Student Information
The Bottom Line
The student information page is the first page of the IEP and captures several pieces of critical information about the student, including:
Student demographics
Parent/guardian contact information
IEP Information, including the student's case manager, identified disability, federal setting, progress reporting description, and IEP Team members
This page is updated annually or whenever notable changes occur.
Go-To Tools
These are your day-to-day useful tools. The rest of this page (below this section) is guidance.
Progress Reporting - Dropdown Menu Items in SpEd Forms - Master CopyThese are the dropdown templates in SpEd Forms for describing your Progress Reporting schedule. Follow that link to learn more about progress reporting.
Federal Setting
The term “federal setting” refers to the percentage of time spent in the special education setting. Special education services provided in the general education environment (e.g., co-teaching, push-in instruction) do not count toward that percentage.
To calculate the percentage, divide the number of minutes the student spends in the special education setting by the total number of educational minutes (lapse time from the first bell to the last bell minus lunch period) in the school day and multiply by 100.
Example:
A student is in the special education resource room for 55 minutes each day. The school day begins at 8:35 and ends at 3:05. Students have a 25 minute lunch period.
Educational minutes in the day: 365 (8:35 to 3:05 is 390; minus 25 for lunch this is 365 minutes).
Percent: 55 divided by 365 is .1506. Multiplied by 100, this equals 15% or Federal Setting 1.
Preschool Students Ages 3 - 5yr.11mo.:
Common codes; not all-inclusive.
30 - Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), Receives majority of special education services in VPK setting
31 - Regular Early Childhood (at least 10 hours per week), Receives majority of SpEd Services in the regular early childhood program
32 - Regular Early Childhood (at least 10 hours per week), Receives majority of SpEd Services in another location (i.e., speech services in separate classroom)
33 - Regular Early Childhood (up to 10 hours per week (>0, <10), Receives majority of SpEd Services in the regular early childhood program
34 - Regular Early Childhood (up to 10 hours per week (>0, <10), Receives majority of SpEd Services in another location (i.e., speech services in separate classroom)
41 - Separate Class, Children who receive their SpEd services in a program designed primarily for students with disabilities
Kindergarten (including 5-year-olds) - 21:
Common codes; not all-inclusive.
Setting 1: Up to 21% of school day
Setting 2: 21 - 60% of school day
Setting 3: More than 60%
Setting 4: More than 50% and in separate facility
Setting 8: Homebound/hospital/home-based setting
✋ FAQ: When students participate in work-based learning/job site time, is this considered the special education setting or the general education setting?
Work based learning/job site time is considered a general education, not a special education setting.