APR and 618 -Timely and Accurate State Reported Data
DATE: February 2020 Submission
Please see below the definitions for the terms used in this worksheet.
SPP/APR Data
1) Valid and Reliable Data – Data provided are from the correct time period, are consistent with 618 (when
appropriate) and the measurement, and are consistent with previous indicator data (unless explained).
Part C
618 Data
1) Timely – A State will receive one point if it submits counts/ responses for an entire EMAPS survey
associated with the IDEA Section 618 data collection to ED by the initial due date for that collection (as
described the table below).
Part C Child Count and Setting
Part C Child Count and Settings in
EMAPS
Part C Exiting Collection in EMAPS
1
st
Wednesday in November
Part C Dispute Resolution
Part C Dispute Resolution Survey in
EMAPS
1
st
Wednesday in November
2) Complete Data – A State will receive one point if it submits data for all data elements, subtotals, totals as
well as responses to all questions associated with a specific data collection by the initial due date. No data is
reported as missing. No placeholder data is submitted. State-level data include data from all districts or
agencies.
3) Passed Edit Check – A State will receive one point if it submits data that meets all the edit checks related
to the specific data collection by the initial due date. The counts included in 618 data submissions are internally
consistent within a data collection. See the EMAPS User Guide for each of the Part C 618 Data Collections for
a list of edit checks (available at: https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/index.html).
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