The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) issued its 2021 Determination Letters on State Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Kentucky was found to Meet Requirements and Purposes of Part B of the IDEA. This is Kentucky’s 14th consecutive year of achieving the highest level of determination possible.
Pursuant to
Section 1416 (d)(2)(A) of the IDEA and
34 CFR Section 300.602 (b)(i)(A), states are required to make determinations annually on the special education performance of districts within the state in relation to established targets found in the State Performance Plan Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR).
States must make determinations consistent with the same levels used by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in reporting state determinations as follows:
- Meets Requirements;
- Needs Assistance;
- Needs Intervention; or
- Needs Substantial Intervention.
Carol Ann Morrison
Office of Special Education and Early Learning
Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results
300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970 ext. 4123
Carol.morrison@education.ky.gov