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NEW! Room and Board Claims 
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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)
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
(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
October 15, 2024
Exit Data for SY 23-24 Due
November 1, 2024
Funds DEF Summer Term Approvals & Claims Due
November 1, 2024
Room & Board Claims Due
January 10, 2025
1st Preliminary Child Count Snapshot for 12/1 Child Count
Data Collections Key Dates
General Topics
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 Start New Year & Mass Change in I-Star
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