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To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence

2026-27 SPEDS Special Education Data Collections (SPPI 7, 11, 12, 13, and 14)

About This TAA

Date:
August 6, 2026
Subject:
2026-27 SPEDS Special Education Data Collections (SPPI 7, 11, 12, 13, and 14)
Category:
Special Education Data Collections (SPPI 7, SPPI 11, SPPI 12, SPPI 13, SPPI 14)
Division(s):
219- Special Populations Programs
Next Steps:
Share with appropriate local educational agency (LEA) and education service center (ESC) staff

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The Data Strategy and Reporting Division within the 7mÊÓƵ’s Office of Special Populations and Student Supports is notifying local educational agencies (LEAs) of State Performance Plan indicator data submissions in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) for school year (SY) 2026-27. These submissions include the Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer Submission and the State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 14 (Post School Outcomes) data collection. Data collected through these submissions are part of the broader set of 18 federally required indicators under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reported in the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR).

SPEDS Summer Submission (SPPI 7, 11, 12, and 13) Overview

The SPEDS Summer Submission is a consolidated data collection process within TSDS that streamlines reporting for four indicators.

Indicators Included

  • SPPI 7 Preschool Outcomes: Measures improvement in social-emotional skills, knowledge and skills, and appropriate behavior among children aged 3–5 with individualized education programs (IEPs). 
  • SPPI 11A/B Initial Evaluation and Eligibility Determination: Measures timely completion of initial evaluations and eligibility determinations.
  • SPPI 12 Early Childhood Transition: Measures timely transition of children from Part C (Early Childhood Intervention) to Part B (special education services) by age three. 
  • SPPI 13 Secondary Transition: Measures compliance with transition planning requirements for students aged 16 and older.

Key Dates 

  • Ready for users to load data to the Individual Operational Data Stores (IODS): August 3, 2026
  • Ready for users to complete: May 17, 2027
  • Submission deadline: July 29, 2027
  • Data available to customers: August 12, 2027

Timelines for the SPEDS Summer Submission are found on the website.

The Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer Submission Guidance document provides information on the inclusion and data submission criteria for each indicator in the SPEDS Summer Submission.

NOTE: For each indicator collected in SPEDS, LEAs must either submit student-level data or, if no students meet the reporting criteria, report the indicator’s designated data element to indicate that no students met the criteria.

SPPI 14 (Post-School Outcomes) Overview

SPPI 14 measures, within one year of exiting high school, the post-secondary engagement of students who had IEPs in effect at the time they left school. The TSDS SPPI 14 data collection gathers contact information for these students to administer the Post School Outcomes Survey. Survey results are used to produce data reported in the SPP/APR for SPPI 14.

Key Dates 

  • Ready for users to load data to the Individual Operational Data Stores (IODS): August 3, 2026
  • Ready for users to complete: October 26, 2026
  • Submission deadline: February 18, 2027
  • Data available to customers: March 4, 2027

Timelines for the SPPI 14 data collection are found on the T website.

Support 

For technical assistance or data submission support, LEAs should contact their respective ESC TSDS SPPI 14 Champion or TSDS SPEDS Summer Champion ( or ). Support for TSDS data collections is also available through the TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS). LEAs may request assistance by submitting a TIMS ticket through the TSDS Portal.