Data Accountability Center

618 Data Collection Information

Section 618 of IDEA specifies data that states must collect and report that measure results for children and families served through state Part B and Part C programs. Materials specifically designed to help you carry out IDEA data collection requirements are available by accessing the links on this page.

Part B

IDEA Data & EDFacts Reports Crosswalks

SY 2010-11 IDEA Data & EDFacts Reports Crosswalk
Child Count, January 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)
Educational Environments, revised April 2011(PDF / MS-Word)
Personnel, January 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)
Discipline, January 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)
Exiting, February 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)
SY 2009-10 IDEA Data & EDFacts Reports Crosswalk - Updated Oct 14, 2010 (PDF / MS-Word)
Assessment, January 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)
SY 2008-09 IDEA Data & EDFacts Reports Crosswalk (PDF / MS-Word)

Q & As

Child Count, reviewed March 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Educational Environments, reviewed March 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Personnel, reviewed March 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Exiting, revised February 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Discipline, revised April 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Assessment, April 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Maintenance of Effort and Coordinated Early Intervening Services, revised April 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)

Criteria for Data Validation Process: Flagging Year-to-Year Changes, revised September 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Data Collection History, revised December 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Data Dictionary, revised January 2013 (PDF / MS-Word)
Data Edits, revised October 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)

State Use of Developmental Delay for Children with Disabilities, Ages 3 through 9: Fall 2011 (School Year 2011-2012) (PDF / MS-Excel)
States Reporting IDEA Part B Data by Federal Disability Categories for Children Ages 3 through 5 - Fall 2011 (School Year 2011-12) (PDF / MS-Excel)
States Reporting IDEA Part B Data by Federal Disability Categories for Children Ages 6 through 21 - Fall 2011 (School Year 2011-12) (PDF / MS-Excel)


Part C

Q & As

Child Count, revised March 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Program Settings, revised March 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Exiting, reviewed March 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)

Criteria for Data Validation Process: Flagging Year-to-Year     Changes, revised June 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Data Collection History, revised December 2012 (PDF / MS-Word)
Data Dictionary, revised January 2013 (PDF / MS-Word)
Data Edits, revised October 2011 (PDF / MS-Word)

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