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Private School Participation Project for the calendar year 2025

January 21, 2025

This project will run from January through December 31, 2025. This means that services can be offered during the summer months. Project summary: Direct Services for grades K thought 12 Eligible students: Students (grades K through grade 12) who have been identified by the Department and are voluntarily placed in a private school by their parent(s)/legal guardian(s). Area of need: Direct services are outlined below. In these areas, specially designed interventions are needed to acquire language

Medical Documents need to be uploaded in the Supports Tab

January 10, 2025

Medical Documentation(s) shall be uploaded to eCSSS For all HIDOE students who have medical needs that are identified in, or being addressed through, their Section 504 Plan, IEP (Individualized Education Program) or Health Plan (Emergency Action Plan). All medical supporting documents such as the SES 33, SES 35, J-1, Physician’s Orders, Referrals or Prescriptions, Diagnosis Forms, and any other documents relevant to the student’s medical needs, shall be uploaded to the Supports Tab in Supplemental

Progress Monitoring using FastIEP

December 10, 2024

Progress monitoring is crucial for students with IEPs as it allows teachers and interventionists to evaluate performance on a skill to aid in ensuring mastery and enables educators to make adjustments in a timely manner when expected progress is not made. This information is vital in tailoring teaching methods and interventions to meet the unique needs of each student. To assist educators with their progress monitoring efforts, the Office of Student Support Services, Exceptional Support

Child Count 2024 Verification Process

December 3, 2024

Thank you for your hard work in ensuring timely and accurate documentation for students receiving special education and related services. The Child Count Verification process has started. The “Child Count Verification – Frozen 1 As Of 12/1/2024” Report is posted. The Child Count Verification App is currently open and will remain open for users to review and verify data until Friday, December 6. Complex Area Superintendents (CAS) and Principals, please verify your school’s data in the eCSSS

Frozen Child Count Report Has been corrected

December 2, 2024

Demographic data has been corrected and the report is ready to be verified. Please check the next announcement about the verification for additional details We thank you for your patience on this matter.

Child Count 2024 Reminder: Friday 11/29/2024 is the last day to update records for the 2024 Child Count

November 26, 2024

Friday, November 29, 2024, is the final day to input for the 12/1/2024 Child Count Freeze. To allow eCSSS to refresh and freeze the data for The Child Count Verification – Daily Report you will have until 6:00pm on Friday November 29, 2024, to ensure the timely and accurate documentation for students receiving special education and related services. Please note that the eCSSS Help desk will be closed on Friday, November 29, 2024 UPDATE: The Child

Testing Accommodations Changes for SY 24-25

October 2, 2024

eCSSS has been updated to reflect the following changes for Testing Accommodations Word Prediction has been Inactivated and replaced by Word Completion. Word Completion has been added for both embedded and non-embedded. Speech-to-Text is now available for both embedded and non-embedded. Math Manipulatives has been inactivated as an Accommodation only available for IEPs and Section 504s due to the fact that it is now a Non-Embedded Designated Support.

ServiceNow Request have Changes that affect Infinite Campus-Program Modules

October 1, 2024

As of 9/27/2024, the following changes have been made in ServiceNow Requests. The For User Managers: Infinite Campus and Program Modules document has also been updated. Key Features that are affected. Add Role field: No changes can be made of the select access roles once the request has been submitted. For access roles with prefixed “Program – ” please select ONLY ONE access role: Eg: Program: Behavior Read OR Program: Behavior Write READ = view/read

Child Count 2024 – Update LRE for Kindergarten Students Whose IEPs were Developed During Preschool

September 27, 2024

On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Preschool-developed IEPs for SY 24-25 Kindergarteners will be updated to reflect the current grade level that the student is at (Kindergarten). ONLY the IEPs that were developed when the student was in Preschool will be updated so that the Grade level will go from Gr 92 to Gr 91 which will align with current Infinite Campus student information. Once the Grade level has been updated on the IEP, the SCHOOL

Special Education Child Count 2024

September 25, 2024

Child Count date is Sunday, December 1, 2024. The official Child Count Report on the electronic Comprehensive Student Support System (eCSSS) will be frozen at 6:00 pm. on Friday, November 29, 2024 (the last weekday before December 1). The Monitoring and Compliance Branch is reaching out to all of you to review your Child Count Verification – Daily Report to ensure timely and accurate documentation for each student who is receiving special education and related services.