SPSM-DC_24.1.1.0 Release Notes | PowerSchool Special Programs

Date of Release: January 22, 2024

Part B

Reference	Summary	Release Note
SPEDSM-94994	Analysis of Existing Data	The document displays a gray image during the refreshing post-back of the page. The page will not be editable until the post-back is completed.
SPEDSM-95083	Service Records Part B - Areas Covered/Assessed	Resolved an issue where an error would stop from creating a service capture record for the related services (Behavioral Support Services, Social Work Services, Counseling, and Psychological Services), on checking and saving any areas other than Individual Counseling. The following error message would appear even though the required areas were selected: Please select Areas Covered/Assessed.
SPEDSM-95070	Progress Report and Legacy Progress Report	Updated the two templates to allow the user to translate the comments.
SPEDSM-94343	Special Education Part B Profile	Resolved an issue where the Service Total Hrs Inside General Education within the Least Restrictive Environment area of the student's profile was calculated incorrectly on finalizing the IEP document.
SPEDSM-93773	New Child Profile - Eligibility History Part B	A new profile was created labeled Eligibility History Part B to capture the history of all evaluations completed for the student. The profile includes two fields: Evaluation Date and Evaluation Due Date (calculated value). The Meeting Date flows from the Final Eligibility Determination document to the new Eligibility History Profile on finalization of the document. Added a one-time update script named One time Script-to insert eligibility history. This script will run at all the OSSE sites during release to add the student’s initial eligibility date and most recent eligibility dates into the new child profile for existing students.
SPEDSM-93522	IEP Cover Page, Services, and ESY Sections.	Made the following changes to the IEP Cover Page, Services and Supplemental Aids, and ESY section while re-creating an IEP document. Updated the IEP Services and Supplemental Aids section to pull the Assistive Technology and Dedicated Aids data from the respective child profiles when the staff selects YES to the question Is this a recreation of a previously completed IEP in a previous system on the IEP cover page and added the following message at the top of the cover page and ESY page on saving the document: Yes has been answered to the question below, Is this is recreation of a previously completed IEP in a previous system. All IEP services and ESY services will be pulled into the IEP from the IEP Services profile and will be read-only. No additional services can be added as this is a recreation of an existing IEP. Complete the IEP in its entirely from the previous IEP PDF and finalize the IEP document. Then amend this IEP document to proceed with the amendment meeting. The IEP Meeting Date should be the latest initial or annual meeting date and not the upcoming/current amendment meeting date. Updated the IEP Services and Supplemental Aids where the three services grids (Special Education Services, Related Services, and Consultation Services ) and Assistive Technology and Dedicated Aids areas are made editable when the staff selects NO to the question Is this a recreation of a previously completed IEP in a previous system on the IEP cover page and the following message appears at the top of the cover page and ESY page: No has been answered to the question below, Is this is recreation of a previously completed IEP in a previous system. Select No when this is an actual new Annual Review IEP and NOT an amendment of an existing IEP document created in a previous system. All six sections of the Student Transportation Needs area within the Services and Supplemental Aids section are now required when the student is eligible for transportation.
SPEDSM-92654	Stepwell Non-Public Report and Secondary Transition Report	Added two new date fields, Monitoring Start Date and Monitoring End Date, in the Globals profile. These dates will be used for many of the Stepwell reports. Added two new reports, LEA Monitoring Non-Public Report and LEA Monitoring Secondary Transition Report, under the Stepwell Reports category. The selection criteria of the LEA Monitoring Non-Public Report include students whose LEA Entry/Exit profile record has an attending School with a Location Category of Nonpublic, which is indicated on the Locations profile. The selection criteria of the LEA Monitoring Secondary Transition Report include students with an active IEP and IEP Start date in the date range of Globals Monitoring Start and End Dates and the student’s age is 16 or older, comparing the DOB to the IEP Start Date value.
SPEDSM-92652	Stepwell LEA Monitoring Correctional Reports	Added three new reports, LEA Monitoring Correctional YSC, LEA Monitoring Correctional DOC, and LEA Monitoring Correctional YSC New Beginning under the Stepwell Reports category. The selection criteria of the LEA Monitoring Correctional YSC report include students where the student’s LEA Entry/Exit profile has an LEA value of DYRSDC (District ID = 4002) and an attending school location of Maya Angelou Academy @ Youth Services Center (ID=1214). The selection criteria of the LEA Monitoring Correctional DOC report include students where the student’s LEA Entry/Exit profile has an LEA value of DCJEPDC (District ID = 4003). The selection criteria of the LEA Monitoring Correctional YSC New Beginning report include students whose LEA Entry/Exit profile has an LEA value of DYRSDC (District ID = 4002) and who are attending the school of Maya Angelou Academy @ Youth Services Center (ID=1214) or New Beginnings Vocational Program DC (ID-1183).
SPEDSM-92655	Stepwell LEA Monitoring Part C to Part B Report	Added a new report, LEA Monitoring Part C to Part B, under the Stepwell Reports category. The selection criteria of the LEA Monitoring Part C to Part B Report include students turning three years old within the selected reporting range. These students must have a Referral Date before their third birthday or a referral record of the type Part C to Part B. Additionally, their IEP Completion Date must be after their third birthday. The students are excluded from the LEA Monitoring Part C to Part B Report if their Referrals Part B Record's Initial Eligibility Date is on or before their third birthday and Initial Eligibility Outcome = Ineligible, or Referrals Part B Consent Response is Consent Denied and the Consent Received Date is before or on their third birthday.
SPEDSM-91486	Independent Student Drop-Off Form	Added the Independent Student Drop-Off Form as a stand-alone document located in the Special Education Notices documents category.
SPEDDEV-45582	OSSE Part B Student Import (Model)	Updated the student import layout to include the CFSA field, a student data field located on the Demographics Part C profile.