List of significant changes made to SpEd Forms Internet Edition since 07/01/01


All updates are cumulative. To request an updater please complete a support request. You should receive the updater within two working days.

9/3/07: 2007-08 Forms update installed

Working copies of the 2007-08 due process forms are now installed on SpEd Forms servers. To ease transition the 2006-07 forms are still available from the forms menu. To access the 2006-07 forms simply click on the link at the top of the forms menu.

1. Forms marked “New” are new due process forms finalized in August, 2007.

2. Forms marked “Draft” have been released in draft format by the Department of Education but not yet finalized. Expect these forms to be further revised.

3. Several new drop down menus have been added to the IEP to ease data entry. These menus may be defined by Super Administrators (Preferences>>Edit drop down lists).

4. For all drop down menus, if a district id is entered for an option, the option will only appear for students being served by that district.

5. Spanish translations are not yet available for all forms. As the translations become available they will be posted.

6. Two alternate forms are available for the new state recommended Prior Written Notice:
   *Expanded Prior Written Notice
   *Notice of Educational Evaluation/Reevaluation Plan
   *To compliment these new forms an expanded Parental
    Consent/Objection Form is also available

7. On the services page of the IEP, the Program Modifications and Supports services grid can be converted to a simple text entry box by the Super Administrator (Preferences>>SpEd Forms customizations).

8. On the district-wide assessments page, teachers can be forced to select from a super administrator defined district wide assessment from a drop down menu (Preferences>>SpEd Forms customizations).

9. Finalization will be added to the new forms on September 10th.

As you know, the new forms were finalized by the state in the second week of August. We worked hard to implement these forms by September 4th and will be listening carefully to your feedback.

An update including the new forms is available to districts with their own servers. Please note: if the update is installed a follow-up update will be required next week to activate IEP finalization.

07/24/07 July Updates

Over the next few days, an update will be applied to SpEd Forms servers including improvements made to the program since April.

A complete list of support requests addressed in the update can be found at: https://support.spedforms.com/updates.asp

Over the last few weeks, we have received several questions about updated due process forms due to be released by the state. These forms are still in draft format. We have been advised that the Department of Education plans to release final versions in mid-August, upon which they will immediately be included in SpEd Forms.

Highlights of this update:

General Programming

1. Additional programming has been added to further reduce client side caching.

2. Internet Explorer users can now insert a page break in a text box on any page that the icon is available.

3. “Jump to” drop down menus have been added to most pages to allow for faster navigation to other sections of the program.

For administrators

1. Student Sharing Reports now allow the administrator to completely clear out the students current sharing list and only the newly selected case manager will appear.

2. “Provider” has been added to the search criteria for the Service reports.

3. “Find students over age 21” has been added to the built in reports to make it easier to find and delete those records.

4. Super Administrator’s can assign custom reports to specific districts and schools where the administrators will have access to them.

5. Services detail report now makes it easier for administrators to discriminate between ESL services and services delivered during the regular school year.

6. Integration with other school systems using SIF is now available.

7. A new MARSS record is automatically updated each time an IEP is finalized.

For teachers

1. The program now verifies the birth date entered on the setup pages and will warn the user if the date entered puts the student over the age of 21.

2. The general layout of the student’s form menu has changed. There are “tabbed” sections along the top that will allow for smoother navigation.

3. Edit setup and student sharing buttons have been added to the top of each section for easier access.

4. An ESL section is now available. The Home Language Questionnaire and Expanded Questionnaire are currently available and additional forms will be available soon.

5. Teachers can assign a new case manager and clear out current student sharing. The only user with access to the student will be the newly assigned case manager.

6. The contact person on the Notice of Procedural Safeguards can be modified.

7. The “Service Hours Report” has been added to the teacher report menu.

8. The LEP section has been added to the Spanish version of the IEP Assessment section.

9. Letter to Parents, located in MA Forms, now has a Spanish version available.

For third party billers

1. A paging mechanism has been added to allow the user to view and create larger batch files by selecting the number of records to display per page.

2. The NPI has been added to the Annual Data Report form, along with the district’s provider number.

3. Each individual date of service is now assigned a unique claim number that will allow for more accurate and specific tracking.

4. Claim Adjustment Reason Codes are now imported in the DHS Response file.

5. Each submission of an 837 claim file or 835 response file is now assigned a unique transaction ID number. The user can go back and look at any transaction submitted by a particular district, the date and type of file submitted and the number of claims with in the file.

The new user guide, reflecting the changes in SpEd Forms, is now available from:http://www.spedforms.com/guide/default.asp

4/19/07

Please find a list of recent modifications posted to SpEd Forms at: https://support.spedforms.com/updates.asp

Highlights:

For teachers

1. The “Summary of Performance” is now available.

2. A companion extended school year checklist has been linked to the existing “Extended School Year” form.

3. On the forms menu, the “Special Education Data Sheet”, “MARSS Student Data” and “Release of Information” forms are now listed with the “Notice of District’s Proposed Action or Denial” for easy access.

4. When an evaluation report is finalized, a prompt now appears for the new student evaluation status and the evaluation date is updated in Student Setup.

For administrators

1. In the user list, administrators can now search by permission level.

For third party billers

1. The 200 claim limit for DHS 837 files has been removed.

2. A new report, “View batch file transactions” provides easier access to previously submitted batch files.

3. The PCA checklist format was added to PCA activity logs. This functionality can be turned off in “SpEd Forms customizations”.

4. The “Third Party Liability” letter has been updated.

5. The NPI ID has been added to “District Setup”. The NPI ID must be entered before May 23rd to ensure batch files continue to be processed.

03/18/07

The latest revisions and updates were uploaded to SpEd Forms servers on 03/18/07. The changes apply only to the “new” server addresses (15, 16, 17 and so on).

Click here for a full list of changes.

Highlights:

1. The IEP team meeting date has replaced the IEP written date as the date used to calculate IEP due dates. Teachers will notice a change in the colors of smiley faces in their student list if their IEP meeting dates are not entered in student setup.

2. For MA Forms, if the service chosen in an activity log is PCA, then the activity log is displayed and printed in a PCA checklist format. All 835 response files should now import without a timeout error.

3. On the Notice of District's Proposed Action or Denial a text area has been placed under each of the statements numbered 1 through 5 to allow for a description.

4. In the Administration user list, the permissions on each user now appear under each user name. The “Log in as…” feature has also been applied to user lists.

5. A new “Overview” screen gives administrators a quick overview of service plan due dates, notice dates and evaluation due dates. The “Overview” screen can be accessed from the Administration Menu.

During the last week of November we completed adding most new draft due process forms to SpEd Forms. However, since learning the DOE now plans to revise and release the new forms in the late spring for implementation next fall, we have removed the draft forms from the program so you can immediately take advantage of new SpEd Forms features.

In the last half of 2006 we focused on simplifying the teacher interface and improving your ability to manage data in SpEd Forms. We have also focused on improving your ability to import and export data to any source.

The updated version is available on a new server address which will be provided to each districts' SpEd Forms contacts. You may use your old and new server addresses concurrently until the summer of 2007 as both the old and new versions of SpEd Forms retrieve and save data to the same database. In July, 2007 the old server addresses will be turned off.

1. Simplified user interface - "Student setup" and "Work with student information" have been combined into a single "Work with students" screen.
2. Improved MARSS entry screen based on DOE MARSS Student Data form ED-01910-10.
3. A new tuition billing calculator in "Student Setup" helps calculate total service hours.
4. "Evaluation Status" is now called "Status". Includes two new student status options; 90 (General Education) and 91 (504 Plan).
5. "Services Summary" has been improved and renamed "Special Education Data Sheet".
6. The "Student Acknowledgement and Tuition Agreement" form has been added.
7. A new client-side JavaScript spell check program has been implemented. Works with DesignMode and much better in all internet browsers.
8. Request access to any student record in the site database by clicking on the "Request Student" button at the top of the student list.
9. Measure and graph progress towards goals and objectives.
10. The full working copy of the student record is now transferred when using the remote transfer between school districts.

1. Two new student status options allow for the reporting of students on 504 plans (and other general education students).
2. User defined imports. Create, save and schedule user-defined imports into any SpEd Forms table. Includes a predefined MCA-2 import.
3. User defined reports. Create and save user-defined reports by making queries on up to three tables.
4. T4. DHS X-12 response import allows Third Party Billing coordinators to import actual transaction amounts and dates back into MA Forms.
5. Default service multipliers can be set for days, weeks, months or years in "District Setup".
6. An improved calendar allows you to share events with all teachers in a cooperative, district or school.
7. Send multiple, secure district specific messages to teachers. To send secure messages to all teachers in a district, navigate to district setup.

The new user guide, reflecting the changes in SpEd Forms, is now available.

In addition to implementing suggestions from schools, our focus in the spring of 2007 is development of a SIF agent for SpEd Forms to promote seamless sharing of data between SpEd Forms and student information systems.

8/04/06

1. DesignMode* for ER Forms: DesignMode for ER Forms includes word processing tools. For example, teachers can style text and add tables using a simple graphic user interface. For Mac OS users, Opera 9.0 or later is a prerequisite.
2. My Goal Bank: Teachers can save their own goals into SpEd Forms for future reference.
3. The Manifestation Determination form is now available in Spanish.

1. IEP validation: IEPs must now be validated before they can be archived. "Simple" validation is enabled in this update.
2. Grade rollover report: Grades can be rolled over on a grade by grade basis by super, district or school administrators.
3. Student history report/control panel: The student history report helps administrators view staff activity. For example, an administrator can view all IEPs, IFSPs, and IIIPs finalized over a specific time period.
4. To eliminate unnecessary duplicates, MARSS entries are now only submitted upon finalization of the following forms:
• Notice of District's Proposed Action or Denial, IEP, IFSP and IIIP.
• MARSS records may also be manually submitted using the "Submit MARSS Data" on the "Student Setup" page.
5. Default service multipliers can be set for days, weeks, months or years in "District Setup".
6. School and/or district ids can be changed in "District Setup" and "School Setup".
7. Super administrators can now organize units with multiple districts (called "cooperatives" in SpEd Forms). For example, the super administrator can organize school districts into cooperative units and then assign access to administrators for each cooperative.
8. "Service Hour Total by Student" report. This report uses archived service plans to calculate the total service hours per service plan for the purpose of MARSS reporting

1. Annual rates reporting for MA Forms.
2. Added accommodation for the National Provider Identifier (NPI).
3. Activity and trip logs can now be completed before student billing setup is complete.
4. "Not billable" checkbox enables not billable encounters to be stored in MA Forms.
5. When duplicating activity and trip logs, weekends are automatically skipped.
6. The standard navigation bar has been applied to "Student Billing Setup".

1. Opera 9.0 is now available for Mac OS. To take advantage of DesignMode (the most anticipated new feature of SpEd Forms) Opera 9.0 or later must be installed.
2. Windows users must enable Internet Explorer to display mixed content or a security message will appear. Please refer to: http://www.spedforms.com/guide/1.asp (New steps 5 & 6 under "1.1.1 Instructions for Windows Users".)
3. We are currently waiting on the release of an update from our spell check vendor. The new update will be necessary to enable spell checking of evaluation reports created in DesignMode.

04/24/06

1. The last search criteria used in “Work with student information” is remembered by SpEd Forms and then used when the user next navigates to the list.
2. In “Work with student information” a birthday cake icon appears if the birthday of a student will occur in the next fourteen days.
3. SpEd Forms “remembers” when a user is logged in by identifying the IP address of each user. If a second person logs into SpEd Forms with the same user name and password before the teacher clicks on the “Quit” button, then they will receive a warning message.
4. If a teacher does not have edit access to a student, the “Work on this record” button is replaced with a “View this record” button.
5. Every evaluation status that will exit a student is labeled “Exit”.
6. Multiple “Additional Information” pages can be created and saved.
7. All new or modified passwords are required to be six characters in length.
8. If the “Interim” box is checked on an IEP, then the smiley face in “Work with Student Information” will remain orange to remind the case manager of the IEP status. If the “Written Date” on an interim IEP is more than 60 days then the smiley face will be red.
9. A Spanish version of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards.
10. In the IIIP, provider name, phone and email are automatically added to the IIIP if the provider id is entered and then the “Save” button is clicked.
11. On the signatures page of the evaluation report the names of team members may be typed. If names are not typed then lines will appear for signatures.
12. The word “Draft” is printed on the top of the EIEP, IFSP and IIIP if the Draft option is selected in print preview.

1. Students can be exited from MA Forms. A student who has been exited from SpEd Forms will no longer appear on work lists, but lines from activity logs for those students can still be batched.
2. The sort order for activity and trip logs is descending so more recent activity and trip logs appear first.
3. Only the MHCP#, name, address and birth date are required to start working on MA Forms activity and trip logs.
4. A “Comments” box in MA Forms “Student Billing Setup” allows for student specific notes.
5. The Parent Information Sheet and MHCP Only Parent Notice are now available in Spanish.
6. In the reconciliation report records can be searched by serving district and date paid.

1. A snapshot of current user activity is displayed on the “Administration Menu”.
2. Administrators can view and/or print a user list containing ids, names, usernames and passwords from “User Setup”.
3. Users cannot be deleted if they are the case manager for any students. Student records must be reassigned before a case manager has been deleted.
4. For each district, students can be automatically moved to a predefined Case Manager when they are exited. To choose a case manger for exited students navigate to “District Setup”.
5. In “Forms Access and Customizations”, Administrators can choose to allow teachers to enter a resident district number not on the district defined list.
6. The report “Access Summary by Teacher” summarizes the activity of teachers using SpEd Forms.
7. The report “Count of Services by Service Provider” counts the number of services provided by individual providers.
8. The report “Active Student Count (by school)” counts the number of active students in each school.
9. The report “Disability Count” counts the number of students with each disability. Results can be grouped by school.
10. The administrative “Student List” shows a smiley face next to active students.
11. The “Edit” link next to student names in the “Combined Report” links to the universal “Student Setup” page.
12. The search criteria for a report prints on the first page of the report.
13. Space and a heading differentiate “Super Administrator” reports from school and district administrator reports.
14. Search criteria for the Teacher Workload Analysis Report now include "Serving District" and "Teacher's Name".
15. “Custom Import” allows the data to be imported directly into the SpEd Forms “Student” table.
16. New Deaf-Blind evaluation report and criteria templates.
17. Revised Hearing Impaired criteria.
18. Revised DAPE evaluation report and criteria templates.

1. School information not printing on the Spanish translation of the Progress Report.
2. Spell check not checking all fields on the Progress Report.
3. School/district administrator case management agendas showing too many students.
4. Exited students are not included on the Teacher Workload analysis.
5. When printing in Opera, information centers on the page.
6. The Spanish translation of IEP manager appears on the Spanish Student Information page of the IEP.
7. When the profiles of learning charts are unchecked in “Preferences” they do not appear on the IEP menus.
8. The time of the meeting on the Notice of a Team Meeting remains on one line.

Our focus over the last few months has been to improve usability for teachers and improve administrative control and access to data.

Expect questions about item 3 under “modifications for teachers”, the new warning message. Upon seeing this message for the first time teachers may be concerned somebody else has their use name and password - in most cases they will have simply move to another computer before quitting SpEd Forms.

For administrators the reporting keeps getting better. The new “canned” reports help you get better access to student data and gain a better understanding of how teachers are using SpEd Forms. If you do print a user list please take care of it - everyone with access to the user list has access to all student records.

I think all teachers and administrators will like this update – have fun and remember we are here to help you!

01/01/06

Update Notes

1. Please make sure all SpEd Forms users have a unique user name and password. If more than one user logs on with the same user name and password, student data may be overwritten.
2. Let all administrators know that their SpEd Forms web address will be changing. The new administrator login address is the same as the teacher login address.
3. Please enter a list of resident school districts. Navigate to Administration Menu>>Preferences>>Edit Drop Down Lists then click on RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. For new students teachers will only be able to select resident districts from this list.

The SpEd Forms update includes the following new features:
1. Many forms can be stored electronically for future reference. They include: Notice of a Team Meeting, Notice of Propose Action or Denial, IEP, IIIP, IFSP, Progress Report, Periodic Review and Evaluation Report.
2. Students information will be tracked using the MARSS evaluation status. For evaluation status change, a new entry with identical fields to the MARSS B file is made. This file may be exported in comma delimited format.
3. IEP managers can no longer delete student files - instead they exit students. Exiting the student removes the student from the IEP manager list and sets the evaluation status to either No longer receiving services or Did not qualify. Exited files can be stored as long as needed and reactivated if necessary.
4. All users, including school and district administrators now use the same log in address.
5. School, district and super administrative privileges can now be assigned to any user.
6. All data can be exported in raw format to files which can be opened in Excel or exported to another database.
7. Batch transfers can be automated between SpEd Forms and other school information systems. For example, demographic information in SpEd Forms can be updated automatically from student information systems. Setup and maintenance fees apply. Please contact SpEd Forms for more information.
8. School and district administrators can now access most reports available to the super administrator (limited to students in their school or district).
9. Individual sections of the Evaluation Report can now be printed separately.
10. Spanish forms have been better integrated into SpEd Forms. To choose a form in English, teachers can click the E icon, to choose the form in Spanish, teachers simply click the S icon.
11. Most drop-down lists can now be customized by any SpEd Forms super administrator. To customize a drop down list, navigate to the Administration menu and click Preferences .
12. Additional redundancy has been added to improve reliability over weak internet connections. These improvements were tested in California this fall, and have been found to virtually eliminate time out messages.
13. SpEd Forms Maintenance has been relocated to the Reports menu.
14. The SpEd Forms Administrator can create a login message seen by all SpEd Forms users when they login to SpEd Forms. To add/edit this message please navigate to Administration Menu >>Preferences.

10/06/05

1. Added new Notice of Procedural Safeguards released October, 2005
   
   Reported by: D.O.E.


2. Created an option which allows SpEd Forms Super Administrators to remove access to the SpEd Forms Goal Bank and Evaluation Report Templates.
   
   Reported by: Various


3. In the RA report received by districts who use MA Forms to bill for MA services, replaced the MARSS number with District ID-School ID-MHCP ID in the PAT CTRL NBR field.
   
   Reported by: Kathi Hefti


4. Created additional smaller and larger print size options.
   
   Reported by: Various


5. Added the service start date to the Combined Report.
   
   Reported by: Carol Svingen


6. Created an option which allows SpEd Forms Super Administrators to remove choose whether school or district information prints on the top of forms.
   
   Reported by: Various


7. Corrected an issue where blank pages were printing between forms.
   
   Reported by: Various


8. Changed MA payment calculator to 48% from 49% as per DHS memo.
   
   Reported by: Martha Ritter


9. Corrected an issue where some teachers had difficulty navigating to page 2 of the Evaluation Report.
   
   Reported by: Ellen Whalen


10. Corrected an issue where print font sizes were inconsistent, especially using Opera.
    
    Reported by: Dan Salfer


11. Removed ECSE from "Primary Disability" drop-down menu.
    
    Reported by: Gary Lewis


12. Fixed an issue where the Evaluation Report date, initial and reevaluation checkboxes)check boxes were not printing when using Mac OS computers.
    
    Reported by: Mark Oehrlein


13. Fixed an issue where the Team Member list was displaying data in the wrong fields.
    
    Reported by: Dan Salfer


14. Fixed an issue where team members were not printing on the IEP.
    
    Reported by: Shannon Skibicki

08/04/05 - 09/19/05

These updates fixed various issues related to the SQL Server conversion.

08/04/05

SpEd Forms General

1. An issue has been addressed on all Goal related pages in the expanded IEP, IEP, IFSP and IIIP where an entire Goal/Objective set would not print if an Objective was not chosen for that Goal.
2. Fixed an issue in the Extended School Year section that would uncheck all check boxes when saving information on the Assessments page.
3. The expanded IEP Assessments page has been updated to reflect changes made to the state regulated form.
4. The IIIP Periodic Review now has the “Clear/Refresh” button and works the same as the expanded IEP’s Progress Report.
5. A new javascipt calendar has been added to all date fields. Users may click on the icon to the right of the date field to select a date from the calendar.
6. Fixed an issue where inactive services appeared on the teacher workload analysis report.
7. A great deal of effort has been dedicated to the Spanish expanded IEP and IFSP, making sure that all previous SpEd forms updates and fixes that were implemented on the (English) expanded IEP and IFSP have been implemented on the Spanish forms versions.
8. Spanish forms users of can now print the entire expanded IEP and IFSP. Just as in the English versions, menus are available where teachers are prompted to select the pages they wish to print.

SpEd Forms Administration

1. In the Users menu, the contents of “Category”, “District” and “School” will now appear in alphabetical order and so will the “District List” and “School List” in the District and Schools
Setup menu.
2. The expanded IEP has been added to the “Forms in PDF Format” menu of the “Reports” menu.
3. Fixed an issue with the custom report print layout.

MA Forms Administration

1. Clicking on “Not Sent” in the Create/Edit Batch Files & Reconciliation Report menus will now return results where the “Sent Rev” is more than “1”.
2. The MA Billing Menu’s appearance has changed so that it is consistent with other SpEd Forms Menus.
3. All MA Forms are now available in PDF Format on the (District) MA Billing Menu.
4. Search results in the Reconciliation Report now show a column for “Logged”, “Billed” and “Paid”.

02/01/05

1. The entry fields for materials, procedures and evaluators on the Notice of Educational Evaluation/Reevaluation Plan are now larger.
2. Users can now print the entire Expanded IEP, Minimum IEP, IIIP and IFSP. For the expanded IEP, print entire IEP has been modified - teachers are now prompted to select the pages they wish to print.
3. Users can now send feedback regarding server performance directly to SpEd Forms. This is to intended to help SpEd Forms staff evaluate the performance of servers in the field.
4. If a user (Teacher or Administrator) navigates to an ER section that someone else has "exclusive rights" to, the JSpell and Save buttons will not appear.
5. Fixed an issue printing and saving "Consent for Release and Exchange of Information".
6. Corrected a typographic error in Adapations (Page 1, "Study Guides related to test constant" was changed to "Study Guides related to test content".
7. Fixed an issue where a teacher without edit access could potentially overwrite an Evaluation Report.
8. Both Pick up and Drop off address fields in the Emergency Health Information Card are now large text boxes.
9. A list of team members can now be printed from the IIIP.
10. Default district and school are now automatically selected when a new student is added.
11. All state recommended forms have been added in PDF format. To access PDF forms navigate to the administrative reports and click on "Forms in PDF Format".
12. A new SpEd Forms "Compact Database" script has been added to search for unnecessary database records. To run this script navigate to "SpEd Forms Maintenance" then click "Compact Database".
13. If the Administrator has "exclusive rights" and another user navigates to the same section they will be informed that "The Administrator" has exclusive rights.
14. If the Administrator navigates to an ER forms section while an IEP Manager has "exclusive rights" they cannot gain access by navigating to the ER Menu and then back to the same section.
15. An issue was fixed where the Administrative user could only edit evaluation reports by logging in as the IEP manager.
16. Administrators can now designate edit access to District level administrative users. To assign edit access, check the "Edit" checkbox in district setup.
17. Administrators can now run SQL statements on the SpEd Forms database. To run a SQL statement, navigate to "SpEd Forms Maintenance" and the click "Run SQL".
18. Administrators can now create custom reports and export data files from raw data in the SpEd Forms. To create a customer report navigate to the reports menu then click "Custom Report/Export".
19. Administrators can now set a default service multiplier for each district. The multiplier is used to calculate service minutes for tuition billing. To set the default multiplier navigate to district setup and then enter a value into the "Default Service Multiplier".
20. Administrators now receive a warning before a student record is permanently deleted.
21. When an IEP manager "deletes" a student record the IEP manager name and the date of deletion is added to the student record. This information is displayed in the "Students not assigned to an IEP Manager" report.
22. When an IEP manager is deleted, their provider number is deleted from student service pages.
23. The "Child Count" report is now available to District and School Administrators.
24. MA Forms - When duplicating entries in Activity/Trip Logs the date will now be incremented by one instead of being the same date. Also a field has been provided to duplicate any given number of logs.
25. MA Forms - A warning has been added if duplicate dates are discovered stating that you cannot make claims for multiple dates in one calendar month.
26. MA Forms - When the serving district is changed at the bottom of an activity log the service will have to be re-entered. This fixes an issue where the newly chosen district's rate was not updated when the billing administrator would make batch files for a Coop or OT billing.
27. MA Forms - "Send a Replacement Batch File" has been added to the MA Menu. Batch claims that have been paid by the state can now be reversed and sent with the corrected amount if needed.
28. MA Forms - The Reconciliation Report is now ordered by date instead of line ID to more closely represent how the services are listed on the MN-ITS RA. The column showing the line ID on the Reconciliation Report has been replaced with a column showing the Modifier.

11/01/04

1. Browser Support - Added support for the Opera web browser. Opera on Mac OS supports the printing of the entire IEP, and does not automatically print headers and footers.
2. Administrative Preferences - The text "Service Status Date" and "Service End Date" can be changed to text "Status Status Date" and "Status End Date" for all users.
3. Administrative Preferences - The "other service" option of the IEP can be removed.
4. School/District Administration - Added access to ER Forms and MA Forms.
5. Student Setup - Smiley faces added to Status/Service Start Dates.
6. MA Forms - Improved district administration of Activity & Trip Logs.
7. MA Forms - Finalized MN-ITS batch upload.
8. MA Forms - Added reconciliation report.
9. The IEP Manager name would remain on the printed Administrative services report even after it was cleared on screen.
10. When searching by IEP manager in the MARSS report no students would appear.
11. Fixed a printing issue with the IIIP transition page.
12. Fixed an issue where a checkbox was not printing on the ER signatures page.

10/01/04

1. The student name was added to the top of the working screen for the IEP, EIEP, IIIP and IFSP.
2. As per recommendation from Robyn Widley (M.D.E.) the separate Goals and Services pages from the 2003-04 version of the IIIP were reinstated. Please note: if services have been entered both on the IEP and then on the IIIP this fall those services will be duplicated on the IIIP.
3. Created a separate view and print page for the Services Summary. This page is now linked on the Forms Menu. The Services Summary page was created to assist school business offices collect information for Tuition Billing.
4. If "IEP", "IFSP" or "IIIP" is selected in Student Setup, the word "Active" will appear next to the form on the Forms Menu. Administrators will can search for IEPs, IFSPs, or IIIPs using the Student List , Child Count Report, MARSS Report, and Combined Report.
5. A list of school districts using SpEd Forms Internet Edition is available from the "Send Student to a new Case Manager" screen.
6. Several issues were fixed, they include:
   1. Error printing the Evaluation Report Signatures page on Mac OS.
   2. Extended school year services check boxes did not save and print.
   3. Error transferring a student remotely from one server to another if the student MARSS id was already recorded on the receiving server.
   4. Error printing the Teacher Workload Analysis.
   5. If the divided was selected in the "Select User" list, the teacher would be logged out.

08/16/04

Forms

1. The IIIP has been updated to reflect changes released by the state over the summer.
   1. "Goals/Objectives" and "Core Services" - These pages have been combined into one page relabeled as "Shared Services". Each IIIP and goal is now entered and prints on a separate page. In SpEd Forms, service information will now appear above each goal on the IIIP goal page.
   2. "Additional Information Required for Ages Three through Twenty-one" - Two additional data fields have been added at the bottom of the page dealing with transition.
   3. "High Standards Required for Ages Three to Graduation from High School" - Reformatted to more closely resemble the equivalent page on the IEP.
   4. "Signatures Required for Medical Assistance Waiver Care Plans" - Change in wording on the first (a) check box.
2. The Department of Education Spanish translations have been added to SpEd Forms. The SpEd Forms Expanded IEP has been translated into Spanish. All demographic fields are shared with the English forms while all larger narrative fields ("memo" fields) have separate fields for each form.
3. Substantial changes have been made to MA Forms over the last twelve months. The MN-ITS system became ready to accept X12 files in early August. We are finalizing testing and plan to release the completed version in September. New/updated features are available in this update include:
   1. An updated version of the MA Parental Consent form.
   2. New third party billing service codes. Service codes and billing rates need to be entered on a district by district basis in the district administration login.
   3. New third party billing district administration screen. This screen needs to be completed before third party billings can be sent to the DHS.
   4. District administrators can now view and print individual activity and trip logs.
   5. Key third party billing information such as MARSS id, MHCP id and address now prints on activity logs.
4. Additional information has been added to Emergency Health Information Card.
5. "Notice of a Team Meeting" - To conserve space, only boxes checked on screen will print.
6. Evaluation status codes and description have been updated. To view the evaluation codes, click on "Eval. Status" in "Student Setup".

Administration

1. "IEP/Case Manager" privileges have been separated into two new types of security privileges.
   1. IEP Manager (Create and Share Students) - This person may create new student records, edit student numbers and share records with team members.
   2. IEP Manager (Share Students) - This person may shared student records with other team members but cannot create new student records or edit student numbers.
   Please note: All teachers previous listed as "IEP/Case Manager" will automatically be assigned "IEP Manager (Create and Share Students)" access.
2. A new "Timeline Monitoring" report has been added for corrections. This report includes two new fields, "Academic Group" and "Admit Date" which can be compeleted in "Student Setup".
3. The Combined Report has been expanded to include incomplete student records. Student records can now be selected by IEP Manager or Service Provider.

User Interface

An updated user guide can be accessed online at:
http://spedforms.com/guide/

A printable version of the new user guide can be downloaded in PDF format from:
http://spedforms.com/guide/guide.pdf

1. SpEd Forms now includes a built-in Spell Check. The spell check checks all narrative ("memo") fields. Districts with their own SpEd Forms server should install JSpell to activate the spell check (contact SpEd Forms for more information.)
2. The Student Add and Student Modify screens have been reformatted to accept more information. To add a new student a teacher now clicks on the "Add New Student" button from "Student Setup". Evaluation Consent Date, Date Evaluation Written, IEP Date, Service Start Date and Service End Date can now be entered in these screens.
3. When important dates are not entered, or appear out of order warning icons now appear in the student list. These icons can be clicked on for more information.
4. The Progress Report now includes a button called "Clear/Refresh Progress Report" which allows teachers to manually refresh goals and objectives.
5. A pull down menu has been added for Federal Setting to enforce consistency.
6. For Mac OS Internet Explorer users, the navigation bar no longer "floats" above the page.

Technical

1. The HTML frames previously used in SpEd Forms have been eliminated to allow greater compatibility with non-Microsoft Internet browsers and operating systems.
2. SpEd Forms pages now attempt to force the cache in the client Internet browser to expire immediately. This reduces the likelihood teachers will view old information in Internet browsers which do not allow cache settings to be changed.
3. In our Mac OS testing, we received the best printing results from Internet Explorer 5.x (both Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X). However, we found Safari and other Mozilla based browsers also worked with SpEd Forms. When printing from these other browsers margins are set automatically by the computer and can not be changed. Margins in other Mozilla based browsers were smaller than margins in Safari.

11/20/03

2003-04 Due Process Forms Update

This update includes the new due process forms released by the Department of Education on 10/30/03.

1. Notice of Educational Evaluation/Reevaluation Plan
   • Page 1
     Rewording of language to the reason section
     There is only an "A" or "B" option with two choices under the reevaluation option B.
     
   • Page 2
     "Parent Action" language was added and reworded to clarify district obligations and parent choice options
     Resource name from CFL to MDE
   
   
   
2. Evaluation Report
   • No changes.
   
   
   
3. Individualized Educational Plan (State Minimum IEP)
   • Page 1
     ESY was moved to this page
     Moved Transfer of Rights to page 4
     
   • Page 2
     PLEP component added the wording "including" to language
     Moved Transition Needs and Transition Services sections to page 4.
     
   • Page 3
     Changed wording in MCA's from "Address only in IEPs for grades 3, 5, 8, 10+" to "address in MCA's administered during students annual IEP year".
     Profile of Learning was changed to allow districts to select this option until 2007-2008
     Academic Standards option was inserted as required by rule. (See additional clarification below*).
     
   • Page 4
     Moved all secondary transition components to a new page 4.
     Added additional wording to Transition Needs section.
     
   
   
   
4. Individualized Educational Plan (SpEd Forms Expanded IEP)
   • Page 1 - Student Infromation
     No changes.
     
   • Page 2 - Program Goals
     PLEP component added the wording "including" to language
     
   • Page 3 - Transition
     PLEP component added the wording "including" to language
     Rewording of the Transition Needs and Transition Services statements as per the state recommended IEP.
     
   • Page 4 - Assessments
     Changed wording in MCA's from "Address only in IEPs for grades 3, 5, 8, 10+" to "address in MCA's administered during students annual IEP year".
     Profile of Learning was changed to allow districts to select this option until 2007-2008
     Academic Standards option was inserted as required by rule.
     
   
   
   
5. Adaptations (Optional Form)
   • No changes
   
   
   
6. Profile/High Standards Charts
   • No changes. Will be removed from the package at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.
7. Notice of District's Proposed Action or Denial
   • Wording changes to option A.
   • Additional notification requirements for both options A and B.
   • "Parent Action" language was added and reworded to clarify district obligations and parent choice options.
8. Progress Report (Optional Form)
   • No Changes
   
   
   
9. Notice of Transfer of Parent Rights
   • Resource Name from CFL to MDE
   
   
   
10. Manifestation Determination (Optional Form)
    • Resource Name from CFL to MDE
    
    
    
11. Parent Notification of a Transfer to a Non-Public School (Optional Form)
    • Resource Name from CFL to MDE
    
    
    
12. Parent Request for a Due Process Hearing
    • Major formatting and procedural changes made for clarity and to reflect rule changes.
    
    
    
13. Notice of a Team Meeting (Optional Form)
    • Resource name from CFL to MDE
    
    
    
14. Notice of Procedural Safeguards
    • Updated 9/03.

1. Updated Parent Rights Brochure (September, 2003).
2. Simplified Team Member management.
3. Ability to select which students appear on the Case Management Agenda.
4. New Activity Log monthly report (MA Forms)
5. Transition Needs and Services statements now only print when the have been addressed by the teacher.

1. The IIIP was not accessible unless the IEP had first been accessed
2. The services location of for IIIP services did not save
3. Pre 2003-04 Materials, procedures and evaluators were overwritten when the Notice of Educational/Reevaluation Plan was accessed
4. The "Larger" print size defaulted to the regular print size when printing
5. Hosted customers received an error page after changing the Administrative password
6. Materials, procedures and evaluators on the N.E.E.R.P. did not order according to numbers
7. Extended size of MA Activity Log comment fields
8. Fixed an issue with the screen display of the IEP services report
9. Added a delete service button to the Extended School Year Service form

08/22/03

This update includes several new features requested by districts throughout the state.

1. Export information from SpEd Forms to Bill-it: Student demographic information can be exported from SpEd Forms to the Department of Education's Bill-it program. For details please contact Shane at SpEd Forms.
   (Contributor: LaVonne See, Northland Special Education Cooperative)
   
   
2. Custom Team Member list: Teachers can now create a list of commonly used Team Members that can be added to any IEP with retyping. Please visit the following web page for more details:
   http://www.spedforms.com/guide/1.asp#1_3_3
   (Contributor: Various)
   
   
3. Custom Materials, Procedures and Evaluators: Many IEP managers use similar materials, procedures and evaluators to evaluate students. Teachers can now enter a custom databank common materials, procedures and evaluators by area which can be selected for the Notice of an Educational/Reevaluation Plan without retyping.Please visit the following web page for more details:
   http://www.spedforms.com/guide/1.asp#1_3_4
   (Contributor: Various)
   
   
4. Send IEPs electronically to any other SpEd Forms district: More than 210 Minnesota school districts currently use SpEd Forms Internet Edition. This update will allow the IEP manager to send an IEP to any of these other districts electronically. Simply choose the "Send to a remote IEP manager" and follow the instructions.
   (Contributor: Various)
   
   
5. Consent of Release and Exchange of Information: This new form developed by SpEd Forms is designed to meet the need of districts who exchange student data with outside agencies. The form is an expanded version of the Consent to Release Private Data. This is not a state recommended form, so please evaluate before using.
   (Contributor: Gary Lewis)
   
   
6. Teacher Workload Analysis: When entering a service, the teacher can now select the name of the staff member actually delivering the service. This information is collected on a new "Teacher Workload Analysis" report accessible to administrators and teachers.
   (Contributor: Gary Woodward, Hiawatha Valley Education District)
   
   
7. Cumulative Services Reporting: Aggregate service minutes can now be collected for the entire school year. If the IEP services change during the course of the year the old services can be deactivated by unchecking the "Active" checkbox. These inactive services are stored so they can be gathered at the end of the school year by your billing person.
   (Contributor: Nate Simon, Farmington Public Schools)
   
   
8. Case Management Agenda: The Case Management Agenda can be printed for staff meetings. Contains key information about the student. Current needs and agenda comments can be recorded into SpEd Forms.
   (Contributor: Julie Ladwig, Austin Public Schools)
   
   
9. "Save" Warnings: Teachers can now activate "Save" warnings in the "Your Profile" section. Once activated, teachers are warned if they move to a new page without saving. This option is turned on by default for new users.
   (Contributor: Various)
   
   

03/01/03

This maintenance update included some new features and several fixes several issues reported by end users.

1. The SpEd Forms administrator can now choose which due process forms are viewable by SpEd Forms users.
   (Contributors: Various)
2. The SpEd Forms administrator can now view individual student records and switch back to SpEd Forms Administration without logging on again.
   (Contributor: Various)
3. Added parent names to page 1 of the Referral Review form
   (Contributor: Corly Hoyt; Freshwater-TOW)
4. Updated the Notice of Procedural Safeguards. The CFL released two versions of the notice in November 2002. The first version was previously posted in SpEd Forms.
   (Contributor: Ryan Highland, Duluth Public Schools)
5. Fixed several issues with the services report and added new fields.
   (Contributor: Lesley Miller, Red Rock Special Education District)
6. Fixed an issue where services did not save correctly on the first page of the minimum IEP.
   (Contributor: Melanie Walberg, Pine Point Public School)
7. Fixed several issues reported regarding the IFSP services page
   (Contributors: John Degner, United South Central and Chris Bodick, River Bend Education District)
8. After the save button is clicked and the page sent to the server, a message with the time last saved appears on the top of each form.
   (Contributors: Various)

02/01/03

This was a maintenance update with minor bug fixes, and support for ER Forms.

1. Combined Report modified. Added grade, evaluation status, federal setting and resident district.
   (Contributor: Cindy Bellrichard, Austin Public Schools)
2. Added date fields on the Notice of Education/Reevaluation Plan for entry of received date and evaluation due date.
   (Contributor: Lesley Miller, Red Rock Special Education Cooperative)
3. Added link to IEP transition from the IIIP menu in the "SpEd Forms Extras" section.
   (Contributors: Gary Lewis, LaVonne See, Carol Svingen)
4. Added new date field to Adaptations page.
   (Contributors: Various)
5. Added a Services Summary form. Summarizes demographics and services on one page. This form can be accessed for the IEP Services page
   (Contributor: Northland Special Education Cooperative)
6. After the save button is clicked and the page sent to the server, a message with the time last saved appears on the top of each form.
   (Contributors: Various)

12/01/02

The revised state recommended Individual Interagency Intervention Plan (IIIP) was recently released by MNSIC. This update has been programmed into SpEd Forms is now available as an optional update for your server.

Since the following pages are no longer part of the state recommended IIIP they will no longer be available in SpEd Forms:

1. ATTACHMENT: CADI and TBI Plans
2. ATTACHMENT: Medical Assistance and CAC Waiver Care Plans
3. OPTIONAL: Action Plan
4. OPTIONAL: Family Considerations
5. OPTIONAL: Meeting Plan
6. OPTIONAL: Outcomes

Please review the new IIIP and advise your teachers of the update before installing this update. The new IIIP can be found at:
http://www.mnsic.org/products/iiip/default.html

1. Size of printed text can be made bigger. Select "Larger" in the "Default Font Size" menu under "Your Setup".
2. Teachers can now change individual student MARSS numbers in "Student Setup".
3. Mac OS X compatibility. Mac OS X users no longer need to run Internet Explorer in classic mode. SpEd Forms has been updated to work on Internet Explorer 5.2.2 or later for Mac OS X.
4. Notice of Procedural Safeguards as released by the CFL in November, 2002.

Changes Prior to 12/01/02

1. Updated Federal Settings MARSS Codes.
   (Contributor: Mary Jo Manzey, Southern Plains Special Education Cooperative)
2. In the LRE section of services page of the Expanded IEP the word "Justification" was changed to "Explanation".
   (Contributor: J. Enockson, SW/WC Service Cooperatives)
3. To select a new case manager for a student, teachers link to a new screen designed for this purpose. Some teachers had been confused by the design of the student sharing screen. A problem where a teacher could assign a student to nobody has also been fixed.
   (Contributor: Judd Fredstrom, Area Special Education Cooperative)
4. Added "Select Another Student" to IEP, IFSP and IIIP menus.
   (Contributor: Brooke Wagner, Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council)
5. Removed language code from IEP printout.
   (Contributor: Brooke Wagner, Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council)
6. Fixed a problem where team members, their names, and their attendance where misaligned on some forms.
   (Contributor: Brooke Wagner, Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council)
7. Fixed a problem on page 3 of the IFSP where an error sometimes occured when a page was saved.
   (Contributor: Judd Fredstrom, Area Special Education Cooperative)
8. Added ability to edit name, birth date and grade on the first page of the expanded IEP.
   (Contributor: Various)
9. Added verbage to the SpEd Forms IE Evaluation Report to warn teachers of limited functionality.
   (Contributor: Traci Nissen and Dave Lammers, Pipestone Special Education Cooperative)
10. Changed access privileges for school principals and district superintendents. They now only have read only access to student IEPs in their jurisdiction.
    (Contributor: Various)
11. A menu was added to the Team Members section of the IEP that allows the IEP manager to select Team Members who were on previous IEPs from a list.
    (Contributor: Various)
12. Serving and resident district numbers were added to the on-screen view of the Expanded IEP services page for reference. This information does not print on the IEP services page.
    (Contributor: Cherylnn Brumbaugh, Southern Plains Special Education Cooperative)
13. Added the word "Serving" before "District" in the Student Setup screen.
    (Contributor: Brooke Wagner, Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council)
14. Administrative Services Report now aggregates services by IEP Manager, School, Resident District or Serving District and totals the number of minutes.
    (Contributors: Mary Ruprecht, Rum River Special Education Cooperative and Daniel Nadiscz, Stillwater Public Schools)
15. A new pick list allows users to select services predefined by the SpEd Forms Administrator. After the update is installed you should enter commonly used services in the list:
    1. Navigate to the Administration Menu.
    2. Click on the Lists button.
    3. Click on the "Edit Services" link.
16. An important change to the program is the method used to enter the services on the IEP, IFSP and IIIP. We recommend you review the service pages on each of these forms after installing the update.
17. IFSP Meeting Plan - Fixed a problem where this page errored under certain circumstances
    Thanks to: Judd Fredstrom, Area Special Education Cooperative (Grand Forks)
18. Expanded IEP Goals and Transition Page - The P.L.E.P. statement now does not print when the P.L.E.P. field is left blank. The Checkbox to hide P.L.E.P. that was confusing to teachers has been eliminated. There is a note to teachers explaining this change on each page.
19. Documentation of Significant Changes to IEP Plan - Teacher names and titles now align with column headings. Removed unnecessary "Forward" button.
    Thanks to: Brooke Wagner, Bemidji Regional Interagency Council
20. Documentation of Significant Changes To IEP Plan - Added label "Title" above Job Function/Title field
    Source of change: Ryan Highland and Angela Sepp (Duluth Public Schools)
21. Referral Review and Assessment Determination - Fixed a problem where the date did not stay; expanded the "Reason" field to allow 64,000 characters (had error after 250)
    Source of changes: Judd Fredstrom (Area Special Education Cooperative, Grand Forks) and Chris Bodick (River Bend Special Education District)
22. Choosing Objectives - Fixed a problem where Objectives would be reordered after being selected from the Goal Bank.
    Source of change: Various
23. Progress Report - Fixed a problem where Transitional Goal was duplicated on printed page; added Objective numbers for auto filled objectives
    Source of change: Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
24. Services Page of Expanded IEP - Added four additional lines for interagency services
    Source of change: Carol Svingen (Pipestine Special Education Cooperative)
25. Transition Page of Expanded IEP - Moved P.L.E.P. statement to top of the page; added optional "Future Outcome/Goals" section; changed "Hide" Check box so that now only the P.L.E.P. is hidden when this box is checked; changed "Category" box to "Transition Area"; fixed a problem where new transitional objectives numbering started at "2"
    Source of changes: Gary Lewis (River Bend Education District), Carol Svingen (Pipestone Special Education Cooperative), Lesley Miller (Red Rock Special Education Cooperative), and Judd Fredstrom (Area Special Education Cooperative, Grand Forks)
26. Notice of a Team Meeting - Fixed typo in small print at bottom of the page
    Source of change: Judd Fredstrom (Area Special Education Cooperative, Grand Forks
27. Consent to Release Private Data - Formatting changes for readability; expanded "The Purpose of this Request" field to allow 64,000 characters
    Source of change: Chris Bodick (River Bend Special Education District)
28. Goal Page (IIIP) - Fixed a problem where objectives did not order correctly
    Source of change: Various
29. Behavior Intervention Plan - Fixed a problem where information on the second page disappeared.
    Source of change: Charon Scholtes (Southern Plains Special Education Cooperative)
30. New Optional Forms - Added at the request of school districts. Referral Review and Assessment Determination, Review of Existing Data and Documentation of Significant Changes to IEP Plan
31. IEP Services Page - The Interagency Services section will now only print if it has been filled out by the teacher. Most entry boxes have been made larger to make it easier for teachers to type and print this form.
32. IEP Transition Pages - A teacher can now choose not to print the Needs and Services on each transitional goal page. In some cases, Needs and Services statements can be used for several transtional goals.
33. IEP Goal Pages - A teacher can now choose not to print the P.L.E.P. on each goal page. In some cases, a P.L.E.P. statement can be used for several goals. More space has been added between objectives.
34. IEP Student Information Page - Teachers can more easily enter two parent names and addresses. To save space, the second parent's name and address section will not print if the second parent's name is left blank.
35. One-Step Printing for Windows - Teachers printing Due Process forms using Windows will no longer see a preview page before printing the form. Due to browser limitations, this feature is not yet available for Mac OS.
36. IEP Services Page - The Interagency Services section will now only print if it has been filled out by the teacher. Most entry boxes have been made larger to make it easier for teachers to type and print this form.
37. IEP Transition Pages - A teacher can now choose not to print the Needs and Services on each transitional goal page. In some cases, Needs and Services statements can be used for several transtional goals.
38. IEP Goal Pages - A teacher can now choose not to print the P.L.E.P. on each goal page. In some cases, a P.L.E.P. statement can be used for several goals. More space has been added between objectives.
39. IEP Student Information Page - Teachers can more easily enter two parent names and addresses. To save space, the second parent's name and address section will not print if the second parent's name is left blank.
40. One-Step Printing for Windows - Teachers printing Due Process forms using Windows will no longer see a preview page before printing the form. Due to browser limitations, this feature is not yet available for Mac OS.
41. IEP Transition Goal Pages - Present Levels of Educational Performance and Future Outcome/Goals have been removed from Transitional Goal Pages.
42. Notice of District's Proposed Action or Denial - This form is based on the Notice of Proposed Special Education Services from which most information will transfer. It also replaces Notice of Conciliation Conference and Notice of Denial of Parent Request, from which information will not transfer.
43. The Four Forms Eliminated - Notice of Conciliation Conference, Summary of Conciliation Conference, Notice of Denial of Parent Request, and Notice of Proposed Special Education Services (replaced with Notice of District's Proposed Action or Denial) were eliminated.
44. Teachers re-order services on the following pages:
    Expanded IEP - Services
    IEP - Student Information
    IFSP - Services
    IIIP - Services
45. Teachers can re-order Team Members on the following pages:
    Expanded IEP - Student Information
    Notice of Team Meeting.
46. Teachers can re-order goals and objectives on the following pages:
    Expanded IEP - Program Goals, Transitional Goals, Progress Report
    IEP - Program Goals
    IFSP - Program Goals
    IIIP - Program Goals, Progress Report, Periodic Review, Outcomes
47. Created additional space for 3 additional numbers in the MARSS ID number field on the first page of the IEP
48. Added the ability to select another student from the forms menu.
49. Added four additional lines to services section of Expanded IEP.
50. Expanded IEP & IIIP - Objectives are now autofilled into the progress report.
51. Changed the data type of the following fields to allow up to 64000 characters: IIIP - Child's Presenting Concerns; Manifestation Determination - Disciplinary Action; and Adaptations Page 2 - Comments.
52. Expanded IEP - Added a new date field for the Progress Report and added Date of IEP to the form.
53. IFSP - Created a new field for "Description of Child". Was previously auto-filling from family description of child.
54. Expanded IEP - Added student name to every printed Expanded IEP page.
55. Form Menu - Added student name to forms menu.
56. Fixed a problem where 3 Year Evaluation dates were not calculating correctly on most reports.
    Thanks to: Carol Svingen, Pipestone Special Education Cooperative
57. DCD Disability Definitions - Added new DCD disability descriptions
    Source of change: CFL via Mary Ruprecht (Rum River Special Education Cooperative) and Gary Lewis (River Bend Education District)
58. MARSS related fields have been added to initial student setup. These fields are not required however if they are completed SpEd Forms reporting will be more accurate.
    Source of change: Various
59. School and District Level Administrative Logins - You can now assign an administrative level login to each school or district. The person you give this login to will have full access to any IEP for that school or district.
60. New access privileges enable the administrator to restrict access to the IIIP (for county and other agency staff).
61. Added the ability to report on Services by district.
62. Added the ability to show students by school or district in the Student List and Child Count Reports.
63. Added ability to edit the Langauges menu.
64. Changed the formula used to generate IEP Due dates. The new formula now adds one year to the IEP Date Written.
65. IEP Managers in the administrative Student List are now sorted by last name.
66. Added a search by Student/MARSS ID on the administrative Student List.
67. New improved "Students not Assigned to an IEP Manager" report now includes students that were given an invalid IEP Manager ID. Students are now ordered by last name in this report.
68. Add new search capabilities on the administrative IEP Due Date and Three Year Evaluation Due Date reports that allow the administrator to search for due dates by IEP Manager.
69. Changed the formula used to generate Three Year Evaluation Due dates. The new formula now adds three years to the Last Comprehensive Eval Due Date.
70. Improved setup ease by removing the need to enter the root URL during setup.
71. Added ability to change user category menu (users can be organized by organizational units such as school buildings rather than "Teacher", "School Administration" etc.)
72. Added feature that allows the Special Education Director to access any IEP.