2021 SPP/APR and State Determination Letters PART C – Illinois
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 Grace B. Hou
Secre tary
Illinois Department of Human Services
Harris Building, 100 South Grand Ave East, 3rd Floor
Springfield , Illinois 62762
Dear Secretary Hou :
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 Illinois needs assistance in meeting the
requirements of Part C of the IDEA. This determination is based on the totality of the State’s data
and infor mation, including the Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 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 impact on data completeness, va lidity, 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 to mitigate the impact
of CO VID - 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 2021, OSEP considered all in formation
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 determination 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 Indicato rs and 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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