2021 SPP/APR and State Determination Letters PART C – Iowa
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 Ann Lebo
Director
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines , Iowa 50319
Dear Director Lebo :
I am writing to advise you of the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) 2021
determination under sections 616 and 642 of the In dividuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). The Department has determined that Iowa 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
information, including the Fed eral 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, validity, and/or reliability f or 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 COVID - 19 on the data collectio n 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 information
submitted that rel ated 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 Indicators and other
compliance factors;
(2) Results Components and Ap pendices 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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