Early Childhood Transition

State Performance Plan Indicator 12

SPPI Submission Schedule

SPPI 12: Measurement

State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 12 measures the percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B, and who have an individualized education program (IEP) developed and implemented by their third birthdays.

SPPI 12: Calculation

SPPI 12 Calculation and Example (PDF)

SPPI 12: Data Source

The data source for SPPI 12 is the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Child Find (CF) collection. Local educational agencies (LEAs) submit student level data for children who have an individualized education program (IEP) developed and implemented by their third birthdays during the annual collection period.

SPPI 12: Resources

State Resources

• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
• TEA/HHSC Memorandum of Understanding (updated October 5, 2023)
• Technical Assistance: Child Find and Evaluation
• Texas SPED Support: Child Find

Presentations

• TSDS Child Find: Data Submission Responsibilities Presentation 
• TSDS Child Find: Reflections and Review 2022-2023 Data Collection Presentation 

• TSDS Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer Submission (SY 2025-26) Presentation


 

To the Administrator Addressed Correspondence 

• TAA: Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Eligibility Determination Delay Reason in the Texas Student Data System (March 31, 2022)
• TAA: Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) in the Texas Student Data System (July 8, 2021)

Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Resources

• Child Find Process Map
• Child Find: SPPI 12 Flowchart
• Reading Child Find SPPI-12 Reports
• TSDS Child Find: Eligibility Determination Code Guidance
• TSDS Child Find: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated January 2025)
• TSDS Child Find: Frequently Asked Questions (log in using TEAL username and password)
• TSDS Child Find: SPPI 12 Flowchart (log in using TEAL username and password)
• TSDS Child Find: Support Framework
• TSDS Child Find: Unique ID for Non-enrolled Children
• TSDS Child Find: Updates 2023-2024
• Requesting a Data Submission Extension

Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Links

• TSDS Certified ESCs and Vendors
• TSDS Child Find Champions for ESCs 1 - 10
• TSDS Child Find Champions for ESCs 11 - 20
• TSDS Data Elements and Reporting Requirements for Child Find (2024-25)
• TSDS Data Elements and Reporting Requirements for Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer Submission (2025-26)

National Resources

• 2023 Early Childhood Transition Questions and Answers: OSEP QA 24-01
• Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center
• Federal IDEA Part B Transition Requirements for Late Referral to Part C
• OSEP Resources on Transition

Contacts

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) follows a train-the-trainer model, where TEA trains the regional education service center Child Find (CF) Champions, and the CF Champions then support local education agencies.

• TSDS Child Find Champions for ESCs 1 - 10
• TSDS Child Find Champions for ESCs 11 - 20

Programmatic and technical questions should be submitted via the TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS) available within the TSDS Portal.