Author Archives: Michael Buswell

On Saturday, January 7th, 2023, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

IEP
1. Made a change to ensure the personal goal bank works as expected.
(Requested by: Marla Pierskalla, St Cloud Area School District #52027)
2. Made a change to ensure the standards-based needs load as expected.
(Requested by: Carole Pankow, So St Paul Public Schools #52365)
3. Adjusted the print page of the Progress Report.
(Requested by: Christina Welper, Winona Area Public Schools #52279)
4. Made a change to ensure the goals are included in plan validation, even if the goal page has not been accessed for a plan.
(Requested by: Kelli Rayl, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale #52249)

IFSP
1. Made a change to ensure the Progress Report for the IFSP prints as expected.
(Requested by: Rashelle Weicherding, River Bend Education District #52269)

MA
1. Made a change to ensure the MA Billing setup address is being pulled from the Student setup address.
(Requested by: Wanda Lane, Brainerd School District #52442)

Reports
1. A change was made to ensure results were accurate when “No answer” is used in the Admin student search.
(Requested by: Tara Goebel, South Washington County Schools #51870)
2. Made a change to allow the deletion of a student from the Duplicate students report if the name contains an apostrophe.
(Requested by: Joan Opitz, Hopkins Public Schools #52205)

Other forms and logs
1. Made a change to allow the record of a team meeting to finalize correctly.
(Requested by: Dorothy Kerzner, Edina Public Schools #52239)

2.0
1. Ensured the v2 IFSP utilizes the correct services drop down, based on admin preferences.
(Requested by: Nicole Doescher-Train, Hopkins Public Schools #52334)
2. Made a change in v2 to include a message when there are fields with invalid data preventing the creation of an enrollment record.
(Requested by: Kelly Kalis, Albert Lea Area Schools #52315)

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

IEP
1. Made a change to the MARSS transportation category on the IEP services page when the v1 student setup is saved.
(Requested by: Cheryl Endres, Plainview Elgin Millville Community Schools SR 49764)
2. Corrected a decimal issue and made a change to retain the score of zero when entered on the measure goal tool.
(Requested by: Karen Hemker, Winona Area Public Schools #51872)
3. Updated date on the IEP form menu to match the date in history.
(Requested by: Cheryl Endres, Plainview Elgin Millville Community Schools #52086)
4. Made changes to ensure the Measure goals graph displays as anticipated.
(Requested by: Christina Welper, Winona Area Public Schools #52031)

IFSP
1. Made a change to ensure the IFSP Services appear on the form page as anticipated.
(Requested by: Megan Heller, Southern Plains Education Cooperative #51922)

ISP
1. Made a change to ensure the Individual Services Plan menu displays the finalization date.
(Requested by: Sally Wulf, Westonka Public Schools #52067)

MA
1. Made a change to eliminate an error when older PCA plans are opened.
(Requested by: Heather Murphy, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale ISD #52068)
2. Made a change to ensure the signature date/time stamp is displayed on the PCA plan.
(Requested by: Wanda Lane, Brainerd School District #52032)
3. Made a change to ensure the trip log home page shows a “V” in the validated column once a log has been validated.
(Requested by: Nichol Nenovich, Bloomington Public Schools #51181)

Other forms and logs
1. Made a change to ensure the COSF: EHDI Information page will print and finalize as anticipated.
(Requested by: Ashley Nelson, Moorhead Area Public Schools #52082)
2. Corrected an issue with the District representative field on the Notice of a team meeting form.
(Requested by: Libbey Stettner, BlueSky Online School #DE-3222)
3. Made a change to ensure educators would immediately be able to edit the Stand-alone Progress Report.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin Schools #51997)
4. Made a change to ensure the Evacuation plan would save as expected.
(Requested by: Kori Ryan, Indigo Education #52042)
5. Made a change to ensure the printed and finalized Behavior Support Plan pages are formatted to match the working form pages.
(Requested by: Katie Mikla, Hastings Public Schools #52150)

MTSS
1. Made a change to ensure the MTSS form Problem identification screening summary saves as expected.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin Schools #52007)

2.0
1. Corrected an issue with the transporting district drop down.
(Requested by: Bess Bauman, New Discoveries Montessori Academy #DE-3249)
2. Adjusted v2 activity logs so it will not allow finalization when there is an error about missing data or the group size is 0 or lower.
(Requested by: Karen Stay, St. Cloud Area School District #51878)

System
1. Made a change to ensure student sharing navigates as expected when students are inactivated when there is a profile pre-selected to send inactive students to within the district setup.
(Requested by: Amy Wylde, Southern Minnesota Education Consortium #51955)
2. Made a change to ensure previously uploaded history documents open as anticipated.
(Requested by: Amanda Lee, South Washington County Schools #51968)

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

IEP
1. The Plan of care (PCA) has been added to the document section at the bottom of the services page.
(Requested by: Nicole Woodward, St. Croix River Education District #51182)
2. The Progress Report has been rearranged to show the most recent notes first.
(Requested by: Ivy Jorgenson, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative #48913)

MA
1. An MA district preference was added to include the LEA taxonomy code on the 837P and 270 X12 batch files.
(Requested by: Trisha Christopherson, Rochester Public Schools #DE-3156)
2. Made a change to activity logs so a group size error displays Group size instead of child count.
(Requested by: Karen Stay, St. Cloud Area School District #51878)
3. In preparation for PCA supervision documentation, a PCA/QP list has been added to the student MA Forms’ menu.
(Requested by: Kari Saarloos, Anoka-Hennepin School District #DE-1790)

ER
1. Made a change to ensure that a new evaluation template cannot be created while another provider is working on the primary disability and team membership page.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3146)
2. The following tests have been added to the SpEd Forms test library: Connors – 4th Edition Parent and Teacher, Connors – 4th Edition Self Report, Connors Early Childhood, Developmental Profile 4, Developmental Test of Auditory Perception, Feifer Assessment of Mathematics, Feifer Assessment of Reading, Feifer Assessment of Writing, Hodson Assessment of Phonological Patterns – 3rd Edition and Young Children’s Achievement Test – 2nd Edition.
(Requested by: Bonnie Barker, Prescott School District #52183)
Other forms and logs
1. Made a change to ensure that tasks on the student Assessment tracker maintain their completed status when over 90 days old.
(Requested by: Julia Salzman, Rochester Public Schools #52094)
2. Added the newest version of the Procedural Safeguards Notice: Part B per MDE’s update.
(Requested by: Shannon Ritt, Richfield Public Schools #51917)
3. Formatting updates were made to the Special Education data sheet.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3173)
4. Each evacuation scenario must be finalized before a new one can be created.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3180)

Reports
1. Updated the Caseload/access admin report to run offline to ensure large searches return results as anticipated.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3153)
2. “Individualized health plans” and “Emergency care plans” quick reports have been added under GenEd Forms.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51200)
3. “BIP Behavior Plan dates” and “BSP dates” have been added to the available quick reporting.
(Requested by: Marla Pierskalla, St. Cloud Area School District #51142)
4. MTSS has been added as an option when using the More button in Admin Students.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #50274)
5. School name and ID number will now appear on the downloadable results of the admin Child Count report.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51631)

2.0
1. A substantial limitation drop down was added within 504 Forms in v2 only.
(Requested by: Krystal DeGraw, Brooklyn Center Community Schools #51137)
2. The out-of-resident district reminder that exists in version 1 has been added to v2.
(Requested by: Tammy Knutson, Elk River Area Schools #48850)
3. “Allow IEP Snapshots to appear in MA Forms SpEd history” has been added as a district preference to allow the snapshot to be viewable on the student’s MA Forms menu for all users. This is a v2 change only.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #50430)

System
1. “Include Page Numbers on Finalized Document” is now turned on by default when finalizing.
(Requested by: Amanda Lee, South Washington County Schools #51925)
2. The system-wide super admin preference regarding ER template ordering has been removed. The district ordering dropdown will remain, giving districts control over their preference. The MDE model order will be the default. This does not affect those using local district templates.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3210)
3. Provider ID has been added to the Educator Profile screen.
(Requested by: Karen Stay, St. Cloud Area School District #47832)
4. Made changes to the setup of admin accounts to ensure they are able to grant permissions appropriately.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3215)
5. Gender is now a dropdown field within student setup to allow custom options to be added. Gender also will no longer be required as part of the IEP/ISP/IFSP validation process.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3221/#DE-3200)

MTSS
1. Updated the MTSS Notice of a Team Meeting’s print page.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3194)

On Saturday, December 3rd 2022, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following changes:

IEP
1. Gender is now a dropdown field within student setup to allow custom options to be added. Gender also will no longer be required as part of the IEP/ISP/IFSP validation process.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3221/#DE-3200)

Evaluation report
1. Made a change to ensure that a new evaluation template cannot be created while another provider is working on the cover page.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3146)
2. Made a change to retain the behavioral records check box on the Existing Data Review to Determine if Additional Assessments or Evaluation Materials are Needed (ED-1) after saving.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #51881)
3. The following tests have been added to the SpEd Forms test library: Connors – 4th Edition Parent and Teacher, Connors – 4th Edition Self Report, Connors Early Childhood, Developmental Profile 4, Developmental Test of Auditory Perception, Feifer Assessment of Mathematics, Feifer Assessment of Reading, Feifer Assessment of Writing, Hodson Assessment of Phonological Patterns – 3rd Edition and Young Children’s Achievement Test – 2nd Edition.
(Requested by: Bonnie Barker, Prescott School District #52183)

Other Forms
1. The Special Education Data Sheet has been updated and unnecessary fields removed.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3173)
2. Red text in V1 that shows the resident district of a student has also been added to V2.
(Requested by: Tammy Knutson, Elk River Area Schools #48850)

Reports
1. “Exempt from import” has been added to Educator list quick reports.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3220)

Setup
1. All student add and student setup accordions have been set to open by default.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3163)
2. Provider ID has been added to the Educator Profile screen.
(Requested by: Karen Stay, St. Cloud Area School District #47832)
3. Made changes to the setup of admin accounts to ensure they are able to grant permissions appropriately.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3215)

On Saturday, December 3rd 2022, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the fixes listed below:

IEP
1. Made a change to ensure students are able to be deleted from the system.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #52168)

History
1. Made a change to ensure previously uploaded History documents open as anticipated.
(Requested by: Amanda Lee, South Washington County Schools #51968)

Setup
1. Made a change to ensure once a Status end (Exit reason) has been selected and saved on a student’s setup page, users are able to clear the selection as needed.
(Requested by: Bonnie Barker, Boyceville Community Schools #51957)

Other Forms
1. Made a change to ensure the Record of a team meeting is able to finalize as expected.
(Requested by: Sandy Strand, Prescott School District #51938)

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

IEP
1. Removed extra space that was showing on the IEP Additional Information’s print page.
(Requested by: Brooke Moehrle, Edina Public Schools #51688)
2. Corrected an issue with ordering services.
(Requested by: Katie Wilder, Mounds View Public Schools #51574)
3. Made a change to accommodate a service date error when validating service plans.
(Requested by: Bryan Schmidt, Rochester Public Schools #51437)

IFSP
1. Made a change to ensure the appropriate lists are being displayed when attempting to choose providers and supervisors on the IFSP Services page.
(Requested by: Shannon Proulx, Esko School District #51698)

MA
1. Made a change to ensure trips apply the rate correctly in the X12 837P batch file.
(Requested by: Amy Leonard, Minnesota Valley Education District #51621)
2. Made a change to recognize ICD10 codes for telemedicine logs.
(Requested by: Mel Maki, Northland Learning Center #51675)
3. A change was made to accommodate future date errors on v1.0 of the MA logs.
(Requested by: Stacey Rodorigo, Hibbing Public Schools #51618)
4. Made a change to prevent a timeout error when downloading the 270 X12 batch file.
(Requested by: Shilo Morlang, Duluth Public Schools #51501)

Other forms and logs
1. Made a change to ensure the contact displayed correctly on the Student Acknowledgement and Tuition Agreement.
(Requested by: Dawn Peterson, Mid-State Education District #51677)
2. Corrected spacing on the Authorization for Release of Information print page.
(Requested by: Dellynne Monson, SWWC Service Cooperatives #51712)
3. Made a change to the Notice of a Team Meeting in v1.0 to ensure the team member names save and print as anticipated.
(Requested by: Rebekah Carpenter, Eastern Carver County Schools #51646)
4. Made a change to ensure the Consent to share data form can be finalized in both versions and by all role types.
(Requested by: Karen Stay, St. Cloud Area School District #51600)
5. Made a change to ensure Form Letters print as anticipated in version 1.0.
(Requested by: Shannon Proulx, Esko School District #51580)
6. Made a change to ensure Form Letters load as anticipated.
(Requested by: Carole Pankow, So St Paul Public Schools #51435)
7. Made a change to ensure educators can access the Referral Review and Assessment Determination form for all students.
(Requested by: Sue Will, IASC Special Education Cooperative #51426)
8. ECSE Referral for screening/evaluation print page has been adjusted.
(Requested by: Renee Hartman, New Prague Area Schools #51533)
9. Made a change to the add team member process when in version 1.0 on a Safari browser to ensure educators can add team members as anticipated.
(Requested by: Brian Yuretich, Hibbing Public Schools #51433)

Reports
1. Made a change to ensure the student’s school appears as anticipated on the Admin Services report results.
(Requested by: Elizabeth Loyevskiy, Elk River Area Schools #51559)
2. Made a change to ensure the Services report is properly displaying serving district IDs for all students.
(Requested by: Jennifer Bratsch, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative #51744)
3. Made a change to ensure the system navigates as anticipated from an Admin students search.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51578)

MTSS
1. Made a change to the MTSS module to ensure it navigates as anticipated.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51761)

2.0
1. Made a change to ensure the communication log displays guidance as anticipated. (Requested by: Lauren Johnsen, Minnetonka Public Schools #51635)
2. Heading on the IFSP Services page was updated.
(Requested by: Lisa Backer, SpEd Forms #DE-3092)
3. Made a change to drop down options in v2.0 to allow users to see the full text of each selection.
(Requested by: Wendy Van Batavia, Midwest Special Ed Coop #51608)
4. Corrected an issue with navigating between Other Forms and Logs options.
(Requested by: Katie Mikla, Hastings Public Schools #51496)
5. Highlight text icon has been added to textbox editor options in v2.0.
(Requested by: Rebecca Chileen, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51440)

System
1. Corrected an issue regarding system save warnings.
(Requested by: Claire Lightfoot, Jordan Public Schools #51765)
2. Made a change to ensure the icons found on the SpEd dashboard are including data as anticipated regarding Notice of Agreement that a 3 Year Reevaluation is Not Needed form. (Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #51569)
3. Eliminated the ability of users to navigate from a page and “Save & Continue” despite their individual settings if they do not have exclusive rights.
(Requested by: Ann Grillo, IASC Special Education Cooperative #51462)

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

IEP
1. Testing accommodations under the ACCESS for ELLS section have been updated.
(Requested by: Michelle Cuka, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools #51564)

IFSP
1. Instrument field on the IFSP eligibility page has been converted to a dropdown (#240).

(Requested by: Krystal DeGraw, Brooklyn Center Community Schools #51136)

MA
1. A search option to find all students except those that are eligible has been added to the Create eligibility transmission (270) report.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51168)
2. Made a change to immediately direct the user to the new ICD10 code when it is created.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3114)
3. The reconciliation and total amount paid report federal percentage amount has been updated to 56.99% for claims paid 10/1/2022 and later.
(Requested by: Lauren Henderson, Monticello Public Schools #51601)

ER
1. The newest versions of the Enderle-Serverson transition scales have been added to our available tests. The updated tests, now simply called Transition Rating Scales (TRS) come in three versions: TRS 1.0 (for learners with mild disabilities), TRS 2.0 (for learners with moderate to significant needs for support) and TRS 3.0 (for learners with pervasive and long-term needs for support). There are two templates for each version of the TRS, one with the scoring grid and one without.
(Requested by: Gary Lewis, SpEd Forms #51562)
Other forms and logs
1. The District representative field has also been added to the Record of Team meeting.
(Requested by: Tanya Syvertson, ASEC #51540)
2. Significant changes were made to the ECSE Child Outcomes Summary Form.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms ECSE Advisory Group, #51361)

Reports
1. Created a COSF EHDI data 2022-23 quick report to properly collect information from the finalized copy of the EHDI Information form.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3094)
2. Created a MA super admin only quick report to display provider default services.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-3117)
3. Revised the Admin attendance summary report search screen.
(Requested by: Lisa Backer, SpEd Forms #DE-3102)
4. Added a new “Seclusion Report 2022-23” admin quick report.
(Requested by: Christina Welper, Winona Area Public Schools #51609)
2.0
1. Just-in-Time guidance has been added to the IFSP Child Information page-interim IFSP checkbox . This is a version 2.0 addition only.
(Requested by: Lisa Backer, SpEd Forms #DE-3123)
2. Updated the formatting of the justification section of the IFSP services page.
(Requested by: Lisa Backer, SpEd Forms #DE-3119)
3. Made a change to immediately direct the user to the new time study when it is created.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3112)
4. The Google Translate option has been added to the PWN/Consent and the Notice of a Team Meeting.
(Requested by: Jodi Bresnahan, Bloomington Public Schools #51153)
5. Parent contact information was added to the printed and finalized version of the Individualized Health Plan and Emergency Care Plan.
(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51339)
6. Conditional save confirmation warnings added when leaving pages in v2.0.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-3038)

MTSS
1. Updated the print page of the Notice of team meeting.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-3135)

System
1. Updated the delete student process on the Admin Students screen to prevent any timeout errors.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-3040)
2. The educator permission titled “District contact (tuition agreements)” has been moved to the district setup screen.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-3097)

On Saturday, November 5th 2022, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following changes:

IEP
1. Participation in State-Wide Assessments (ACT with Writing) (I-7-ACT) has been updated to DPI changes.

(Requested by: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms #DE-3043)
2. Participation in State-Wide Assessments (ACT Aspire) (I-7-Aspire) has been replaced with Participation in State-Wide Assessments (PreACT) (I-7-PreACT).

(Requested by: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms #DE-3042)
3. The yes/no text area in Determination and Notice of Placement: Consent for Initial Placement (P-1) and Determination and Notice of Placement (P-2) has been removed.

(Requested by: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms #DE-3103)
4. The consent page has been removed from the printing of the Determination and Notice of Placement (P-2).

(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #51219)

ER
1. The newest versions of the Enderle-Serverson transition scales have been added to the Test Bank. The updated tests, now simply called Transition Rating Scales (TRS) come in three versions: TRS 1.0 (for learners with mild disabilities), TRS 2.0 (for learners with moderate to significant needs for support) and TRS 3.0 (for learners with pervasive and long-term needs for support).  There are two templates for each version of the TRS, one with the scoring grid and one without.
(Requested by: Gary Lewis, SpEd Forms #51562)

2.0
1. Breadcrumbs for the parent Goals menu was added to the Educator Setup Goals page.

(Requested by: Michael Buswell, SpEd Forms #DE-3046)
2. Highlight text icon has been added to textbox editor options in v2.0.

(Requested by: Rebecca Chileen, Anoka-Hennepin School District #51440)
3. Made a change to the drop downs in version 2.0 to allow users to see the full text of each option.

(Requested by: Wendy Van Batavia, Midwest Special Ed Coop #51608)

System
1. The educator permission titled “District contact (tuition agreements)” has been moved to the district setup screen.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms, #DE-3097)

On Saturday, November 5th 2022, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the fixes listed below:

IEP
1. Made a change to ensure only selected IEP pages print.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior Schools #51219)
2. Interim Review of IEP Goals (I-6) has been updated to include amended service plans but not finalized draft plans.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #51806)
3. Made a change to prevent the finalization of multiple amended plans with the same date.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #51806)

ER
1. A spelling error on the ER-2-A, ER-2-B and ER-2-C has been corrected.
(Requested by: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms #DE-3030)

MA Forms
1. Made a change to prevent a timeout error when downloading the 270 X12 batch file.

(Requested by: Shilo Morlang, Duluth Public Schools #51501)

Other Forms
1. A change was made to display the correct title of the form letters that had previously been added to the student’s form menu.
(Requested by: Carole Pankow, South St Paul Public Schools #51435)
2. Made a change to ensure custom form letters print as anticipated in version 1.0.
(Requested by: Shannon Proulx, Esko School District #51580)
3. Made a change to ensure the communication log displays guidance as anticipated.
(Requested by: Lauren Johnsen, Minnetonka Public Schools #51635)
4. Made a change to ensure the pages found within the Other Forms & Logs folder navigate and load as anticipated.
(Requested by: Katie Mikla, Hastings Public Schools #51496)
Setup
1. Eliminated the ability of users to navigate from a page and “Save & Continue” despite their individual settings if they do not have exclusive rights.
(Requested by: Ann Grillo, IASC Special Education Cooperative #51462)
2. Made a change to ensure users are prompted to save changes made to a student’s setup page.
(Requested by: Claire Lightfoot, Jordan Public Schools #51765)