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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 September 2024)
Special Education Personnel Data Collection and Approval Instructions (Revised September 2024)
Students with Disabilities Claim and Reimbursement Instructions (March 2024)
Child Count Flow Chart
Fund Code N Flow Chart
Upcoming Deadlines
NEW! 2024-2025 Planning Calendar for Special Education Directors
I-Star Fall/Winter 24-25 Due Dates Calendar
January 10, 2025
1st Preliminary Child Count Snapshot for 12/1 Child Count
January 17, 2025
2nd Preliminary Child Count Snapshot for 12/1 Child Count
January 24, 2025
3rd Preliminary Child Count Snapshot for 12/1 Child Count
January 31, 2025
4th Preliminary Child Count Snapshot for 12/1 Child Count
Data Collections Key Dates
General Topics
Mass Change in I-Star
End of Year in I-Star
How to Correct Common I-Star Errors
Child Count Certification Instructions for Superintendents 23-24
Child Count Certification
Preparing For Child Count
Significant Disproportionality Report
Harrisburg Project Website Navigation
Harrisburg Project 2023-2024 I-Star Planning Calendar
I-Star New User Training
23-24 School Year Kickoff
Student Profile & Approval
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 in I-Star
Student Claims
Fund B Claims in I-Star
2023-24 Tuition Cost Sheet Data
All Claims in I-Star
2022-23 Tuition Cost Sheet Data
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