Special Education Indicator #1: SPED Identification
This indicator is the percentage of students identified to receive special education (SPED) services.
CALCULATION
For each district, calculate the district percentage of students receiving special education services as follows:
District percentage
of students
receiving special
education services

District number of special education students enrolled in 2003-2004
=
District number of students enrolled in 2003-2004

MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENTS
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DATA SOURCE

Minimum Size Criterion: At least 30 special education
students in the district in 2003-2004.
Special analysis will be applied for those districts not meeting
the minimum size criterion.

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2003-2004 PEIMS fall/submission 1.

NOTES
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Students coded in PEIMS under the instructional setting/arrangement codes 02 (Hospital Class), 81-89 (Residential Care and
Treatment Facility), and 30 (School for Persons with Mental Retardation) are not included in the calculation of this indicator.
Students whose PEIMS code on the 163 Record is 1 (Enrolled in the regional day school program < 50% of the day) or 2 (Enrolled in
the regional day school program ≥ 50% of the day) are not included in the calculation of this indicator.
Students whose PEIMS Average Daily Attendance (ADA) Code = 0 are included in the calculation of this indicator.
The performance levels for this indicator are based on a relative standard. Relative standards will be replaced with absolute standards
over time.
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 The district-level special education identification percentage is compared to the PBMAS standards for the identification of special education
students, and performance levels are assigned as follows:
District Performance Level Criterion: District Percentage of Students Receiving SPED Services
Performance Level (PL) Assignments
Performance
Level = Special
Analysis

Performance
Level = 0
(met standard)

Fewer than 30
students in special
education in the
district in
2003-2004 and
PL not equal to 0.

The district
identification of
students to receive
special education
services is
8.5% or lower.
Minimum size
requirements not
applicable if
PL = 0.

Performance
Level = 1

Performance
Level = 2

The district
The district
identification of
identification of
students to receive students to receive
special education
special education
services is between services is between
8.6% and 11.0%.
11.1% and 16.0%.

Performance
Level = 3
The district
identification of
students to receive
special education
services is 16.1%
or higher.

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