POLICY LETTER: April 15, 2003 OSEP memorandum 03-6

Contact PersonsName:Sarah WillisTelephone:(202) 205-8658Name:Ruth RyderTelephone:(202) 205-5547Dated April 15, 2003 OSEP 03-6OSEP MEMORANDUMTO: Part C CoordinatorsState Interagency Coordinating Council ChairpersonsFROM:Stephanie S. LeeDirectorOffice of Special Education ProgramsSUBJECT:Annual Performance Report for Part C of the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act (Part C) ACTIONREQUIRED:Submission of Annual Performance Report by July 1, 2003As a condition of the Part C grant award, the lead agency in each State is required to submit an Annual Performance Report. The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) at 34 CFR 80.40 require that States submit annual performance reports regarding their actual accomplishments during the reporting period compared bo established objectives. This Annual Performance Report for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is designed to provide uniform reporting from States and result in high-quality information across States.The statute (see 20 U.S.C. 1441(e)(1)(D)) and Part C regulations (see 34 CFR 303.654) require that the State Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) submit an annual report to the Governor and to the Secretary on the status of early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families operated within the State. In an effort to reduce the reporting burden on States, the Office of Management and Budget previously approved the Interagency Coordinating Council Certification of Annual Report which would enable your State to satisfy both the EDGAR requirements for the lead agency and the Part C requirements for the ICC with a single report. If your ICC chooses this option, the attached form must be signed by the ICC Chairperson and submitted with your State's Annual Performance Report. The ICC may adopt, as its report, the information presented in the State's Annual Performance Report or indicate that it disagrees with the information. In either case, the ICC may wish to provide additional comments related to the Annual Performance Report by appending comments.The FY 2001 Annual Performance Report must address the items contained in the attachment related to activities and expenditures of