Special Programs Alaska

SPSM-AK_21.5.1.0 Release Notes

Alaska Release Dates

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Summary

Release Note

SPEDSM-43343

Evaluation Summary and Eligibility Report (ESER)

Changed the title "Teacher, Special Ed" to "Provider, Special Ed" in the ESER so that the provider will fulfill the Special Ed requirements for meeting participants.

SPEDDEV-20066

IEP Alert

Fixed an issue where clicking on a student's IEP alert could open the documents for a different student.

SPEDSM-43159

IEP: IEP at a Glance

Objectives are now listed under each goal.

SPEDSM-43158

IEP: Measurable Annual Goal

The "Goal area" field is now required.

SPEDSM-43156

IEP: Measurable Annual Goal

Updated the IEP so that when creating a new IEP as a copy of a prior IEP, the new IEP does not copy the Measurable Annual Goals section from the previous IEP.

SPEDSM-43161

IEP: State and District-Wide Assessment

Users can now select multiple accommodations after selecting a Test and Test Format.

SPEDSM-43164

IEP: Secondary Transition

Updated the Activity start and end dates to auto-populate with the IEP start and end dates. The activity dates will be editable but need to be within the IEP start/end date range.

Note: The IEP Start date flows from the IEP Meeting date on the IEP Cover Page. If the IEP Meeting Date is changed, the Cover Page will update all activities in the "Secondary Transition" area to reflect the change.

SPEDSM-40843

IEP: Secondary Transition

Updated each activity to now have an optional field: "Person/Agency Responsible." This field specifies the person or agency responsible for providing the transition activities identified by the Team.

SPEDSM-43163

IEP: Special Education & Related Services/LRE

Updated the Service start and end dates to auto-populate with the IEP start and end dates. The service dates will be editable, but need to be within the IEP start/end date range.

Note: The IEP Start date flows from the IEP Meeting date on the IEP Cover Page. If the IEP Meeting Date is changed, the Cover Page will update all services in the "Special Education & Related Services/LRE" section to reflect the change.

SPEDSM-42469

Keyword Table: Accommodations_

The "Accommodations_" keyword table is now editable by administrators.

SPEDSM-36345

Keyword Table: SpEd_Services

Added "Orientation and Mobility" as a primary special ed service type.

SPEDSM-36346

Keyword Tables: ContactRelationships and StudentContactRelType

Added "Student" to the following keyword tables with InUse=Yes:

  • ContactRelationships

  • StudentContactRelType

Note: This would be helpful, for example, when a student takes over their educational rights or when meeting invitations are sent to the student.

SPEDSM-43112

Profile: Demographics/Enrollment/Contact Info

Updated the Parent Contact Information to now sync with the contact information within PowerSchool SIS. For example, if contact information is removed from SIS, that change will be reflected in PowerSchool Special Programs.

SPEDSM-43961

Profile: State Assessment Accommodations

Users can now select multiple "State Assessments" after selecting an Assessment and Assessment Type.

SPEDSM-43160

Related Services and Special Ed Services

  • When creating a new IEP by copying from a prior IEP, only the latest Related Services and Special Ed Services will be carried over.

  • "Special Ed Services" and "Related Services" profiles will only display information from the latest IEP.