Timely Initial Evaluation (Child Find)

State Performance Plan Indicator 11

SPPI 11: Measurement

State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 11 measures the percent of children who were evaluated within 60 days of receiving parental consent for initial evaluation or, if the State establishes a timeframe within which the
evaluation must be conducted, within that timeframe. Texas establishes a state timeline in Texas Administrative Code §89.1011.

SPPI 11A Initial Evaluation: Calculation and Example

SPPI 11A Calculation and Example (PDF)

SPPI 11B Eligibility Determination: Calculation and Example

SPPI 11B Calculation and Example (PDF)

SPPI 11: Data Source

The data source for SPPI 11 is the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Child Find (CF) collection. Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) submit student level data for children who had an eligibility determination date during the annual data collection period.

SPPI 11: Resources

State Resources

Presentations

To the Administrator Addressed Correspondence

Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Resources

Child Find Process Map
Child Find: SPPI 11 Flowchart (updated 8/21/2024)
Reading Child Find SPPI-11 Reports
TSDS Child Find: Eligibility Determination Code Guidance
TSDS Child Find: Frequently Asked Questions (log in using TEAL username and password)
TSDS Child Find: SPPI 11 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 (SY 2023-24)

Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Links

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.

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