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SpEd Forms: Tech Staff Training – Imports & Exports to Reduce Workloads
With the new school year underway, we know many districts are looking for ways to keep student information current while reducing duplicate data entry. We are offering an upcoming Back to School training that may be especially helpful for district technology staff and others who work with student data, imports, exports, or your Student Information…
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SpEd Forms: Part B Preschool Placement Reporting – New Date
Hi educators! We wanted to let you know that today’s Part B Preschool Placement Reporting for SpEd Forms Admin session has been rescheduled to Monday, August 24 at 11am. We apologize for the change and hope you’re still able to join us! We hope to see many of you on Monday!
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SpEd Forms: Reminder – Free Back-to-School training!
Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that our Back-to-School training sessions begin tomorrow, August 13th! These free, live virtual sessions are designed specifically for SpEd Forms users and will cover a variety of topics to help you feel ready for the new school year. To view tomorrow’s training and the full upcoming schedule, simply log in…
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SpEd Forms: Important – Upcoming DHS Office Hours
Important: Upcoming DHS Office Hours Happy Friday! The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will be hosting School-Based Services Office Hours on Monday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 19 at 3pm. These sessions will include updates on National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) enrollment for school providers. We strongly encourage school…
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SpEd Forms: Early Notice – Version 1.0 Sunset on April 3rd, 2027
Dear SpEd Forms educators, We are writing to provide early notice that SpEd Forms will be sunsetting Version 1.0, our older version of the system, effective April 3rd, 2027. This timeline was selected to support current ADA accessibility requirements and to ensure that all users are working in the most accessible and supported version of SpEd…
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SpEd Forms: Thursdays at Three – Medicaid annual rate reporting
Hello Minnesota MA Coordinators, This is a friendly reminder about tomorrow’s Thursdays at Three session focused on Medicaid annual rate reporting. We will spend some time reviewing annual reporting requirements, walking through the reports you should run, and helping ensure everything balances correctly, because DHS appreciates accurate numbers almost as much as the SpEd Forms…
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SpEd Forms: May 2026 update
On Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, an update will be posted to all SpEd Forms sites. To view the upcoming changes, please log in to SpEd Forms and select ‘Monthly updates’ from your menu. As the school year comes to a close, we want to wish all of our SpEd Forms educators the very best. We understand how busy this…
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SpEd Forms: Important NPI requirement update
SpEd Forms would like to share an important update following the Department of Human Services (DHS) Spring Forum held on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026. The Forum opened with an acknowledgment from Susan Hammersten, Rates Group Manager, who offered an apology regarding how recent changes were communicated and implemented. DHS recognizes the challenges this created for…
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SpEd Forms: Thursdays at Three – End of the year activities
Dear Administrators, SpEd Forms invites you to join us tomorrow, April 23rd, for Thursdays at Three as we refresh our list of end-of-year activities! 📋 This is a great opportunity to share what is on your radar and explore tools and tips to help you wrap up the school year smoothly while also getting a…
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SpEd Forms: Exciting feature coming right up!
💡We’re excited to share an exciting update of we have been working on and what’s ahead! At SpEd Forms, we are always looking for ways to improve efficiency and better support educators. As part of that commitment, we are beginning to explore and develop AI functionality within the platform. This work will take place in…