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WI July Updates

On Saturday, July 13th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

IEP
1. A new download button has been added to the IEP Measurable annual goals and Annual goal review measurement pages.

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5055)

1. The Transition Planning Inventory – 3rd Edition and Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills, Revised have been added to the SpEd Forms test library.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #60434)

Other forms and logs

1. Names and titles will no longer text wrap on the Notice of a team meeting and Record of a Team meeting forms and print pages.
(Requested by: Lauren Johnsen, Minnetonka Public Schools #59997)
2. The ability to be able to finalize the Communication log form has been added. Find the tutorial here: https://youtu.be/63jt52Oga8w?feature=shared
(Requested by: Krystal DeGraw, Richfield Public Schools #59924)
3. The phone number listed was updated for WI DPI on RE-1, RE-5, P-1, and P-2 forms.
(Requested by: Bonnie Barker, Boyceville Community Schools #59251)

Reports

1. A new admin quick report titled ”ESY checked ‘Yes’ on I-11” has been added.
(Requested by: Dena Hagen, Superior School District #60222)
2. A “BIP Behavior Plan dates” quick report has been added.
(Requested by: Dena Hagen, Superior School District #60029)
3. A new quick report titled “Last finalized ER with type” has also been added.
(Requested by: Laurie Larson, Superior School District #60482)

2.0

1. When you hover over the due process icon on the far right of the SpEd dashboard, a message will appear, prompting educators to click the icon for more information.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5081)
2. The “Finalize” button on the v2 IEP validation screen has been updated to be grayed out if there are error(s) to be corrected.
(Requested by: Lindsey Pellaton, Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative #59942)
3. A new v2 user preference has been added to the educator setup profile page. It allows educators to choose whether their system calendars start on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday.
(Requested by: Jennifer Krueger, Roseville Schools #59900)
4. The ability to select a font has been added to short form rich text editors.
(Requested by: Chrissy O’Brien, Inver Grove Heights Schools #60100)
5. The admin “View student history” report has been converted to v2.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4837)
6. The v2 search box on a student’s history page has been updated to show the form date instead of the finalization date.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5080)
7. A button has been added to the Admin educator setup page allowing administrators to know what filters educators have selected. Find the tutorial here: https://youtu.be/puFyagrbnCA?feature=shared
(Requested by: Rashelle Weicherding, River Bend Education District #60019)
8. On your v2 educator setup profile page, a new ‘enable autosave’ setting has been added. Turning on this preference will automatically save most v2 student forms every five minutes while actively working on the page.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4967)

System

1. Educators will get a message within SpEd Forms when the due date of an assessment in the SpEd Forms Evaluation Tracker has been added and saved if they are assigned a task
(Requested by: Rande Peyton, Watertown-Mayer Public Schools #59837)
2. A new dropdown option – Referral status was added to the Student setup page and the Admin students’ search criteria (Dropdown #269: Referral status).
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-5053 & #DE-5054)
3. An educator preference has been created to allow individual users to receive an email when a new message arrives in SpEd Forms.
(Requested by: Zach Secrist, Watertown-Mayer Public Schools #DE-5074)
4. Multiple team members can now be selected when using the team selector.
(Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #59520)

WI July Fixes

On Saturday, July 13th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fix:

System

1. Fixed an error when saving changes on the Admin dropdown list editor.

(Requested by: Katie Wilder, Mounds View Public Schools #60400)

SpEd Forms: Thursdays at Three – summer send-off

You’re invited! Take advantage of our summer send-off event this Thursday! All staff will be available to answer your questions and listen to your suggestions. This will be the last Thursdays at Three session until we reconvene in August. Join us using this link:

Summer send-off

Have you had a chance to check out all of our available free training sessions scheduled for this fall? Click here to learn more:

We hope to see many of you tomorro at 3pm!

SpEd Forms: Thursdays at Three – Getting ready for DHS annual reporting and MA PCA care plans

Third Party Reimbursement Coordinators- Are you ready to submit your annual rates to DHS on July 5th? Join us to learn about the SpEd Forms reports you can use to ensure accurate time and data encounters. In addition to discussing annual rates, we’ll also review our PCA care plans. The Google Meet link can be found on our support page here:

Thursdays at Three

Just a friendly reminder that we will be providing various back-to-school virtual training sessions this fall. These are open to all districts and are free of charge. You can find more details, dates and times on the registration form:

Back-to-School Training Registration

We hope to see many of you tomorrow.

SpEd Forms: Back-to-School Training

Happy Tuesday, educators! We have an exciting announcement! SpEd Forms will again be offering a variety of back-to-school training sessions this fall. These trainings are open to all, are entirely free of charge, and are meant to ease everyone’s use of the program!

A staff member from SpEd Forms will conduct each training for a specific audience. All will be held virtually using Google Meet, and one session of each will be recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. You can find further details, dates and times along with the registration form online here:

Back-to-School Training Registration

Again, there is no cost to you for these specific sessions. We encourage cooperatives and districts to meet in groups if at all possible and register as one so we can have room for everyone wishing to attend. Registration is mandatory. If you are not ready to sign up today, that’s okay! We will send out reminders throughout the summer and fall as we understand staffing may change.

With summer just around the corner, we’re rooting for you as this school year wraps up!

SpEd Forms: Thursdays at Three – Part C processes, Part 2

Just for Part C Service Coordinators! Join us tomorrow, May 9th at 3pm, for part II of service coordination! We will review tips on IFSP development, periodic review, transition activities and communication. You can find the Google Meet information, as well as upcoming topics, on our website’s support page:

Google meeting link and more

Don’t forget that we now record our Thursdays at Three sessions! Each session is uploaded to our YouTube channel and added to the “Thursdays at Three” playlist, which you can find here:

Thursdays at Three YouTube playlist

Part C Service Coordinators: we hope to see many of you tomorrow!

MN May Updates

On Saturday, May 4th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

1. The trip log has been simplified to include only one set of trip text boxes and the instructions for trip just-in-time guidance were updated.

(Requested by: Tara Goebel, South Washington County Schools #DE-4985)

Other forms and logs

1. Augmentative communication consent has been moved to Blank Forms in PDF Format.

(Requested by: Cara Samuelson, Mankato Area Public Schools #59974)

Reports

1. Zip code has been added to the Authorization for Release of Information form found under Blank Forms in PDF Format.

(Requested by: Julia Salzman, Rochester Public Schools #59607)

2. The last finalized ‘Notice of Agreement that a 3 Year Reevaluation is Not Needed’ form date will now appear on the downloadable results of the Admin Students report.

(Requested by: Barb Erickson, Columbia Heights School District #59549)

3. Additional information was added to the “Students 2 1/4 turning 3” quick report.

(Requested by: Zach Selnes, Hiawatha Valley Education District #59411)

2.0

1. The attendance page has been enhanced by removing the weekly accordions, populating the page to the last attendance date in the month and adding monthly navigation, a bulk delete option and alternating background colors for attendance entries. Thank you to the educators who took part in our workgroup!

(Requested by: SpEd Forms Attendance workgroup #DE-4925, #DE-4926, #DE-4924 and #DE-4971)

System

1. A new feature has been added for super administrators to set default preferences when adding new educators with the SpEd Teacher role.

(Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #59592)

Announcements

We know how busy you all are, especially as the school year comes to a close. Out of respect for that, we will not have any updates in June. We wish you all the best as you finalize this school year.

MN May Fixes

On Saturday, May 4th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

1. Made a change to allow the trip log to save properly when updated.

(Requested by: Sheryl Haugen, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools #59734)

2. A warning about there being no other service will not be displayed on the trip log unnecessarily.

(Requested by: Brenda Marcotte, Willmar Public Schools #59744)

3. When importing the eligibility response, we made a change to ensure all 271 files uploaded to Admin files display.

(Requested by: Jessica Midthun, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative #59754)

4. A change was made to activity logs to ensure the designated person, supervisor, and provider fields save as expected.

(Requested by: Erika Reinertson, Lakes Country Service Cooperative #59756)

5. ICD-10 codes will automatically attach to trip logs when a new log is created.

(Requested by: Kari Saarloos, Anoka-Hennepin School District #59868)

Other forms and logs

1. The resident district will automatically be added to enrollment records when a new enrollment is added.

(Requested by: Katie Roiger, Yellow Medicine East Schools #59880)

2. The Special Education data sheet now includes the plan manager’s correct phone number, based on the number found in Educator setup –> Profile.

(Requested by: Dorothy Eckblad, Goodhue County Ed District #59896)

Reports

1. Fixed an error when printing old Evaluation reports on the view student history report.

(Requested by: Wendi Kruse, Independent School District 318 #59836)

2. Fixed an error when searching using the Bulk enrollment closer task returning no results.

(Requested by Angela Drange, White Bear Lake Area School District #59682)

3. Applied a fix to ensure the correct time shows on the Sharing tracking report.

(Requested by: Rieger Viche, Duluth Public Schools #59791)

System

1. A change was made to the e-signature process for parents to always send an email to the designated school contact, even if there is no LSID set up for the student.

(Requested by: Rebekah Carpenter, Eastern Carver County Schools #59494)

2. Made a change to ensure form letters can be deleted and saved as expected.

(Requested by: Stia Jama, Intermediate School District 287 #59884)

WI May Updates

On Saturday, May 4th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

Other forms and logs

1. Augmentative communication consent has been moved to Blank Forms in PDF Format.

(Requested by: Cara Samuelson, Mankato Area Public Schools #59974)

Reports

1. Zip code has been added to the Authorization for Release of Information form found under Blank Forms in PDF Format.

(Requested by: Julia Salzman, Rochester Public Schools #59607)

System

1. A new feature has been added for super administrators to set default preferences when adding new educators with the SpEd Teacher role.

(Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #59592)

Announcements

We understand the hectic nature of the beginning of a new school year. With appreciation for our educators, we have decided not to have any program updates for the month of September. We wish you the best of luck as you gear up for another year of learning!

WI May Fixes

On Saturday, May 4th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

System

1. Corrected the P-5 form to ensure it prints correctly.

(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #59715)

2. Updated the WI database to allow the I-7 page to load and “+add” fields as expected.

(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #59764)

3. The I-5 will be printed and finalized as expected.

(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #59777)