Secondary Transition

State Performance Plan Indicator 13

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SPPI 13: Measurement

State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 13 measures the percent of youth with individualized education programs (IEPs) aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes:

• Appropriate measurable postsecondary goals that are annually updated and based upon an age appropriate transition assessment;

• Transition services, including courses of study, that will reasonably enable the student to meet those postsecondary goals; and

• Annual IEP goals related to the student's transition services needs.

There also must be evidence that the student was invited to the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee meeting where transition services are to be discussed and evidence that, if appropriate, a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services was invited to the ARD meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority.

SPPI 13: Calculation

SPPI 13 Calculation and Example (PDF)

SPPI 13: Data Source

The data for SPPI 13 is collected through the SPP 13 Secondary Transition online application in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL).

SPPI 13: Resources

State Resources

• Secondary Transition Guidance
• SPPI 13 Data Collection Guidance 
• SPPI 13 Folder Checklist (Updated January 2024)
• SPPI 13 Frequently Asked Questions (Updated January 2024)
• SPPI 13 JJAEP Flowchart (Updated January 2024)
• SPPI 13 Selection Procedures (Updated January 2024)
• Technical Assistance: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development
• Texas SPED Support: Transition
• Texas Transition and Employment Guide

• Requesting a Data Submission Extension (SY 2023-24)

SPPI 13 TEAL Application Resources

• SPPI 13 Application Instructions 

National Resources

• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
• OSERS Policy Guidance: A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (August 2020)