportionate Representation- Child with a Disability
10. Disproportionate Representation- Eligibility Category
11. Child Find
12. Early Childhood Transition

There is no public reporting this year for Indicator 13 or 14, because the indicators are in revision per the United States Department of Education. They were not included in the most recent APR. They will appear in future public reporting as new indicators with new data.

For user-friendly information about the indicators view the documents, Special Education Facts.

The IDEA early intervention services for infants and toddlers birth through two (2) years of age are known as Early On® in Michigan. This year Early On® is required to report the performance of each service area for Indicators 1, 2 and 4-8 based on data from federal fiscal year 2008 (2008-2009).

The Indicators for Early On® Public Reporting include:

1. Early intervention services provided in a timely manner.
2. Receive early intervention services in the home or programs for typically developing children.
4. Family Outcomes
    A) Knowing their rights
    B) Effectively communicate their children's needs, and
    C) Help their children develop and learn
5. Birth to 1 with Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) compared to peers.
6. Birth to 3 with IFSPs compared to peers.
7. Timliness of IFSP-eligible infants/toddlers with IFSPs within the 45-day timeline.
8. All children exiting who received timely transition planning to support the child's transition to preschool and other community services by their third birthday including:
    A) IFSPs with transition steps and services;
    B) Notification to Local Educational Agency (LEA), if child potentially eligible for special education; and
    C) Transition conference, if child potentially eligible for special education.

Public reporting must include broad dissemination, be accessible to individuals with disabilities, and be understandable to the general public.

These reports for Special Education and Early On® are available at:

• 2010 IDEA Public Report for Districts and Service Areas

For additional information regarding:

• The preschool or special education content of the Public Report, please contact Patti Oates-Ulrich at the following Email address MDE-SPP-Public-Reporting@michigan.govor call 517-241-4418.
• The Early On® or infant/toddler content of the Public Report, please contact Vanessa Winborne at the following Email address MDE-SPP-Public-Reporting@michigan.govor call 517-335-4865.
• If you are having difficulty with this Public Reporting Web site, please use the following electronic helpline nhackett@mi-iis.com.