SPSM-IN_26.5.2.0 Release Notes

SPEDSM-129585

Multiple standards support for goals

Users can associate multiple academic standards with a goal, with all selected standards listed in the Standards/Elements Aligned to Goal field of the IEP or Service Plan.

SPEDSM-130203

Plan Evaluation Timeline dropdown KeyWord update

The term in the Plan Evaluation Timeline dropdown “Individualized Service Plan” is replaced with “Service Plan” everywhere it appears in the dropdown.

SPEDSM-130715

Updates to Meeting Notes and Participants section of SP

In the Meeting Notes and Participants section of SP:

• If the student is 18 years or older, the student will now get an option to sign when the student selects the ‘Attended’ checkbox.

• If the student’s age is less than 18 years, the student will NOT see an option to sign, even if the student selects the ‘Attended’ checkbox.

SPEDSM-135322

LRE minutes calculation adjustment

LRE minutes are calculated separately for each grade or year based on provision dates.

SPEDSM-135672

Document: Evaluation Report

Multidisciplinary team members entered in the Participants section automatically populate in the Specific Learning Disability section of the Evaluation Report document as non-editable fields, with only the Agree or Disagree option available for editing.

SPEDSM-136000

Parent Portal

Inactive student records are filtered from the parent portal based on enrollment status to ensure only active student records are included.

SPEDSM-136150

Transition Assessment Entries on the IEP

We disabled copying transition entries from previous documents because it was causing duplicate entries.

SPEDSM-137234

New EL Document

A new document template, “Notification of English Language Proficiency Screening,” has been created under the English Learners (EL) document templates category.

SPEDSM-137759

Accommodations keyword table updates

The following changes have been made to the accommodation keyword table:

• Removed “Time and one-half (+50%) automatically included.”

• Added “Text-to-Speech for Math Sections (Embedded)” to SAT accommodations

• Added “Text-to-Speech for Math Sections (Non-Embedded)” to SAT accommodations

• Added “Screen Reader for Math Sections (Non-Embedded)” to SAT accommodations

• Added “Extended Testing Time (Up to 50%) for College Entrance Exam” to ILP assessment accommodations

• Added “Text-to-Speech (Math Only) for College Entrance Exam” to ILP assessment accommodations

• Added “State Allowed Accommodation for College Entrance Exam: Text-to-speech for the entire assessment (Not College and Scholarship Reportable)”

SPEDSM-138091

Eligibility due date calculation updated

Eligibility Due Date is no longer generated in the Special Education Information page when parent consent for evaluation is withdrawn, while the Parent Consent Date remains retained for reporting purposes.

SPEDSM-138176

Automatic update of ML status

ML Status automatically updates to English Learner when Alternate ACCESS or Alternate Screener scores meet defined proficiency or alphabetic criteria.

SPEDSM-138412

Service Student Profile Update

Service Profile fields that receive data from the IEP (all fields except Diagnosis, Service Provider, and Narrative) will now be view-only, so that users cannot edit these fields directly in the Service Profile without completing an IEP revision.

SPEDSM-138482

Evaluation timelines auto-population update

The Initial Case Conference Date and Initial Case Conference Outcome fields in Evaluation Timelines auto-populate from the finalized IEP and Eligibility Status fields.

SPEDSM-138522

IEP Eligibility determination page updates

Options to specify Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disability under the Primary Disability Area on the Eligibility Determination page of the IEP document have been introduced.

SPEDSM-139146

Combined notice of evaluation for OT and PT

Districts can generate a combined Notice of Evaluation for Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) services instead of creating separate notices.

SPEDSM-139329

School refusal evaluation field updates

The School Refused Initial Evaluation field is updated to true when a Notice of Evaluation Refusal is finalized and updated to false when a Notice of Initial Evaluation is created.

SPEDSM-139507

Notice of Evaluation - Checkboxes added to Select Type of Evaluation

If 'School is Proposing to conduct an educational evaluation is checked" on the Notice of Evaluation

3 checkboxes will now display underneath:

• Initial Evaluation - 50 Instructional Days

• Expedited Evaluation - 20 Instructional Days

• First Steps Transition

SPEDSM-139632

Auto-Append the eligibility label on the IEP

The finalized IEP document automatically includes a label indicating Student Determined Not Eligible when the Eligibility Determination field is set to No.

SPEDSM-140091

Flexible secondary disability selection

Any valid secondary disability can be selected and saved when Speech or Language Impairment is designated as the primary disability, with the previous restriction removed.

SPEDSM-140469

Assessment Instrument Update

The following Assessment Instruments have been added:

• CASL-2

• TOLD-1:5

• OWLS II is available, but the composite score option is missing

• ABAS-3 Parent Form (Ages 0–5)

• CELF P3

SPEDSM-140614

IEP Wording Update on Fields

To help with clarity, the following changes have been made throughout the IEP:

Updated "Annual Review Date" --> "Annual Review Due Date."

Updated IEP Meeting Date: MM/DD/YYYY to MM/DD/YYYY --> IEP Start Date: MM/DD/YYYY to IEP End Date: MM/DD/YYYY

SPEDSM-140874

Report: First Step Transition Diagnostic Report

1. In the First Step Transition Diagnostic Report, when a student has a Referral Type = First Steps (PreK to K12 referral), and the outcome is Not Eligible, the Ind 12 Compliance column now displays Compliant.

2. In the First Step Transition Diagnostic Report, when a student has a Referral Type = First Steps (PreK to K12 referral), and the outcome is Eligible, Parent Refused, the Ind 12 Compliance column now displays Compliant.

3. The report no longer displays Pending in the Ind 12 Compliance column for students meeting either of the above conditions.

SPEDSM-141179

Hide service plan acknowledgement for ineligible students

The Service Plan Acknowledgement section is hidden when a student’s eligibility status is set to Not Eligible, preventing conflicting information from appearing in the document on both the Service Plan and IEP Documents.

SPEDSM-141350

Report: Indiana Accommodations

The row limit for the Indiana Accommodations Report has been increased to 100,000.

SPEDSM-141572

Document: Notice of Evaluation

The Parent Consent Date field in the Notice of Evaluation document enforces a restriction to allow only dates on or after the current system date.

SPEDSM-141922

Calculator accommodations compliance for ILEARN math

Calculator accommodations are restricted for grades 3-5 when selecting ILEARN Math to comply with state assessment requirements.

SPEDSM-142116

Document: Section 504 Plan

Good Cause Exemption selection and reading goal entries are no longer required for students on a Section 504 plan.

SPEDSM-142300

Document creation warning for active IEP

A warning is displayed when creating a new IEP while an active IEP exists, advising users of potential impacts on IEP dates. Users are guided with instructions to revise the IEP through appropriate menu actions.

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No bug fixes were delivered with this release.