Continuous Improvement and Monitoring System (CIMS)

General Resources

• SPP Indicator B-5 Probe Questions & Resources
• Technical Assistance for SPP Indicator B-5
• IDEA Regulations and Michigan Rules for Educational Environments (Appendix)
• Special Education Facts for Indicator B-5 (from the 2009–2010 APR)
• How to Determine and Report Full-time Equivalency
• How to Determine and Report Educational Setting Data (for students ages 6–26)

Click here for Focused Monitoring resources.

National Resources

• Challenging Change: How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance of Special Education Students
• The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Accommodations Manual
• On...Transformed, Inclusive Schools: a Framework to Guide Fundamental Change in Urban Schools
• Pathways to Inclusive Practices
• Teaching Matters: The Link Between Access to the General Education Curriculum and Performance on State Assessments

Additional Information About B-5

• B-5A
  • APR Definition: Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served inside the regular class 80 percent or more of the day.
  • Calculation: [(# of children with IEPs served inside the regular class 80 percent or more of the day) divided by the (total # of students aged 6 through 21 with IEPs)] times 100

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• B-5B
  • APR Definition: Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served inside the regular class less than 40 percent of the day.
  • Calculation: [(# of children with IEPs served inside the regular class less than 40 percent of the day) divided by the (total # of students aged 6 through 21 with IEPs)] times 100

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• B-5C
  • APR Definition: Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements. (20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(A))
  • Calculation: [(# of children with IEPs served in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital place-ments) divided by the (total # of students aged 6 through 21 with IEPs)] times 100