Category Archives: Updates

On Saturday, October 3rd 2020, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the updates listed below:

IEP
1. Restricted the frequency entry field to be numeric only.
(Source: Lauren Miller, Superior School Districts SR#44772)
2. The I-5 will pull the goals and objectives from the selected finalized plans.
(Source: Beth Fechtelkotter, Superior School District SR#44675)
3. Added the ability to select individual pages when finalizing the service plan.
(Source: Lauren Miller, Superior School Districts SR#44580)

Reports
1. Added a quick report, “Secondary Disabilities” to list any students with multiple disabilities..
(Source: Chareese Morris, Milwaukee Academy of Science SR#44864)

Educators
1. Added an email address search field to the Admin Educator entry screen.
(Source: Kelli Byrnes, SpEd Forms DE-751)

On Saturday, September 5th 2020, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

CLP
1. The IEP Snapshot has been added as an option to print along with the CLP pages if chosen.
(Source: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms #DE-699)
2. The titles of each page of the CLP have been made more specific for clarity.
(Source: Carole Pankow, South St. Paul Public Schools #44232)
3. A checkbox titled “No changes to the IEP are necessary during the hybrid learning model.” has been added to the Scenario 2: Hybrid Learning page.
(Source: Scott Masten, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative #DE-663)

MA
1. Evaluation activity logs will be restricted to one main date of service.
(Source: Teresa Rome, Mankato Area Public Schools #42883)
2. Supervisors and admins with MA permission can now edit data on the activity log after billed. Only data that is not sent in the batch file is editable.
(Source: Tonia Czech, SpEd Forms #39559)

Reports
1. The Admin Teacher Workload Analysis and Service reports have been updated to run in the background to reduce timing out errors.
(Source: SpEd Forms #DE-235)
2. “IEP and CLP Finalization Dates” is an available quick report for both teachers and admin.
(Source: Mark Oehrlein, SpEd Forms #DE-649)
3. Added check to prevent Grade Rollover from running if the grades selected to roll over in the “From” and “To” grades are the same grade.
(Source: Michael Buswell, SpEd Forms #44344)
4. Added the resident district number to the Team Member List quick report.
(Source: Jennifer Butts, Zumbro Education District #44257)

2020
1. The IEP Snapshot has been added to the IEP menu.
(Source: Joanne Karch, Wayzata Public School #44374)
2. Finalization has been added for the IEP.
(Source: Kyle Erickson, Northwest Regional Interdistrict Council #DE-680)
3. The ability to pick up students has been added to the 2020 educator student list.
(Source: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms #DE-602)
4. Team picking control has been added to the Services section of the 2020 IEP Validation.
(Source: Michael Buswell, SpEd Forms, #DE-664)
5. The ability to edit entries has been added to 2020 dropdowns that allow this functionality.
(Source: Michael Buswell, SpEd Forms, #DE-665)
6. Required forms coloring has been added to the 2020 Student Forms list.
(Source: SpEd Forms, #DE-706)

Announcements
1. We have added three Contingency Learning Planning videos to our YouTube page. You can view those and subscribe to our channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bZKh1G4uL15Nud9Mg0udw
(Source: Kori Ryan, Indigo Education)

On Saturday, September 5th 2020, an update will be posted to all Wisconsin SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the updates listed below:

IEP
1. A Contingency Learning Plan has been added to the IEP and Related Forms menu.
(Source: Diane McCarron, SpEd Forms DE-674)

Other
1. Made changes to accommodate scrolling through more than 20 students on your student list using only the finger pad and no mouse.
(Source: Alissa Acker, Superior DE-687)

On Saturday, August 8th 2020, an update will be posted to all Minnesota SpEd Forms sites. The update will include the changes listed below:

IEP
1. The Mathematics goals sub-category of communication has been removed.
(Source: Gary Lewis, SpEd Forms DE-582)
2. The Goal category of Word Analysis has been removed and goals moved into the Reading category.
(Source: Gary Lewis, SpEd Forms DE-581)

Other Service Plans
1. A COVID-19 Contingency Learning Plan has been added. This can be turned on/off by using the administrator preference.
(Source: SpEd Forms Advisory Committee, Jamie Nord, Melissa Hanson, Michelle Cuka, Nicole Woodward, Sarah Mittelstadt, Christian Shafer and Laura Tubbs Booth from Ratwik Roszak & Maloney, P.A. #DE-600)

ER
1. The following tests have been added to the SpEd Forms test bank: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamental Preschool-3, Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis – 3rd Edition, Beck Youth Inventories – 2nd Edition, Raven’s 2 Progressive Matrices, Clinical Edition, Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement – 3rd Edition” and “Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement – 3rd Edition w/ Supplemental Composites.
(Source: Gary Lewis, SpEd Forms #44200/44215)

MA
1. MA Forms will be removing the GT modifier during the batching process to adhere to the Department of Human Services removal of the GT modifier for Telemedicine claims. You can choose to continue using the Telemedicine log to keep face-to-face services on a separate log.
(Source: Shilo Morlang, Duluth Public Schools #43626)
2. Changing the setting to 02:Teletherapy and saving the log will add the additional telemedicine required elements of mode and provider/student location. This can be changed on any service log.
(Source: Julie Stoneking, Albert Lea Area Schools #43627)
3. To accommodate the new Telephonic service from the MN Department of Human Services, these services have been added as a default to the MA Forms Services setup drop down. If your district is providing Telephonic services only, those specific services will need to be added. ICD-10 codes will not need to be added for this service. The UXTMGT ICD-10 codes will be used, if none, then UXTM codes will be used.
(Source: Shilo Morlang, Duluth Public Schools #44117)

Other Forms
1. A Stand-alone Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) form has been added. This can be turned on/off by using the administrator preference.
(Source: Gary Lewis, SpEd Forms #DE-587)

Reports
1. A “CLP services” quick report is available. This will show Contingency Learning Plan services for active students.
(Source: Source: Mark Oehrlein, SpEd Forms DE-637)
2. “Login Tracking” has been added to admin quick reporting. This will list all login attempts in the last 60 days.
(Source: Source: Mark Oehrlein, SpEd Forms DE-572)

Educators
1. Administrators with educator access can generate a multi-factor code to give to an educator for SpEd Forms access.
(Source: Michael Buswell, SpEd Forms DE-633)
2. A preference has been added to Educator setup – Profile to allow users to choose a default landing page.
(Source: SpEd Forms Advisory Committee, SpEd Forms DE-578)

Announcements
1. A Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) security feature was added as an admin preference last month. This feature is off by default, and requires users to have a valid email address entered into their Educator Setup.
We have created a MFA guide that can be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rxJQCxevFfs06UgEcpsJ8PCp-B5oGAbK275o-HKC6Qo/edit#
2. SpEd Forms is now on YouTube! We have a handful of training videos available and will be adding more as they are developed. You can view those and subscribe to our channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bZKh1G4uL15Nud9Mg0udw