Welcome to the Special Education Data Reports page. On this page you will find links to the federal and state reports for LEAs including the 618 data submissions, the SPP/APR, and the State Education Profiles.  

State Performance Plan / Annual Performance Report

State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report 

Welcome to the Special Education Data Collections page. On this page you will find links to resources to help you better understand Special Education Data, Including Information on the ECSE, ECO, Discipline, Child Count, Assignment Codes, Transition, Exiting, and Follow Up. 

Core Data and MOSIS Reference Manual

Core Data and MOSIS Reference Manual

Federal regulations on Significant Disproportionality (Equity in IDEA) went into effect on January 18, 2017.  The regulations establish a standard methodology that states must use in identifying LEAs with significant disproportionality, and require that states establish various thresholds with stakeholder input.  In order to gather input from stakeholders, the Office of S

Children with disabilities who are enrolled in a public school have the right to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) through which they receive special education and related services.

Guidelines for providing Occupational and Physical Therapy 

When to Provide the Procedural Safeguards

Prior to July 1, 2005, state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required school districts to provide the parent with a copy of procedural safeguards upon each notification of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting. Since July 1, 2005, IDEA and state regulations implementing IDEA, only requires the provision of procedural safeguards statement to be given to the parent one time per school year.

DESE and its partners are charged with the goal of improving statewide and local level systems of educational support for children and youth with disabilities. To address this charge, the 2022-27 Missouri State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) builds on the work of the 2017-22 SPDG which focused on District Continuous Improvement. For 2022-27, our SPDG addresses District Continuous Improvement through implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Support (DCI-MTSS). The ultimate goal of this project is to improve literacy outcomes for all students, especially students with disabili

Assessments used in Missouri are designed to measure how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in Missouri’s Learning Standards (MLS). The assessments yield information on academic achievement at the student, class, school, district and state levels.