State Performance Plan Indicator 13
SPPI 13: Measurement
State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 13 measures the percentage 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
Percentage = [(number of youth with 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 IEP Team 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, including, if appropriate, pre-employment transition services, was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority) divided by (number of youth with an IEP aged 16 and above)] times 100.
SPPI 13 Calculation and Example (PDF)
SPPI 13: Data Source
The data source for SPPI 13 is the Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer submission in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS).
Clarification on Age Requirements for SPPI 13
While Texas law requires transition planning to begin at age 14 (19 Texas Administrative Code §89.1055), the federal State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 13 specifically measures the percentage of youth with individualized education programs (IEPs) aged 16 and older who have appropriate transition planning documented in their IEPs. Therefore, for federal reporting purposes, SPPI 13 only includes students aged 16 and above, while state requirements mandate transition planning to begin at age 14.
SPPI 13: Resources
Data Collection Resources
Data Submission Resources
