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On Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

IEP

1. Fixed an error to allow services to be deleted in v1.

(Requested by: Dain Walters, Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council #58812)

MA

1. Updated activity logs to ensure the ICD-10 code appears when the setting is changed or added.

(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #58875)

Other forms and logs

1. Made sure the “safeguards given” field was labeled as expected on Early Intervention Prior Written Notices.

(Requested by: Kim Wakal, Burnsville Public School District #58850)

2. The service grid button on a student’s attendance page has been updated to display the appropriate services based on the student’s age.

(Requested by: Susan Parker, Elk River Area Schools #53320)

3. The “attendance type” will be maintained when duplicating attendance.

(Requested by: Molly Templin, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale #58908)

4. Updated the navigation buttons on the Attendance page to navigate to the next (or previous) month as expected.

(Requested by: Jackie Skelly, IASC Special Education Cooperative #59084)

Reports

1. The Local School ID (LSID) column found on the MA Forms quick report titled MA- Speech Therapy now shows the expected information. 

(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #58989)

2.0

1. Removed the line break that appears on printed IEP goals pages when using a rich text editor to write objectives. 

(Requested by: Kate Olson, Sojourner Truth Academy #58962)

2. All dates with attendance will automatically be open when viewing the Attendance page in v2. 

(Requested by: Susan Parker, Elk River Area Schools #53320)

System

1. Made a change to ensure multi-building administrators can view and open PDFs in student History folders.

(Requested by: Jennifer Krueger, Roseville Schools #58970)

On Saturday,  February 3rd, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

ER

1. The following tests have been added to the SpEd Forms test bank: Arizona Articulation and Phonology Scale – 4th Edition, Assessment of Functional Living Skills, Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology – 2nd Edition, Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales – parent & teacher, Sensory Processing Measure – 2nd Edition, Test of Orthographic Competence – 2nd Edition, Test of Early Reading Ability – 4th Edition, Test of Pragmatic Language – 2nd Edition and Wide Range Achievement Test – 5th Edition.

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #58476)

Reports

1. Added parent account permissions to the Sharing tracking report results.

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4622)

2.  A new admin quick report titled, ”Active Reevaluations” has been added. 

(Requested by:Bonnie Barker , Boyceville Community Schools, #56933)

2.0
1. A spellcheck button was added to v2. 

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4613)

2. The number of messages or pick-ups an educator has when viewing the profile dropdown menu has been added to the indicator icon.

(Requested by: Kori Ryan, INDIGO Education #58910)

System

1. A check has been added in the history upload process to properly check if the file has invalid characters and show the reason for failure in the “Upload failure details.”

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4698)

On Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fix:

 

System

1. Corrected the text at the bottom of various forms regarding who to contact with questions.
(Requested by: Tammy Murphy, Prescott School District #58197)

On Saturday, January 6th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fixes:

IEP

1. Fixed a capitalization issue in the IEP assessments (page 1) section.

(Requested by: Kelly Hildman, Lionsgate Academy #58308)

2. The Additional Information section of the IEP will now be hidden when the Admin organization preference “Show Additional Information page on IEP” is not enabled.

(Requested by: Amanda Leal, South Washington County Schools #58562)

 

MA

1.  Corrected the MA dashboard to display data correctly.

(Requested by: Bill Underwood, Anoka-Hennepin School District #58470)

 

Other forms and logs

1. Updated the assessment tracker to account for multiple households and eliminate duplicate results.

(Requested by: Katie Wilder, Mounds View Public Schools #58267)

 

Reports

1. Updated the columns on the PCA provider list report to sort correctly.

(Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #58593)

2. The Admin MA quick report, Exclusion Checker, was updated to print as expected.

(Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #58407)

 

2.0

1. Corrected the multi-tab warning to appear at the appropriate times.

(Requested by: Sue Will, IASC Special Education Cooperative #58710)

 

System

1. Ensured that the sharing/transfer page loads as anticipated.

(Requested by: Dawn Kullot, Hiawatha Valley Education District #58526)

On Saturday, January 6th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

IEP

1. Cycle (2 week) has been added to the available frequency dropdown options on Services pages.

(Requested by: Jami Reinitz, Cologne Academy #DE-4544)

2. A message has been added to the IEP validation page to show that ESY is checked, but no service is selected.

(Requested by: Karen Polyard, Hiawatha Valley Ed District #53303)

IFSP

1. Added the criteria and procedures statement from the Child and family outcomes page of the IFSP to the IFSP Periodic review form.

(Requested by: Krystal DeGraw, Richfield Public Schools #57622)

MA

1. An option for parents to enter the MHCP number when electronically signing the Consent to share data form has been added.

(Requested by: Natasha Pillay, Excell Academy for Higher Learning #57809)

2. New columns have been added to the 271 import for birthdate, start and end eligibility dates.

(Requested by: MA Forms advisory committee #DE-4366/#DE-4367)

3. The Create/edit claim transmission will allow claims up to the student’s 22nd birthday to be sent.

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4586)

4. Version 1 of the student’s MA Forms is no longer available.  If you are still using version 1, this does not require that you do anything. Providers still using v1 accessing student MA Forms will automatically be directed to the v2 pages. This change only applies to MA Forms.

ER

1. Added the Clinical Assessment of Pragmatics (CAPs) and the Language Use Inventory (LUI) to the list of SpEd Tests found under “communication.” 

(Requested by: Emma Christenson, Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative #58516)

Other forms and logs

1. Validation was added to ensure that the MARSS end date is after the start date on the Enrollment form.

(Requested by:  Claire Lightfoot, Jordan Public Schools #57757)

2. The student’s phone number has been added to the Special Education data sheet.

(Requested by: Ashley Hummel, Mid-State Education District #53968)

4. Spanish, Hmong and Somali translation options have been added for the Notice of Agreement that a 3 Year Reevaluation is Not Needed form.

(Requested by: Elizabeth Myklebust, Bloomington Public Schools #57942)

Reports

1. New “Bulk enrollment records closer” and “bulk enrollment records remover” tools have been created and added under Super admin reports. These tools will allow the closing and removal of enrollment records that came in without ending dates or were imported in error. 

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4479/DE-4484)

2.0

1. A clear button has been added to the v2 Notice of a Team meeting form.

(Requested by: Julia Salzman, Rochester Public Schools #58298)

2. IEP Services page 1 and 2 quick links have been added to the SpEd Dashboard.

(Requested by: Christina Katter, Elk River Area Schools #57666)

3. The attendance entry page and IEP Additional Information page have been converted to v2.

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4629/#DE-4394)

System

1. The admin educators screen has been updated to show the educator’s last sign-in date.

(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4607)

2. Those with building administrator accounts can now have multiple buildings assigned. An extended permission, “Allow multiple buildings,” has been added and will allow you to select those buildings on the educator’s setup page. This option is only available in version 2.0. 

A short YouTube tutorial has been created to explain how this new feature works:

On Saturday, January 6th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

IEP
1. Cycle (2 week) has been added to the available frequency dropdown options on services pages.
(Requested by: Jami Reinitz, Cologne Academy #DE-4544)

Other forms and logs
1. Added DPI contact information to the bottom of the RE-1, RE-5, P-1 and P-2.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #57514)

2.0
1. Made a wording change to the multi-tab warning alert.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4595)

System
1. The admin educators screen has been updated to show the educator’s last sign-in date.
(Requested by: SpEd Forms #DE-4607)
2. Those with building administrator accounts can now have multiple buildings assigned. An extended permission, “Allow multiple buildings,” has been added and will allow you to select those buildings on the educator’s setup page. This option is only available in version 2.0.

A short YouTube tutorial has been created to explain how this new feature works:

On Saturday, January 6th, 2024, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. This update includes the following fix:

 

Other forms and logs
1. Made a change to ensure the “no” checkboxes print as expected on the I-12 Manifestation Determination form.
(Requested by: Lauren Miller, Superior School District #58740)