On Saturday, April 5th, 2025, an update¹ will be posted to all South Dakota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

ER

1. Updated the change template warning dialog to include who is currently working in the ER.
(Requested by: Katie Alto, Northland Learning Center #63165)
2. A Google Translate link has been added to Evaluation report sections.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5981)

504

1. A new district preference was created to add checkboxes for parents to agree or disagree with the Section 504 plan. The preference is off by default.
(Requested by: Jennie Sorenson, Roseville Public School District #63005)
2. Renamed the ‘Notice of Discontinuation’ form on the 504 side to Notice of Discontinuation of 504 Plan so it appears with that title in the history folder.
(Requested by: Karen Stay, St. Cloud Area School District #63953)

Other forms and logs

1. The following forms are now available in the Dismissal folder: Summary of Performance and Revocation of consent for special education,
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-5858 and #DE-5899)
2. The following forms are now available in the Service Plan folder: Consent to invite outside agency for postsecondary transition services, Request to excuse required IEP team members, and Initial provision of special education services
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-5868, #DE-5838, and #DE-5904)
3. Parental prior written notice is now available in Spanish.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5909)

Reports

1. The “Grade” column has been added to the Plans finalized in 2024-25 quick report.
(Requested by: Dawn Kullot, Hiawatha Valley Education District #63896)

2.0

1. When you sort your dashboard by ‘school,’ students will be arranged alphabetically.
(Requested by: Kendra Krasin, South Washington County Schools #64338)

System 

1. A ‘SpEd Forms electronic communication language’ dropdown has been added to the edit parents page, allowing users to select the preferred language for email communications sent to parents. This will send any email correspondence in that chosen language.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5983)
2. Added the ability to set user login messages at the district and school levels.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5982)
3. Added a feature to the student sharing/transfer page that shows who sent a remote transfer and when it was sent, covering activity from the past 30 days.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-6034)

¹We’re always working hard to ensure the smooth running of SpEd Forms. During the past month, we’ve made a number of performance improvements that aren’t immediately visible to most of our users but ensure the system operates efficiently, thanks to input from our customers.