To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence
The 7mƵ (7mƵ) is committed to ensuring that all Texas local educational agencies (LEAs) provide eligible students with high-quality special education services. This letter provides notification to LEAs regarding the school year (SY) 2025–2026 State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) clarification process for Indicators 11 a (Timely Initial Evaluations), 11 b (Eligibility Determination), 12 (Early Childhood Transition), and 13 (Secondary Transition).
Eligible LEAs will have the opportunity to participate in a clarification period and submit evidence of pre-finding correction before findings of noncompliance are issued by 7mƵ. LEAs that do not successfully clarify reported noncompliance may be subject to a corrective action plan (CAP). This letter also provides information regarding the clarification timeline, available resources, participation requirements, and eligibility criteria.
The SPPI 11 a, 11 b, 12, and 13 clarification window will be open September 4–18, 2026. LEAs are strongly encouraged to review and use the State Performance Plan Clarification & CAP Process Guide in advance of the clarification window. Early review of this resource will help ensure teams are well prepared and informed regarding eligibility criteria, participation requirements, and required actions. Familiarity with the guidance prior to the clarification window will support complete, accurate, and compliant submissions during the clarification period.
The SPPI clarification period utilizes data submitted for SPPI 11a, SPPI 11b, SPPI 12, and SPPI 13 to the TSDS Summer SPEDs submission by July 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
The compliance target for each SPP indicator is 100% (see FFYs 2020–2025 Part B SPP/APR Measurement Table). After the SPP indicator data submission process, LEAs that met the submission deadline for each indicator and meet the clarification participation requirements above will have the opportunity to make “corrections before findings of noncompliance” are issued.
Please note:
To participate in the clarification process (pre-finding corrections), the LEA
LEAs who are currently engaged in the SPPI CAP process for one or more indicators at the time of the data submission are eligible to participate in clarification for any indicator monitored by the current CAP if the LEA can provide evidence that each child-specific correction was completed prior to the start of the clarification process.
LEAs currently engaged in the SPPI CAP process that report noncompliance in an indicator not included in their existing CAP must meet the criteria listed above to participate in the clarification process for the newly identified area of noncompliance.
LEAs who meet the participation eligibility criteria and opt to participate in the clarification process are not guaranteed pre-finding correction of noncompliance.
Pre-finding correction may occur during the clarification process when the LEA has violated an IDEA requirement, but the 7mƵ has not yet issued a finding of noncompliance and can verify, before issuing a finding, that an LEA:
Once each of these requisites is met, then it will be considered a “pre-finding correction.” ().
LEAs should begin correcting noncompliance once it is identified, regardless of eligibility for or participation in the clarification process.
For questions about the SPPI clarifications process, please contact the Division of Monitoring, Review, and Support by email at ReviewandSupport@tea.texas.gov.