School districts, educational cooperatives, open-enrollment charter schools, and state-operated educational programs are reminded of the importance of reporting accurate special education data for Cycle 7. To assist special education programs in reporting data accurately, the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Data and Research Office at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will conduct a series of Web conferences as outlined below.
A Web conference workshop on special education reporting for school year 2025 will be conducted in repeated sessions. Please note the dates and times below. Each session will last approximately one hour, and pre-registration is required.
To register for a Web conference, go to ASTIS by following link:
https://arksped.ade.arkansas.gov/Applications/ASTIS/UserRegistration.aspx
• School Age - Cycle 7 Sessions:
o May 8, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
o May 8, 2025 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
o May 13, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• State Agencies with Special Education Programs Cycle 7 Sessions:
(Department of Corrections (DOC) and Conway Human Development Center (HDC) only)
o May 6, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Early Childhood - Cycle 7 Sessions:
o May 15, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
o May 15, 2025 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
In addition, to ensure the highest accuracy in data reporting to OSEP, the Office of Special Education provides districts an opportunity to review their Cycle 7 data collected. Local educational agencies can review and modify their special education Cycle 7 beginning September 1, 2025 by logging into MySped Resource at
https://arksped.ade.arkansas.gov/Applications/MySped/SignIn.aspx