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  • News Type: News, Announcements, Blog Post, IDC Buzz

    What’s in a Word? IDC Sets Intentions for 2024

    For many of us, the turn of a new year represents not just a change in the calendar but an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and where we might like to go next. And while new year’s resolutions aren’t exactly our thing, we asked IDC TA providers and staff to share with us either a word or brief phrase that they’re keeping close to their minds and hearts as they look forward to a season of renewal and possibility.

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    What Will Stakeholder Engagement Look Like With the New SPP/APR? Making Requirements a Reality!

    By now, we have all heard about the new requirements for including stakeholders in the SPP/APR. The changes to the requirements are found in the SPP/APR instructions. (IDC has created a one page document, FFY 2020–2025 SPP/APR Stakeholder...

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    Unrolling the Blueprints: Revisiting the Theory of Action When Evaluating SSIP Progress

    A theory of action is essential for any project. Just as building blueprints detail dimensions, elevations, and materials needed to build a sound structure, a theory of action outlines the strategies that will result in the accomplishment of a final...

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    The Rates, They Are a-Changin’

    Bob Dylan probably didn’t know much about graduation rates or dropout rates, but we do! Let IDC help you understand the changes in data sources and methodologies for Part B Indicators 1 and 2 in the FFY 2020–2025 SPP/APR. So, “come gather round...

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    The New SSIP Template: Is it Worth Making the Switch?

    Have you heard about the new SSIP template? You may have heard that OSEP has provided an optional template that states can use for FFY 2019 SSIP submissions due April 1, 2021, but you may not have had a chance to review the template or consider if...

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    The New EDFacts Collection Package: Where to Begin

    You may have heard that the EDFacts Information Collection Package for SY2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25 is now available. You may even have already begun to explore everything it has to offer. Or maybe, just maybe, you may now be wondering where to begin. Where indeed? The answer to that question is to first familiarize yourself with what has changed, including Section 618 data technical corrections, revisions to data collection categories, and the addition of some brand-new elements to the collections.

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    Telling a Story: Using Data Visualizations for IDEA Public Reporting

    Why is public reporting of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) data important for your state? Public reporting of your state’s data shows that the state is providing services required under IDEA law. It also helps provide your state’s...