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CEIS: Step-by-Step – Report Public

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Resource – Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) – Resources Step-by-Step

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Report comprehensive or voluntary CEIS data to the public

LEAs with significant disproportionality are required to publicly report on the revision of policies, practices, and procedures consistent with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This report may include how comprehensive CEIS were used to address significant disproportionality.

Relevant Regulations

  • 34 CFR §300.646(c)(2)

TA centers that help with public reporting of CEIS data

U.S. Department of Education-Funded TA Centers

  • IDEA Data Center (IDC)
    IDC provides technical assistance to SEAs to help them address challenges encountered in collecting and reporting IDEA fiscal data, including the MOE and CEIS data, as part of its mission of building state capacity to collect, report, analyze, and use high-quality IDEA data.

Resources to assist with understanding public reporting requirements

U.S. Department of Education-Funded TA Center Resources

  • CIFR, IDC and NCSI. IDEA Fiscal Timeline
  • IDC and CIFR. Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Fiscal and Student Data Tracker
  • IDC. IDEA Data Training Modules – Module 6 Public Reporting
  • IDC. IDEA Section 618 Public Reporting Data Element Checklist – Part B
  • IDC. Section 618 Public Reporting Requirements
  • PTAC. Case Study on Minimizing Access to PII and Best Practices for Access Controls
  • PTAC. Early Childhood Data Privacy Resources
  • PTAC. FAQ on Disclosure Avoidance
  • PTAC. FAQ on Disclosure Avoidance for Early Childhood Data
  • PTAC. FERPA/IDEA Crosswalk Document

Do you know of other resources that are not listed here? Contact us.

The Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting (CIFR) provides technical assistance to state educational agencies (SEAs) to help them meet their federal obligation to collect and report special education fiscal data. Although CIFR does not provide technical assistance related to each step of CEIS, we believe that accurate data begins with the first step. The high quality resources provided for each step will lead to high quality collection and reporting.

IDEAs that Work

The Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting (CIFR) is a partnership among WestEd, AEM Corporation, American Institutes for Research (AIR), Emerald Consulting, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) at Utah State University, and Westat. The Improve Group is CIFR's external evaluator.

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