2021 SPP/APR and State Determination Letters PART C – California
OSEP Response to SPP/APR
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OSEP Response to SPP/APR
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U NITED S TATES D EPARTMENT OF E DUCATION
O FFICE OF S PECIAL E DUCATION AND R EHABILITATIVE S ERVICES
June 22, 20 21
Honorable Nancy Bargmann
Dir ector
California Department of Developmental Services
1600 9th Street
P.O. Box 944202
Sacramento , California 94244
Dear Director Bargmann :
I am writing to advise you of the U.S. Department of Education ’ s (Department) 2021
determination under sections 616 and 642 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). The Department has determined that California needs assistance in meeting the
requirements of Part C of the IDEA. This determination is based on the totali ty of the State’s data
and information, including the Federal fiscal year (FFY) 20 19 State Performance Plan/Annual
Performance Report (SPP/APR), other State - reported data, and other publicly available
information.
With the FFY 2019 SPP/APR submission, OSEP requested that States and Entities report
whether and how the data collection for any indicator was impacted by the COVID - 19 pandemic.
Specifically, OSEP requested that States and Entities include in the narrative for each impacted
indicator: (1) the impa ct on data completeness, validity, and/or reliability for the indicator; (2) an
explanation of how COVID - 19 specifically impacted the State’s or Entity’s ability to collect and
verify the data for the indicator; and (3) any steps the State or Entity took t o mitigate the impact
of COVID - 19 on the data collection and verification. OSEP appreciates States’ and Entities’ level
of transparency regarding the impact of COVID - 19 on the data reported in the FFY 2019
SPP/APR. When making determination decisions for 2 021, OSEP considered all information
submitted that related to the impact of the COVID - 19 pandemic. For 2021 determinations, no
State or Entity received a determination of “Needs Intervention” due solely to data impacted by
COVID - 19.
Your State’s 2021 dete rmination is based on the data reflected in the State’s “ 2021 Part C
Results - Driven Accountability Matrix” (RDA Matrix). The RDA Matrix is individualized for
each State and consists of:
(1) a Compliance Matrix that includes scoring on Compliance Indicators an d other
compliance factors;
(2) Results Components and Appendices that include scoring on Results Elements;
(3) a Compliance Score and a Results Score;
(Grant Year 2019–2020 — Issued June 24, 2021)
How the department made determinations
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