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USBE will replace RDA with Annual Performance Determinations; several special‑education metrics revised
Summary
State special education staff described a new Annual Performance Determination (APD) process that replaces Results Driven Accountability (RDA), and explained changes to the indicators the state will use, including assessment growth measures, event dropout rates and four‑year cohort graduation rates for students with disabilities.
Utah special education staff described a change to how the state will make determinations for LEAs under IDEA: Results Driven Accountability (RDA) will be replaced with an Annual Performance Determination (APD) process that uses fewer OSEP indicators and adds more actionable measures.
Malia (staff member) explained OSEP requires states to make determinations about how well they implement IDEA and that states must also make determinations for LEAs. As part of APD, Utah will continue to submit required EDFacts indicator data but will no longer use every historical indicator in RDA. Instead, the state will focus on measures OSEP mandates and other measures the state believes are more…
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