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SPSM-MI_24.11.1.0 Release Notes

Date of Release: November 15, 2024

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Summary

Release Note

SPEDSM-97824

504 Plan Document

  • Created a new profile: Accommodations Assessments. There is a column to indicate the associated accommodations type.

  • Data from Accommodations, M-Step/MI-Access, and Early Literacy/Math profiles will be transferred to the new profile.

  • The Accommodations, M-Step/MI-Access, and Early Literacy/Math profiles are marked Retired. The accommodations data will no longer flow to these retired profiles.

  • When the Section - 504 Plan document is finalized, all accommodations data will flow to the new profile “Accommodations Assessments”.

  • When a new document is finalized, previous accommodations in the profile will be removed, and new accommodations from the document will be added to the profile.

SPEDSM-106953

Early On Consent to Evaluate Document

The Agree or Not Agree checkboxes for all options and sub-options will be visible in the document's Edit, View, and Print modes, regardless of the status of the Digital Signature.

SPEDSM-102237

Eligibility Recommendation

Corrected an issue where Primary and Secondary disabilities were incorrectly recorded in the Special Education profile for students who are not eligible.

SPEDSM-108924

IEP - Cover Page

The Participants area will display a new signature grid.

  • The signature grid will not be displayed if Digital Signature and DocuSign are turned off. The administrator can show/hide the manual signature lines based on the Globals field: ‘Show Signature lines for IEP Participants’.

  • When signing digitally:

    • A signature grid will be shown. The administrator can disable this feature through the 'Disable Participants Signature' document option.

    • The Signature grid will appear if the 'Will Sign Paper Copy' checkbox is selected. The date fields will be optional.

SPEDSM-108927

IEP - Plan of Care Medical Signature Section

When DeactivatePocSignSection is enabled,

  • The Medical Signature section of the Plan of Care document is not included by default when creating it.

  • The section is excluded when services are added in the ‘Programs and Services’ section.

  • You can add or remove the section from the "Set Document" menu under "Sections.”

When DeactivatePocSignSection is not enabled,

  • The Plan of Care document automatically includes a section for medical signatures by default when it is created.

  • The section is excluded when services are added in the ‘Programs and Services’ section.

  • You can add or remove sections from the document by going to Set Document → Sections.

SPEDSM-108934

IEP - Programs and Services section

Displayed the Offered At field in the Programs and Services section of the IEP based on the Offered At behavior option settings in the template properties of the document.

Note - This field is utilized by some MI districts. By implementing this behavior option, users can take advantage of the updated Programs and Services section in the IEP document.

SPEDSM-110280

IEP and TSD Documents

  • Created a new profile: Accommodations Assessments. There is a column to indicate the associated accommodations type.

  • Data from the Accommodations, M-Step/MI-Access, and Early Literacy/Math profiles will be transferred to the new profile.

  • The Accommodations, M-Step/MI-Access, and Early Literacy/Math profiles are marked Retired. The Accommodations data will no longer flow to these retired profiles.

  • When the Individualized Education Program or Transfer of Student with Disability - Part B documents are finalized, all accommodations data will flow to the new profile Accommodations Assessments.

  • When a new document is finalized, previous accommodations in the profile will be removed, and new accommodations from the document will be added to the profile.

SPEDSM-110480

IEP Document

Added non-look-up field for Eval temp staff field in Participants and Profile section.

SPEDSM-107016

IFSP - Cover Sheet

  • When Yes is selected for Special Education, the text "Special Education Evaluation Was Completed" appears in view mode with the checkbox selected.

  • When No is selected for Special Education, the text "Special Education Evaluation Was Not Completed" appears in view mode with the checkbox selected.

SPEDSM-108925

IFSP Changes - IEP Meeting Purpose and Additional Purpose

  • Editable (Part C) Guidelines are only permitted when the IFSP meeting purpose is “Initial” and there are no additional purposes specified.

  • When the IFSP meeting purpose is “Annual Review” and the Additional Purpose is “Nothing”, only then should the (Part C) Guidelines be editable.

  • When the IFSP meeting purpose is “Annual Review” and the Additional Purpose is “Initial SE”, “Initial SE/Transition”, “Change of Eligibility”, or “Change of Eligibility/Transition” or “Other” or “None”, only then should the Disability/QC part and Early On (Part C) Guidelines be editable. Established Conditions and eligible under MARSE values will be auto-populated rather than selected by users when “Yes” Special Education Evaluation Was Completed and “Yes the child is eligible for services under Michigan Special Education Rules” is selected.

  • When the IFSP meeting purpose is “Initial” and the Additional Purpose is “Initial SE” or “Initial SE/Transition”, only then should the “Disability/QC part and Early On (Part C)” Guidelines be editable. Established Conditions and eligibility under MARSE values will be auto-populated rather than selected by users when “Yes” Special Education Evaluation Was Completed and “Yes the child is eligible for services under Michigan Special Education Rules” is selected.

  • When the IFSP meeting purpose is “Periodic Review” and the Additional Purpose is “None”, “Transition”, and “Other Options”, only then is both Early On and Disability/QC not editable. Established Conditions and eligibility under MARSE are not auto-filled or auto-cleared under Early On when Yes is selected for Special Education.

  • Data flow will happen based on the selection of the purpose for the IFSP Meeting.

  • Applied the filter to the Additional Purpose option based on the selection of the IFSP Meeting Purpose.

  • Added validation to ensure the correct combination of IFSP Meeting Purpose and Additional Purpose values, blocking save with an error message if mismatched. The “Please select the correct options in the Additional Purpose dropdown options.”IFSP warning message will appear.

  • IFSP Completion Date is set as SEA Notification Date when Meeting Criteria is any of Transition, Change of Eligibility/Transition, Initial SE/Transition AND Student is Special Education eligible AND student’s age is within 27 months and 3 years.

  • Initial IFSP Established Condition Warning is triggered in the cover sheet based on the presence of established conditions and not the primary QCs count.

  • Education Rep fields are required when a student is eligible for special education.

SPEDSM-110240

IFSP Document

When DeactivatePocSignSection is enabled,

  • The Plan of Care Medical Signature section is not included by default when creating the document.

  • The section is excluded when services are added in the ‘Programs and Services’ section.

  • You can add or remove sections by going to Set Document, Sections.

When DeactivatePocSignSection is not enabled,

  • The Plan of Care document automatically includes a section for medical signatures.

  • The section is excluded when services are added in the ‘Programs and Services’ section.

  • You can add or remove sections by going to Set Document, Sections.

SPEDSM-108613

K-12 Nonpublic Service Plan:

Fixed an issue where the first goal entered by users was incorrectly labeled as Goal #2, resulting in an empty Goal #1 being inserted.

SPEDSM-107359

K-12, Non-Public Service Plan Document

The 'Operating District Superintendent/Designee' field in the document is required, and an error message appears if the field is left unfilled, regardless of the signature process.

SPEDSM-106635

SpEdExitReasons keyword table

Updated the SpEdExitReasons keyword table to allow administrator edits. Administrators can now add, remove, or disable Special Education Exit Reasons.

SPEDSM-101369

Speech Referral - New Form

  • A new Speech Referral document can be created without errors, provided the previous document is finalized.

  • All necessary data will be included and accurately saved in the document.

  • The digital signature feature will function as intended- When Digital Signature is On, the system will proceed with the standard Digital Signature process. When Digital Signature is Off, the date field controller will become visible in the UI.

  • The NPI number will automatically fill in the document based on the details provided for the physician.

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