IEP Tool fixes
- Save Now button was added to 3 IEP forms. Form S – Addition Notes, Progress Reports,
Notification Form B & C Domain page
- Summary of Performance IEP form was added to the system
- Fixed an LEA search by zip code bug
- Fixed an error when setting up a conference. It was related to using common locations
with a comma in the location text.
Approvals and Claims Fixes
- Program Definition was redesigned to have all fields in one table and streamline
the wizards and definition page.
- Personnel Salary for Orphanage, IDEA Disc/FT, Pre-school and Other now carry over
to the Total Federal Funds field in the Program Definition.
- Changed the column heading of the Status column in the Personnel Work Assignment
grid to be clearer.
- Student Case Load and Transportation links from the Profile page were causing errors
when clicked and double wizards to load.
- Fixed a bug in the Events system that causes and endless loop.
- Fixed it so days in session between dates are being calculated correctly. Proposed
emergency days were being included in the count.
- Fatal Error messages returned from loading an import file are now returned to the
Import wizard page.
- I-Star Home link on the ISBE header was removed
- Percent Special Ed was added to the Student approval table and the import updated
to include it as well.
- A bug related to Personnel data and the unreported tab was corrected
- Corrected grid column headers in student and personnel
- Fixed the background color on the Student Approval page so the current selected
control is easier to see.
- We cut down on the amount of emails sent to the user when importing Approval and
Claims files.
- Performing an End/Add on a Student Approval should now copy Participation data if
present.
- Changed the Personnel Error report to include separate reports for approvals & claims.
- Add Events filter to student approvals screen.
- Add Error Type Filter to the reports tab to enable reporting on Warnings, Fatal
or both.
- Added Age Related Reports to the Student Reports section
- Added IDEA Cost Sheet Reports to the Student Reports section
- Fixed what tabs are selected when returning from editing claims and updating Program
Definition.
- Removed the School Year label and information from the FACTS Overview header on
the Student Approval page.
- Made it so the order of the boxes on the Approvals and claims landing page is consistent.
Approval and Claim Changes
- Removed the dropdown to add Personnel in the Program Maintenance page. Personnel
should be added using the Add Multiple link.
- On the claims page, changing from Program to manual method clears the selected Program.
- Student Approvals and Claims Reporting was corrected and should now be available.
- Program method now uses the correct term salary for Personnel attached to the program.
- Program method reports will now print correctly.
- Updates were made to both Indicator 11 and 13.
- Indicator 13 now matches the new Rubric from the Special Education Division.
IEP Changes
- We have made the Resident District of an IEP changeable when performing an Annual
Review or a Re-Evaluation.
- We have allowed IEP Administrators or District Admins to select a Resident district
that is outside of their Coop or District membership. This allows districts to create
IEPs for students that are tuitioned to their location.
- An Autism Considerations form has been added on an “Other Forms” tab in the system.
- Some additional changes and fixes were made to the Assessments Form.
- Some un-necessary text boxes were removed.
- Some edits were added when making the forms official.
- Some edits were fixed when making the forms official.
- Progress reports objective details were correctly grouped so that they would not
duplicate on reports.
Approval and Claim Changes
- Added the interface for Student approvals import
- Fixed some abnormalities with the personnel work assignment grid after checking
for errors
- Removed the confusing Add Personnel dropdown from the program maintenance page.
- Fixed a bug where the program dropdown is not cleared on the student claims page.
- Added labels on errors indicating warning or error
- Fixed the program Claim Computation report so it will print
- Fixed the cost sheet to only include the salaries from the correct term.
- Added a Student Approvals Error report
- Added an Indicator Errors report
- Added an edit on student approvals to check for SIS enrollment
IEP Changes
- PARCC Assessment and DLM Assessment added to the assessment form.
Security
- Has been updated with multiple roles created. This affects the general system security,
student searching, and who has access to a student’s IEP.
- Encrypted GUIDs have been added to prevent unauthorized access to documents.
Notification of Conference forms
- Report header shows on only one page rather than multiple pages.
- Added the student as an optional attendee on the Conference Summary report.
- Added option to apply parent contact attempts to all parents attending a conference
- All Notification and Consent forms that include the parent's name now read "To the
Parents/Guardian(s) of …".
System Changes
- Addition of Links/Buttons
- Added a link to the IEP Quality website in the top menu.
- Reevaluation and annual review buttons added to the IEP page.
- An external documents button was added to IEP page.
- Setting up a Conference
- Time selection dropdown includes increments of 15 minutes.
- Added the address type to the address wizard page.
- Made an option to select a previously used “local room” when setting up a conference
- Selecting a recently used local room when setting up a conference also includes
the address used for the local room.
Wizards
- Made a way to change the student's disability when the student is between evaluation
periods. This is only allowed once and is prefilled with data from the most recent
FACTS upload.
- Further instructions added to the Educational Services and Placement page 2 wizard.
- Secondary Transition course of study entries can now be pulled forward when doing
an annual review or reevaluation.
- Progress reports no longer require that all goals be reported on.
Printing
- Form printout order is the order the ISBE form number.
- Official IEP forms print without watermarks.
