Special Education Data

1. Number of Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Services
   States are required to report their "Child Count" to the U.S. Department of Education each year as part of the Annual Federal Data Report. The Child Count is the number of students with disabilities receiving special education services. The State collects this data (primary disability) on the last Friday in October (Fall Snapshot Date) through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).
   
   

   Ages	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
   3-21	514,236	507,405	494,302

   
   
   Child Count tables by age (3-5 and 6-21), by Ethnicity, and by Disability.

2. Educational Environment of Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Services
   
   States are required to report the educational environment or placement to the U.S. Department of Education each year as part of the Annual Federal Data Report. . The State collects this data on the last Friday in October (Fall Snapshot Date) through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)
   
   Educational Environment tables Ages 3-5; Ages 6-11, by Disability; Ages 12-17, by Disability; and Ages 18-21, by Disability.

3. Assessing Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Services
   

   Assessment data
   Contains Statewide Results on Assessments

   Adequate Yearly Performance
   Contains links to Annual Guidance documents; State, District, and Campus Results by Year

   State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report: Indicator 3 Adequate Yearly Progress
   Contains information on students with disabilities' participation rates and performance on statewide assessments

Special Education Main Page

Texas Education Agency | Division of IDEA Coordination
1701 North Congress Avenue | Austin, Texas 78701-1494
Telephone: 512.463.9414 | Fax: 512.463.9560

Last Updated: October 22, 2007 | Created: August 6, 2007

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