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NEW! I-Star Plus New User
NEW! How to Correct Common Errors in I-Star 
ISBE Special Education Data Road Map
Manuals & Guides
I-Star User Guide (updated 12/01/2023)
Harrisburg Project Newsbriefing Archive Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions
(Revised January 2025)
Changes in Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions Special Education Personnel Data Collection and Approval Instructions (Revised September 2024)
Students with Disabilities Claim and Reimbursement Instructions
(April 2025)
Child Count Flow Chart
Fund Code N Flow Chart
Upcoming Deadlines
NEW! 2024-2025 Planning Calendar for Special Education Directors I-Star Spring/Summer 24-25 Due Dates Calendar
May 1, 2025
Pre March 2 DEF Approvals Due
June 16, 2025
Regular Term DEF Approvals & Claims Due
June 17, 2025
Regular Term DEF Approval Correction Begins
June 23, 2025
I-Star Plus Release
June 30, 2025
Regular Term DEF Approval Corrections Due
Data Collections Key Dates
General Topics
LEA List Maintenance Case Load in I-Star
Mass Change in I-Star
End of Year in I-Star Child Count Certification Instructions for Superintendents
Significant Disproportionality Report Harrisburg Project Website Navigation 23-24 School Year Kickoff Updated New User Notes
New User
Child Count Certification in I-Star
Preparing for December 1 Child Count in I-Star
Student Profile & Approval
Early Childhood Special Education Service Location
Interpreter Data Tracking Log
Interpreter Data Tracking Log Instructions Interpreter Data Collection Student Approvals Refresher Reports in I-Star
Transportation and Events
Room & Board Approvals & Claims in I-Star
How to Access Indicator 14 Add Multiple Students to Case Load Events In I-Star Commonly Questioned I-Star Error Codes and Descriptions SPP
Indicator 13
Indicator 13 Non-Compliance
Indicator 11 and Fund Code U
Student Claims
Room and Board Claims
Summer Term DEF Claims
Fund B Claims in I-Star
2023-24 Tuition Cost Sheet Data All Claims in I-Star Excess Cost Claims Claims Pre-Game PreK Speech Only Calculation K-12 Speech Only Calculation Accessing AFR 50-66A Instructions 5066A Tuition Cost Sheet XLS
Fund F Claims in I-Star
Fund E Claims in I-Star
Personnel Approval
How-To Snippets
How To Use the Un-Reported Tab in I-Star How To Delete a Student Approval Record in I-Star How To Add A Custom Event
How To Perform End/Adds
How To Add Personnel in I-Star
How to Show/Hide SIS Enrollment
Exit Data Process
How to Request Access
How To Approve/Deny Security Requests
How To Edit Student Approvals
How To Add New Student Approvals
How To Add Districts And Schools in LEA List Maintenance