Each SoonerStart site is required to submit data on infants and toddlers with disabilities and/or developmental delays aged birth to 3 years who receive services on an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) to the Oklahoma State Department of Education-Special Education Services (OSDE-SES).
States receiving IDEA funds must have a State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) that evaluates their efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of Part C of the IDEA and reports annually on their performance.
Oklahoma’s SPP/APR includes:
SoonerStart is required to set new targets for Oklahoma’s IDEA Part C State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) indicators for the FFY 2020-2025 submission to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Additional information on stakeholder input and proposed targets may be found at:
The IDEA requires each State to report annually to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative on its performance in providing services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. Specifically, the State must report in its APR, the progress it has made in meeting the measurable and rigorous targets established in its annual SPP.
The Secretary is required to issue an annual determination to each State on its progress in meeting the requirements of the statute. This determination is based on the totality of the State’s data and information, including the Federal fiscal year (FFY) State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), other State-reported data, and other publicly available information. IDEA details four categories for the Secretary’s determinations. A State’s determination may be:
SoonerStart must report annually to the public via the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s website, on the performance of each early intervention service site located in the state. SoonerStart is required to: