The Business Systems section within the Office of Special Education provides technical support, maintenance, and enhancements to applications located on the DESE Applications Sign-in (DAS).

Compliance Plans

Compliance Plans is an application used to document grants, money, and submit documents for funds for local education agencies (LEAs) and System Point of Entries (SPOEs).

For more information, please refer to the Missouri Comprehensive Data System (MCDS) Portal.

Consultant Logs

Consultant Logs is an application used by consultants to track professional development provided to local education agencies (LEAs).

For more information, please refer to the Missouri Comprehensive Data System (MCDS) Portal.

Special Education IMACS 2

IMACS 2.0 is an application within DESE Web Applications used by DESE, local education agencies (LEAs), and System Point of Entries (SPOEs) to monitor special education compliance (Part B students ages 3 to 21) and Early Intervention (Part C ages birth to 3).

For more information and assistance with IMACS, please visit the Tiered Monitoring & IMACS FAQs page.

Surrogate

The Surrogate application allows local education agencies (LEAs) and System Point of Entries (SPOEs) to assign educational decision makers to special needs students who do not have a parent or guardian.

For information and help with the Surrogate process, please follow the links below:

• User Manual for Schools
• User Manual for Educational Surrogates

Tiered Monitoring

Tiered Monitoring is the way we track funds and document submission, provide options for corrective action plans, audits of LEAs, and more back and forth communications throughout other DESE Applications.

For more information and assistance with Tiered Monitoring, please visit the Tiered Monitoring & IMACS FAQs page.

Virtual Learning Platform

The Virtual Learning Platform (VLP) is an online portal that provides access to free professional learning modules and supporting materials to all Missouri public schools and their teachers.

For guidance and more information about the VLP, please visit the VLP Page.